R&D Membrane Separation Processes for Liquid Streams, MESCH team at VITO, Mol, Belgium
R&D Membrane Separation Processes for Liquid Streams
Job description
The MESCH team at VITO develops industrially viable membrane processes for the intensification of chemical processes in industry.
Our approach allows companies to de-risk their developments by demonstration of relevant and economically viable membrane-based separation processes.
Membranes and membrane processes are of great value in the transition towards a more sustainable chemical industry, because of their broad application area, their low energy consumption, and their usefulness in continuous chemical processes at every scale.
To strengthen our team of researchers and technicians (now about 25 people) we are looking for a new colleague for the execution of both bilateral and public industrial projects on membrane based liquid separations.
For this we opened a research position for a permanent contract.
This is our plan for you:
Together with our team, you will support the execution and follow-up of industrial projects on membrane-based separation processes for the chemical industry.
As an expert in the field, you have, maintain, and expand an active network of stakeholders in the field, like companies, other RTO’s, funding agencies, etc.
Based on trends and needs in the outside world, you provide input for & validate our strategic roadmaps on our membrane processes and products.
Based on the basic workplans, you will plan, execute, supervise and coordinate membrane tests, by designing experiments, execute these together with our technicians and do the analysis of the various test results. Reporting of the results to customers is a part of the job as well.
Job requirements
To be suitable for this job, we think you will need:
a PhD in organic chemistry or in chemical oriented engineering
a track record in and applied knowledge of membrane separation processes of liquid streams.
an active industrial network in the field of membrane separation for liquid streams.
a track record in participation in publicly funded projects on a national or a European level. A track record as coordinator of such projects is of course an extra assets.
Knowledge on membrane synthesis is an asset (including polymer membranes)
enthusiasm about both experimental lab work as well about processing of data and reporting.
team player skills
a good eye for quality & deadlines
a customer-oriented mind-set and a creativity to translate customer needs in product development plans.
a strong interest in cooperation with other partners (industry, SME’s, institutes, universities)
a good knowledge of English, both written and spoken
to be willing to travel abroad on occasion.
Apart from the job content we offer you:
A competitive salary package
A team of nice colleagues, experts in their fields, who will guide, support and interact with you
A front-row seat to witness the development of technical solutions for a sustainable world
Access to state-of-art equipment for membrane processes
Interesting opportunities to interact with partners in industry and academia
Apply here
Postdoc Development of Membrane Based Separation Processes for Liquid Streams, MESCH team at VITO, Mol, Belgium
Postdoc Development of Membrane Based Separation Processes for Liquid Streams
Job description
The MESCH team at VITO develops industrially viable membrane processes for the intensification of chemical processes in industry.
Our approach allows companies to de-risk their developments by demonstration of relevant and economically viable membrane-based separation processes.
Membranes and membrane processes are of great value in the transition towards a more sustainable chemical industry, because of their broad application area, their low energy consumption, and their usefulness in continuous chemical processes at every scale. To strengthen our team of researchers and technicians (now about 25 people) we are looking for a new colleague for the execution of projects on membrane based liquid separations.
For this we opened a post-doc position for a 1+2-year contract.
This is our plan for you:
Together with our team, you will support the execution and follow-up of projects on membrane-based separation processes for the chemical industry.
Based on the basic workplans, you will plan, execute, supervise and coordinate membrane tests, by designing experiments, execute these together with our technicians and do the analysis of the various test results. Reporting of the results to customers or partners is a part of the job as well.
Job requirements
To be suitable for this job, we think you will need:
a PhD in organic chemistry or in chemical oriented engineering
ideally, an applied knowledge of membrane separation processes of liquid streams.
enthusiasm about both experimental lab work as well about processing of data and reporting
team player skills
a strong interest in cooperation with other partners (industry, SME’s, institutes, universities)
a good knowledge of English, both written and spoken
Apart from the job content we offer you:
A team of nice colleagues, experts in their fields, who will guide, support and interact with you
A front-row seat to witness the development of technical solutions for a sustainable world
Access to state-of-art equipment for membrane processes
Interesting opportunities to interact with partners in industry and academia
A competitive salary package
Apply here
PhD (4 years) on Electrified CO2 Capture process To Achieve net Zero Emission (Ecctaze) Membrane Materials and Processes (Prof. Kitty Nijmeijer), Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
The focus of this PhD project is on the design, development and performance characterization of a bipolar membrane including evaluation in a bench scale absorption-regeneration process for circular CO2 capture. A bipolar membrane consists of a negatively charged cationic and a positively charged anionic polymer, merged together. At the interface of these two charged polymers, splitting of water and the formation of OH- and H+ occurs producing the required basic and acidic solutions. Bipolar membranes will be developed using electrospinning and layer-by-layer (LbL) modification of the spun fibers to introduce catalytic activity. The developed membranes will be characterized in terms of their chemistry, ion exchange capacity, charge density, zeta potential (surface charge), ion selectivity, resistance and electromembrane performance using model solutions as well as industrial feeds. This will provide fundamental details on mass transport and separation performance in relation to chosen membrane and layer chemistries. Also the PhD will investigate the application of the developed membranes in the subsequent electrochemical regeneration process.
Postdoc job opportunity: inverse design of membrane materials and membrane processes (experience in modelling and/or machine learning is expected), and TFC fabrication, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Postdoc positions in the following fields are available for a suitable candidate. The project has 3 PIs from KAUST and 1 PI from Columbia University New York, and focuses on inverse material design for polymer membranes. Only send your application if you have experience in at least one of the broad fields listed below, preferably in small organic molecules and/or polymers:
1. Chemical engineering process modelling
2. Machine learning for process, chemistry or materials development
3. Membrane separations
Benefits:
1. Postdoctoral fellow contract renewable up to 3 years
2. Tax-free salary up to 5k USD per month depending on experience and skills
3. Free housing on campus by the Red Sea
4. Full medical coverage for you and your family
5. Relocation allowance from your country of origin
6. Annual travel allowance to your country of origin
7. Free transportation
Find more information about the campus, the center and the research group here:
The Group: https://www.szekelygroup.com
The Center: https://ampm.kaust.edu.sa
The University: https://www.kaust.edu.sa
The Supercomputer center:
https://www.hpc.kaust.edu.sa/content/shaheen-ii
https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/news/kaust-selects-hpe-to-build-powerful-supercomputer
Application: Send your CV to gyorgy.szekely@kaust.edu.sa, and briefly explain your experience and skills related to the project.
Open positions in membrane separations for food processing, Bath University, UK
Title: Open positions in membrane separations for food processing
As part of the newly awarded EPSRC Sustainble Manufacturing Hub CARMA, we are looking for 2 posts:
- 2-years Research Associate (post-doc): position1
- 4-years Research Assistant. For this post we particularly encourage applicants interested in pursuing a PhD via the staff route: position 2
CARMA is a major effort to transform food production, transitioning to an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable model in which novel manufacturing systems complement traditional food production. This research could drastically reduce carbon emissions and land use compared with traditional meat manufacture, for instance. For more information about CARMA, please check: CARMA project
Deadline for applying for both posts: 14/01/24.
Interview: 30/01/24
Start date: flexible.
For informal enquiries, please contact, Prof Davide Mattia, d.mattia@bath.ac.uk, Dr Hannah Leese, h.s.leese@bath.ac.uk, or Dr Ming Xie, mx406@bath.ac.uk.
PhD studentship in Sustainable Manufacturing of Membranes, Bath University, UK
Title: PhD studentship in Sustainable Manufacturing of Membranes
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for the following fully funded PhD project on ‘Sustainable Manufacturing of Membranes’.
Chemical separations are critical to many aspects of our daily lives, from the energy we use and the water we drink, to the medications we take. Separations consume 10-15% of the total energy used in the world, and high selectivity membranes could make these separations 10x more energy efficient. However, most membranes are still prepared using polymers derived from fossil-fuels and toxic solvents.
