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FISH STOCK ASSESSMENT BIOLOGIST
Wageningen IMARES
The research within our team has a strong quantitative character and is based on statistical methods and simulation models. Stock assessments, for a large variety of stocks, form the basis of our advice to fisheries managers and part of our research is focused on the improvement of stock assessment models, and the use of these models in management scenarios. You will be expected to participate in (international) project teams, carry out stock assessments, simulate management scenarios, the behaviour of fishing fleets and dynamics of fish populations. From your strong theoretical background, you should contribute to the development of these models which have practical applications, and be able to present results in a comprehensive way to various stakeholders. Based on your scientific research, you will have to give advice for a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks. Therefore, you will participate in international working groups and workshops. You will be expected to publish the results in reports and peer reviewed journals.
RESEARCHER FISHERIES BIOLOGY
Wageningen IMARES
For the assessment of fish stocks we use population models. You will be trained to contribute to this in an international context. This contribution comprises analysing large datasets and developing simulation models. You will participate in international working groups and workshops. In addition, you will execute scientific research that has a strong quantitative character. This is, for example, focused on the behaviour of fishing fleets and the effect of protected areas on fish and fisheries. You will be expected to publish the results in reports and contribute to papers in peer reviewed journals.
One position for a PhD student.
Wageningen University and Researchcentre
The candidate will study metabolomicd of the plant Lotus corniculatus and changes in metabolites that occur following above- and belowground damage. The effects of these changes on the searching and feeding behaviour of insects and nematodes or other soil organisms will also be studied. Metabolomic profiling will be done using techniques such as LC-QTOF-MS en GC-MS available at Plant Research International (PRI). The project is a collaboration between three internationally renowned research groups: The Laboratory for Nematology, The Laboratory for Plant Physiology and PRI (Wageningen University) and the Department of Multitrophic Interactions, Netherlands Instititute of Ecology (Heteren).
PhD Researcher
Utrecht University. Faculty of Science
PhD Researcher on the analysis, design and optimisation of mulitfuel large scale flexible gasification platforms equiped with carbon capture technology. Your work (about 80% of the job) is part of a 4-year research programme called CAPTECH: CO2 capture technology development programme. The programme is funded via the Long Term Energy Research Strategy of the government and the partners in this program. The programme addresses the key questions to what extent advanced conversion systems for fossil fuels equipped with carbon capture technology can reduce GHG emissions economically and efficiently. This includes questions on how such technologies can be integrated in the overall energy system in an optimal way, with respect to costs and timing. The programme is coordinated by the Utrecht Centre for Energy research. Partners comprise various university groups, GTI’s (e.g. ECN, KEMA, TNO), companies (Shell, utilities). CAPTECH is also fully linked to the CATO programme on carbon capture and storage. For UCE and a compact description of the CATO programme and partners involved see: http://www.uce-uu.nl/.
Optical/Mechanical Engineer
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
The FOM Institute of Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen can now train and educate one optical engineer for the research project: Engineering of Optical Diagnostics for ITER. Plasma diagnostic systems on ITER will have to be installed into a technical environment which imposes difficult boundary conditions, in particular with respect to accessibility, thermal and electro-magnetic effects, dust, energetic particles and ionising radiation. This holds in particular for diagnostics which are using optical techniques, where the properties of mirrors and fibres, the long-time reliability of the complete diagnostic system as well as alignment, calibration and maintenance requirements are challenging issues. In order to prepare the construction of those optical ITER diagnostics which are allocated to the EU, there is a strong need to enforce the engineering capabilities to develop working technical solutions which meet both the physics requirements as well as the technical constraints on ITER. In the frame of this programme, it is planned to train engineers on various techniques needed for the development of optical diagnostics for ITER. The list of training topics will include more general issues such as CAD techniques, optical ray tracing, vacuum technology, neutronics calculations and structural mechanics as well as more specific tasks such as the development of design solutions for shutters and mirror holders, design and testing of prototypes on existing fusion experiments and the integration of the diagnostic system into an ITER port plug. The trainees will perform various courses to learn special working techniques and to gain the theoretical knowledge which is required. In order to collect practical experience, making use of the existing expertise on large projects of the participating associations, the trainees will be advised in detail to work on real diagnostic engineering projects, including diagnostics on existing fusion experiments as well as specific diagnostic ....
