The position will be located at Forest products and chemical engineering within a multidisciplinary team working towards improved utilization of forest biomass. It will also be a part of the “Resource efficient processes” network established on the national level aiming at promoting research and education within chemical engineering critical for development of resource efficient technologies. 

The objective of this work is to elucidate mass transport characteristics during delignification of hardwood chips as a means of understanding and controlling non-uniform delignification effects, i.e. non-uniform properties of the delignified fibers. Related research will be conducted in two parallel PhD-project running in the research group at the division, along with closely related projects at KTH and Uppsala University within the network "Resource efficient processes" that will provide close collaboration, knowledge exchange and methodology support.

The collaborative context and hands-on lab guidance within the research group at Chalmers will be further expanded to industrial partners and the whole “Resource efficient processes” network. Supervision of the PhD student will be provided through multidisciplinary supervision teams including supervisors from Chalmers (main supervisor), KTH and Uppsala University along with industrial partners Södra, Stora Enso, SCA, BillerudKorsnäs, Valmet and Holmen.

The PhD students within the network will be enrolled in a research school specially designed to provide knowledge and competence essential for future resource efficient technologies.

Major responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the PhD-candidate, will be to gain a fundamental understanding of mass transport properties of hardwood chips pertaining to uniformity of delignification effects. Moreover, the PhD student is expected to actively contribute to the collaborations and knowledge exchange within the network e.g. through participation in joint project meetings, seminars, workshops and education activities.

Contract terms
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
The PhD-candidate should have an education on MSc level in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology or equivalent.

We offer
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Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20210344 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

CV: (Please name the document: CV, Family name, Ref. number)
• CV
• Other, for example previous employments or leadership qualifications and positions of trust.
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
1-3 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your previous experience of relevance for the position (e.g. education, thesis work and, if applicable, any other research activities)
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

Other documents:
• Copies of bachelor and/or master’s thesis.
• Attested copies and transcripts of completed education, grades and other certificates, e.g. TOEFL test results.

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 15 August, 2021

For questions, please contact:
Associate professor Merima Hasani,
merima.hasani@chalmers.se,
phone: +46 704532485

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