The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences is eager to help the society in decision making regarding actions that needs to be taken in view of climate change, energy transition, limited resource supply. These changes comes with extremely complex scientific and engineering questions, that can only be solved with the combined expertise of a multidisciplinary team.

Such a team is for instance the Mudnet academic network, where members study clayey systems (‘mud’)  from the perspective of different disciplines.  Within the faculty, four members are involved in Mudnet, two from the department of Hydraulic Engineering and two from the department of Geosciences & Engineering. One of the core tasks of Mudnet is to better understand the complex properties of clay/water systems in many different settings and help stakeholders to develop sustainable and circular solutions in mud-related projects. Projects that Mudnet members work on range from assessing the rheological properties of fluid mud in harbours to understand the ripening of dredged material used for land reclamation. A major part of the activities performed by the Mudnet team is connected to measurements, both in the laboratory and in the field. Those experiments are crucial as the parameters measured serve as input for the predictive models the team is developing.

It is foreseen that the line of research “Building with soft soils”  will become increasingly important over the coming years. In addition, the new MSc cross-over module “Suspensions, sludges and soils”  that is currently being developed requires supervision for the laboratory activities that will be performed by the students. It is henceforth anticipated that a strong support in lab and field activities is required. This support should be provided by the highly qualified technician we are looking for.

The candidate should be acquainted with multidisciplinary research and have enough experience to be immediately operational in the existing lab. Furthermore, the candidate should

• hold a PhD in either physics, chemistry, biophysics or biochemistry,
• have experience in the fields of optics, acoustics and electro kinetics,
• have sufficient background knowledge in biochemistry to safely operate in a lab where clayey material of different nature are handled,
• be able to design, construct and maintain related equipment and setups,
• coordinate lab activities with staff, students and technicians, supervised is very complex and diverse and requires the integration of disciplines.
• train and advise colleagues and students that require to work on a specific equipment,
• ensure availability of up-to-date documentation and software related to equipment,
• Initiates and makes well-founded proposals with a view to innovation
• have (and build) a professional network within the field of lab and in-situ equipment,
• possess excellent coding skills (Python, Matlab, Fortran) and be able to create user-friendly interfaces for newly designed equipment,
• be fluent in Dutch and English,
• integrate easily in a friendly multi-cultural team.

Fixed-term contract: 1 year.

• A salary according to the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities, plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

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Faculty Civil Engineering & Geosciences

The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (CEG) is committed to outstanding international research and education in the field of civil engineering, applied earth sciences, traffic and transport, water technology, and delta technology. Our research feeds into our educational programmes and covers societal challenges such as climate change, energy transition, resource availability, urbanisation and clean water. Our research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide range of research institutions. CEG is convinced of the importance of open science and supports its scientists in integrating open science in their research practice. The Faculty of CEG comprises 28 research groups in the following seven departments: Materials Mechanics Management & Design, Engineering Structures, Geoscience and Engineering, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Transport & Planning, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management.

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