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Are you interested in carbon negative technologies and can you contribute to the development of catalytic pyrolysis of biogas ? Then the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering invites you to apply for a 2 year Postdoc position.
Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a 2–year fixed-term position from 01.01.2024 or as soon as possible.
Job description
The current position is available through an Independent Research Fund Denmark funded project called Capbo (Catalyic Pyrolysis of Biogas). The aim of the project is to produce carbon negative hydrogen from biogas. This is achieved by catalytically or thermally decomposing methane to solid carbon and hydrogen. The carbon is anticipated to act as carbon sequestration or high value carbon products while the hydrogen can feed into the developing power-2-x industries. At Aarhus University we have a strong background in biogas, power-2-X and e-fuels research and the current project is anticipated to contribute to these overall strategic priority areas.
The main responsibilities of the candidate will lie in:
- Developing a TGA method for catalytic methane pyrolysis
- Evaluating catalysts and deriving kinetics
- Developing a fixed bed catalytic pyrolysis reactor
- Designing novel reactor systems for catalytic biogas pyrolysis
- Analysis of solid carbon and catalysts by e.g. TGA-DSC, XRD, SEM etc.
- analysis of pyrolysis products, data processing and analysis from experimental campaigns to produce scientific publications and reports
- active participation in the supervision and training of MSc, BSc and PhD students
Prior experience in operation, design and maintenance of chemical engineering processes is desired (for example pyrolysis reactors). The candidate is required to have a PhD in chemical engineering, process engineering or similar (or about to complete the degree). A strong academic background in applied research and publication record are expected. It is important that the applicant has the ability to independently operate and help design basic experimental setups, installation and programming of sensors and process control (e.g. Labview, Labjack, Matlab or similar).
Experience in analysis of biomass, biofuels and catalysts using equipment such as TGA, GC-FID/TCD, GC-MS and similar are essential skills for the candidate.
The ideal candidate has all or several of the following qualifications and specific competences:
- A PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or similar (or about to)
- Prior experience in pyrolysis or other thermal biomass processing technologies
- Prior experience in operating high temperature reactors for biomass processing
- A solid understanding of thermochemical processing of biomass, biorefining, biofuels or related areas.
- The ability to work independently and to generate new ideas and creative approaches.
- The ability to write high impact, peer reviewed academic publications.
- Is passionate about science and engineering and working in a team dedicated to green technologies.
Who we are
The Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering has strong research sections in Environmental Engineering and Materials & Process Engineering. Close collaboration with our neighboring Departments (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Molecular Biology & Genetics, iNano, Biosciences, Food, Agroecology and Chemistry) is a natural part of our culture. The successful applicant will be working within Chemical Engineering and will produce and disseminate knowledge and research results. Translation of results into solving relevant societal challenges is a highly prioritized part of our work.
What we offer
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The department/centre offers:
- a well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
- an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators
- a research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research
- a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities
- a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.
The position includes two permanent workplace addresses in Foulum and Aarhus respectively. The attendance at each workplace address is by agreement with your immediate supervisor. At the time of employment, the distribution between the workplace addresses is expected equally distributed with place of employment in Aarhus and Foulum. In Aarhus the place of work is Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Hangøvej 2, 8200 Aarhus. In Foulum the place of work is Centre for Biorefining Technologies, Blichers Alle 20, 8830 Foulum . The area of employment is Aarhus University with affiliated institutions.
Contact information
For further information, please contact: Associate Professor, Patrick Biller, pbiller@bce.au.dk
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
Formalities and salary range
Technical Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Hangøvej 2, 8200 Aarhus N
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 08-09-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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