2 Postdoctoral positions: Additive Manufacturing 1606 views

The Division of Materials and Manufacture, Department of Industrial and Materials Science at Chalmers University of Technology is inviting applications for 2-3 Postdoctoral positions in Additive Manufacturing. Candidates are expected to have adequate background to be able to address in particular pre-processing and design for AM, process development and materials characterisation, with adequate background in the AM technology, materials technology and process development.

Responsibilities:

• The selected candidate will be working with the process and materials development of laser powder bed fusion with particular emphasis on design for AM.
• The major responsibility as postdoc is to perform own research in a research group.
• The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master’s levels as well as supervising master’s and/or PhD students to a certain extent.
• Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large.
• The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.
• Full-time temporary employment.
• The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications:

• Applicant must hold PhD in Materials Science, Material Mechanics and/or Production Engineering.
• The degree should generally not be older than three years.
• Priority will be given to candidates with relevant background in additive manufacturing.
• Skills in CAD, powder-bed fusion technology, materials characterisation, microscopy, etc., are considered as merits.
• Candidates are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching and project management, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education.
• The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not the native language, he/she should be able to teach in Swedish on undergraduate level after two years.

Application:

Apply online and the application should be marked with Ref 20190433 and written in English and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

• CV including: complete list of publications; Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences; Two references that we can contact.
• Personal letter(1-3 pages): Introduce yourself; Describe the previous research fields and main research results; Describe the future goals and future research focus
• Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.