Postdoc: Reversible SOEC-Biomethanation Process Modelling

Aarhus University; Aarhus; Sur place; DKK 420 000 - 540 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Research infrastructure and shared lab

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Competitive postdoc salary

Work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in process systems engineering, focusing on reversible solid oxide electrolysis, fuel-cell integration with biogas, and heat recovery. The role blends modelling, system integration, and techno-economic analysis to evaluate flexible operation and scale-up with dynamic electrolysis load.

The successful candidate will build process models, perform energy balances, and analyse interactions with hydrogen

Qualifications

• PhD in chemical engineering, process engineering, energy engineering or similar.
• Strong background in process modelling, thermodynamics, mass and energy balances, and chemical or energy-process design.
• Experience with Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, or comparable process-simulation software.
• Experience with process integration, including pinch analysis and heat exchanger network design.
• Documented experience with techno-economic analysis, including sensitivity and uncertainty analysis.
• Experience with quantitative data analysis and a relevant programming or numerical-computing environment, such as Python or MATLAB.
• The ability to work independently, structure a complex modelling problem, document assumptions, and deliver results according to project deadlines.
• Documented ability to have scientific results of high quality published in peer-reviewed journals
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsabilités

• Developing process models, for all core unit operations, in Aspen Plus or comparable process-simulation software.
• Establishing mass and energy balances for electrolysis, fuel-cell operation, anaerobic digestion, biochemical methanation, biogas processing, steam production, and heat recovery.
• Evaluating the interaction between variable hydrogen production and biological hydrogen uptake.
• Identifying and evaluating heat-integration opportunities between the solid oxide system and the biogas facility.
• Simulating representative operating conditions, including part-load operation, hot standby, and SOEC and SOFC operating modes.
• Combining process-model results with time-series or dispatch models to assess operation under variable electricity prices, renewable-electricity availability, biogas production, and heat demand.
• Conducting techno-economic, sensitivity, and uncertainty analyses.
• Participating in regular project meetings and present the modeling activities.

Connaissances

Process modelling

Thermodynamics

Mass and energy balances

Chemical design

Aspen Plus

Aspen HYSYS

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

English communication

Formation

PhD in chemical engineering or related field

Outils

Aspen Plus

Aspen HYSYS

MATLAB

Python

Description du poste

Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in process systems engineering, focusing on reversible solid oxide electrolysis, fuel-cell integration with biogas, and heat recovery. The role blends modelling, system integration, and techno-economic analysis to evaluate flexible operation and scale-up with dynamic electrolysis load.

The successful candidate will build process models, perform energy balances, and analyse interactions with hydrogen