24 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Looking for a unique and collaborative endeavor at the cutting edge of photonics and quantum engineering? Read on!

Our goal at Chalmers is to build a useful quantum computer. The complexity of today’s quantum processors must be increased to help fields like chemistry and medicine. We are forming a new interdisciplinary team to understand and increase the power of quantum technology.

In this project, you will embark on a quest to unravel the secrets of thermo-chemical conversion of heterogeneous waste. Dive deep into the intricacies of the process and shed light on crucial aspects to unlock its industrial implementation, such as the fate of impurities. Engage in the full spectrum of research- from planing to execution and evaluation of experimental campaigns, as well as modelling with tools like Chemkin and FactSage depending on the needs.

In our group, you will have access to our own pilot scale facility for pyrolysis and gasification, as well as to advanced analytics for product characterization. Complementary experimental lab facilities are also available to investigate specific aspects isolated. Contribute to our extensive experience in hydrocarbon characterization by pioneering the development of methods that expand our current analytical capabilities.

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long been used in various industrial applications due to their favorable chemical and thermal stability, water resistance, and electrical insulation. In particular, they are widely used in the process of semi-conductor manufacturing; however, due to recent evidence of their adverse environmental and health effects, regulatory agencies are increasingly tightening restrictions on PFAS usage and pushing for their eventual phase-out, spurring an urgent need for alternative compounds. As such, semiconductor manufacturers face the imminent need to align their manufacturing practices with these strict, new regulations. The development of new PFAS replacements which address the potential risks associated with them while maintaining their favorable chemical properties is one of the crucial problems facing humanity in the next decade.

To engineer PFAS replacements for use in surfactants for etching solutions during semiconductor manufacturing, we must better understand what factors lead to their unique molecular properties, namely, their low surface tension in liquid-liquid interfaces. Because of this, PFAS are ideal surfactants which enable surface coat uniformity and improved line roughness during the semiconductor manufacturing process. However, surface tension is particularly challenging to model computationally due to the long time-scales and sensitivity to simulation parameters needed. Obtaining a better understanding of how molecular structure is related to surface tension can thus help design PFAS replacements with equivalent or better wetting characteristics than the currently used PFAS, but without the detrimental health and environmental effects.

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Postdoc with cross-disciplinary knowledge to develop a hybrid ship energy performance digital-twin method framework, which integrates generic physical ship energy models into data-driven ship energy models established by machine learning methods. This postdoc position provides you with unique opportunities to cooperate within the entire division of Marine Technology at Chalmers University of Technology related to ship energy efficiency applications, as well as real-time ship monitoring data for ML modeling.

This research project deals with phase-sensitive optical parametric amplifiers (PSA) that have unique and superior properties compared with all other optical amplifiers, most notably the potential of noiseless amplification, very broad optical bandwidth, and being an enabler of a range of ultrafast all-optical functionalities. While these amplifiers have great promise for use in optical transmission, there exist many other very exciting applications as well ranging from spectroscopy, sensing, to free-space communication.

The objective is to unleash the unexplored potential of PSAs by generating knowledge and implementing experimental demonstrations that go substantially beyond current state-of-the-art. This involves a mix of engineering and scientific challenges with telecom and non-telecom applications in mind.

We are now seeking an innovative self-motivated person that will be able work independently as well as in larger teams. Fluency in English is a requirement. The person filling this position will be involved with both experimental and numerical/theoretical work.

This research project deals with optical interconnents operating up to 100 Gb/s in various applications such as supercomputers, automotive and radar applications. In many such applications, the required temperature range of operation is -40 to 125 C, which is partularly challenging. We are used concept such as signal pre-empasis and machine learning to improve the overall performance.

We are now seeking an innovative self-motivated person that will be able work independently as well as in larger teams. Fluency in English is a requirement. The person filling this position will be involved with both experimental and numerical/theoretical work.

In this position you will perform research on signal processing for emerging radar systems, particular for novel radars where the receivers and transmitters are geographically distributed. Chalmers and SAAB together are pooling resources to develop the ultimate radar system for the future, and you are intended as a key member in this strategy.

