Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers positions (Advanced Steels) open in H2FUTURE programme
We are now looking for a highly motivated Doctoral researcher and a Postdoctoral researcher to contribute to a research project on advanced steels for hydrogen society (4 years fully funded by H2FUTURE).
Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher (Faculty of Technology, Materials and Mechanical Engineering), 4 years fixed-term
We are looking for a Doctoral researcher and a Postdoctoral researcher to join us in the “Hydrogen Future as Climate Change Solution (H2FUTURE)” research programme (Profi7) at the University of Oulu (Finland). Both the doctoral and the post-doctoral positions are 4 years fixed-term, in between 2024-2028.
About the profilation
HYDROGEN FUTURE AS A CLIMATE SOLUTION (H2FUTURE) combines the University of Oulu’s research strengths in future H2 production, sustainable metals reduction processes, and hydrogen-resistant steel development to a unique, holistic, multidisciplinary research community with the ambition in enabling green and sustainable hydrogen transition. H2FUTURE is leveraging research excellence in future energy formation and its applications to mitigate the energy and environmental crisis.
H2FUTURE stands on fundamental research on physics, chemistry, process metallurgy, physical metallurgy and mechanical engineering related to H2FUTURE thematics. Thematics cover but are not limited to energy-efficient and climate-neutral hydrogen production, fossil-free metals production, and the development of steels for hydrogen transition.
H2FUTURE forms a part of our national profiling actions supported by the Research Council of Finland and actively interacts with other profile areas of InStream, Genome of Steel, and HiDyn within the University of Oulu’s research focuses. By recruiting talented researchers from natural sciences and engineering, H2FUTURE is accumulating knowledge to bolster scientific profiles and moreover creating new research expertise to develop the profile at the University of Oulu.
The University of Oulu is one of the biggest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We create new knowledge and innovations that help to solve global challenges. We offer you an international and inspiring working environment where you are given responsibility and can use your skills, develop yourself and do work that matters. Our flexible and family-friendly workplace makes it easy for you to balance work and leisure. The University of Oulu is ranked in the top 3% of the world´s universities.
About the jobs
The position is in the Materials and Mechanical Engineering Research Unit (MME) of the Faculty of Technology at the University of Oulu. The Faculty of Technology has a total of 35 Professors, who are located in Oulu School of Architecture, Oulu Mining School, and in the following research units: Sustainable Chemistry, Chemical Process Engineering, Fibre and Particle Engineering, Materials and Mechanical Engineering, Process Metallurgy, Structures and Construction Technology, Industrial Engineering and Management, Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Chemical Engineering and Intelligent Machines and Systems.
MME is a key part of the Centre for Advanced Steels Research (CASR) and is in the centre of the University of Oulu profiling area “Hydrogen future and Sustainable steel”. In the research unit, there are six professors and three emeritus professors focusing on the production, properties, applications of steel and steel products as well as the design and modelling of machines. There are also twelve teachers to help fulfill the undergraduate teaching requirements.
Future steel design needs to focus on developing/modifying compositions and processing routes to generate steels for demanding conditions, especially in the presence of hydrogen. To facilitate this, the interactions and mechanical behavior with hydrogen in the current state-of-the-art advanced high-strength steels must be understood.
The research is expected to focus towards a fundamental understanding of hydrogen embrittlement in advanced ultrahigh-strength steels, and/or testing and characterization of hydrogen-steel interactions. More specifically, various modes of deformation mechanisms, e.g., transformation-induced plasticity introduced through novel composition design and microstructural modification, are of special interest. The focus can be with a bias on the experimental or modelling aspects.
Apply by 21st of April 2024.
Apply for the Doctoral Researcher position (Advanced Steels, Faculty of Technology, Materials and Mechanical Engineering) here.
Apply for the Postdoctoral Researcher position (Advanced Steels, Faculty of Technology, Materials and Mechanical Engineering ) here.