Are you passionate about high-end technological design? Do you want to continue developing your skills with a combination of education and work?
Then, the Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) programme Energy and Process Technology is very interesting for you. The PDEng programme is a 2-year post-MSc technological programme with a focus on technological design. This programme at the University of Twente contains an educational part that will be followed at the University of Twente, and a design project that will be carried out in cooperation with the HoSt company and Saxion University of Applied Sciences. The educational programme will have an in-depth and broadening character with ample attention for professional development and will be partly tailored to the design project.

The project – Numerical modelling of anaerobic digestion
The objective of the research is to develop a novel anaerobic digestion installation for biogas production. The biogas yield depends substantially on the substrates composition, sludge loading rate and control over the organic matter break down. A good mixing between substrates (wet manure, organic material, biogas bubbles, solids and bacteria) must be achieved to increase the speed and level of biomass conversion process. The biogas generation in function of flow, feed content and turbulence regimes will be investigated by application of CFD numerical tools (OpenFOAM and/or Ansys-Fluent). Numerical results will be validated with available literature data and experiments performed at facilities of project partners. Prediction and designing of an optimal operating conditions for biogas yield is the main target of the project.

Activities:

• Development of numerical model for biogas production
• Validation of the model with laboratory/full scale experiments on anaerobic digesters
• Design of operating window and flow parameters for an optimized biogas yield
• Redesign of the anaerobic digester geometry if necessary

We are searching for a PDEng candidate with a strong interest and established experience in Thermal Engineering. Further requirements are:

• You have a MSc degree (or graduates with several years of experience) in the field of Thermal Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Chemical Engineering, Energy Technology, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline with a demonstrable affinity with design and multidisciplinary assignments.
• You have s sound project approach, the ambition and talent to accelerate in finding solutions / creating designs for complex technological issues with a multidisciplinary character.
• Being able to work in an international and diverse team.
• You have good communication skills and speak and writes fluent English.

Candidates with a non-Dutch qualification and who have not had secondary and tertiary education in English can only be admitted with an IELTS-test showing a total band score of at least 6.5, internet TOEFL test (TOEFL-iBT) showing a score of at least 90, or a Cambridge CAE-C (CPE).

Previous international mobility, experience in the field of CFD or anaerobic digestion is welcome. An interview will be part of the selection procedure.

Application
Please send the following documents before 11-2-2018 through the link below:

• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae
• List with grades of courses attended
• References and, if applicable, a list of publications.

Contact information
If you have any further questions about this vacancy of the PDEng programme in Energy & Process Technology, please contact prof.dr.ir . G. Brem (Email: g.brem@utwente.nl Tel.: +31 (0)53 489 2561) or dr. ir. A.K. Pozarlik (Email: a.k.pozarlik@utwente.nl Tel.: +31 (0)53 489 2658.
General information about PDEng programmes you can find at our website or in our brochure.

We offer you a very challenging position for two years in an inspiring multidisciplinary and international environment. In this time we will provide you with a tailor made post-master design programme that has an educational component (~50%) as well as a design project (~50%).

• A  salary of  € 1828 gross per month
• A holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%
• Minimum of 29 holidays in case of a full-time employment

On successfully completing the programme, you will receive a certified and internationally recognised degree. You will be entitled to use the academic degree Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) and will be registered as a Technological Designer in the Dutch register kept by the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands (KIVI).

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.

The Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) is one of the five faculties of the University of Twente. ET combines Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. Our faculty has approximately 1800 bachelor and master students, 400 employees and 150 PhD candidates. The departments of the faculty cooperatively conduct the educational programmes and participate in interdisciplinary research projects, programmes and the research institutes: MIRA, CTIT, SBE  and IGS.