Full Professor Sustainable Circular Economy

We offer a challenging position in a stimulating, international environment. HBE is a research department that holds a leading position at the interfaces of business, technology and the social sciences, conducting trans-disciplinary business research, supporting organizations in innovative management and decision-making.

The UT is known and recognized nationally and internationally for its high-quality research and impact on society. As an entrepreneurial university aiming to address and impact societal challenges, it is central to a vibrant ecosystem of innovative organizations, resulting in many spin-off companies. We perform ground-breaking trans-disciplinary research combining high-tech business domains, such as smart industry, information management, supply chain management, innovation management, technology-based entrepreneurship, purchasing and supply management, financial management, human resource management, leadership and change management.

We are looking to welcome a scholar who embraces the challenge to advance this agenda, to share knowledge within and outside of science, and contribute to governance of what we call Sustainable Circular Economy.

Your responsibilities
As part of a new chair on Sustainable Circular Economy (SCE), you establish a strong research line on this topic, advancing research and education of the University through continuous improvement of your own expertise, exploring novel research methods, engaging in the supervision of graduate and doctoral students, and joining interdisciplinary teams. Through interactions with colleagues, diverse societal groups, policymakers and citizens, you share your expertise to build a fair and inclusive society.

This position is designed to transform the traditional 'take-make-dispose' economic system into a regenerative, symbiotic circular system. This shift aims to create resilient industries, foster societal circular practices, promote local economic development, and mitigate the climate crisis. The SCE chair will be pivotal in educating future leaders and integrating ecological responsibility into industrial and business paradigms that prioritize sustainability, align with consumer and investor trends, and ensure organizational longevity and adaptability. The research should be founded particularly on the engineering, operational and business aspects of industrial symbiosis and align with other fields such as information systems for sustainability, circular business models, and sustainable supply chains.

Team and role
We seek an enthusiastic, motivated team leader, with an open mindset for collaboration within and across disciplines, while exploring our existing approaches. The position is hosted in the Industrial Engineering and Business Information (IEBIS) section. You will explore opportunities to join BMS research programmes and the Design Lab and BMS Lab.

Postdoc position for Multi-scale process modelling

At the CPM chair we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the EU-funded FASTER project, which aims to enable the decentralized production of green ammonia; a crucial molecule at the intersection of the energy and food value chains. Green ammonia can act both as a hydrogen carrier for energy applications and as a fertilizer for agriculture, offering a key solution for Europe's climate and energy transitions.

Conventional ammonia synthesis via the Haber-Bosch process is operated at large scale (over 160 million tons annually worldwide) under high temperatures and pressures, posing scalability and sustainability challenges. FASTER will develop and demonstrate a novel, mild-temperature ammonia synthesis process (TRL4) and assess its performance, techno-economic feasibility, and environmental and social impact. The project aligns closely with the European Green Deal and supports strategic autonomy by fostering collaboration among leading institutions and industry partners across the EU, Switzerland, and the UK.

Communicatieadviseur faculteiten

• Je bent adviseur en sparringpartner voor het faculteitsbestuur en wetenschappers van de faculteiten ET en ITC voor de verschillende communicatievraagstukken.
• Je bent verantwoordelijk voor het ontwikkelen en coördineren van communicatieactiviteiten rondom onderwijs, onderzoek en impact.
• Je vertaalt de UT brede communicatiestrategie (interne en externe communicatiestrategie) naar de faculteiten en adviseert de facultaire besturen en wetenschappers,je zet adviezen om in een jaarplan met planning en een meetbare communicatieaanpak.
• Bij de content die je in de faculteiten maakt, voor verschillende doelen en doelgroepen, denk je ook aan het belang van de UT als geheel en de positie van de faculteit daarbinnen.
• Je signaleert kansen en mogelijkheden in media en maatschappij en koppelt dat aan de doelen van de faculteiten.
• Je werkt nauw samen met collega’s binnen het ERS-team, centrale MC-dienst en andere facultaire professionals

PhD position on Smart Materials for Information Processing

This position is part of the NWO KIC Smart Materials project, Smart Materials for Information Processing, in collaboration with the Interfaces and Correlated Electronics (ICE) group at the University of Twente and the Infomatter group at AMOLF. The SMIP project aims at revolutionising computing by developing adaptive, smart materials that combine memory and learning directly within their structure, uniting theory and experiment. These materials adapt their computations over time, reducing energy use and improving efficiency. Partnering with Toyota and Demcon TSST, SMIP will showcase this innovation through a fuel-cell management prototype, achieving better performance and durability.

In 2020, we introduced the concept of reconfigurable nonlinear processing units (RNPUs, [Nature 577, 341-345, 2020[(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1901-0). In this PhD project, you will work on the development of efficient machine learning procedures to be applied to RNPU networks in combination with memristive materials and applying the theoretical hysteron concept.

PhD position on Closed-loop testing for faster and better EM evaluation of complex high-tech systems

The RS-group and Electromagnetic Compatibility Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a Ph.D. researcher on Closed-loop testing for faster and better EM evaluation of complex high-tech systems within the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Project NEPIT - Network for Evaluation of Propagation and Interference Training.

To expose objects to electromagnetic fields we step to a new position, increase power level until a defined value is read by a meter but this very, very slow and the main problem is the slow meter response time therefore the key question is how electronic products react on electromagnetic interference and we would like that you help us to solve that problem!

The objectives are to develop a world-wide accepted new standard for testing large systems in RC, by comparing the newest fast EM sensor systems, comparing performance with antennas, evaluate different algorithms for EM field strength data, investigating the minimal needed sensors (up to nine), and controlling the equipment using in-line measured data (closed-loop).

The expected results are to create a new standard for automotive testing using RC, including VIRC. Update of IEC 61000-4-21 for large system testing.