22 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark

As part of a large EU-funded project, we will develop a cryogenic cooler based on the magnetocaloric effect to liquefy hydrogen for transportation purposes. The consortium of 14 partners from 9 countries will develop magnetocaloric materials and apply them to a new prototype capable of liquifying hydrogen starting from liquid nitrogen temperature. 

You will focus on modelling the magnetocaloric liquefaction device using an existing 1D numerical model which has been used for over a decade for modelling magnetocaloric devices at DTU. The model considers fluid flow, heat transfer dynamics and magnetism and solves the partial differential equations governing the system as function of time. In the project, you will use the model to e.g. screen the influence of material properties on the cooling performance, but also potentially to develop a more detailed and computationally efficient model for heat transfer and to assess design concepts for the prototype magnetocaloric system. The results that you achieve from the modelling will be crucial for the project partners, who will realize a liquefaction prototype, and you will get to collaborate with these partners.

Marin naturgenopretning anses i stigende grad som et nødvendigt skridt for at kunne beskytte den marine biodiversitet på lang sigt både i Danmark og i EU. DTU Aqua deltager i Center for Marin Naturgenopretning og DTU Aqua skal her varetage en række opgaver i relation til udarbejdelse af vejledninger og udføre rådgivning om naturgenopretning. Der er udover den egentlige naturgenopretning også en række andre naturforbedrende tiltag som naturbaserede løsninger og naturinkluderende design, hvor DTU Aqua deltager i udvikling af det faglige grundlag. Anvendelsen af naturbaserede løsninger på forskellige samfundsudfordringer er et af de redskaber, som i disse år undersøges i stort omfang for at afdække nøjagtigt hvordan dette gøres effektfuldt og med respekt for den oprindelige natur. 

If you are establishing your career as a scientist and you are looking for the best possible foundation for fulfilling your dreams and ambitions, it is right here in front of you. At DTU Wind and Energy Systems, you will break new ground at the absolute forefront of what is possible using computer vision technology for wind energy applications.

At DTU Wind Energy and Systems, we have a few projects related to our novel method, AQUADA, which uses thermography and computer vision to detect damage in wind turbines and PV panels. We are looking for a new colleague to further develop the method by solving real-world challenges in the renewable energy sector.

We seek a motivated and talented Postdoctoral Researcher to work on our Neuro-Lightning Project funded by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Sapere Aude Grant. The Neuro-Lightning Project aims to understand the inner plasma physics of lightning using the new neuromorphic imaging technique.

Are you passionate about advancing fuel cell technologies and contributing to innovative solutions for energy resilience under harsh conditions? Do you thrive in international collaborative settings and wish to play a key role in an EU-funded project with researchers from multiple countries? If so, this postdoc position could be a good opportunity for you.

This project, focuses on developing and demonstrating a modular, containerized fuel cell system capable of dual-fuel operation with either hydrogen or methanol. The system aims to provide electrical power to critical infrastructure during emergencies and is based on high-temperature PEM (HT-PEM) technology. The HT-PEM systems operate at approximately 160 °C, offering simplified designs and operational advantages, including improved water management, facile heat rejection, and the ability to use reformates directly.

At DTU Energy, we have been carrying out R&D in sustainable energy conversion technologies and especially fuel cells and electrolysis cells for many years, and we are among the world’s leaders in research and development in this area. We have excellent facilities and competences for fabrication, modeling, testing and characterization of such devices. 

Unlock your passion for sustainability, creativity and science by joining the CORC project at DTU. CORC is an interdisciplinary research center funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (see https://corc.au.dk/ for details). The center develops knowledge and technology that can be used to capture and utilize carbon dioxide and uses both chemical and biological approaches. CORC is organized with a main hub at Aarhus University and satellites at different universities in Denmark and abroad. The satellite at DTU focuses on the application of biocatalysis for the capture and conversion of CO₂, and covers activities within discovery, engineering and characterization of different enzyme classes. The CORC group at DTU collaborates closely with other groups in the CORC center, and is also engaged in other research projects with a related scope such as the BIG collaboration (https://biocat.ncsu.edu/). 

