Teaching: The new staff member will take his/her part in the teaching tasks of the cluster. The main educational duties will be performed in the Chemical Engineering curriculum. The candidate would spend approximately 20-30% of his/her time on educational duties. We offer a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) training program.

Research: The new staff member will be able to start up a completely new research group within the cluster based on his/her experience and ideas. The staff member will be expected to attract attaining funding from national and international funding agencies and by forming partnerships with industry. The staff member will be the main supervisor for junior researchers (PDEng, PhD and PD positions) and will also supervise MSc and BSc students in their research projects.

Organization: The new staff member will be expected to take up a shared responsibility for the organization of the MST cluster and to participate within the organisation of education and research within the faculty, research institutes and the university as a whole. The MST cluster is part of the department of Science and Technology.

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague with a relevant Doctoral degree (PhD) and research and teaching experience in the field of membrane science and technology. You have established yourself, or you have the potential to establish yourself, as a leader in the international field of Membrane Process Technology. You have affinity with and experience in working in a multidisciplinary team and international environment. You have a proven capability in attracting external research funding, have good teaching skills, and have obtained the UTQ qualification or are willing to obtain this qualification. You are a good organizer and stimulating mentor, with the ability to set up and run an independent research group. You are a team player, who is looking forward to work with colleagues from the MST cluster in interdisciplinary projects.

For more information on this position, please contact Prof. Rob Lammertink. Please send your application with a short overview of your research plans and ambitions (2-3 pages), a c.v. (including contact information for at least two academic references), via the link below.

For Assistant/Associate position:
We offer a challenging position in an inspiring environment. You will be appointed in a full-time position (38 hours/week). The salary scale, depending on your experience, extends to a maximum of € 6.438,- gross per month based upon the job profile. The University of Twente offers additional attractive employment conditions.

For Full Professor position:
We offer a challenging position in an inspiring environment. You will be appointed in a full-time position (38 hours/week). The salary scale, depending on your experience, extends to a maximum of € 9.375,- gross per month based upon the job profile. The University of Twente offers additional attractive employment conditions.

The University of Twente. We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which leads change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university of the Netherlands; divided over five faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. We have a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out groundbreaking research.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Because of our diversity values we do particularly support women to apply.

Within the TNW Faculty (Faculty of Science & Technology) of the University of Twente some 700 staff members and 2000 students are involved in training and research on the interface of chemical technology, applied physics and biomedical technology. Fields of application include sustainable energy, process technology and materials science, nanotechnology and technical medicine. Research, which enjoys a high profile both at home and internationally, has been accommodated in the multidisciplinary research institutes MESA+ and MIRA. The faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders.