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Title | Industrial PhD Student for pre-treatment of Woody Biomass within Biorefining |
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Join our fully financed PhD programme and integrate your theoretical knowledge with business practices. All PhD students will have the opportunity to participate in internal courses about the PhD project. Furthermore, you will receive a competitive salary and enjoy a friendly and attractive working environment. You will participate in the development of ground-breaking technologies within biomass refining. Your PhD project is part of a project called Biomass for the 21stcentury. Through your PhD project, you will have unique opportunities to focus on obtaining an improved understanding of lignin behaviour, physics and chemistry during advanced woody biomass processing. Together with competent colleagues, you will contribute to our innovative work within the fields of enzymatic biomass refining, waste management and low-temperature gasification of dry sludge and agricultural waste. You will be based at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. However, you should expect some travelling to our pilot facility in Skærbæk near Fredericia. About us At present, we operate one of the world's biggest, large-scale demonstration plants for the production of second generation bioethanol. Additionally, we operate several large pilot plants within biorefinery and gasification. More about your PhD and related tasks As part of your work, you will:
Your profile It is essential that you fulfil the requirement for enrolment in the industrial PhD programme under the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. Furthermore, you will meet the requirements for enrolment as a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen. Additionally, you will have insight into biorefinery and theoretical knowledge relevant to the project, and preferably, also experience with advanced analytical chemistry. You will speak and write English fluently. You will have a high level of professionalism and an innovative approach. In addition, you will have an analytical approach to your work and be able to focus on producing excellent results, both through individual work and teamwork. Contact us For more information about the PhD programme, you may also contact Supervisor Claus Felby by e-mail on cf@life.ku.dk. You can read more about the general requirements for enrolment and planning of PhD studies in the general rules of the University of Copenhagen via:
NB. All international applicants must submit original educational transcripts, lists of grades and weighted grade averages, which have been re-calculated according to the general rules for PhD enrolment at the University of Copenhagen. We look forward to receiving your application, CV and diplomas solely as electronic files by 31 August 2012. Interviews will be held continuously. |