PhD on Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing

Introduction

Are you fascinated by cutting-edge additive manufacturing technologies and eager to develop and build experimental setups and combine this with physics-based modelling Join us as a PhD candidate and contribute to making volumetric 3D printing predictable reliable and industry-ready.

Job Description

Additive manufacturing enables unprecedented design freedom but todays technologies still struggle with predictability efficiency and material waste. A promising new approach Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (TVAM) can fabricate complex 3D objects in a single step without support structures. However industrial adoption is currently limited by the lack of predictive process and material models.

As a PhD candidate you will work on the M2i-funded research project Multiphysics Modelling of Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing Processes for Predictive Product Properties (MTV). Your research focuses on the experimental and material-modelling foundations required to enable predictive and controlled TVAM.

You will be embedded in the Processing & Performance section of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology and closely collaborate with a second PhD candidate focusing on process-scale modelling. The project is carried out together with the industrial partner Motion Imager and international academic collaborators.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Designing and building an experimental TVAM setup for simple and complex geometries.
• Experimentally characterising photopolymer curing behaviour including reaction kinetics shrinkage thermal effects and mechanical property evolution.
• Developing physics-based constitutive material models describing liquid-to-solid transitions and viscoelastic behaviour under light exposure.
• Validating material models using experimental data and applying them to complex printed geometries.
• Contributing to integrated demonstrations of predictive TVAM processes together with modelling and industrial partners.
• Publishing your results in leading scientific journals and presenting them at international conferences.
• Supervising MSc and BSc students and contributing to teaching activities.

Through your work you will directly contribute to reducing material waste enabling first-time-right manufacturing and advancing digital twins for next-generation additive manufacturing.

Job Requirements

• A masters degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering Materials Science Applied Physics Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• Strong interest in the development and building of experimental setups mechanics polymer physics and/or additive manufacturing.
• Affinity with material characterisation techniques (e.g. rheology thermal or mechanical testing) is an advantage.
• A research-oriented attitude and motivation to develop into an independent scientist.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with industrial partners.
• Motivated to develop teaching and supervision skills.
• 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 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. 3059 - max. 3881).
• 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 childrens 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 13000 students and more than 7000 staff forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Information

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Application

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• 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.

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