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PhD in Electrically Heated Reactors for Dry Methane Reforming Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Mechanical Engineering
Funding
This is a full-time, four-year employment contract with an intermediate assessment after nine months. The salary follows the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P, with a gross base salary of €3,204 to €4,051 per month. The position includes an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% year-end bonus, pension benefits, leave options, commuting and home-working allowances, and other employee benefits.
Deadline
Dec 11, 2026
Country
Netherlands
University
Eindhoven University of Technology
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Eindhoven University of Technology is offering a PhD position in the Sustainable Process Technology group within the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. The project is part of HyCARB and investigates how renewable electricity can be used to convert carbon dioxide and methane into valuable chemical building blocks.
The research focuses on electrically heated reactors for dry methane reforming, a process that converts methane and CO₂ into synthesis gas for producing chemicals and fuels. You will study resistive, impedance and inductive heating, examining how surface and volume heating influence temperature distributions, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and catalytic performance.
The project combines hands-on experimentation with advanced computational modeling. You will test electrically heated reactors at approximately 10 kW, with and without catalytic dry methane reforming, and develop coupled CFD models describing electrical heating, transport phenomena and chemical reactions. You will compare heating concepts, including integrated 3D-printed structures, and use experiments to validate simulations and guide the optimization and scale-up of reactor geometries, operating conditions and heating strategies.
You will be supervised by Professor Martin van Sint Annaland at TU/e, with Professor Johan Padding at Delft University of Technology as joint supervisor. The work will take place in an interdisciplinary research environment involving HyCARB researchers, technology developers and industrial partners working on sustainable carbon conversion and process electrification. TU/e's Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry brings together expertise in molecules, materials and processes to develop sustainable technologies with societal impact.
Funding details
This is a full-time, four-year employment contract with an intermediate assessment after nine months. The salary follows the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P, with a gross base salary of €3,204 to €4,051 per month. The position includes an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% year-end bonus, pension benefits, leave options, commuting and home-working allowances, and other employee benefits.
What's required
A master's degree or equivalent university degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, applied physics or a closely related discipline is required. Applicants should have a strong foundation in transport phenomena and an interest in chemical reaction engineering and process electrification. Enthusiasm for laboratory work and quantitative analysis is required; experience with experimental reactors, numerical modeling, CFD, finite-element methods or scientific programming is welcome. Candidates should demonstrate a research-oriented attitude, scientific curiosity, initiative, ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, interest in industrial collaboration, motivation to develop teaching and student-coaching skills, and strong spoken and written English at C1 level.
How to apply
Apply online through the job advert's Apply button. Submit a cover letter describing your motivation and qualifications and a CV containing publications and contact details for three references; applications by email or post are not processed.
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