As a key member of a cross-disciplinary team your research will combine theory and algorithms with experimental real-world investigations using Chalmers advanced multi-antenna testbed. Your research is an important part of our goal to demonstrate robust, energy efficient and highly efficient radar systems.

The lithium-ion battery market is currently experiencing exponential growth all over the world. As one of the important components in batteries, the binder plays a critical role not only in the mechanical properties of the formed electrode but also in determining the long-term cycling performance of the battery. However, the polymer-based binders used for both anode (especially silicon-based anode) and cathode have their issues. The current postdoc position will focus on the development of a new binder system, which includes both the synthesis/modification of the polymer or biomaterials-related binders and also development of a new electrode manufacturing process. This is a fundamental research but also a practical application-oriented project. You will closely work with researchers in both academia and industry, in a multidisciplinary research environment. You will publish results in the form of scientific journal articles or patents, and present results at international conferences.

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is one of the largest departments at Chalmers. We represent a broad field of fundamental and applied research and education within chemistry and chemical engineering. Our research activities reach from fundamental chemistry, chemistry at the interface of biology and medicine, materials science, renewable energy, to chemical engineering processing, material recycling, nuclear chemistry, as well as theory and modelling. We are committed to teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, as well as postgraduate level.

Academic freedom, interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship and making societal impact, are key factors in our work. We strive to offer an environment where you can combine world leading research and teaching with a good work-life balance.

We offer a position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future. You will have engaged and ambitious colleagues from both industry and academia, along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment.

This Postdoctoral position is within the Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK), which is an interdisciplinary research centre for catalysis at Chalmers. The goal of the centre is the development of catalytic technology for sustainable transport, energy, and environmental systems. The centre is integrated with the research and teaching activities at the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Mechanics and Maritime Science at Chalmers. KCK strives to provide an excellent environment for carrying out catalysis research with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers in related projects or with industry partners. The projects are conducted in collaboration with our member companies Johnson Matthey, Perstorp, Powercell, Preem, Scania CV, Umicore and Volvo Group.

Today, microwave and infrared cloud observations are largely used separately, even though it is commonly accepted that they provide complementary measurement information. This project aims at bridging the gap between the two wavelength regions to improve the use of the observations in the derivation of climate data and weather forecasting. The project is timely considering the upcoming launches of the first sub-millimetre operational sensors (AWS and ICI). The position is a fellowship funded by EUMETSAT, placed at the Division of Geoscience and Remote Sensing at Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden). We are now inviting applications from suitably qualified scientists from EUMETSAT’s member states.

Our research aims to provide long-term, and most often global, perspectives on future renewable fuels for transport. We seek to rigorously analyze the feasibility of energy transitions, utilize empirical as well as estimated data, and explore whether and under what conditions changes can occur as well as the cost-effectiveness and environmental effects of such changes. Research tools include life cycle assessment, techno-economic assessments, and cost-minimizing models where all energy sectors compete for the same primary energy sources in a future carbon constrained world. Currently, we have a special interest in the role of hydrogen and electrofuels (fuels produced by combining energy from electricity, hydrogen from water via electrolysis, and carbon, or possibly nitrogen, into liquid or gaseous hydrogen-containing end-fuels) in the fuel mix, meeting ambitious climate targets.

To meet future climate targets all sectors, need to reduce their climate impact and renewable fuels needs to increase for all transport modes. Biomass-based fuels, electrification, hydrogen and electrofuels are being developed for different parts of the transport sector.

Hydrogen-based energy carriers, such as liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), ammonia or methanol, are especially interesting in a future global energy system when large volumes of energy may be distributed long distances from low electricity price regions. The research within the postdoc position will focus on answering the following question: what are the potential roles of different hydrogen-based energy carriers in the transition to a low carbon society?

