As an ideal candidate:

• you have a MSc degree or a first or upper second class honours degree in a relevant field such as physics, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, applied mathematics, materials science, computer science or related areas;
• you are interested to learn and contribute to new technologies for particle technology application;
• knowledge in DEM modelling or numerical methods in general and a good understanding of particle technology or granular physics would be advantageous;
• you are an excellent teammate, able to collaborate intensively with industrial and academic parties in regular meetings and work visits;
• futhermore, an appropriate qualification in the English Language together with excellent communication and organizational skills are required.

This fellowship is offered in the context of a Marie Curie Initial Training Network and transnational mobility is a key element of eligibility. Therefore your eligibility for the post is determined by Marie Curie terms and conditions. Researchers may be either EU citizens or from outside the EU (subject to relevant immigration formalities), but applications will only be accepted from candidates who must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the date of selection by the host institution (short stays such as holidays are not taken into account). This mobility rule applies only to your first recruitment within the project, and not to other organisations to which you might be sent on secondment or at which you may subsequently also be recruited. Check carefully the Eligibility Criteria in the TUSAIL website https://tusail.eu/projects.eligibility.

This position and the PhD track are for 4 years. The first 2 years you are employed at the University of Twente (NL), followed by a full time contract with Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Ltd for 1 year, and the last year based at University of Twente again.

There will be opportunities for secondments at SACMI (IT). In addition to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from further continuing education, which includes secondments and short visits to partners in the TUSAIL network, a wide range of training activities, workshops, dedicated sessions at international meetings, to foster scientific and transferable skills for the Jobs of Tomorrow.

The salary in the Netherlands starts from EUR 2.395,- per month in the 1st year, plus holiday allowance (8%) and end-of-year bonus (8.3%), in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement. Further information can be found at http://www.utwente.nl. Employment conditions will be different in the 12 months when the candidate is hired by Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Ltd, in agreement with national regulations.