Need to have:

• A PhD in a relevant field e.g. aerospace, mechanical, or structural engineering;
• Experience with modelling fatigue of composites;
• An eagerness to learn new skills and knowledge as needed for the project;
• A capacity to work both independently and as a member of a team
• Interest in / willingness to learn safety analysis and risk assessment methods
• The ability to communicate your work and its significance clearly, towards both academic and industrial audiences.

Nice to have:

• Experience with modelling fatigue of large composite structures;
• Experience with conducting safety analyses 

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (based on scale 10: € 2.960,00 - € 4.670,00). The employment contract is for 2 years and the position is for 38 hours per week. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service provides information for new international employees to help you prepare the relocation and to settle in the Netherlands. The Coming to Delft Service offers a Dual Career Programme for partners and they organise events to expand your (social) network.

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.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Aerospace Engineering

The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology is one of the world’s most highly ranked (and most comprehensive) research, education and innovation communities devoted entirely to aerospace engineering. More than 200 science staff, around 270 PhD candidates and close to 3000 BSc and MSc students apply aerospace engineering disciplines to address the global societal challenges that threaten us today, climate change without doubt being the most important. Our focal subjects: sustainable aerospace, big data and artificial intelligence, bio-inspired engineering and smart instruments and systems. Working at the faculty means working together. With partners in other faculties, knowledge institutes, governments and industry, both aerospace and non-aerospace. Working in field labs and innovation hubs on our university campus and beyond. 

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For more information about the content of the position, please contact Dr. ir. John-Alan Pascoe (j.a.pascoe@tudelft.nl) and Dr.ir. Alexei Sharpanskykh (o.a.sharpanskykh@tudelft.nl), assistant professors at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. For administrative questions relating to the application procedure, please contact Mrs Gemma van der Windt (G.J.M.vanderWindt@tudelft.nl), management assistant in the Aerospace Structures and Materials department.

Please note that applications can only be accepted via the online system, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.

Based on the submitted cover letters and CV a shortlist of suitable candiddates will be invited for an (online) interview, in which you will be asked to give a presentation about your research experience.