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MSCA PF-2024 Sustainable advanced fuels and biorefineries

IMT Atlantique
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2 Feb 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
IMT Atlantique
Research Field
Engineering » Process engineering
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
France
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / MSCA
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Apply to Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowship with IMT Atlantique and join us!

Thinking about your next career step and willing to boost your career by joining a technological university ranked among the top 500 universities in the world (Top 201-250 for Computer Science and Engineering, (THE ranking), Top 201-300 for Management (Shangaï ranking)]) and 20th to the THE World’s Best Small Universities Rankings (2023) ?

Willing to experience intersectoral, interdisciplinary and/or international research?

Looking to carry out your research in a new technological university putting industrial, environmental, societal and/or digital transitions as a priority challenge?

In that case you can apply for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship with IMT Atlantique as host institution!

Topic open:

Sustainable advanced fuels and biorefineries

Supervisor : Sary AWAD

https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=Rv01UgkAAAAJ&hl=en

Keywords :Biofuels, Advanced sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime sectors, Thermochemical processes, biomass, organic wastes, plastic wastes, experimental and numerical approaches coupling

Do you have a Ph.D in Chemical engineering applied to biomass, biofuels or biorefineries, in energy engineering or in fluid mechanics applied to thermal applications?
Do you master analytical techniques in biomass conversion domain ( FTIR, XRD, XRF, Gas Chromatography, TGA, DSC, Fuel characterization) OR in modelling tools applied to the up-mentioned domains (Comsol Multiphysics, ASPEN, ANSYS etc.)?
You have a project seed concerning the following domains: Biofuels, Advanced sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime sectors, Thermochemical processes, biomass, organic wastes, plastic wastes, experimental and numerical approaches coupling ? And you need help to consolidate your ideas before joining a renown  research team and have access to an equipped technological platform? Then, this call and this topic are for you. Do not hesitate to contact us to build together a project taking into account your skills, your ambition and our capacity to support you

Requirements

Research Field
Engineering » Process engineering
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Research Field
Engineering » Process engineering

Additional Information

Benefits
Benefits
Benefits

Duration

12 to 24 months

Funding (salary)

€ 5 913 per month (employer gross salary)  + mobility allowance (600€ per month) + family allowance (600€ per month) if applicable

Funding (support to research and mobility)

€ 1 600 per month

Training

Portfolio of transferable skills offered which includes an innovative entrepreneurship training module

Supervision

115 Full PhD / High-quality supervisors at IMT Atlantique

Secondment

An interdisciplinary and/or intersectoral mobility (3 months up to 1/3 of the fellowship) is encouraged when relevant

Additional benefits:

The fellows receive institutional support and guidance to the installation language courses, accommodation, banking, day care, schooling & family related issues, entry conditions/visas, health insurance, medical care, taxation/salaries, unemployment, work permit, etc. Accommodation in Brest, Nantes and Rennes can also be facilitated upon arrival, by the International Houses in these cities.

Eligibility criteria
Specific Requirements
  • You are an Experienced Researcher eg. in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline   and a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research.
  • You comply with the mobility rule: eg. you must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline (September 11th, 2024). All nationalities welcome!
  • You want to carry out an innovative research: only the best proposals will be selected by the European Commission. All domains of research are eligible!
  • You already have great achievements in research: CV is an important criterion of MSCA application
Selection process

How to apply to MSCA fellowship with IMT Atlantique:

Step 1: Find a supervisor at IMT Atlantique (application before March 15th, 2024)

  • Pre-determined topics: You apply to one or two research subject(s) provided by supervisors (please see table 2 below) + CV + Personal statement (maximum of 3 pages, free writing) that includes a personal introduction, qualifications and achievements, career development objectives, general motivation
  • Please apply by sending your application to julien.prudhomme@imt-atlantique.fr before March 15th, 2024.

If your application is retained  (Feedback: End of March 2024), then, the next step is to apply jointly to the MSCA PF (call launched by the European Commission).

Step 2: Prepare the application to the MSCA PF

April 2024

  • You receive an informative MSCA-PF starter package (Fellow + supervisors + EU project manager)
  • You elaborate jointly the research approach with your supervisor (April 2024)

May 2024

  • You receive a dedicated training session “Preparing for an Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship” + advise on institutional aspects and horizontal issues (open science, gender, ethics and research data management…) + advise on how to write your proposal

June 2024

  • One joint meeting (fellow + supervisors + EU project manager) for proofreading

July or August 2024

  • One joint meeting (fellow + supervisors + EU project manager) for proofreading

September 2024

  • One joint meeting (fellow + supervisors + EU project manager) for proofreading
  • Administrative support for your MSCA PF application
  • We apply for you (deadline for the application: September 11th, 2024).
Website for additional job details

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
IMT Atlantique
Country
France
City
Nantes
Postal Code
44307
Street
4, rue Alfred Kastler - La Chantrerie
Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail
julien.prudhomme@imt-atlantique.fr

Contact

City
Nantes
Website
Street
4, rue Alfred Kastler
E-Mail
julien.prudhomme@imt-atlantique.fr