PhD candidate in Advanced additive solutions for mechanical recycling of polyolefin blends

You are self-motivated, autonomous, open-minded, hands-on, and communicative, with good interpersonal skills, and interested in working in an international research environment.

Furthermore, the requisites for this position are:

• You hold a master's degree in Polymer Science, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience and good understanding of the main physicochemical characterization techniques such as rheology, DSC, TGA, FTIR, GPC, SEM, and AFM.
• Knowledge of polymer processing is a plus.
• Ability to plan and conduct activities in the lab, such as polymer processing, chemical reactions, and physicochemical analysis, following all the safety regulations.
• Previous experience with polyolefins and their additive stabilization systems is an asset.
• Fluency in English (written and oral).

What we offer

As a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands. In addition, we offer you:

• Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale P according to UFO profile PhD candidate, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €2770,00 and €3539,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
• An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon a positive evaluation, an extension of 3 years will follow.
• At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
• As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
• Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as 'acknowledge and appreciate'.
  The terms of employment at Maastricht University are largely set out in the collective labor agreement of Dutch Universities. In addition, local provisions specific to UM apply. For more information, click here.

Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position.

Curious?
Are you interested in this exciting position but still have questions? Feel free to contact assistant professor Dr. Ali Gooneie at ali.gooneie@maastrichtuniversity.nl for more information.

Applying?
Or are you already convinced and ready to become our new PhD position? Apply now, no later than February 6, 2024, for this position.

The first interviews preferably take place on February 23, 2024. The second interviews will preferably be held on March 1, 2024.

The tird interviews will preferably be held on March 8, 2024.