Industrial PhD position on « Development of a decentralized production model for production of cementitious binders from Secondary Raw Materials »

A master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Civil Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemical and Process Engineering, or Automation/Control Engineering.

· Demonstrated experience in one or more aspects of (1) process control/optimisation; (2) physics-informed machine learning; (3) computer vision or image processing; (4) quality evaluation of concrete materials, and have the motivation to develop the relevant techniques in this project.

· Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary research team and adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.

· Willingness to relocate within consortium members and travel to industry partner locations.

· Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Python, MATLAB, and/or C/C++.

· Candidates must have a high proficiency in written and spoken English, which will be assessed with the motivation letter and during the interview (meeting the English proficiency requirements for PhD candidates at TU Delft, as detailed in Graduate Schools Admission Requirements).

– 4-year full-time employment contract with attractive salary and benefits.

– Gaining experience abroad. The position is mainly based in C2CA Technology and TU Delft (both in the Netherlands), while various options are available to collaborate with other partners within DETOCS consortium, such as ParticleTech ApS (Denmark).

– Enrolment in a PhD programme at TU Delft and participation in national/international scientific meetings.

– Enlarged professional network and improved scientific career perspective in academia and industry.

– Shared research and innovative multidisciplinary and multisectoral training by senior scientists, experts, and experienced trainers from academia and industry.

– A structured training programme consisting of research-related courses, soft skill courses, targeted workshops, social events, and networking.

We welcome applications from PhD candidates from any country fulfilling the following criteria:

– Eligible candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their first host institution for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before their recruitment by the host institution (i.e. the starting date indicated in the employment contract/equivalent direct contract).

– Eligible candidates shall, at the date of recruitment by the host institution (i.e., the starting date indicated in the employment contract/equivalent direct contract), be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not have been awarded a doctoral degree.

– Eligible candidates must have a Master’s degree relevant to the chosen position (including chemical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering or physics) or its equivalent that would entitle them to a doctorate.

– Candidates must have a high proficiency in written and spoken English, which will be assessed with the motivation letter and interview.

Send all the requested documentation to detocs@flsmidth.com, with the email subject “DC14″, add the following evaluators in cc, Thomas Petithuguenin (tpetithuguenin@c2ca.tech) and Dr. Yongli Wu (y.wu-7@tudelft.nl)

The opening date of the position is 15^th September 2023. The deadline for receiving the documents via email as a single PDF file is 31^st October 2023, 17:00:00 CET.

A selection committee will rank eligible applications based on their CVs and merits. The three best candidates for each position will be invited for an interview in October/November 2023, where the final candidates will be selected. Applicants with a positive evaluation but not selected will be added to a reserve list to cover eventual future positions and might be contacted at a later stage.

Conditions of Employment

This is a 48-month full-time position, which consists of two employment periods. The first employment period will be at C2CA Technology for 23.5 months. During this period, the salary and benefits will be offered according to MSCA regulations for doctoral candidates and their family status at the time of the

recruitment. As a part of DETOCS, the candidate has the option to collaborate with other partners within this consortium. Active support and training activities will also be offered to the candidate for both research and career development.

The second employment period will be at TU Delft, for the rest of the 24.5 months. TU Delft offers an attractive, customisable compensation and benefits package, including a discount for health insurance and sports memberships and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers daycare, before- and after-school care and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits in the second period are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.