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Location
Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted
3 Dec 2024

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Type
PhD Project
Arquimea Ingeneria S.L

Material characterization and design for applications

Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
3 Dec 2024

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Position Description


Mission
Arquimea creates ASICS, customized Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems based on proprietary and exclusive technology.
Our customers belong to sectors that demand quality and innovation.
Arquimea creates disruptive technologies marketed through other companies in the form of new products or services. Arquimea wants to be recognized worldwide not only as an engineering provider, but as the ideal technology partner in developing and manufacturing products / services based on ASICS, Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. The success of Arquimea resides in a group of highly-trained and motivated professionals, capable of providing solutions to problems that other companies cannot provide, always working towards the most innovative technology.

Objectives: This individual project will be specifically devoted to the application of the technology in the field of artificial muscles. One of the main limitations of current polymeric actuators is that they present a very low (around 1%) efficiency to translate electrical energy into mechanical energy. Higher efficiencies are required for most applications in order to get this technology in the market. The fellow will analyze the possible technologies to be applied in these developments, learn how to synthesize different families of conducting polymers with prevalent exchange of cations, or anions, during actuation; how to fabricate and check artificial muscles under different experimental conditions. Part of the activities, including the scientific guidance, will be carried at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Toribio Fernández will be the responsible researcher in the scientific and academic field at UPCT.

Applications are invited for PhD positions (“Early Stage Researchers” ESR) to be funded by the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network “MICACT – Microactuators” within the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. The ESR will obtain PhD with a wide experience in materials engineering and/or mechatronics engineering.
The successful candidate should have following profile:
● M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Material Science/Engineering,, or related field
● Strong experimental skills in electrical and mechanical engineering, materials science, basic polymer science, functional biology or related field
● Have a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and enjoy teamwork with colleagues in a multicultural setting.
● Adept at thinking at a system level, interested in applications and enjoy building and testing working devices
● Highly motivated, taking initiative, communicative, quality minded, flexible, and eager to learn
● Eager to frequent travel to secondment hosts and workshops
● Experience in the fields of soft actuators or testing will be an asset.
● Basic knowledge in clean room processes will be appreciated
● Fluent in English. Knowledge of local language is a plus.

Application procedure:

Interested candidates should send their CV and Letter of Motivations to HOST CONTACT (indicate the selected ESR and host!). Deadline for applications is January 28th. Earlier application gives an advantage.
The host contact person will give additional information about formal requirements to apply for PhD student position at specific university.

Positions will be filled starting from March 1st.

Benefits and salary
The MSCA programme offers highly competitive and attractive salary and working conditions. The successful candidates will receive a salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations for early stage researchers. Exact salary will be confirmed upon appointment [Living Allowance = 37.320 euro/year (correction factor to be applied per country) + Monthly mobility allowance = 600 to 1100 euro depending on the family situation]. In addition to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from further continuing education, which includes internships and secondments, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and active participation in workshops and conferences.

Eligibility criteria
● Early-stage researchers (ESR) are those who are, at the time of recruitment by the host, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers. ESR should qualify as PhD student for PhD programme in the university in which the research training is provided.
● Researchers can be of any nationality. At the time of recruitment by the host, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date. Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account.


How to Apply

Contact: Marcelo Collado, mcollado@arquimea.com Application procedure: Interested candidates should send their CV and Letter of Motivations to HOST CONTACT (indicate the selected ESR and host!). Deadline for applications is January 28th. Earlier application gives an advantage. The host contact person will give additional information about formal requirements to apply for PhD student position at specific university. Positions will be filled starting from March 1st.

Position Category: Technology. Position Type: PhD Project.