Within the larger research project, you will be responsible for performing computational modelling of a larger number of enzyme candidates and setting up an automatized pipeline to evaluate these candidates via molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. Further, you should utilize the data to aid selection of candidates for expression as well as suggest protein design variants to be expressed and assessed experimentally. You will work in a research team at DTU Bioengineering, who has expertise in enzyme expression, protein engineering, biochemical characterization of carbohydrate-active enzymes, and carbohydrate analysis, while being co-supervised by Associate Professor Xevi Biarnés at IQS in Barcelona, who is an expert on application and development of computational biology methods for protein engineering and enzyme design. A stay with the research group in Barcelona for 2-3 months is to be expected. You are also expected to engage in smaller computational tasks in other projects within the group.

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc position in Integrated Direct Air Capture and CO2 Utilization – DTU Energy

Deadline : 16 February 2025

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Would you like to become part of the solution towards green energy transition, by helping develop the tools and methods for lifecycle sustainability and economic performance modelling? The Society, Markets and Policy section at DTU Wind and Energy Systems is inviting candidates to apply for a Post doc in sustainability indicators and lifecycle cost modelling of next-generation wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.   

We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility. We develop talent by offering a career mentor, state-of-the-art research infrastructure, and postgraduate teacher training.

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is offering a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on engineering and characterizing functional oxide thin films for the next generation of high efficiency piezoelectric materials. 

The position is part of the recently funded national Villum project, “Defect-Induced Symmetry Breaking in Centrosymmetric Oxides for High-Efficiency Energy Conversion (SYMTEC).” This project focuses on discovering new piezoelectric oxide thin-film materials compatible with existing silicon technology.

The SYMTEC project aims to provide new directions for developing new piezoelectric materials, which are lead-free and compatible with Si-based CMOS technology. This will be achieved by engineering functional defects in centrosymmetric oxide thin-film materials (e.g., doped ceria), expanding the range of available piezoelectric materials and opening new areas of research.

Are you passionate about satellite altimetry in the polar regions and want to make the observations even better at the same time as you develop your career as a scientist? Do you want to be at the forefront of the upcoming CRISTAL mission by contributing to the development of the in-flight validation plan over sea ice and land ice? 

We are looking for a motivated Postdoc to join our Cryosphere research group within the Geodesy and Earth Observation (GEO) division. You will be working with reference observations from multiple techniques including other altimetry missions (e.g., Sentinel-6, Sentinel-3, CryoSat-2, SWOT), airborne and in situ observations. You will work closely together with a team of international experts and be at the forefront leading efforts in developing and refining validation strategies that will directly contribute to the success of the Copernicus Expansion Mission (CEM) – CRISTAL – and seek synergies with other upcoming polar CEMs, such as CIMR and ROSE-L. You will further play an essential role in advancing research on multi-frequency altimetry focused on targeting key areas both on sea and land, e.g., fjords, marginal ice zones icebergs, floating and grounded ice sheet margins.

The position will be anchored in the Cryosphere research group within the Geodesy and Earth observation division at DTU Space, where we intensely focus on cryosphere changes, from Earth Observations, airborne and in-situ campaigns. We are currently active in several national and international projects where we work on developing, implementing, and validating methods for using satellite data to map the recent and current changes in the Earth’s cryosphere. Here, we can mention Sentinel-3 Misson performance Cluster, CRISTAL IN-PROVA, and further Sentinel-3 topography mission Assessment through reference techniques Follow-on (St3TART-FO), CRISTAL airborne demonstrator (CRISTALair) and CryoSat Validation Experiment (CryoVEx) airborne campaigns in which we contribute with expertise in satellite altimetry validation in polar regions and is at the forefront in defining the framework of Fiducial Reference Measurements. Furthermore, we have extensive experience conducting field campaigns in the polar regions. As a young, dynamic group, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive environment that values collaboration, personal growth, and work-life balance, ensuring that everyone can thrive both personally and professionally.