Postdoc in Sustainable printing, from processing to performance

Introduction
A three-year Postdoc position at TU/e in collaboration with Canon Production Printing, combining polymer science, rheology, and computational modeling to create the inks and coatings of tomorrow.

Job Description
Printing is evolving toward sustainability, precision, and performance. Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), in collaboration with Canon Production Printing, offers a Postdoc position to advance eco-friendly latex-based and UV-curable inks. In this project you will work together with two experimentally oriented PhD’s who already started.

Postdoc: Computational Modeling of Ink Performance

Model the Mechanics of Tomorrow’s Inks

This position focuses on developing multi-scale mechanical models to predict how printed inks behave under mechanical and environmental stress.

Your role:

• Build multi-scale models and extend the Eindhoven Glass Polymer Model for latex-based and UV-curable inks.
• Implement FEM simulations linking chemistry, processing, and performance.
• Integrate experimental data from the experimental PhD’s for model validation.
• Collaborate with experimental PhDs and Canon Production Printing to enable data-driven ink optimization.

Why Join?

• Work in the multidisciplinary Processing and Performance of Materials group
• Work at the forefront of sustainable materials research in collaboration with industry leaders.
• Combine chemistry, mechanics, and computation in a multidisciplinary team.
• Access cutting-edge experimental and modeling facilities.
• Contribute to the development of eco-friendly, high-performance inks that impact global printing and packaging industries.

Job Requirements

• A PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Computational Science, or a related field.
• Strong background in numerical modeling and/or computational physics/mechanics.
• Experience with and enthusiasm for numerical simulation tools including programming in fortran/python.
• A research-oriented mindset: critical thinking is your second nature.
• A team player who enjoys operating in a multidisciplinary team and is fully committed to reaching the project goals and interested in collaborating with industrial partners.
• Motivated to develop your teaching skills and coach students.
• Fluent in spoken and written English (C1 level).

Conditions of Employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station.

In addition, we offer you:

• Full-time employment for 3 years.
• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale 10, ranging from € 3,706 to € 5,760 gross base salary per month (full-time).
• In addition to your base salary, you will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus, both calculated based on your annual gross base salary.
• As a TU/e employee, you participate in the ABP pension scheme, providing retirement pension and pension benefits for surviving dependents and occupational disability. TU/e pays 70% of the pension premium, while employees contribute the remaining 30%.
• High-quality training programs on general skills, didactics and topics related to research and valorization.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.
• Partially paid parental leave and an allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A TU/e Postdoc Association that helps you to build a stronger and broader academic and personal network, and offers tailored support, training and workshops.
• A Staff Immigration Team is available for international candidates, as are a tax compensation scheme (the Expat Scheme) and a compensation for moving expenses.

On our website you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

About us
We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering department conducts world-class research aligned with the technological interests of the high-tech industry in the Netherlands, with a focus on the Brainport region. Our goal is to produce engineers who are both scientifically educated and application-driven by providing a balanced education and research program that combines fundamental and application aspects. We equip our graduates with practical and theoretical expertise, preparing them optimally for future challenges.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager Lambèrt van Breemen, l.c.a.v.breemen@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact HR Services, hrservice.me@tue.nl.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application
We invite you to submit a complete application using the apply-button. The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of three references. Kindly note that we may reach out to references at any stage of the recruitment process. We recommend notifying your references upon submitting your application.
• List of up to five self-selected ‘best publications’.

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. Please note that incomplete applications may not be considered and could be rejected.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.

Please note

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

PhD Position in Decoding the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle for Climate Resilience

Job description

Nitrogen-cycling microorganisms play pivotal ecological roles across ecosystems and scales, yet anthropogenic activities are perturbing global nitrogen fluxes beyond sustainable limits. Excess nitrogen accumulates in the environment, triggering a microbially mediated cascade of impacts ranging from eutrophication to emissions of the potent greenhouse gas N2O. This PhD project aims to advance our mechanistic understanding of how nitrogen-cycling microbial communities assemble and function, laying the foundation for effective strategies to mitigate anthropogenic impacts and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, you will systematically study how the co-occurrence of nitrogenous substrates shapes the genomic and functional signatures of nitrogen-cycling microbial communities and their emergent phenotypes, including the ecophysiological roles of overlooked intermediates. You will combine experimental and theoretical systems microbiology approaches, including high-throughput bioreactor cultivations, multi-meta-omics (metagenomics and metaproteomics), and mathematical modelling. You will work in a highly interdisciplinary environment at the interface of environmental biotechnology and engineering, systems microbiology, and computational biology, with ample opportunities to develop your own scientific ideas.

