The DurAMat project is recruiting 11 PhD students, with research and training starting in April 2024.
DurAMat joins academia and industry, providing scientific and personal development to young researchers in the “Sustainable production, processing and modelling of durable additive manufactured materials for enhanced performance and long-term service in complex environments.”
The DurAMat consortium consists of 6 Universities, 2 Research Centres and 5 Industrial Companies from 6 European Countries. It will train 11 doctoral candidates in a holistic approach, encompassing cross-disciplinary scientific knowledge transfer, training activities, and cultivating interpersonal and transferable skills.
As a Doctoral Candidate (DC) in DurAMat you are part of this research and training network, including secondments where you will do part of your research in another institute (university, research centre or industrial partner), joining forces with other DCs, and be heavily involved in trainings organised by all partners at the different partner locations. You will interact intensely with the other DCs in both research and training activities and will travel through Europe to the different locations to meet and learn!
Who is eligible
Researchers funded by MSCA Doctoral Networks need to fully satisfy the following criteria:
- Can be of any nationality.
- Cannot have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment. DCs are those who are, at the time of recruitment by the host, in the first four years (full- time equivalent) of their research careers. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree which formally entitles them to embark on a doctorate.
- Have a master degree (or obtaining a degree before end of February 2024) granting access to doctorate studies. The degrees required for the various positions are all on the scientific master level: material science, metallurgy, chemistry, physics, computational modelling / A.I. of materials, or related fields in science, are all relevant disciplines.
- Not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment.
- Must demonstrate that their ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to derive the full benefit from the network training.
What is offered
The successful candidates will receive an attractive salary. The exact salary will be confirmed upon appointment and is dependent on the country correction factor (to allow for the difference in cost of living in different EU Member States). The guaranteed PhD funding is for 36 months.
The salary includes;
- a living allowance,
- a mobility allowance,
- a family allowance (if already married).
- long-term leave and special needs allowances (if applicable)
In addition, funding is provided for
- research, training and networking activities
- management and indirect costs
List of Projects
For more Information on the specific positions click here.
- Position 1: DC1 – to be hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB, Brussels, Belgium
- Position 2: DC2 – NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Position 3: DC3 – RISE, Sweden, with PhD awarded by VUB, Brussels, Belgium
- Position 4: DC4 – Helmholtz Centrum HEREON, Geesthacht, Germany, with PhD awarded by Kiel University, Geesthacht, Germany
- Position 5: DC5 – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB, Brussels, Belgium
- Position 6: DC6 – NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Position 7: DC7 – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB, Brussels, Belgium
- Position 8: DC8 – Technische Universität DRESDEN, Germany
- Position 9: DC9 – Helmholtz Centrum HEREON, Geesthacht, Germany, with PhD awarded by Kiel University, Geesthacht, Germany
- Position 10: DC10 – University of Gothenburg, UGOT, Sweden
- Position 11: DC11 – University of WARWICK, United Kingdom
How to apply
All applications have to be submitted via the project website: https://duramat-project.eu/
Deadline: 30 November 2023