Postdoctoral Researcher in Experimental Petrology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has a vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher in experimental petrology, to work on high-pressure aspects of Moon formation and evolution. The position is offered for an initial period of two years, with the possibility of extension to five years, and is available immediately. The Institute of Earth Sciences of the Faculty comprises a total of 42 academic staff, organised in six departments, headed by a full professor. The Institute is well equipped with state-of-the-art analytical facilities. There are 50 technical and administrative staff supporting 350 undergraduate and 50 graduate students. The Petrology group’s research is characterised by integration of detailed field and petrographic work with the application of state-of-the art experimental and analytical techniques. For more information see www.falw.vu.nl/petrology.
Three PhD students in Earth and Planetary Science
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has vacancies for three enthusiastic PhD students to work in the new high-pressure laboratory in the Petrology Department on planetary science-related problems. The positions are fully funded for a period of four years producing a PhD thesis upon completion, and are available immediately. The Institute of Earth Sciences of the Faculty comprises a total of 42 academic staff, organised in six departments, headed by a full professor. The Institute is well equipped with state-of-the-art analytical facilities. There are 50 technical and administrative staff supporting 350 undergraduate and 50 graduate students. The Petrology group’s research is characterised by integration of detailed field and petrographic work with the application of state-of-the art experimental and analytical techniques. The high-pressure laboratory is equipped with new piston-cylinder and multi-anvil apparatus. For more information see www.falw.vu.nl/petrology.
Oncology research assistant m/f
University Medical Center Utrecht
As an Oncology research assistant at the department of Medical Oncology, UMC Utrecht you will be part of a prestigious research group. You will be working together with a senior post-graduate on basic research into the role of the tumour suppressor protein VHL in embryonic development and cancer.
PostDoc
The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI/AVL)
We are a new research group embedded within the laboratory of Prof. dr. Anton Berns. Our main interest is in how telomeres protect chromosome ends, how cells perceive damaged or dysfunctional telomeres and how they precisely respond to them. Telomeres are specialized protein-nucleic acid complexes that cap the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and protect these from being recognized as damaged DNA. They become dysfunctional when they get too short as a result of cell division or when certain telomere proteins act improperly. Dysfunctional telomeres have a large impact on aging and cancer. They activate a potent DNA damage response that limits the replicative potential of cells and eliminates would-be cancer cells. However in cells with a defective DNA damage response, dysfunctional telomeres can lead to genome instability and promote the development of cancer, due to DNA repair activities that act on unprotected chromosome ends. The purpose of this project is to increase our understanding of the cellular threats chromosome ends face and of the mechanism by which telomeres protect chromosome ends against these activities. You will perform genetic screens and undertake candidate-driven approaches in tissue culture cells to identify and functionally characterize novel genes involved in chromosome end protection by telomeres.
PhD Researcher MC3.06245
Netherlands Institute for Metals Research NIMR
Lithographic methods are the backbone of semiconductor manufacturing. Complex optical systems are used to image a mask onto the semiconductor to be processed. Due to the requirement for small dimensions, short wavelength radiation down to 13 nm is used, i.e. the Extreme Ultraviolet. These energetic photons induce also unwanted reactions at the surface of the EUV optical elements. The contaminants resulting from such processes critically influence the performance of the EUV optics, even in the case of layers as thin as few Angstroms. The metrology of these contaminants in state-of-the-art lithographic equipment forms a true challenge for surface analysis. The aim of the project is to push a selected surface analysis method to its resolution limit and to accumulate more knowledge about the photo-induced degradation processes down to the atomic level. The PhD researcher will start by exploring a subset of existing surface analysis methods, based on a first inventory of relevant surface photo-chemistry processes taking place at the EUV optics. After that first phase, a selection of the most perspective metrology methods will be made, or a combination of these methods, for the develop¬ment of an advanced analytical instrument that is aimed to possess a surface sensitivity down to the Angstrom level. At the FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen advanced multilayered EUV optics with world records in reflectivity are being investigated. This is done in the frame of a joint academic – industrial research effort. The PhD candidate will have the unique opportunity to work and interact with a multi disciplinary team of scientists and engineers both at FOM and affiliated industrial partners (ASML, TNO/TPD, Carl Zeiss SMT AG).