Job requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following 'Need-to-haves':

• MSc in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Systems Microbiology, Computational Biology or Bioinformatics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrable laboratory experience and a strong interest in the design and operation of laboratory-scale bioreactors.
• An independent, self-motivated, and curiosity-driven mindset.
• Strong analytical skills combined with a scientific mindset and a hands-on mentality.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience with metagenomics and/or metaproteomics, including wet-lab procedures and bioinformatic analyses.
• Experience with Linux and scientific programming in R and/or Python.

If your native language is not English and you do not hold a degree from an institution in which English is the language of instruction, you must submit proof of English proficiency from either TOEFL (minimum total score of 100) or IELTS (minimum total score of 7.0). Proof of English language proficiency certificates older than two years are not accepted.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Working at TU Delft means contributing to solutions that really make a difference.

For over 180 years, we have been training engineers who make an impact worldwide in companies, government bodies, or as entrepreneurs. Our alumni turn knowledge into concrete solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow. These challenges are changing rapidly. That is why we focus on themes such as energy, climate, digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), and smart mobility every day. Our education and research are directly aligned with what society needs now and in the future.

At TU Delft, our people make the difference. With their knowledge and curiosity, our staff provide a high-quality education and conduct pioneering research that extends beyond the campus. You will have the opportunity to take the initiative, work with others, and grow as a professional. Working at TU Delft means join an international community of professionals and students. Together, we create knowledge, innovations, and solutions that help move the world forward.

The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (CEG) is committed to outstanding international research and education in the field of civil engineering, applied earth sciences, traffic and transport, water technology, and delta technology. Our research feeds into our educational programmes and covers societal challenges such as climate change, energy transition, resource availability, urbanisation and clean water. Our research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide range of research institutions. CEG is convinced of the importance of open science and supports its scientists in integrating open science in their research practice. The Faculty of CEG comprises 28 research groups in the following seven departments: Materials Mechanics Management & Design, Engineering Structures, Geoscience and Engineering, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Transport & Planning, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences.

Faculteitssecretaris

Functieomschrijving

Ben je toe aan een volgende stap in je carrière? Zoek je een functie waarin je jouw talent en ervaring op het gebied van bestuur, beleid en bedrijfsvoering kunt benutten en ontplooien binnen een dynamische internationale organisatie? Ben je een sterke, verbindende persoonlijkheid met uitstekende communicatieve en organisatorische vaardigheden? Heb je oog voor de belangen van zowel de organisatie als haar medewerkers en weet je daarin, vanuit een diverse en inclusieve werkomgeving, de juiste balans te vinden? Dan kun jeij als faculteitssecretaris een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan de verdere ontwikkeling van de faculteit TBM.

Als faculteitssecretaris ben je de strategisch adviseur en sparringpartner van de decaan en vervul je een sleutelrol binnen het facultaire managementteam. Je bent uitstekend op de hoogte van wat er binnen en buiten de faculteit speelt, signaleert relevante ontwikkelingen en zorgt ervoor dat strategische thema’s tijdig worden geagendeerd en vertaald naar concrete acties.

Je bent verantwoordelijk voor de regie op de facultaire planning- en control cyclus en voor het ontwerpen, coördineren en bewaken van complexe bestuurlijke- en beleidsvormingsprocessen. Je zorgt ervoor dat deze processen efficiënt, zorgvuldig en conform de gemaakte afspraken verlopen. Daarbij ben je onder meer verantwoordelijk voor de organisatie van de onderzoekvisitatie en de totstandkoming van het meerjarenplan van de faculteit.

Daarnaast volg en analyseer je ontwikkelingen op facultair, universitair, nationaal en internationaal niveau op het gebied van onderwijs, onderzoek en kennisvalorisatie.

Je vertaalt deze ontwikkelingen naar kansen en adviezen voor de faculteit. Een sterk intern en extern netwerk is daarbij onmisbaar; je onderhoudt daarom intensieve contacten met uiteenlopende stakeholders binnen en buiten de universiteit.

