Fully Funded PhD: Silicon Nitride Additive Manufacturing

KU Leuven; Vlaams-Brabant; Sur place; EUR 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Mobility allowances

Full social security coverage

International research environment

Résumé du poste

KU Leuven seeks a highly motivated PhD candidate for a fully funded, four-year international doctoral position within the MSCA-DN TURBO-IMPACT project. The PhD focuses on indirect DLP/SLA additive manufacturing of silicon nitride turbomachinery components, including slurry development, printing optimization, and post-processing to achieve fully dense parts.

The researcher will be supervised by Prof. Jozef Vleugels and will have potential secondments in EPFL, Admatec Additive Solutions, and IFW.

Qualifications

• Two-year master degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Interest in ceramics, additive manufacturing, microstructure and mechanical characterization.
• Strong initiative and responsibility, and being a collaborative team player.
• Motivated with good grades (minimum distinction).

Responsabilités

• Develop a UV-curable Si3N4 slurry and optimize DLP/SLA printing strategies for reference parts and complex components.
• Realize post-printing debinding and sintering to obtain fully dense near-net-shaped ceramic components.
• Elucidate processing–microstructure–mechanical properties–geometrical accuracy correlations.

Connaissances

English proficiency

Teamwork

Initiative

Motivation

Academic excellence

Formation

Two-year master's degree in Materials Engineering/Science

Description du poste

KU Leuven seeks a highly motivated PhD candidate for a fully funded, four-year international doctoral position within the MSCA-DN TURBO-IMPACT project. The PhD focuses on indirect DLP/SLA additive manufacturing of silicon nitride turbomachinery components, including slurry development, printing optimization, and post-processing to achieve fully dense parts.

The researcher will be supervised by Prof. Jozef Vleugels and will have potential secondments in EPFL, Admatec Additive Solutions, and IFW.