PhD in Multiscale Porous Electrochemical Modelling

VITO Research; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

VITO Research in Belgium invites applications for a PhD position focused on developing a hierarchical, physics-informed modelling methodology to understand transport in porous electrochemical materials. The project links experimentally characterized porous structures with molecular-scale simulations to establish morphology-transport-performance relationships.

The PhD will be conducted mainly at VITO in collaboration with the University of Mons (UMONS) and supervised by Prof. Dr.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering, Materials Science or Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computational Science or a closely related field.
• A strong motivation and interest in computational modelling of physical systems, electrochemistry, porous materials and multiscale transport phenomena.
• A strong foundation in transport phenomenons, including diffusion and/or fluid flow.
• Experience with, or a strong motivation to learn, scientific programming.
• Good programming skills, preferably in Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply a hierarchical, physics-informed modelling methodology for transport in porous electrochemical materials.
• Link experimentally characterized porous structures with molecular-scale and pore-scale simulations.
• Create a computational workflow to integrate modelling and experimental approaches across scales.
• Collaborate with VITO and University of Mons (UMONS) and contribute to project supervision.

Skills

Programming in Python

Scientific programming

Data analysis

Multiscale transport modelling

English communication

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

LAMMPS

GROMACS

CFD

SEM

micro-CT

nano-CT

Job description

VITO Research in Belgium invites applications for a PhD position focused on developing a hierarchical, physics-informed modelling methodology to understand transport in porous electrochemical materials. The project links experimentally characterized porous structures with molecular-scale simulations to establish morphology-transport-performance relationships.

The PhD will be conducted mainly at VITO in collaboration with the University of Mons (UMONS) and supervised by Prof. Dr.