PhD Research Position: Lightweight Construction and Sustainable Materials

Job: Investigador/a en Formación
Department: Materiales Metálicos y Cerámicos
Location: Manresa (Spain)
Contract: Temporary
Working day: Full time
Sector: Other
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: R&D
Work modality: On site

EURECAT

Eurecatis the main Research & Technology Organisation in Catalonia and the second largest private research organization in southern Europe. It brings together the experience of more than 700 professionals and provides services to more than 2,000 companies. Applied R&D, technological services, highly specialized training, technological consultancy or valorisation and exploitation of industrial property are some of the services that Eurecat offers for both large and small and medium-sized enterprises in all sectors. The technology centre participates in more than 200 large national and international consortium projects of high strategic R&I and has 181 patents and 10 spin-offs. The added value provided by Eurecat accelerates innovation, reduces spending on scientific and technological infrastructures, reduces risks and provides specialized knowledge tailored to each company.

Job description

Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit focuses on the development of high performance materials solutions, to obtain LIGHTWEIGHT / RESISTANT materials and FUNCTIONAL SURFACES able to withstand severe mechanical and environmental requirements

New generation of high strength steel sheets are being developed to meet the industrial demands on sustainable materials for lightweight construction. Their main virtue, the high strength, may compromise their performance because they are sensitive to embrittlement processes.

This PhD will address the cracking resistance of different steel and Al alloys following fracture mechanics approaches and micromechanical tests to correlate fracture resistance to the characteristics of the microstructural constituents. Fracture mechanics particularly have been proved to be a valuable tool to rationalize the cracking resistance of high strength materials sheets.

Functions and Responsibilities

To elaborate a state-of-the art about embrittlement phenomena in advanced high strength steels and Al alloys, including hydrogen embrittlement.
To design and run fracture mechanics tests and micromechanical characterizations.
To discuss the obtained results of experimental tests.
To prepare and write scientific publications.
To attend to conferences and present oral communications to disseminate the progress of the PhD work

Requirements

Requirements

Studies and Knowledge:

Master’s degree or equivalent in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering or similar

Soft Skills:

Collaborative person able to work in a team of researchers. Also, able to work in an autonomous way.
Skills to communicate/document the results in a comprehensible and professional way.
High motivation for the research topic and strong compromise for work.
A certain degree of mobility is expected due to PhD requirements such as conferences and institutional visits.

Languages:

High oral and written communication skills in English
Knowledge of Catalan or Spanish is desirable.

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Job: Investigador/a en Formación
Department: Materiales Metálicos y Cerámicos
Location: Manresa (Spain)
Contract: Temporary
Working day: Full time
Sector: Other
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: R&D
Work modality: On site

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