A post doctoral position at IRCER on "Thermomechanical properties of refractory materials, influence of the diffuse microcracking".

Context:

HoTMiX project is a joint French-German academic research project funded for 3 years by the ANR and DFG agencies. It brings together 6 academic labs and is supported by the St Gobain and Safran companies. The aim of the project is to provide a deep understanding of the relationships between the nonlinear mechanical response of oxide materials at very high temperature and their microstructure at the nanoscale. The relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties will be explored by combining two different approaches. In situ measurements at very high temperature or under applied stresses will be carried out using X-ray based advanced techniques at synchrotron radiation beamlines and accurate microstructural modelling based on virtual microstructures submitted to temperature and external stresses evolutions will be developed. More details on the HoTMiX project can be found here.

Profile:

Master level in materials science with a background in solid mechanics or master level in mechanics with a specialization in materials. A great affinity with instrumentation, experimental investigations and microstructure characterization in order to interpret the obtained results. Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) in English.

Send your application to the following addresses: marc.huger@unilim.fr, damien.andre@unilim.fr and nicolas.tessier-doyen@unilim.fr before June 2nd.

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