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Postdoctoral Position in Process Systems Engineering

Imperial College London - Department of Chemical Engineering

Location: London
Salary: £43,093 to £50,834
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 26th May 2023
Closes: 15th June 2023
Job Ref: ENG02626
 

Location: South Kensington, London

Job Summary:

The Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking a Research Associate to join an industrially-funded project to carry out research in the area of process systems engineering. You will develop advanced process modeling and model-based optimization strategies applied to membrane contactors (MBC). The project builds upon an existing collaboration on model-based design of the MBC system with the industrial partner. The research will support the development of new flue gas decarbonisation designs and real-time operational strategies, with a view to generating additional design insights which take account of operability. It will also pave the way for the implementation of digital twins of future MBC systems. The post holder will implement and fully document software tools for the above tasks and conduct case studies in collaboration with the industrial partner.

The position is part of the wider PETRONAS Centre for Engineering of Multiphase Systems (PETCEMS). The post holder will work under the supervision of Profs. Benoit Chachuat and Nilay Shah and Dr Antonio del Rio Chanona at the Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering.

Candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent) in chemical engineering or another relevant topic.

*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant within the salary range £38,194 – £41,388 per annum.

Further Information

You can start immediately.  The contract will run for 24 months in the first instance, with the possibility of a further extension thereafter. The post is based in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London (South Kensington Campus).

Informal enquiries about the post can be made to: Prof Benoit Chachuat (b.chachuat@imperial.ac.uk),  Prof Nilay Shah (n.shah@imperial.ac.uk) or Dr del Rio Chanona (a.del-rio-chanona@imperial.ac.uk). 

To apply, please visit our website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/. You will find this vacancy by searching either the position title or job number: ENG02626.  Candidates will need to complete an online application and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and asked to perform some example calculations.

Further information about the post is available in the job description.

Should you have any queries about the application process please contact chemeng.staffing@imperial.ac.uk.

Closing date: midnight on Thursday 15 June 2023.

For technical issues when applying online please email support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ 

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level.

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

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