PhD Researcher MC3.06244
Netherlands Institute for Metals Research NIMR
Lithographic methods are the backbone of semiconductor manufacturing. Complex optical systems are used to image a mask on to the semiconductor to be processed. Due to the requirement for small dimensions, short wavelength radiation with high photon energy is used (Deep UV: 193 nm and shorter). These energetic photons can not only induce the desired photochemical reactions at the wafer, but also unwanted reactions in the lithographic equipment. At ASML such undesired photo-induced processes have been encountered and are being mitigated. However, a full solution requires more knowledge about the photo-induced degradation processes at the molecular level. This project is aimed at developing such knowledge and to apply it in order to tackle the unwanted surface reactions. The PhD researcher will start with a characterization of all processes concerned at the molecular level. This is accomplished using the methods of surface science in ultra-high vacuum. Only these methods are sensitive enough to study the scientific origin of this technological challenge. Upon identification of the process(es), the PhD researcher will explore possible solutions to indicate further mitigation of the photo-induced processes. This project will be carried out at the FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen. The PhD researcher will avail of a versatile UHV set-up including diagnostics at Rijnhuizen to carry out the various DUV surface photochemistry experiments. The candidate should be prepared to spend around 20% of the time (on average) at the premises of the main industrial partner involved, ASML. Therefore, the candidate should be comfortable to work and interact with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
PhD student (OIO)
The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI/AVL)
We are a new research group embedded within the laboratory of Prof. dr. Anton Berns. One of our main interests is in understanding how mammalian cells precisely perceive and respond to damaged or dysfunctional telomeres. Telomeres are specialized protein-nucleic acid complexes that cap the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and protect these from being recognized as damaged DNA. Telomeres shorten with every cell division. When they become too short they can no longer fulfill their protective function and activate a potent DNA damage response that causes cells to die or stop dividing for ever. This is responsible for the severe loss of replicative potential that underlies organismal aging. At the same time this response represents an important safeguard against cancer because it eliminates would-be cancer cells. When there are defects in this mechanism, cells are at increased risk of developing into cancer cells, especially because unprotected chromosome ends are subject to DNA repair activities that can lead to genomic instability. In this project you will undertake both candidate-driven approaches and unbiased functional screening approaches in tissue culture cells to identify and functionally characterize novel genes involved in telomere-induced chromosome instability and telomere-damage signaling.
2 Assistant professors
University of Twente
You perform in Research, Teaching and possibly Support projects within the NIKOS capacity group, in the fields of Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship and/or International Management: Research -focusing on a relevant sub-area of our research programme for instance on international business development, international networks & cooperation and emerging economies, High tech entrepreneurship in networks, financing high tech entrepreneurship; -carrying out research and publishing international refereed articles; -contributing to the definition and acquisition of externally funded projects; -contributing to supervision of PhD candidates. Teaching -courses and lectures at Master and Bachelor level, mainly for students in Business Administration, but possibly also for other programmes (industrial engineering, advanced technology etc); -supervising Master theses in Business Administration, tracks International Management, and Innovative Entrepreneurship and Business Development as well as other Master theses and Bachelor assignments; -projects and/or study trips coordination.
