PhD in Magnetic Nanomaterials for Smart Welding

Delft; Delft; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-year contract

TU Delft Graduate School

Job summary

TU Delft in Delft, Netherlands invites applications for a full-time PhD position in the project Welding Made Easy, focusing on developing magnetic nanomaterials that enable self-regulating heating during polymer welding.

You will join the NCFun group at TU Delft in collaboration with TU/e and industrial partners, work on colloidal synthesis, surface functionalisation, and magnetic characterization, and contribute to a programmable materials technology with aerospace and defence applications.

Qualifications

• Completed master's degree in physical chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or closely related field.
• Interest in synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials with magnetism and solid-state physics.
• Experience with colloidal synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles is preferred.
• Surface functionalisation for stable dispersion in polymer matrices.

Responsibilities

• Colloidal chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles with tunable switch temperatures.
• Post-synthetic and in-situ surface functionalisation for polymer matrices.
• Structural and compositional characterisation (XRD, XPS, TEM, NMR).
• Magnetic characterisation (SQUID, VSM) and determining switch temperature.
• Link nanoparticle composition to heating performance for polymer welding.

Skills

Nanomaterials synthesis

Magnetism & solid-state physics

Colloidal chemistry

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in physical chemistry, materials science, or chemical engineering

Tools

XRD

XPS

TEM

NMR

SQUID

VSM

Job description

TU Delft in Delft, Netherlands invites applications for a full-time PhD position in the project Welding Made Easy, focusing on developing magnetic nanomaterials that enable self-regulating heating during polymer welding.

You will join the NCFun group at TU Delft in collaboration with TU/e and industrial partners, work on colloidal synthesis, surface functionalisation, and magnetic characterization, and contribute to a programmable materials technology with aerospace and defence applications.