Researcher / PhD position of “Extending the virtual assessment of component service lifetime beyond damage initiation”

Organisation/Company

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Austria

Application Deadline

1 May 2024 – 00:00 (Europe/Vienna)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

21 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

• Tailored test definition for a comprehensive experimental setup for characterizing fatigue behavior with a special focus on composites
• Evaluation and benchmarking of different simulation methods to predict fatigue crack growth
• Establishing a simulation strategy that will combine engineering tools which allow design engineers to predict fatigue life of engineering plastics applications, including anisotropy in detail
• Development of a multiscale approach capable of relating the complex micro-scale failure events to the macroscopic damage law
• Close cooperation with national and international project partners from industry and academia and regular presentation of results
• Communication of research results to the scientific community (e.g. papers in peer-reviewed journals, oral presentations at national and international conferences)

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, polymer science or related field or work experience related to modeling and simulation topics
• Experienced with numerical simulation tools (Abaqus, …) and programming (Python, Matlab, …)
• Willingness to co-operate and communicate with academic and industrial partners
• Structured and independent way of working
• Personal initiative, skills for self-organization and teamwork, effective communication skills with the ability to communicate with partner companies and research organizations Excellent skills in English; German skills are a clear benefit

Additional Information
Benefits

• Collaboration in a highly-motivated multi-disciplinary team with excellent contacts to industry as well as to national and international research organizations
• Gross income € 3.579,- (for a classification as a PhD candidate; full-time employment, 14 times a year)
• Flexible working conditions
• Possibility to perform a PhD thesis
• We aim at increasing the number of women in our organization and would be glad to fill this position with a female researcher

Additional comments

Please send your application (motivation letter, CV) along with copies of your certificates and diplomas to [email protected] , indicating the Job-ID 20240108.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH

Country

Austria

State/Province

Styria

City

Leoben

Postal Code

8700

Street

Sauraugasse 1

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Leoben

Website

http://www.pccl.at

Street

Roseggerstrasse 12

Postal Code

8700

STATUS: EXPIRED