As a postdoc, you will design novel high-pressure reactors, develop catalysts, and evaluate process performance as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
Job requirements
The catalytic transformation of CO₂ into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through integrated reactor-catalyst systems offers a promising route to decarbonize air transport. Advanced reactor engineering and rational catalyst design underpin the thermodynamics and kinetics of these multi-step processes. This project will develop and evaluate novel reactor systems and catalyst materials, combined with comprehensive process analysis, to establish a scalable CO₂-to-SAF platform via alcohol route.
In this project you will develop and operate advanced flow/batch reactor systems alongside tailored catalyst materials to achieve targeted hydrocarbon product distributions. Your work will encompass system integration, material synthesis, and performance evaluation under relevant operating conditions.
Job requirements
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline.
- Hands-on experience with high pressure flow/batch reactor operation and catalyst synthesis.
- Proven track record in process development and optimization for gas-phase reaction systems.
- Familiarity with analytical techniques for gas and liquid product analysis.
- Expertise in material characterization methods (e.g., XRD, surface area analysis, spectroscopy, microscopy).
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to optimize complex reaction processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with a demonstrated publication record.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.
At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
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Faculty Applied Sciences
With more than 1,100 employees, including 150 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,600 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we educate innovative students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground-breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers.
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Conditions of employment
- Duration of contract is 2,5 years.
- A job of 32-40 hours per week.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.
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Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than
22 July 2025
via the application button and upload the following documents:- CV
- Motivational letter
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