Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa's around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain.
To strengthen our team and enhance our knowledge and understanding in pyrolysis processes we are looking for a PhD student for scientific analysis, investigations and optimization of hydrogen production via methane pyrolysis for decarbonization of industrial high-temperature processes with potential for negative carbon emissions.
Your tasks
* Setup of Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD environment and simulations including:
- Computation of the microwave field, Coupling of the microwave field with the plasma
- Computation of elementary ionization, recombination and diffusion processes in the plasma resulting in the ionization of the initial gas
- The decomposition of CH4, including detailed reaction sequence and chemical kinetics in a multiphase environment and flow field interactions
* Tuning of the CFD models with experimental results
* Artificial Neural Network training and development
* Scientific publications in journals and at conferences
* Supervision of students
Your profile
* University Master's degree in process engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or materials science with some (CFD) experience.
* Good technical knowledge and/or high interest in scientific work with CFD.
* Interest in working in interdisciplinary teams.
* Good knowledge of the German and English language.
Our offer
* Interesting and responsible tasks in the field of applied research.
* Development opportunities in an economically and socially important field.
* Contacts to international partners, customers and suppliers.
* Attractive working conditions of the ETH Domain.
We look forward to receiving your complete online application including a letter of motivation, CV, diplomas with references and contact details of two reference persons. Please submit these exclusively via our job portal. Applications by e-mail and by post will not be considered.
David
Heusser,
HR Partner