This project is part of Chalmers Energy Initiative and placed at the Divison of Energy Technology within the Department of Energy and Environment.

The Department of Energy and Environment excels in research and education related to energy, environment and sustainable development ranging from a global perspective to industrial, building and product issues. The focus is on experimental and theoretical research on energy technology as well as on development, use and evaluation of methods and tools for analysis of technical systems. In total around 140 persons are active at the six divisions of the department.

The division of Energy Technology carries out research and development within energy conversion and energy systems. We are around 50 persons of which 30 are PhD students. The research focuses on combustion and gasification of solid fuels and their environmental impact, carbon dioxide capture from combustion processes and on energy systems aspects. The combustion and gasification research is experimentally based with access to unique experimental facilities, for example the Chalmers research boiler, allowing us – in addition to theoretical and modeling work – to conduct large-scale experimental research. Most of the research projects are carried out in close cooperation with industry and often in international consortia.

This position concerns mathematical modeling of combustion and gasification plants. The work is part of an ongoing comprehensive modeling exercise which in part is carried out in cooperation with industry and in international consortia (EU projects). The aim of the modeling work is to establish mathematical models for reliable design and scale-up of combustion and gasification plants. The work will use various experiments as basis for verifying the modeling. The experiments will be from experimental research both at the division and from full scale power plants as obtained from cooperation projects with industry.

A PhD student position is an appointment that offers the opportunity to obtain a PhD degree. With a PhD degree in the above described area, there will be a great demand for your skills both from Swedish and international industry. In addition, the degree provides a good grounding for pursuing a future academic research career. PhD student positions are limited to five years and will then normally include 20% departmental work, mostly teaching duties. Salary for the position is as specified in Chalmers' general agreement for PhD student positions.

You should hold a M.Sc. degree (civ. ing.) in Chemical Engineering Science, Physics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Science or equivalent, awarded by an internationally recognized university-level institution – or documented equivalent thereof. You should have an interest in combustion science and/or reaction engineering, and some experience in this field is advantageous. The work has a strong modeling component and an interest in mathematical modeling is therefore essential. More specifically, experience from modeling with MATLAB (or similar tools) is advantageous. Since the work involves teaching, contact with industry, participation in international conferences and writing of scientific papers, good communication skills and excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English are prerequisites.

Filip Johnsson, filip dot johnsson at chalmers dot se
Phone: +46 31 772 14 49
Henrik Thunman, Head of the Division, henrik dot thunman at chalmers dot se
Phone: +46 31 772 14 51
 

• SACO: Jan Lindér
• ST: Marie Wenander
• SEKO: Johan Persson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00