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RISO-PhD scholarships - Torrefaction of Biomass and Waste

The Biosystem Division at Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, DTU wishes to appoint a PhD student within the Bioenergy and Biomass Program.

The project
The title of the project is "Upgrading Fuel Properties of Biomass Fuel and Waste by Torrefaction". The project aims at testing a new concept of thermal upgrading biomass for a more efficient use in power plant co-firing systems. The treatment is a mild thermal treatment so-called torrefaction, which is claimed to have several significant chemical and physical effects on biomass which increases sustainability and save energy in transport, storage, and handling of biomass for large scale power plants applications as well as international biomass trade.
The project will focus on the underlying chemistry of the process, the technical aspects and the potential benefits when applied to relevant Danish biomass and waste fuels.

Qualifications

M.Sc in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering with skills in analytical and experimental methods
Knowledge of physical, chemical and mechanical properties of biomass is desirable, but not a requirement
Research potential, to be enterprising, to possess good personal skills and to be qualified for enrolment into the PhD programme
We offer

an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere
good possibilities for professional and personal growth
a family friendly organization with flexible working hours
Terms of employment
You will be employed in accordance with the terms valid for scientific staff at universities. The scholarship for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules of DTU, which may be obtained by application to the PhD programme office at tel: +45 45 25 11 76 or +45 45 25 11 77.

The PhD fellow will be attached to a Research School. The period of employment for the PhD positions is three years. The place of work is Risø DTU in Roskilde.

Application
We must have your online application by 30 June 2009. Please open the link "apply online" and fill in the application form. The application should include the following appendices marked with the stated appendix numbers:

Appendix 1: curriculum vitae with documentation of education
Appendix 2: material required for expert assessment, including publications and documentation of work experience

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Further information
You are welcome to contact Senior Scientist, Jesper Ahrenfeldt, +45 2565 0655, jeah@risoe.dtu.dk.

You can read more about Risø on www.risoe.dtu.dk and about DTU on www.dtu.dk.




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Thursday 23 April 2009

RISO: PhD Position - Ecosystem Modelling

"Effects of climatic variability and extreme events on carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems".

The Ecosystems Programme (ECO) at Risø DTU offers a three years PhD position starting in June 2009.

The Projekt
It is well known that global averages of CO2 concentrations, air temperature will continue to rise. Response studies in terrestrial ecosystems have so far focussed on these average climatic changes. However both historical observations and projections of future climate indicate enhanced climatic variability which will lead to possibly much more severe ecosystem response patterns. This PhD project will investigate ecosystem responses to changing climate variability with a particular focus on effects of altered precipitation patterns on carbon cycling and sequestration.

Kernel of the work is using several dynamic ecosystem models for long-term simulations of carbon, water and nitrogen stocks and fluxes using measured and reconstructed historical data for two intensively studied Danish sites, the climate manipulation heathland site CLIMAITE and the long-term flux observation beech forest site, Sorø. The PhD project will take advantage of an outstanding set of biogeochemical and biological field data. The work is embedded in several national and international projects and will directly cooperate with a newly established EU project, CarboExtreme, and the DTU Climate Centre. This enables close interaction with leading Danish and other European research institutions in the field of climate change impact research.

Your qualifications
We seek an energetic candidate with strong interest in data analysis and modelling of terrestrial ecosystems with excellent communication skills and experience in computer programming, e.g. use of a fourth generation programming software (e.g. R, SAS, MATLAB, IDL).

We offer
The ECO programme offers family friendly and pleasant working conditions in a team of internationally acknowledged scientist and students. The Danish Technical University (DTU) is among the leading European technical Universities and offers excellent training opportunities for PhD students.

Terms of employment
The terms of employment will be in accordance with those of the scientific staff at universities. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. The position is for a fixed duration. The place of work is Risø DTU in Roskilde.

Application
We must have your online application by 17 May 2009. Please open the link "apply online", fill in the application form and attach your application documents, such as short description of personal motivation and qualification, C.V., publication list, addresses and e-mail of two references, copies of educational documents.