Postdoctoral Researcher MC5.06258
Netherlands Institute for Metals Research NIMR
X-ray diffraction is a widely used tool for material science investigations. In the area of hardened ball bearing steels, X-ray diffraction is used as an analysis tool for new and used components. In many studies, X-ray diffraction line-broadening is observed. Although the technical application area is very large, the origin of the line-broadening for hardened steels is merely undiscovered. The main aim of this programme is to develop a fundamental approach to line-broadening in hardened bearing steels, with an emphasis on rolling contact fatigue at bearing raceway surfaces, to expand the use of X-ray diffraction for the analysis of hardened bearing steel. The project will be focused at developing a model for X-ray diffraction line-broadening, supported by selected X-ray diffraction measurements on bearing steels. The Postdoctoral Researcher will develop a model for line-broadening and verification in close cooperation with our industrial partner SKF Engineering Research Centre. In addition, the PD Researcher will undertake a traineeship at SKF. Therefore, the PD candidate should be comfortable to work and interact with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers within both industry and academia.
Post-doc for the NWO GLANCE project
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Software systems are getting more and more complex. To cope with their complexity, one often divides a system in a number of autonomous components whose work is coordinated. Component and service coordination is one of the main challenges in software engineering. Two important application fields of coordination are grid computing and workflow management. Grid computing is mostly used in computational science while workflow management is used for business applications. In this GLANCE project we will try and bring the knowledge coming from these two areas together in order to make further progress in both of them <a title="http://www.hersenenenleren.nl/nwohome.n ... ANCE_15_NL" href="http://www.hersenenenleren.nl/nwohome.n ... E_15_NL</a>
PhD High molecular weight aliphatic polyesters........
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>Within the research group Polymer Chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology a PhD position is available for four years. The great challenge in this PhD work is to synthesise high molecular weight (co)polyesters by enzyme-catalyzed ring opening polymerisation (eROP). These polymer materials will be processed into tapes, fibres and mats, which will be evaluated as biodegradable, but strong and stiff materials for surgery applications. Currently available sutures are either relatively weak but biodegradable, or strong and non-degradable, and accordingly require additional surgery to be taken out of the human body. With the targeted high molar mass and highly crystalline (co)polyesters we aim at high strength, high stiffness and biodegradability. For very demanding applications, in which the polymer material is heavily loaded, it might be necessary to incorporate comonomers containing photo-curable groups, which after crosslinking of the oriented fibers prevent or retard creep. </p><p>The molecular structure, the fibre spinning and drawing, the upscaling of the enzymatic polymerisation to several hundreds of grams, the mechanical evaluation of the oriented materials, as well as the <i>in vitro</i> biodegradability will be studied at the TU Eindhoven, whereas the <i>in vivo</i> evaluation of the new sutures will be performed in collaboration with the Academic Hospital of Maastricht. This project is financed by the Dutch Polymer Institute.</p>
PhD postion for the NWO GLANCE project
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>Software systems are getting more and more complex. To cope with their complexity, one often divides a system in a number of autonomous components whose work is coordinated. Component and service coordination is one of the main challenges in software engineering. Two important application fields of coordination are grid computing and workflow management. Grid computing is mostly used in computational science while workflow management is used for business applications. In this GLANCE project we will try and bring the knowledge coming from these two areas together in order to make further progress in both of them <a title="http://www.hersenenenleren.nl/nwohome.n ... ANCE_15_NL" href="http://www.hersenenenleren.nl/nwohome.n ... E_15_NL</a> </p>
Post-doc "Long-term heat storage using Thermo Chemical Materials"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>As Post-doc "Long-term heat storage using Thermo Chemical Materials" you will fulfill the following activities: </p><ol><li>perform detailed experiments at ECN and small-scale experiments at TU/e to characterize various TCM-materials; </li><li>gain insight into the heat transfer and sorption processes on molecular, grain and component level when using TCM’s for compact heat storage; </li><li>visit to the Advanced Storage Concepts meetings of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling program and to the 3<sup>rd</sup> European Solar Thermal Energy Conference ESTEC2007; </li><li>write a proposal for further research based on the obtained results. </li></ol>
