Postdoc in Bio Carbon in the Metallurgical Process Industry - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

The candidate will work in close collaboration with the industrial partners with regards to the substitution of fossil fuels used in the steelmaking processes with biocarbon materials. For these specification applications, biocarbon produced from various types of organic feedstocks must first be characterized by various techniques (pyrolysis, gas analysis, XRD, SEM…etc.). Then, laboratory apparatus for testing the material’s performance for the specific application (e.g. direct reduction, slag foaming) must be designed, built, and calibrated. The performance of the biocarbon materials obtained from the laboratory experiments should then be compared to those obtained from pilot- and industrial-scale experiments conducted in collaboration with the project partners, in order to formulate guidelines for safe and efficient application of the biocarbon for steelmaking processes.

You will be required to work in close collaboration with other researchers from industry and research institutes in Europe. Regardless, you should not be afraid of traveling around Europe and staying in other European countries, since the majority of the work will be carried out in close collaboration with our industrial partners.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

•  A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree (in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics, Sustainable Energy Engineering or a relevant field is required). This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Good knowledge within metallurgical processes and steelmaking
• Profound knowledge in conversion of biomass to replace mineral carbon sources 

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Research expertise, scientific article, proposal and report writing experience
• Skillful oral and written communication in English, as it is used in daily work
• Ability to independently manage sub-projects
• Teaching and supervision assistance abilities
• Collaboration skills
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality 

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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