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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology

Department of Structural Engineering, Trondheim

NTNU Nanomechanical Lab

PhD position in Durable Arctic Icephobic Materials

NTNU Nanomechanical Lab at the Department of Structural Engineering currently has 2 full time faculty members and 13 PhD students, 1 post doc and several visiting scholars. We are looking for 1 new PhD candidate to further strengthen our group in the field of nanotechnology for anti-icing. The position is for 3 years without duties.

 

PhD Position in Durable Arctic Icephobic Materials

The PhD position is part of the "Durable Arctic Icephobic Materials (AIM)" project financed by the Research Council of Norway through the PETROMAKS2 programme. More information about the AIM project can be found http://www.ntnu.edu/nml/aim. Icing on offshore structures represents a severe risk for human safety and major limiting factor for Arctic exploration and operation. Nanostructured materials are gaining increasing importance in anti-icing applications due to their ability to control hierarchical roughness levels and to modify the energy of the underlying surface. Despite the pervasiveness of the icing problem and research progress made, the fundamentals of icephobicity have received relatively little attention in the scientific literature and it is not widely understood which attributes must be tuned to systematically design icephobic materials that are resistant to icing. One of the bottlenecks in deploying current anti-icing materials for Arctic applications is their unsatisfactory mechanical durability. The primary objective of the AIM project is to develop and test bio-inspired robust icephobic materials, which can survive multiple harsh environmental cycles and impacts. The secondary objectives are to elucidate the icephobic mechanisms by nanotechnology; and to develop reliable test methods for Arctic icephobic materials with special focus on mechanical resilience and transferability of laboratory to real Arctic environments. The AIM project will cooperate closely with Anti-icing Materials International Laboratory (AMIL), Canada and Michigan University of Technology, USA.

 

Applicants require a Master's degree or equivalent in nanotechnology, physics, material science or related fields. The applicants must be qualified for the doctoral program within any of these disciplines. The successful applicants are motivated and ambitious students with excellent grades. Proficiency to carry out goal-oriented work, good skills to deliver oral and written presentation of research results, and good co­operation abilities will be emphasized.

 

PhD candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at wage level 50, gross NOK 430 200 before tax. The salary is adjusted according to the recent wage negotiations, and given subject to the final approval of the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament). There will be a 2 % deduction for superannuation.

 

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. The positions adhere to the Norwegian Government's policy of balanced ethnicity, age and gender. According to the new Freedom of Information Act, information concerning the applicant may be made public even i

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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