Postdoctoral Researchers on Stochastics
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>As Postdoctoral Researcher you will contribute to one of the three research programmes at EURANDOM: Queueing and Performance Analysis ( Performance Analysis of Production Systems; Performance Analysis of Communication Systems, Queueing Theory, Multivariate Risk Modelling); Random Spatial Structures (Critical Phenomena; Disordered Systems; Combinatorial Probability) and Statistical Information and Modelling (Statistical Signal and Image Analysis; Statistics in Biology and Statistics in Industry). </p>
PhD "Multi-scale mechanics of traumatic brain injury"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>As PhD "Multi-scale mechanics of traumatic brain injury" you will fulfill the following activities: </p><ul><li>Perform scientific research. </li><li>Present results on international conferences and publish results in scientific journals. </li><li>Report progress. </li><li>Contribute to the educational program in the department. </li></ul>
PhD "Combustion behavior of modern automotive (bio-)fuels at high pressure"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>As PhD "Combustion behavior of modern automotive (bio-)fuels at high pressure" you will fulfill the following activities: </p><ul><li>Design and (assisted by technical staff) construction of the burner and an appropriate evaporation system; </li><li>A first exploratory characterization of differences in emissions between different new automotive (bio-)fuels; </li><li>Assessment/development of optical diagnostic methods to be applied in the burner (a.o. PIV, LIF, LII, Raman) </li><li>Detailed measurement of temperature, velocities, concentrations and emissions formation (e.g. soot and NOx); </li><li>Comparison of experimental results with numerical simulations (done by others); </li><li>Presentation of the results on international conferences and publication of the results in scientific journals; </li><li>Contribution to the educational programme. </li></ul><p>It is the intention that the research leads to a doctoral degree. </p>
Junior Researcher; Platform Engineer for the ISIS Project
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
A platform engineer is required to facilitate the setting-up of the joint platform on Broadband Optoelectronic Architectures and Functions (JPB-AF). All 19 ISIS participants are involved in the JPB-AF platform. The JPB-AF platform comprises about 8 testbeds located at 8 different institutions around Europe. The tasks of the platform engineer will be to<br />. Collect data from each platform partner via the respective contact person Merge all data to show the overall facilities of the JPB-AF platform <br />.Define input and output conditions for the various JPB-AF platform equipment <br />.Define exchange procedures between the different partners of the JPB-AF platform <br />.Participate in the delivery of the relevant project milestones <br />The services of the platform engineer will be required for a maximum of 18 months (part time) or 9 months (full time). The platform engineer will be based at TU Eindhoven (TU/e), and will be responsible for setting up the platform on behalf of the Electro-Optical Communication Systems group, department Electrical Engineering at TU/e.
Professor of Architectural Design and Urban Cultures
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>The professor we seek will be expected to carry out research, training, and administration. The, emphasis, however, is on research.</p><p>For the 0.2 FTE position, the professor will be expected to:<br />• initiate studies into architectonic design with special attention to urban transformation and renewal;<br />• develop educational courses, give lectures on architectonic design as it relates to urban strategies, and assist students in study projects and final projects.</p><p />
PhD student (Promovendus) "Congestion in Network Optimization Problems"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
This research project will extend the current status of vehicle routing problems taking into account congestion on the roads. It is argued that routes should be constructed based on minimizing the total travel time rather than distance traveled. The routes obtained as such will result in routes which are closer real life. This project extends the current knowledge status in two ways: first, a more complete and detailed definition of the travel time functions will be used based on queueing networks and secondly, time windows are added to the routing problem. The combination of the two extensions makes it possible to evaluate routes based on the risk profile of the manager/customer (i.e. risk averse, neutral or seeking).