The postdoc position will be focused on the valorisation of residues generated by the extractive industry via recovery of contained critical minerals. The main responsibilities are to perform the research on the project, organize and plan own work independently, participate at the project meetings, help with the teaching and be active in the dissemination.

The research group is internationally and nationally recognized to be one of the most successful groups in the field. Group has an extensive collaboration with the industry and it also has a large network in the metal production and recycling sector.

 

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Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc position in Assessment and mitigation of underwater radiated noise from ships

Deadline : 2024-03-20

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The rate of transition towards full electromobility depends heavily on the battery systems. However, with today’s sensors, the battery systems are treated as a black box, leaving the local degradation conditions inside battery cells neither monitored nor well controlled. This project focus on the development of dedicated sensor for the battery monitoring using multifunctional two-dimensional materials-based composites. You will design, synthesize and characterize the 2D materials based sensing materials. The work has an experimental focus, and you will closely collaborate with simulation and modeling partners from academia and industrials. Being part of this collaborative project, you will be involved in a multidisciplinary environment and working with international researchers.

We are offering a post-doctoral experience where you will work at the interface of colloidal or soft matter, plant-based foods and processing. You will actively interact with diverse scientific communities at different organizations, academic environment, and countries, as well as industrial partners giving possibilities to create a large scientific and industrial network. The post-doc position suits the person that is interested in soft matter of foods, and to design model systems of relevance to industry, for example, taking lab-based work into the scale of pilot-plant.

We are looking for a post doctoral researcher with experience of process modelling in chemical engineering who will in close collaboration with colleagues at Linköping university and industrial partners work on developing models for one of the most important processes in Swedish process industry. During this two year post doctoral project, the work will be focused on improving the existing kinetic models through experimental work but including AI components through close collaboration with Linköping university and a parallel projects on data-driven modelling.
Both projects will work closely with the major companies within the Swedish forest industry, Södra and Valmet, that will provide a strong industrial context and complementary data.

This postdoc project focuses on exploring and utilizing optical metasurfaces, a new kind of flat nanostructured optical components with a wide variety of applications. We are currently developing metasurfaces with applications in biophotonics, such as optical biosensing and microscopy [Juodènas et al, Light: Science and Appl. (2023) 12:251], as well as tiny optically driven microbots based on metasurfaces [Andrén et al, Nature Nanotech. (2019) 16:270]. The post doc position involves optical simulations based on comercial software (Comsol and/or Lumerical), optical experiments, and development of proof-of-principle devises. Depending on our needs, it may also involve some cleanroom work. You will work in a team of students and senior researchers with complementary competences ranging from nanofabrication to biophotonics applications.

PFAS are a large family of synthetic chemicals that are widely used in applications including textiles, leather, paper packaging, detergents, paints, and cosmetics. PFAS consist of a carbon chain in which hydrogen atoms are entirely or partly replaced by fluorine atoms. The bond between carbon and fluorine is incredibly strong, making PFAS as a group highly stable, persistent substances. These harmful chemicals are frequently detected in Sweden and have already threatened the public drinking water supply. The aim of this project is to develop innovative entropy-stabilized oxides (i.e., high-entropy oxides) and graphene hybrid anode materials for water purification, specifically targeted for the removal of PFAS from the drinking water, by the electrochemical advanced oxidation process. A postdoc researcher with proven research experience on electrodeposition of functional oxides, is now required to implement the research activities in this interesting project.

As part of a number of research areas which have been launched and developed, we take the next steps to further develop multi-material sinter-based additive manufacturing. Today, the AM group at the division is among the largest groups in AM across Europe with senior researchers, post-docs and PhD students. Recently, group received funding through WISE (Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability) to develop the sustainable multi-material additive manufacturing as part of WISE Research Technology Platform within WISE Additive.

We are a young and highly motivated research group working together and supporting each other to advance metal AM in critical areas for this technology advancement. Now we are seeking a post-doctoral researchers with interest in sinter-based metal additive manufacturing, in particular high-resolution metal, metal/metal and metal/ceramic composites, with special focus on multi-material sintering process development and simulation.