Postdoctoral Researcher, the Development of Bio-based Processes Specializing in Process Design and Ex-ante Analysis

Postdoctoral Researcher, the Development of Bio-based Processes Specializing in Process Design and Ex-ante Analysis

Aalto University

Espoo, Finland

The postdoctoral researcher will work as expert in process design and modeling in at least two projects related to scale up and optimization of biomass valorization processes from wood and agriculture feedstocks for textiles and packaging applications. The portfolio of projects under the Sustainable Bioproducts Innovation research group provides opportunity for supporting several high impact publications.

Your responsibility and goals

• Develop and validate and optimize Aspen simulations related to bio-based processes with experimental data from lab/pilot-scale systems.
• Build mentoring skills by helping and supervising younger researchers.
• Lead and write peer-reviewed articles for high impact journals.
• Participate in events, give expert talks, support in teaching and workshops.
• Network with scientists and industry to support your research as well as the development of new research proposals.
• Grant reporting, managing and monitoring.
• Work with researchers, and industry partners to gather data and align simulations with practical needs.
• Identify gaps in existing bio-process models and propose solutions.

The postdoctoral researcher will be helping the PI and experts in managing projects, supervising students, funding reporting, gathering data coming from literatures and the industry partners to assess the sustainability of proposed concepts.

Your experience and ambitions

The candidate is expected to have:

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biosystems/Bioprocess engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field (completed within past five years).
• Expertise in Aspen One® software for process simulations, preferable to have a background in modelling on Aspen Plus focusing on solids/ bio-based process modelling.
• Strong background in thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and process design.
• Ability to perform mass/energy balances, calculate costs to identify bottlenecks and propose design changes to improve economics.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken English) and ability to collaborate with industrial experts.

Nice to have:

• Proficiency in programming languages (Python, MATLAB, or similar software) for data analysis/model automation.
• Prior industrial collaboration or scale-up project experience.
• Experience in conduction Life Cycle Assessments and/or Techno Economic Analysis.

Apply NowDeadline 30 July