PhD student (Promovendus) in the Philosophy of Technology
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
As PhD student (AIO) in the Philosophy of Technology you will fulfill the following activities: to do both supervised and unsupervised research, write a PhD thesis on philosophical issues regarding technology and to participate in the PhD programme of the Dutch-Flemish Network for Philosophy of Science and Technology. A small part of the studentship may involve teaching in courses offered by the section.
Full-time Professor Photonic Nano-materials
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
The successful candidate for the new chair ‘Photonic Nano-Materials’ is expected to develop an internationally competitive research activity in nano-photonics that is embedded in the activities of the group "Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics", also comprising the chair ‘Spin manipulation in Semiconductor Nanostructures’ (Koenraad). Active collaboration is foreseen with the other chairs in the cluster FMN, characterized by the labels ‘Spintronics’ (Swagten), ‘Physics of Nanostructures’ (Koopmans), ‘Molecular Materials’ (Jansen), and ‘Theoretical and polymer physics’ (Michels). The successful candidate will contribute to the educational program of the department at both the BSc and the MSc level, with emphasis on courses in the field of solid state physics and nanotechnology. An active contribution to the strategic and managerial development of the department is expected as well.
PhD student “Transport and weathering in multi-layered coatings”
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Coatings for car refinish, automotive and aerospace applications consist of several layers. The interaction between these layers and the weathering of the coating system as a whole is closely related with the response of these layers on the presence of water and other liquids that may soften the polymeric matrix. In order to develop more sustainable systems, fundamental knowledge of transport and weathering in multi-layered coatings is needed. At this moment high resolution MRI is the only technique for measuring real-time changes in such systems. Recently, a unique MRI facility has been built in the group TPM in cooperation with TNO, which enables depth profiling with a resolution of 5 m m. An important part of your work will consist of experimental research on transport phenomena in multi-layer coatings and structural changes in the coating due to weathering by using the MRI depth profiling. The research will be performed in the group TPM at the TU/e in close collaboration with and supported by TNO and Akzo Nobel B.V.
Researcher
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
The Research on Networks (RoN) project is a subproject of the Dutch Gigaport Next Generation Network project, and investigates network technologies for the recently launched research network SURFnet6. This hybrid network combines IP and optical technologies and further research is required as this combination has scarcely been applied on such a scale. <br /><br />Gigaport carries out research into the following subjects:<br />- Optical network technologies – research into models for network architecture, optical network components and light path provisioning.<br />- High performance routing and switching – Research into new routing technologies and transport protocols.<br />- Management and monitoring – Research into incident response in hybrid networks (IP and optical combined) and technologies for network performance monitoring, measuring and reporting. <br />- Grids and Access – Research into models, interfaces and protocols for user access to network and grid facilities. <br />- Test methodology – Research into effective testing methods and designing tests for new technologies and network components. <br /><br />Research partners within the RoN project are: University of Amsterdam, Telematica Instituut, TNO, Nortel, Avici, Telindus, University of Twente, TU Delft, Sara and SURFnet. <br /><br />The role of TU/e within the RoN project is to develop applications (e.g. 25 Mbps videoconferencing application is being developed by TU/e during 2006) that make use of the Light Path technology in the Gigaport NG network, research into cloud bypassing solutions, and extending the Gigaport NG network light path technology into the Eindhoven’s regional fiber network. The Researcher will follow up with the ongoing and planned RoN activities but will also have room for new initiatives and research ideas. He/she will work on the RoN project on a part-time basis and spend the rest of the time collaborating in other projects (to be discussed).
