Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Politecnico di Milano
- Department
- Department of Energy
- Research Field
- Engineering » Process engineeringEngineering » Mechanical engineeringEngineering » Thermal engineering
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Italy
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 37.5
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- HE / MSCA
- Reference Number
- DC16
- Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
- 101073266
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
"Innovation in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Systems" (ISOP) is a four-year work programme funded by the Marie Sklodoska-Curie subprogramme of Horizon Europe, whose aim is to undertake cutting edge multidisciplinary research and development to make a step change in understanding and advancing Supercritical CO2 based power generation systems’ technology. This will enable a step change in the role played by power and heat cycles to become major contributors to achieving the 2050 zero emissions targets. ISOP will achieve this goal while providing specialised training for 17 doctoral researchers to help establish the backbone of an important industry.
Within ISOP, Work Package 1 works on the development of system integration concepts for sCO2 -based power generation systems exploiting different energy sources, in either directly or indirectly heated configurations, as well as large-scale energy storage systems relying on sCO2 power cycles. It also looks into the development of advanced Artificial-Intelligence (AI) algorithms that enable identifying the optimal integration of sCO2 power systems for these various applications and end-use applications, including carbon capture in directly fired systems, based on Key Performance Indicators of thermal, economic environmental and societal nature.
This job offer (DC16) is focused on the use of CO2 mixtures to enhance the performance of supercritical Carbon Dioxide systems: (1) To explore the potential of utilising CO2 mixtures to enhance the performance of indirect sCO2 power cycles. (2) To identify and characterise dopants according to the temperature level of interest: nuclear, WHR, CSP. (3) To identify optimal cycle layouts for each mixture-application combination. (4) To identify and assess environmental and mechanical integrity - related issues potentially triggered by the working mixtures.
ISOP is a Doctoral Network of the Industrial type: each Doctoral Candidate will be employed by an academic institution for 24 months (this includes a 6-month secondment at an industrial host) and by an industrial beneficiary for 12 months.
More details about this job offer can be found in the Recruitment Fiche attached.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Process engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering » Mechanical engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering » Thermal engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Mobility rules (eligibility of applicants):
Researchers funded by Doctoral Networks should comply with the mobility rules: in general, they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organisation for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date.
In addition, they:
o must not have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment.
o can be of any nationality.
More information can be found here.
Earned degree:
o MSc in Energy, Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or related area). In the latter two cases, preference will be given to candidates with a specialization in energy/power/propulsion or related areas
o MSc with a final score no lower than 95/110 (or 86/100) or minimum average score in exams as indicated in the table reported in the Fiche.
Background (mandatory):
o Thermodynamics
o Power plant engineering (design and analysis)
o Matlab/Python programming
Additional background that will be valued in the selection process:
o Optimisation techniques in engineering
o Equation of state knowledge and calibration
o Material science
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Mobility rules (eligibility of applicants):
Researchers funded by Doctoral Networks should comply with the mobility rules: in general, they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organisation for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date.
In addition, they:
o must not have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment.
o can be of any nationality.
STAGE 1: The first stage of the evaluation procedure will be based on the applicant's Application Package, comprised of the following items:
• CV Europass (https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cv)
• Letter of motivation
• Analysis of the challenges faced by the energy sector to accomplish Carbon Neutrality by 2050, and the associated needs for technology development (max 3 pages)
• Short video clip (less than 2 minutes) why I should be selected for the position. The candidates should address some of the following questions:
D1: Why did you decide to apply for a position in ISOP?
D2: What do you expect/want to gain from an MSCA programme?
D3: How do you think you can add value to an MSCA programme?
D4: Summarise your strengths and weaknesses.
D5: Describe a time when you had to deliver a challenging project. What was your role and what was the outcome?
D6: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
D7: Why should you be selected for the position?
The application package must not exceed 15 Mb
STAGE 2: The second stage of the evaluation procedure will consist of a personal interview, including presentation and round-table discussion. This interview will be carried out online. If deemed necessary, a second interview can be arranged with some or all of the candidates in this second phase.
ISOP is offering 17 positions for Doctoral Candidates across Europe. Detailed information about this is available on the project website: https://isopco2.eu/
Applicants may submit applications for more than one position.
- Website for additional job details
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Politenico di Milano
- Country
- Italy
- City
- Milano
- Postal Code
- 20156
- Street
- Via Lambruschini 4
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Milano
- Website
- Street
- Via Lambruschini 4
- Postal Code
- 20156
- giampaolo.manzolini@polimi.itgiacomo.persico@polimi.it
- Phone
- +390223993810