Job Title: PhD position on: “Sustainable Membranes through advanced foaming

 Job Title: PhD position on: “Sustainable Membranes through advanced foaming"
Hiring Company: The University of Twente seeks  doctoral candidates in Sustainable Membranes through advanced foaming. This project is part of a larger NWO-VICI project, and as such the recruited PhD student will be expected to closely collaborate with at least 2 other PhD students and one postdoc within the project. While this PhD project will focus on sustainable membrane production, others will focus on advanced functionalities and on upscaling of these most promising membranes. 
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Job location: Twente, Netherlands
Requirements:

• You have a Master’s degree, preferably with distinction (or international equivalent), in Membrane Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Physics or a closely related discipline.
• You are motivated and enthusiastic about working on a more fundamental project within a more applied field of research.
• You have a high affinity towards physical chemistry, materials science, water treatment or related topics.
• Preferably you have experience and affinity with polyelectrolytes, responsive polymers, phase separation processes etc.
• You have the ability to work independently and as a member of an international research team, while demonstrating a collaborative attitude.
• You are able to review and engage with interdisciplinary studies and are driven by curiosity.
• You have excellent analytical skills and an analytical mind-set, excellent communication skills, written as well as spoken and will be part of a dynamic, interactive research community where you are expected to contribute to the overall academic level.
• English language proficiency is a must and a written test, as well as a scientific presentation, can be part of the interview procedure.

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