Professor of Architectural Design and Urban Cultures
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>The professor we seek will be expected to carry out research, training, and administration. The, emphasis, however, is on research.</p><p>For the 0.6 FTE position, the professor will be expected to:<br />• lead studies into architectonic design with special attention to urban strategies;<br />• initiate studies, raise funds, and assist doctoral students;<br />• develop educational courses, give lectures on architectonic design in relation to urban strategies, contribute to seminars, and assist students in study projects and final projects;<br />• provide leadership within the educational board and organize the special chairs, and participate in management activities within the Department of Building and Architecture.</p><p />
POST-DOC on Bio-Inspired Self-Assembly of Large Number of Micro-Scale Components
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>As a Post-Doc researcher, we will contribute to the study of methods and principle for Bio-Inspired Self-Assembly process of meso-scale components. You will be expected to bring novel ideas and concepts to address this challenging research. You will also contribute to the modelling of large scale and collective micro-manipulations of large number of parts with the objective to promote self-assembly events. </p>
Two PhD students in the field of “Organic Brownian Motors”
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
The vacancies are part of the project “Moving charge and matter with self-assembled molecular Brownian motors”. The project will run in the field of molecular electronics and is interdisciplinary in nature, dealing with the transport of charge (subproject 1) or charged particles/molecules (subproject 2) by making use of the ratchet or Brownian motor concept. Suitable organic layers will be made by self- and surface-assembly of organic semiconductors. Although we aim to develop highly innovative operational devices, the project has a strong fundamental flavor to it.
2 PhD students "Salt weathering of porous building materials"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Our world"s cultural heritage is under constant threat from its environment. Salts are widely recognized as a major cause of the loss of many historical objects, such as statues, buildings, and other artworks. The mechanisms and factors that control the behavior of salt solutions, the formation of salt crystals and the generation of stress in porous media are only partly understood. A better understanding of the movement of water and ions during evaporation and subsequent salt crystallization as well as the mechanical interactions in porous building materials is required to explain the occurrence of salt damage for different materials and under various conditions.This research project focuses on two important aspects of weathering: salt transport and crystallization. The combined process of salt transport and crystallization will be studied on a macroscopic level. Furthermore, the relation between the pore-structure and the crystallization process will be investigated on a pore-scale level. Also a model has to be developed that describes the mechanical stresses resulting from the formation of salt crystals in the pores of a material. Advanced NMR techniques will be used to determine the moisture and ion contents in the pores during the transport processes.The research is performed in close collaboration with parties that are involved in restoration and conservation of cultural heritage. The Dutch Technology Foundation (STW) funds this research project. <p /><p>For this project there are 2 positions for PhD-students open, dealing with the following topics: </p><ul><li>Salt transport and crystallization on a macroscopic level. </li><li>The relation between crystallization and the pore structure. </li></ul>
Theoretical PhD in the field of high-mobility organic crystals
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
One of the problems in organic electronics is the limited charge-carrier mobility, caused by disorder. This hampers the application of organic materials in transistors with high switching speeds. Ultimate ordering and high mobilities are obtained in organic single crystals. The project concerns a theoretical study of the intrinsic mobility of these crystals, with a focus on electron-phonon coupling and polaron formation. Analytical as well a numerical techniques will be used. The computational infrastructure of the group is excellent.
PhD "Morphological control and optimisation of heat transfer in micro-flows"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>Your tasks within the research are as follows: </p><ul><li>Topological study of heat transfer in micro-flows by a numerical analysis of a model problem; </li><li>Design and development of a laboratory set-up for experimental studies using micro-PIV and micro-LIF; </li><li>Performance of laboratory experiments for validation of the numerical analysis; </li><li>Presentation of the results on international conferences and publication of the results in scientific journals; </li><li>Contribution to the educational programme. </li></ul><p>It is the intention that the research leads to a doctoral degree. </p>
PhD Efficient electromagnetic analysis (micromachined millimeter-wave functions)
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
The scope of the PhD project is to explore and implement analytical and numerical calculation methods for micromachined RF-functions. These methods should reduce the design time to enable optimized layouts, such that a cost and performance comparison between micromachined and conventional technologies can be made. A strong interaction with clean-room and measurement infrastructure, as well as application knowledge at Philips Research is required and possible. At the same time, this interaction allows for an efficient transfer of the generated knowledge. Processing of the micromachined structures in the clean-room will be possible at regular intervals during this project. It is envisaged that the PhD candidate is based at TU/e during the modeling and simulation phase and at Philips Research Eindhoven during the experiment and application phase.
