Postdoc in thermodynamics of hydrogen and its mixtures

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Postdoc in thermodynamics of hydrogen and its mixtures

Introduction
We need to transform our fossil-based society and industry into a sustainable energy system. Green hydrogen is an indispensable part of that transition. In collaboration with government agencies and other knowledge institutes, we are developing innovations for large-scale storage of green hydrogen.

Job Description

Job Requirements

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 2 years.
• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale 10 (min. € 4,241 max. € 5,538).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• 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.
• 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 30% facility) and a compensation for moving expenses.

About us
Eindhoven University of Technology is a leading international university within the Brainport region 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.

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.

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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 give priority to complete applications.

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.

EngD in Innovative sustainable façade design

Introduction
Are you eager to help shape sustainable cities and communities, improve health and well-being, and tackle climate challenges through the built environment? Join TU/e’s Building Lighting group as an EngD trainee and contribute to an innovative facade solution to reduce overheating while ensuring daylight for human comfort and health!

Job Description
To prevent overheating, buildings often use well-insulated facades while glass facades ensure daylight penetration for human health and comfort. A new semitransparent, well-insulated sandwich element with integrated optical fibers has been developed to combine both benefits. The main challenge of the EngD trainee position is to assess to what extent the innovative façade element meets the intended goals. These investigations will take place at three study sites in the Netherlands.

The TU/e Department of the Built Environment offers you a EngD trainee position to follow a two-year post-master technological designer program (Smart Buildings & Cities; SBC). After successfully completing all requirements, trainees are awarded the EngD degree (Engineering Doctor), formerly known as PDEng (Professional Doctorate in Engineering). The program consists of two main parts running in parallel:

• Half of the program consists of post-master level education in the form of generic design projects and courses about design methods, entrepreneurship and professional skills. Furthermore, it includes several technical courses about topics relevant to SBC. This part of the program also offers ample opportunity to develop professional skills.
• The other half of the program is dedicated to the individual design project in collaboration with a company. It is the trainee’s main responsibility to manage and execute the project. Each trainee is supported by an advisor from the company and an advisor from the university. A business plan for implementation or marketing of the designed product or process is part of the final deliverables.

Note that this program is about technological design, i.e., the process of solving problems by means of a technological design, this in contrast to (PhD) research, which is the process of understanding problems.

The EngD trainee will be embedded in the Building Lighting group within the TU/e’s Department of the Built Environment. The company involved in this project is Zospeum, a Dutch company that developed a new translucent insulated façade element. This work is part of the larger OPZuid project, where a consortium works on (1) improving the façade solution, (2) setting up a production line with automated optical fiber integration, (3) producing the façade elements for the three test sites, and (4) obtaining certifications such as LCA and a materials passport.

The company project focuses on the key challenge: assessing how well the innovative façade element achieves its goals - reducing overheating (and thus HVAC energy use) while allowing daylight penetration. As an EngD trainee, you will design and execute measurement campaigns at three Dutch sites: a prefab residential building, utility building, and a renovation project. The measurement campaigns will cover thermal performance, daylighting, and energy consumption inside and outside the façades. After analyzing the collected data, you will share insights with the project consortium and publish findings in (scientific) publications.

Job Requirements

• A master’s degree (or an equivalent university degree) in building or architectural engineering, or similar.
• A strong interest in (day)lighting engineering and design and energy savings
• A technological design-oriented attitude.
• Ability to work in a team and interested in collaborating with the industrial partners within the project consortium.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Nice to have: fluent in spoken and written Dutch.

Conditions of Employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an international setting with a close relationship to industry. 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 two years.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale TOIO (€ 3,029).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• To support you during your EngD and to prepare you for the rest of your career, you will have free access to a personal development program for EngD trainees.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

About us
Eindhoven University of Technology is a leading international university within the Brainport region 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.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager Juliëtte van Duijnhoven, assistant professor in the Building Lighting group, j.v.duijnhoven1@tue.nl, +31 40 247 4274.

Visit our website for more information about the application process or the conditions of employment. You can also contact HRServices.BE@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 by using the apply button. The application should include:

• A cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• A 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.
• Copies of relevant BSc and MSc diplomas and grade transcripts.
• The result of an English proficiency test such as IELTS or TOEFL.

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

The application deadline for this position is 31 January 2026. After this deadline the high potential candidates will be shortlisted. These candidates will be invited for an interview with a selection committee. For a potential second selection round, the candidates are requested to do a small assignment (give a presentation). After this round, the selection committee will decide who will be offered the EngD trainee position. Our aim is to have a candidate starting on this EngD project no later than 1 March 2026.