Further information
Please contact Andreas Ibrom, anib@risoe.dtu.dk, +4546774177 or Claus Beier clbe@risoe.dtu.dk, +4546774161. Read more about the Biosystems Division and Risø DTU at risoe

Source : RISO

Thursday 16 April 2009

THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 11.04.09.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS OF ISSUE DATED 11.04.09 MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 11.04.09.
Employment News issue dated 11.04.09 contains several attractive advertisements from some of the leading PSU/GOVT. Departments as below:-
1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited requires 77 Jr. Engineering Assistants-IV and Junior Quality Control Analysts.
2. Maharashtra Public Service Commission requires 53 Associate Professors, Medical Superintendents and Deputy Medical Superintendents.
3. Union Public Service Commission declares the results of Indian Forests Service Examination, 2008.
4. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram requires Scientists/Engineers-SC.
5. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Faridabad and Parwanoo invite applications for the posts of LDCs and Peons.
6. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited needs Sub-Inspector-A, Scientific Assistants-B and Nurse-A (male).
7. National School of Drama, New Delhi requires Theatre Artistes.
8. Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology offers admission to M.Tech. Programme for Academic Session 2009-2010.
9. National Institute of Biologicals requires Junior Scientists.
10. Union Public Service Commission invites applications for various posts.
11. Railway Recruitment Board, Kolkata declares the result for the post of Asst. Station Master.
12. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd. invites applications for the posts of Sr. Engineer, Engineer and Executives.
13. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay invites applications for the posts of Research Assistants, Junior Research Fellow, Project Associate, Sr. Project Engineers etc.
14. Inter University Accelerator Centre: New Delhi needs Administrative Officer, Junior Engineer, Research Associate etc.
15. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal offers admission to Ph.D Programmes.
16. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade invites applications for the posts of Professors, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor.

Employment News issue dated 11.04.2009 contains advertisement for job vacancies of more than 64 Govt. Departments.
Book your copy of Employment News immediately with you local Book Seller.

Wednesday 15 April 2009

Two out of six prizes went to Risø scientists at the European Wind Energy Conference

The European Wind Energy Conference, EWEC, is a major event for all those involved in wind energy. Scientists from Risø DTU play a very important role in this conference with posters, introductory speakers and chairpersons. At the end of this year's conference held in Marseilles from 16 - 19 March two of them received prizes for their contributions: One of the four poster prizes went to scientist Andreas Bechmann. Senior scientist Rebecca Barthelmie, who is currently a guest scientist at Risø from Indiana University, received the Academy Scientific Award.

The 2009 European Academy of Wind Energy Scientific Award was given to Rebecca Barthelmie for her outstanding work and achievements on wind flows around wind turbines, particularly large-scale offshore wind turbines. Much of her work has been carried out at Risø DTU where she has been employed several times over the past 16 years.

“I very much enjoy working with people here at Risø. They have a great motivation and work really hard towards one goal – to make wind energy succeed. I feel honored to have received this award, but what drives me is to know that I in my own small way contribute to wind energy’s success as a serious part of the future energy mix, I think that is why I keep coming back,” she says.

Another important task for Rebecca Barthelmie is to be the work package leader of the “Flow and Wakes in complex terrain and offshore”- work package under the EU program Upwind. The work package includes 8 research groups from all over Europe.

Poster on the Bolund experiment with invitation to blind comparison
Andreas Bechmann had one particular thing in mind regarding his poster. It was to tell about some unique measurements of wind in complex terrain conducted by Risø scientists on the small peninsula, Bolund, in Roskilde Inlet in early 2008; at the same time he wanted to invite others to do a blind comparison of their calculation models.

And he succeeded, so well that he won one of four poster prizes on the ground that it described an experiment using quality data, it was an example of good cooperation between industry and research and the results of the project would be made available to an international benchmarking of flow modeling in complex terrain.

"Around the world there are scientists, turbine manufacturers and wind tunnel experts, each with their own modeling program. We now invite them all to test - and afterwards perhaps adjust - their programmes by means of our Bolund results. At the conference we announced all the prerequisites for the Bolund experiment, but kept the measurements secret. Now we challenge others to calculate the wind on the hill, "says Andreas Bechmann, who apart from the poster prize took home with him a large number of business cards from people who wanted to take up the challenge.


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Tuesday 14 April 2009

NTPC : Scholarships for SC/ST Diploma Engineering Students

Last date : 20.4.09

Qualification : Diploma, Engineering.


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Wednesday 8 April 2009

RISO: PhD scholarship at the Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division

Degradation mechanisms on LSCF cathodes

Do you want to help develop innovative and environmentally friendly energy technologies for the future?

The Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division at Risø DTU is among the world’s research leaders in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) – a technology for clean and efficient conversion of chemical energy (in the form of, e.g., natural gas, hydrogen, biogas, ammonia or methanol) into electricity and heat. In addition we have activities within a number of related topics in functional ceramics, including high-temperature electrolysis, oxygen and hydrogen separation membranes, electrochemical flue gas purification and magnetic refrigeration.

Strontium and iron co-doped lanthanum cobaltite (LSCF, La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-δ) is a mixed oxygen ion and electron conductor. LSCF shows good conductivity and electro-catalytic activity at T < 700 oC and is recognized as a promising cathode material for low temperature SOFCs which are currently being developed by many consortia around the world. However, the LSCF cathode degrades over extended periods of time. The origin of the degradation is unclear at the moment.

Project description
The project aims to identify the chemical and the structural degradation mechanisms of the LSCF cathode under realistic environmental conditions. The focus will be the phase stability of LSCF itself and its chemical compatibility with other SOFC components. Self-consistent thermodynamic databases of the relevant systems will be built up utilizing the CALPHAD method. Theoretical thermodynamic calculations and model electrochemical experiments will then be conducted to clarify the major degradation mechanism of the LSCF cathode. This project will be done in close collaboration with Topsoe Fuel Cell A/S.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science or similar
Preferably experience with one or more of the following techniques:
o Materials characterization using XRD and SEM/EDX,
o Chemical thermodynamics
o Electrochemical characterisation
o CALPHAD modeling
Ability to work independently, to plan and carry out complicated tasks, and to be a part of a large, dynamical group
Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken

We offer
We offer an exciting and challenging job in an international environment.
Good possibilities for professional and personal growth.
A family friendly organisation with flexible working hours.

Terms of employment
The terms of employment will be in accordance with those of the scientific staff at universities. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. The position is for a fixed duration. The place of work is Risø DTU in Roskilde.

Application
We must have your online application by 18 May 2009. Please open the link "apply online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV.

Further information
Please contact Head of Program Peter Vang Hendriksen +45 4677 5725, or Senior Scientist Ming Chen +45 4677 5757, for further information.

Additional information about Risø DTU and the Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division can be found on www.risoe.dtu.dk.



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RISO : PhD student in meso-scale modeling

PhD student in meso-scale modeling with focus on the atmospheric water vapor profile

Applicants are invited for a PhD student position in the Meteorology Program of the Wind Energy Division at Risø DTU. The Meteorology Program is aimed at basic research in the fields of boundary layer meteorology, assessment of wind resources for power generation and of wind loads on turbines and various other structures.

The project
The Ph.D. student will be employed in a research project concerning the hydrological cycle and surface energy balance and their dependence on land use and climate. He/she will work with a version of the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (ARW-WRF), which will include a detailed treatment of the effects of vegetation on the boundary layer. Similar versions of the model are commonly used in the Meteorology program for various wind-resource activities. Model results will be validated against water-vapor profiles from satellite and radiosonde data as well as boundary-layer wind speed data from remote sensing platforms. The study area is the island of Sjælland, Denmark. The WRF modeling results will be important for understanding how the complex land-cover of a real landscape affects the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer. The study should quantify feed-back effects from the atmosphere to the land surface on annual basis and during extreme dry/wet conditions. Furthermore the study will involve evaluation of how land use changes will affect different aspects of the hydrological cycle and the boundary layer structure.

Qualifications
Candidates should hold a master degree in meteorology/physics/ engineering/hydrology or similar educational level, and are expected to have theoretical background in boundary layer meteorology. Knowledge on meso-scale modeling and data analysis of atmospheric observations and satellite Earth observations are an advantage. We favor an open-minded and result-oriented person.

Terms of employment
The PhD position is limited to three years. The PhD study is embedded in a research project with the title “Implementing Earth observations, advanced satellite based atmospheric sounders and distributed temperature sensing for effective land surface representation in water resource modeling” (see project info at http://upscalehydrology.ruc.dk).
Main supervisor is Senior Scientist Ebba Dellwik (Risø DTU) and co-supervisors are Senior Scientists Andrea Hahmann and Charlotte Hasager (also Risø DTU).

Terms of employment will be in accordance with those of the scientific staff of universities. Matriculation as a PhD student will be in accordance with Ministerial Order no. 18 of 14 January 2008 on the PhD program at Universities. Employment will start as soon as possible and latest by September 1st 2009.

Further information
If you need further information concerning this position, please contact Ebba Dellwik by email (ebde@risoe.dtu.dk) or phone (+ 45 4677 5032).