PhD "Model driven design of self-observing products"
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<u>Research challenge</u><br />Considering current design flows of embedded systems we observe two major research challenges. Firstly there is a methodology gap between specification and design, that causes costly iterations. Secondly there is a discrepancy between requirements specification of a product on one hand and expectations of users and the actual user experience on the other hand, that leads to soft faults. The candidate should tackle both research topics. <br />The focus of the methodology part of the research is on the exploration of the path from product idea to realized product following a model driven design approach (MDA). Modeling languages that currently have our interest are UML (Unified Modeling Language) for specifications and POOSL for building executable models (<a href="http://www.es.ele.tue.nl/poosl">http:// ... l/poosl</a>).<br />A way to get understanding of soft faults is to observe the product’s actual usage and its user interactions. This means that a new class of functions must be incorporated into the design. The interest from a scientific point of view is in concepts/mechanisms for self-observation and the modeling and design of self-observing products. As an integrated result of both research directions, conceptual solutions should lead to a UML profile for self-observation. The concepts should be proven in field tests of a prototype of a self-observing product.<br />Because of the industrial relevance the candidate should strongly invest in a strong collaboration with the fellow PhD researchers and the industrial partners in the project.
Assistant Professor in Ethics of Technology
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
As Assistant Professor in Ethics of Technology you will fulfill the following activities: you will have to teach and conduct research in the field of ethics of technology. As this area of research is relatively new, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in developing it further. It is therefore essential that he is creative, has an independent mind, and take initiative himself.
2 PhD students
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
<p>Future homes will have a broad spectrum of communication systems and applications, ranging from low-bitrate terminals for e.g. temperature sensing and fire alarms to high-bitrate terminals for e.g. personal computing and multimedia services. The trend of personal distributed environments with ambient intelligence will require not only wireless communication using various standards (IEEE 802.11.x, 802.15, 802.16, and new high-frequency systems at e.g. 17 and 60 GHz) to the terminals themselves, but also an intelligent backbone network in the house for selective interconnection and routing. </p><p /><p>The goal of the project is to conceive, design, realise and test a network concept for such future home networks in which a multitude of wireless communication standards are supported, and intelligent functionalities are built in. The project is part of the IOP Generieke Communicatie programme of Senter-Novem (see <a href="http://www.senter.nl/iop-gencom">http:/ ... -gencom</a>), and is executed in co-operation with TU Delft. The TU/e ECO group will study optical fibre communication techniques for the physical home network infrastructure - the higher-layer issues such as mobility, resource management, self-configuration etc. will be addressed by TU Delft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The two PhD tasks in TU/e ECO need to focus respectively on</p><p /><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> </span></span>techniques for transporting multi-standard wireless signals in an optical fibre backbone infrastructure, and</p><p /><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> </span></span>techniques for transparently routing these signals by optical means in response to traffic demands and quality of service criteria.</p><p /><p />
Post-doctoral position in Supramolecular Chemistry
University of Groningen
In this project we will employ alpha-helical peptides and other oligomers as scaffolds for the spatial organization of dye molecules, which will be the subject of photophysical studies on exciton transport in dye aggregates. The project comprises the design, synthesis, and structural characterization of peptides and dye aggregates by state-of-the-art techniques including molecular modeling, solid-phase synthesis, 2D-NMR, and fluorescence spectroscopy, in close collaboration with the molecular spectroscopy and theoretical physics and chemistry groups within the MSC.
PhD position in Supramolecular Chemistry
University of Groningen
In this project we will develop novel reponsive supramolecular architectures like capsules and vesicles by the dynamic covalent self-assembly of small molecular precursors, and employ these assemblies for the controlled release of drugs. The project comprises the design and synthesis of simple organic molecules, studies on the thermodynamics and kinetics of self-assembly of these compounds, and characterization of the supramolecular structures by state-of-the-art techniques including NMR, electron microscopy, calorymetry, scattering techniques, and molecular modeling.