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 in Player Experience and Gameplay Characterization

Introduction
This PhD position investigates how gameplay affects player experience. You will study gameplay as behaviour, engineer human-centred gameplay features, and develop methods to link in-game actions to cognitive and experiential outcomes.

Job Description
Background: Games influence motivation, cognition, and well-being, yet gameplay itself remains difficult to measure objectively. This PhD addresses the challenge of characterizing gameplay through human behaviour and experience, creating reproducible, data-driven links between gameplay and player experience.

Your Role: You will develop and validate methods to study gameplay and player experience. Your work includes designing experimental protocols, creating gameplay feature engineering frameworks, operationalising experience constructs, and validating measures across games. You will turn abstract experience concepts into measurable, reusable methods.

Context: You will contribute to the ERC Starting Grant GAMECHAR (Scalable AI-Driven Framework for Gameplay Characterization; https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101220528) within the Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) group at Eindhoven University of Technology.

HTI brings together psychology, AI, data science, and design to study how interactive systems shape human behaviour and experience. You will collaborate closely with another PhD researcher and a postdoctoral researcher, and work with national and international partners. https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/innovation-sciences/human-technology-interaction

The position is embedded in TU/e’s strong AI ecosystem and connected to the Eindhoven AI Systems Institute (EAISI) and game research facilities.

Societal Impact: By developing transparent and reusable research methods, your work supports responsible game design, evidence-based digital health interventions, and European policy on digital well-being and deceptive design.

Job Requirements

• A master’s degree (or an equivalent university degree) in HCI, psychology, cognitive science, behavioural sciences, human factors, or empirical game studies.
• A research-oriented attitude.
• Communication skills, including academic writing.
• Research project management, including organizing and executing, and setting priorities.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team 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 four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 3,059 - max. € 3,881).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

About us
Eindhoven University of Technology is a leading international university within the Brainport region 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.

The Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS) department combines disciplinary knowledge from the humanities, social sciences and technical sciences to solve the complex problems of industries and society. We collaboratively focus on and create responsible and effective innovations for the research themes: Humans and Technology, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability and Circularity, and Value of Data-Driven Intelligence.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager Max v. Birk, m.v.birk@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process or the conditions of employment. You can also contact HRServices.IEIS@tue.nl.

Curious to hear more about what it’s like as a PhD candidate at TU/e? Please view the video.

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 by 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.

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications.

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.

EngD in Innovative sustainable façade design

To prevent overheating, buildings often use well-insulated facades while glass facades ensure daylight penetration for human health and comfort. A new semitransparent, well-insulated sandwich element with integrated optical fibers has been developed to combine both benefits. The main challenge of the EngD trainee position is to assess to what extent the innovative façade element meets the intended goals. These investigations will take place at three study sites in the Netherlands.

The TU/e Department of the Built Environment offers you a EngD trainee position to follow a two-year post-master technological designer program (Smart Buildings & Cities; SBC). After successfully completing all requirements, trainees are awarded the EngD degree (Engineering Doctor), formerly known as PDEng (Professional Doctorate in Engineering). The program consists of two main parts running in parallel:

• Half of the program consists of post-master level education in the form of generic design projects and courses about design methods, entrepreneurship and professional skills. Furthermore, it includes several technical courses about topics relevant to SBC. This part of the program also offers ample opportunity to develop professional skills.
• The other half of the program is dedicated to the individual design project in collaboration with a company. It is the trainee’s main responsibility to manage and execute the project. Each trainee is supported by an advisor from the company and an advisor from the university. A business plan for implementation or marketing of the designed product or process is part of the final deliverables.

Note that this program is about technological design, i.e., the process of solving problems by means of a technological design, this in contrast to (PhD) research, which is the process of understanding problems.

The EngD trainee will be embedded in the Building Lighting group within the TU/e’s Department of the Built Environment. The company involved in this project is Zospeum, a Dutch company that developed a new translucent insulated façade element. This work is part of the larger OPZuid project, where a consortium works on (1) improving the façade solution, (2) setting up a production line with automated optical fiber integration, (3) producing the façade elements for the three test sites, and (4) obtaining certifications such as LCA and a materials passport.

The company project focuses on the key challenge: assessing how well the innovative façade element achieves its goals - reducing overheating (and thus HVAC energy use) while allowing daylight penetration. As an EngD trainee, you will design and execute measurement campaigns at three Dutch sites: a prefab residential building, utility building, and a renovation project. The measurement campaigns will cover thermal performance, daylighting, and energy consumption inside and outside the façades. After analyzing the collected data, you will share insights with the project consortium and publish findings in (scientific) publications.