Are you a highly motivated engineer with experience in (electro)chemical engineering? We offer a position for a technician in the cluster process and catalysis engineering, embedded in the PCS group - Faculty of Science and technology - at the University of Twente.

You are asked to support the lab infrastructure and research activities of the group. This includes designing, installing and maintaining (trouble shoot) facilities for evaluation of novel electrode compositions and morphologies, including cell (reactor) design, (mass flow) controllers for liquid/gas supply, pressure control, temperature control, swagelock lines, and lab VIEW programming. You are responsible for design and construction of optical reactors facilitating in situ analyses by IR, Raman, Fluorescence, and Transient absorption spectroscopy. You collaborate with TCO (the mechanical workshop at UT) on the design and construction of equipment. You are also in charge of the purchase and maintenance of analytical equipment, with focus on MicroGCs. Furthermore you are asked to support the installing and maintenance of gas bottles and gas safety devices. You utilize various software applications, such as for example AutoCad (flow diagram) / Solid Works / Pithon / LabVIEW and you are the contact for ICT solutions of the group.

• You are an engineer with a MBO/HBO level of education, in the field of applied physics or chemical-, mechanical-, or electro engineering, and have affiliation for tasks in the field of electrochemical engineering;
• You are able to work as a part of a team and maintain a dedicated and flexible mindset;
• You enjoy working in interaction with other people. You like helping other people. You have excellent communication skills;
• You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, where focused work is alternated with responding to ad-hoc requests and questions;
• You take pride and joy in maintaining an organized and representative lab environment;
• As you will work in an international environment, you need to be proficient in English.

• This is a structural, full time position, starting with a temporary contract for one year with the prospect of a permanent contract after a positive evaluation;
• The terms of employment are in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for Universities (CAO), and include:
• A starting salary from € 2.471,- to € 3.336,- gross per month, based on relevant work experience;
• A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• A minimum of 29 leave days in case of full time employment based on a formal workweek of 38 hours. A full time employment in practice means 40 hours a week, therefore resulting in 96 extra leave hours on an annual basis;
• Excellent professional and personal development programs and a secondary remuneration package including a solid pension scheme;
• The Cluster Process and Catalysis Engineering is a wonderful place to work due to the friendly atmosphere and enthusiastic colleagues, excellent facilities, challenging research and attention to social relations.

In the PCS group we develop and investigate the performance of photo- and electrocatalysts, electrodes, and electrochemical cell configurations in various applications, such as production of H2, conversion of CO2, and selective oxidation or reduction of hydrocarbons. We have a fantastic 240+ m2 lab with dozens of tailor made experimental facilities to test and analyze photocatalysis and electrochemistry. We collaborate intensively with other groups within the cluster, an development of processes and catalysts.

The group consists of approximately 30 people including professors, postdocs, (post)graduate students, and secretarial support. Furthermore, we have several shared facilities and access to the facilities of the MESA+ Institute, including the NanoLab.