Stillingstittel:
Candidate to work on research, modeling and simulation of mass and heat (Ref. nr.: 3053876559)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Research for a better future.IFE is an independent research foundation based in Norway at Kjeller and in Halden. We are in the forefront internationally in several fields within renewable energy, petroleum, nuclear technology and nuclear medicine. IFE develops new solutions for the industry and public sector in over 30 countries. IFE is host to the international OECD Halden Project. We are about 600 employees and the annual turnover is about NOK 1 billion. Read more about IFE at www.ife.no/en

​Sector Energy and Environmental Technology.

The main focus for IFE’s energy- and environmental research is renewable energy sources including solar- and wind power, batteries and hydrogen as the future’s energy carriers, new materials and nanotechnology, as well as CCS. IFE is responsible for Norway’s single nuclear waste storage for low- and medium active waste.

The Department of Environmental Technology at IFE focuses on the research and development of new technology to reduce the environmental impact related to the production and utilization of energy. The areas of focus are: CO2 capture, use and storage, thermal conversion processes, hydrogen production, bioenergy, mineral-based industrial processes and tracer and isotope technology applied to geological and environmental systems. The Department of Chemistry is one of eight departments organized under the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Bergen (UiB). The department is organized into eight research groups reflecting the range of research activities within the department. The research group of Inorganic Nanochemistry and Catalysis focuses on synthesis and characterization of inorganic materials and organometallic compounds for energy related applications, e.g. carbon capture and utilization, sustainable green catalytic processes, gas adsorption and separation such as hydrogen and hydrocarbon carrier systems, materials for use in batteries, fuel cells, sensors and photovoltaic devices.

Job description

• We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated candidate to work on research, modeling and simulation of mass and heat transfer phenomena at particle and reactor scale and materials synthesis and characterization. The objective is to develop new materials for environment-friendly process technologies. The focus will be an innovative technology for hydrogen production with CO2 capture by combined Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) and Calcium Looping (CaL) cycles. You will be part of an interdisciplinary research team for:
• Modeling heat transfer and chemical reactions of the CLC-CaL processes at particle and reactor levels.
• Develop new synthesis methods for novel CLC-CaL materials.
• Improve the materials chemical and physical durability at relevant process conditions.
• Benchmark the novel vs existing materials in terms of energy and costs savings and CO2 emissions avoidance.
• Your chemical engineering modeling skills must be complemented with a strong will on performing material science studies - such as preparation and characterization of solid powder and particles - and experimental tests of the prepared materials at laboratory and small bench scale.
• The PhD thesis will be based at IFE (Kjeller) with temporary internships at University of Bergen. As part of the PhD program, the candidate will be required to spend two research periods (3 months each) in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Chemical Engineering Department of Eindhoven University of Technology) and Zaragoza, Spain (Instituto de Carboquimica), respectively.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have a master degree in chemical, environmental, mechanical or process engineering, ideally already focused on novel process technologies for clean energy
  
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: IFE
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 2007 KJELLER
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: Physicists and astronomers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Akershus
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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