PHD Position Molecular Modeling
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- JOB - Netherlands - Delft University of Technology via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 15 August 2026
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15 Aug 2026
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Research Field
- Engineering » Chemical engineering
- Engineering » Process engineering
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First Stage Researcher (R1)
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Hours Per Week
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme
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If you are eager to perform cutting-edge molecular modeling to accelerate the development of green and low-carbon hydrogen technologies, then this is position is for you.
You will join a unique project which aims to develop the next generation of green and low-carbon hydrogen technologies. You will be embeded in the Process & Energy department of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in TU Delft, and work together with an extended and diverse consortium comprising research organizations in the Netherlands, leading international end-users spanning the chemical and energy sectors, and high-tech companies covering the full energy value chain. Your main focus will be on modeling systems essential for the design and optimization of hydrogen production processes. Accurate thermodynamic, structural, and transport properties are essential for the modelling and design of water electrolysers. These properties strongly depend on T, p, and composition. For model development and validation, experimental data on bulk properties (e.g., electrical/thermal conductivities, transference numbers, electro-osmotic drag coefficients, (transport) diffusion coefficients, viscosities, heat capacities, activity coefficients, and vapor-liquid equilibria) and surface properties and kinetics (e.g., V/L surface tension) for systems containing electrolytes are crucial but largely missing. Also, visco-elastic properties of membranes in ...