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PhD Position on Microfluidic Elastocaloric Cooling



Job description

Job description

You have the following tasks:

  • Design and fabricate microchannels within superelastic SMA materials
  • Material characterization of refrigerants superelastic shape memory alloys (mechanical, thermal, fatigue life)
  • Modelling, design and characterization of test structures and devices (FEM multiphysics, lumped element modelling)
  • Rapid prototyping (optical lithography, 3D printing, laser technology)
  • Development, characterization and control of cooling demonstrator variants
  • Simulation-based design optimization
  • The IMT is equipped with an array of state-of-the-art facilities, including a 600 m² clean room, advanced rapid prototyping capabilities like lithography, 3D printing and laser cutting, construction and connection technology labs, as well as various metrology laboratories.

    The position is within the ZEco Thermal Lab of Dr. Jingyuan Xu.

    The activity offers the opportunity for a part-time doctorate.

    Starting date

    baldmöglichst / as soon as possible

    Personal qualification

  • Excellent degree (MSc) in mechanical engineering or a related field
  • Knowledge of mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, heat transfer, microsystems technology
  • Experience in CAD, Lumped element modelling and/or FEM simulation and/or MATLAB programming, thermal characterization, mechanical testing
  • High proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Salary

    Salary category 13, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.


    Required Skill Profession

    Physical Scientists



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