Application
We must have your online application by 30 April 2009. Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV and other relevant documentation. Applications must include documentation of a completed master's degree.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.




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Monday 6 April 2009

RISO: PhD in Polymer Photovoltaics / Polymer Solar Cells

The exploitation of polymer materials for converting sunlight into electricity through polymer solar cells for direct consumption or later usage through external storage are believed to convey several advantages such as light weight, flexibility, environmental friendliness, a low thermal budget, low cost and most notably very fast modes of production by printing techniques. Production issues are slowly starting to be addressed and production of very large area plastic solar cell modules up 1000 square centimetres have been reported. Production experiments have shown that it is highly feasible with existing technology to mass produce polymer solar cells at a very low cost, e.g. by the use of roll-to-roll (R2R) printing techniques. While the operational stability has been addressed an area that has received very little attention is the mechanisms that cause degradation, which are responsible for the inadequate lifetime of polymer solar cells.

The Solar Energy Programme at Risø DTU is among the world’s research leaders in polymer solar cells – a cost-efficient alternative to silicon-based solar cells. The solar cell group is expanding in various scientific directions covering all possible aspects of polymer solar cells. The Solar Energy Programme consists of a dynamical and versatile group of people with a positive team spirit. The PhD student will be a part of the team and focus on degradation mechanisms in R2R produced polymer solar cells with the aim of lengthening the lifetime of R2R-produced polymer solar cells. This is achieved by carefully designed experiments involving R2R-produced samples and state-of-the-art physical and chemical characterization using a suite of analytical techniques such as AFM, SEM, XPS, TOF-SIMS, X-ray reflectometry and ellipsometry.

Project description
The aim of the PhD project is to contribute to the innovative development of stable roll-to-roll (R2R) produced polymer solar cells, which involves:

* Design of experiments in collaboration with experts in R2R techniques
* Physical and chemical characterization of R2R-produced samples by employing the before mentioned suite of analytical techniques
* Identification of degradation mechanisms and proposal of counter measures

Qualifications

* Master degree in engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry or similar
* Experience with at least some aspects of analytical work
* Ability to work independently, to plan and carry out complicated tasks, and to be a part of a large, dynamical group
* Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken

We offer
We offer an exciting and challenging job in an international environment.
Good possibilities for professional and personal growth.
A family friendly organisation with flexible working hours.

Terms of employment
The terms of employment will be in accordance with those of the scientific staff at universities. The PhD stipend has a fixed duration of 3 years. The place of work is Risø DTU in Roskilde.

Application
We must have your online application in English by 1 May 2009. Please open the link "apply online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV.

Further information
Please contact Senior Scientist Kion Norrman, +45 4677 4793 for further information.

Additional information about Risø DTU and the Solar Energy Programme can be found on risoe.dtu.dk.

Source : RISO

Thursday 2 April 2009

THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 04.04.09.

MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 04.04.09. Employment News issue dated 04.04.09 contains several attractive advertisements from some of the leading PSU/GOVT. Departments as below:-
United Bank of India requires 1000 Probationary Officers, Specialists Officers and 500 Probationary Cash-cum-General Clerks.
Maharashtra Public Service Commission requires Associate Professors.
Public Service Commission, Uttar Pradesh notifies Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination, 2009.
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University invites applications for various Academic Programmes.
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research needs Engineers.
HSCC (India) Ltd. invites applications for recruitment of Dy. Manager, Asst. Manager and Jr. Draftsman.
University Grants Commission notifies National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship-June, 2009.
NMDC Limited invites applications for the posts of Dy. Manager and Assistant Manager.
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha offers admission to various courses.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research declares the result of the Joint CSIR-UGC test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship.
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board declares the Provisional Result of National Eligibility Test-2007.
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi requires Assistant Professors in various disciplines.
Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, New Delhi invites applications for admission to Ph.D Programmes.
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh invites applications for Postdoctoral/Postgraduate Courses and Ph.D Programmes.
RRB, Chandigarh declares the results of written examination held on 14.09.08 and aptitude test held on 15.12.08 to 15.01.09 for the post of Asst. Loco Pilot.
National Research Centre for Orchids invites applications for the posts of Research Fellow, Research Associate and Sr. Research Fellow.

Employment News issue dated 04.04.2009 contains advertisement for job vacancies of more than 57 Govt. Departments.

For more details : http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/
 
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