Als lid van het managementteam neem je deel aan diverse bestuurlijke overleggen, waaronder het overleg met de facultaire onderdeelcommissie van de OR (OdC). Daarnaast geef je leiding aan een team van tien professionals binnen het Management Support Team. Dit team bestaat uit management assistenten en medewerkers die het primaire proces van de faculteit ondersteunen, waaronder een data steward, acquisitiemanager, informatiecoördinator, coördinator Graduate School en contractmanagers. Je stimuleert samenwerking, professionalisering en een hoogwaardige dienstverlening en creëert een werkomgeving waarin medewerkers zich kunnen ontwikkelen en optimaal bijdragen aan de doelstellingen van de faculteit.

Je onderhoudt een nauwe samenwerking met de hoofden van de ondersteunende diensten en geeft functioneel leiding aan de secretarissen van de wetenschappelijke afdelingenaan.

Tot slot coördineer je uiteenlopende facultaire processen, projecten en activiteiten, op onder meer het gebied van huisvesting, facilitaire zaken, gebouwbeheer, veiligheid, kennisveiligheid en informatiebeveiliging. Ook vertegenwoordig je de faculteit in universiteitsbrede werkgroepen en commissies en draag je actief bij aan de verdere ontwikkeling van de organisatie.

Spreekt deze veelzijdige en verantwoordelijke functie je aan? Dan nodigen wij je van harte uit om te solliciteren.     

Functie-eisen
Voor deze functie zoeken wij een ervaren professional die zich gemakkelijk beweegt in een complexe bestuurlijke omgeving en strategisch inzicht combineert met een mensgerichte leiderschapsstijl.

Je beschikt over:

• Een afgeronde universitaire opleiding (wo-niveau) en aantoonbare leidinggevende ervaring, bij voorkeur binnen een universitaire of vergelijkbare kennisintensieve organisatie.
• Minimaal vijf jaar ervaring met het coördineren van complexe bestuurlijke, beleidsmatige en strategische bedrijfsvoeringsprocessen.
• Affiniteit met onderwijs, onderzoek en kennisvalorisatie.
• Uitstekende mondelinge en schriftelijke vaardigheden in zowel het Nederlands als het Engels.

Daarnaast herken je jezelf in de volgende competenties:

• Je bent een verbindende en mensgerichte persoonlijkheid die medewerkers weet te inspireren, ruimte geeft voor ontwikkeling en tegelijkertijd duidelijke kaders stelt.
• Je hebt een goed ontwikkeld gevoel voor bestuurlijke, organisatorische en persoonlijke verhoudingen en beweegt je gemakkelijk tussen verschillende belangen en stakeholders.
• Je bent een stevige gesprekspartner voor bestuur, management en medewerkers en weet met tact, overtuigingskracht en organisatiesensitiviteit draagvlak te creëren.
• Je beschikt over sterk analytisch en conceptueel vermogen en bent in staat complexe vraagstukken snel te doorgronden en te vertalen naar heldere adviezen en concrete oplossingen.
• Je werkt planmatig, zorgvuldig en resultaatgericht. Je weet prioriteiten te stellen, houdt overzicht en brengt structuur aan in complexe processen en grote hoeveelheden informatie.
• Je bewaakt de kwaliteit en voortgang van processen, maar hebt ook de flexibiliteit en het lef om, waar de situatie daarom vraagt, nieuwe wegen in te slaan.
• Je bent proactief, initiatiefrijk en schakelt moeiteloos tussen strategisch, tactisch en operationeel niveau.
• Je bouwt en onderhoudt gemakkelijk een breed netwerk binnen én buiten de faculteit en weet mensen vanuit verschillende disciplines en belangen effectief met elkaar te verbinden.

TU Delft
Werken bij TU Delft betekent bijdragen aan oplossingen die er echt toe doen.

Al meer dan 180 jaar leiden we ingenieurs op die wereldwijd impact maken bij bedrijven, overheden of als ondernemer. Onze alumni zetten kennis om in concrete oplossingen voor de uitdagingen van vandaag en morgen. Die uitdagingen veranderen snel. Daarom werken we elke dag aan thema’s zoals energie, klimaat, digitalisering, AI en slimme mobiliteit. Ons onderwijs en onderzoek sluiten direct aan op wat de samenleving nodig heeft, nu en straks.

Bij TU Delft maken mensen het verschil. Met hun kennis en nieuwsgierigheid zorgen zij voor sterk onderwijs, vernieuwend onderzoek en innovaties die verder komen dan de campus. Je krijgt de ruimte om initiatief te nemen, samen te werken en jezelf te ontwikkelen. Wie bij TU Delft werkt, sluit zich aan bij een internationale community van professionals en studenten. Samen bouwen we aan kennis, innovatie en oplossingen die de wereld vooruithelpen.

Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur & Management
De Faculteit TBM levert een belangrijke bijdrage aan het oplossen van complexe, technisch-maatschappelijke vraagstukken. Dit betreft actuele vraagstukken zoals de energietransitie, mobiliteit, digitalisering, waterbeheer en (cyber)security. Dit doet TBM met haar uitstekende onderwijs en onderzoek op het raakvlak van techniek, maatschappij en bestuur. TBM combineert inzichten uit de technische wetenschappen, de sociale en de geesteswetenschappen. TBM is kennisgericht, internationaal georiënteerd en beschikt over een uitgebreid netwerk van kennisinstellingen, bedrijven, maatschappelijke organisaties en overheden.

Klik hier om naar de website van faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management te gaan.

PhD Position: Cognitive Neuroscience of Curiosity at the Donders Centre for Cognition

Curiosity is a powerful driver of learning, yet we still know relatively little about the neurocognitive mechanisms that support curiosity in children. In this PhD project, you will investigate curiosity in 10- to 12-year-old children from a behavioural, neural and computational perspective.

The project combines behavioural experiments, fMRI and computational modelling to better understand how children become curious, how they decide to seek information and how curiosity supports learning and memory. You will design and conduct experimental studies, review the scientific literature, recruit and test participants, analyse behavioural and neuroimaging data and write scientific articles that will form the basis of your dissertation.

You will work closely with your supervisors, another PhD candidate in Educational Sciences and a broader interdisciplinary team at the Donders Centre for Cognition. The position also involves communicating with children, parents and schools, presenting your work to national and international audiences, and contributing to teaching for approximately 10% of your time.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

PhD Position: From Ecological Violence to Ecologies of Care in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Department of Anthropology and Development Studies at Radboud University invites applications for a fully funded PhD position, starting November 2026. We are looking for a PhD candidate who wants to develop an independent research project at the intersection of slow violence, decolonial ecologies and gender.

We are particularly interested in projects that explore how violence against nature is simultaneously violence against people, with women and other minoritised bodies often most affected by it. We welcome proposals that ask about the perpetual, colonial and cumulative violences that are perpetrated against the more-than-human world and, from a power-sensitive and eco-feminist perspective, address how both nature and people are affected by and respond to it. We are interested in questions such as “What forms of ecological violence exist?”, “How does this violence affect women and/or other minoritised bodies?”, “How do the affected people resist violence with everyday practices of mutual care and repair?” And “In what creative ways do they shape alternative futures for themselves and their more-than-human environment?”

Your project should engage with these themes in Latin America and/ or the Caribbean. We are interested in proposals that show a sensitivity to intersectionality and a focus on gender, and engage with colonial histories and their enduring effect on present social and ecological contexts. Proposals should ask a research question that can explore ecological violences and how people respond to them using qualitative, ethnographic and co-creative approaches, including arts-based approaches, as the latter are sensitive to local artful strategies of resistance and repair and particularly suitable to explore the hidden aspects of violent experiences. We also would like you to engage with societal partners in your research, where possible.

Do you have a clear and innovative research idea that examines ecological violence, while exploring how it affects women and marginalised communities in Latin America and/or the Caribbean? Do you have an affinity for feminist epistemology and ethnography? Do you think that your research project can speak meaningfully to today’s urgent challenges of violence, threats to entangled more-than-human life worlds, imaginations of less exploitative futures and change making? If so, we encourage you to apply.

We are committed to welcoming applicants from a wide range of backgrounds (anthropology, development studies, geography) and particularly encourage applications from people of the Global Majority and from minoritised communities. Regional experience and language skills relevant to your chosen research area are essential!

You will be based in the Nijmegen area, except where research activities such as fieldwork require travel.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• Setting up and carrying out in-depth and independent qualitative ethnographic and co-creative fieldwork.
• Setting up and completing a PhD thesis within four years.
• Authoring and co-authoring publications with your supervisors.
• Participating in conferences, workshops, seminars and other scholarly activities.
• Being an active member of the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.
• Teaching courses within the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.
• Follow courses to support your PhD trajectory.

Your supervisors will be Dr Catrien Notermans, Dr Sonja Marzi, Dr Elke Linders.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.