Arbetsbeskrivning

Join a young team with a strong national and international network in the field of the rapidly expanding area of metal additive manufacturing, with unique opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge and make a difference for the future by contributing to the sustainable development involving a technology for manufacture of tomorrow! The main competences at the Department of Industrial and Materials Science are found in the areas of: Human-Technology Interaction | Form and Function | Modeling and Simulation | Product Development | Materials | Production and in the interaction between these areas. The research focuses on the development of the industrial process, from need to finished product while creating added value. To combine skills throughout the whole chain distinguishes the department both nationally and internationally. Here we gather internationally prominent researchers, in dynamic and outstanding research environments, as well as in national and international research networks.  Information about the research The national competence centre CAM2 (Centre for Additive Manufacturing – Metal) focuses on material development for powder-based metal AM technologies covering the whole AM chain. The centre is hosted by the Division of Materials and Manufacture at Department of Industrial and Materials Science. The division addresses core research questions related to powder-based metal additive manufacturing, powder technology, surface engineering, 2D-materials like graphene, surface coatings, nanomaterials, metal cutting and grinding. As part of several research areas which have been launched and developed, we take the next steps to further develop high-resolution and multi-material sinter-based additive manufacturing. Today, the AM group at the division is among the largest groups in AM across Europe with senior researchers, post-docs and PhD students. Recently, the group was granted funding through WISE (Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability) to develop sustainable multi-material additive manufacturing WISE Research Technology Platform withing WISE Additive. Hence, there are recent state-of-the-art installations at PMAM enabling multi-material ceramic/ceramic as well metal/ceramic printing (CeraFab Multi 2M30 from Lithoz GmbH) that will be exploited in the intended post-doc project. The project will be done in collaboration with Department of Biomaterials at University of Gothenburg, where biological evaluation of the novel materials will be done using in vitro and in vivo models to capture the inflammatory and regenerative response. We are a young and highly motivated research group working together and supporting each other to advance metal AM in critical areas for this technological advancement. Now we are seeking a post-doctoral researcher with interest in sinter-based multi-material additive manufacturing, in particular high-resolution metal/ceramic and ceramic/ceramic composites, with special focus on development of material for multi-material printing, sintering process development, materials characterization and biological evaluation. Biological evaluation of the novel materials will be done at GU using in vitro and in vivo models to capture the inflammatory and regenerative response. With in vitro, various mono- and coculture models are considered using both inflammatory and regenerative cells, with endpoints cell viability, gene expression and protein secretion as well as cell proliferation and morphology. With in vivo, small animal models for both soft and hard tissue interactions will be used, considering both early and late timepoints. Major responsibilities Your major responsibility as a postdoc is to perform your own research as part of the research group. The position involves coordinating specific research projects in the frame of PMAM group at Chalmers, collaborating within academia, industry and with society at large. The position may also include undergraduate and master level as well as supervising academic and industrial users of the sinter-based infrastructure. There is a strong interest in expanding possibilities of AM technologies to produce high-resolution and multifunctional multi-material components for biomedical applications, not achievable by existing AM technologies. As technology is very young, there is the necessity for the development of the tailored and well-controlled debinding and sintering process to assure necessary properties and tolerances. You will be working with the development of materials formulation, debinding and sintering process development, material characterization and biological evaluation of the developed multi-material composition with tailored chemistry and porosity. The position offers great opportunities for future research duties within academia as well as industry or the public sector. Contract terms Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years. Qualifications To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a PhD in materials science, material mechanics and/or production engineering, and the degree should generally not be older than three years. Priority will be given to candidates with a relevant background in sinter-based additive manufacturing of metals or ceramics. Skills in simulation of sintering process, sintering process development and sinter-based AM, materials characterization, inorganic chemistry, biological evaluation, microscopy, etc. Application procedure Application can be made on the Chalmers website. Please note: Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered. Application deadline: January 30, 2025   For questions, please contact: Prof. Eduard Hryha, director of CAM2 and topic leader: [email protected] Prof. Uta Klement, head of Division of Materials and Manufacture: [email protected]   Prof. Anders Palmquist, Department of Biomaterials, University of Gothenburg: [email protected] *** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. ***