In this PhD project you will be pioneering the use of green solvents and biopolymers to prepare highly selective membranes for liquid separations. You will be part of a diverse research team, with extensive support in terms of materials synthesis and characterisation and membrane testing, including a brand-new membrane testing lab with a full-time technician to support students and researchers. This PhD studentship is provided by the University of Bath as part of a £9Mn EPSRC-funded SynHiSel programme grant linking leading membrane researchers across the UK at six universities (Bath, Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London). You can find more information about SynHiSel at http://www.synhisel.com. SynHiSel encourages the development of collaborative projects among partners, including financial support to visit participating universities.
Eligibility: Due to funding limitations, this position is available only to UK or Irish National and EU citizens with (Pre-)Settled status in the UK, or another form of indefinite leave.
For more details and to apply, please check the link below:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/sustainable-manufacturing-of-membranes/?p165289
Membrane News - Special issue with a survey on Ph.D. theses related to membrane science and engineering
We are pleased to announce that, within the Membrane News – The Newsletter of the EMS, we plan to publish a special issue with a survey on Ph.D. theses related to membrane science and engineering, defended in Europe and neighboring countries in the last four years (2020-2021-2022-2023).
We expect to publish the special issue by February 2024.
We kindly invite you to contribute to this action and send a summary of each Ph.D. thesis on membrane science and engineering defended in your group/institution during the last four years (HERE you can download the recommended format for the abstract). You can send the Word file to Lidietta Giorno at the following email address editor.membranenews@emsoc.eu by no later than 15 January 2024.
POSTDOC IN DEVELOPING MEMBRANE MODULES FOR MEMBRANE DISTILLATION AND ELECTRODIALYSIS PROCESSES, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg (Denmark)
At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, a position as Postdoc in the Center for Membrane Technology is open for appointment from 1 February 2024 soon hereafter. The position is available for a period of 3 years. The position is located within the Section of Chemical Science and Engineering with working place in Aalborg.
More details here
Membrane Technical Specialist – full time, open ended contract, University of Bath, UK
We are looking to appoint a Technical Specialist to run the newly created membrane testing labs in support of our membrane research at the University of Bath. You will work alongside academics, researchers and students to develop and maintain equipment, train researchers, advise on testing campaigns, and assist with industrial projects. You will work with a group of enthusiastic researchers, students and academics at the forefront of research in membrane science and technology. You will also be part of the broader technical team in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Bath.
This is a full-time, open ended, campus-based role.
Deadline for application: 06/12/23
Interview: 14/12/23.
Start date: flexible.
For more information please check: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=FM11172
For an informal discussion about the position, please contact Prof Davide Mattia (d.mattia@bath.ac.uk, 01225-383961) or Dr Hannah Leese (hsl25@bath.ac.uk, 01225-383426).
EMS Webinar - Wednesday, November 8th 2023, at 4:00 PM (CET) - Thijs Peters – Membrane systems for CO2 capture
Title: Membrane systems for CO2 capture.
Abstract:
Within this webinar, we primarily aim to provide a condensed overview of the membrane status for different separation scenarios within CO2 capture. There is a wide variety of membrane types based on their physical and chemical properties. Many of them have showed great potentials to fulfil the need of CCS. Polymeric membrane systems for post-combustion CO2 capture have benefits in terms of operational simplicity and are suited for bulk CO2 removal. High-temperature gas separation membrane technology offers an opportunity to combine membrane separation processes directly with chemical reactions, leading to process intensification and, hence, has the potential for significant cost reduction and higher efficiency in power and/or H2 production processes. In the webinar we will present the recent status of the field, together with ongoing developments at SINTEF.
Biography:
Thijs Peters is a senior research scientist and project manager at the Department of Sustainable Energy Technology at SINTEF Industry in Norway. He graduated as a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Einhoven in 2005 within the field of process development (membrane-assisted esterifcation reactions). His research interests spans from process chemistry, membrane technology, hydrogen production, CO2 capture, energy efficiency, to gas separation technologies. He has 80+ publications in international peer-review journals and contributed to 13 book chapters and >200 conferences.
Date and time: Wednesday, November 8th 2023, at 4:00 PM (CET)
Webinar Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/EuropeanMembraneSocietyEMS