Organisation/Company: Politecnico di MilanoDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringResearch Field: Engineering » Materials engineering, Engineering » Aerospace engineering, Engineering » Mechanical engineering, Engineering » Chemical engineeringResearcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)Positions: PhD PositionsCountry: ItalyApplication Deadline: 28 Feb 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome)Type of Contract: TemporaryJob Status: Full-timeIs the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
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lightweight fibre-reinforced composites have allowed the sustainable development of modern society by enabling more efficient wind turbines and making our vehicles lighter.
Unfortunately, these materials are challenging to recycle: most composite parts are still incinerated or landfilled, two very polluting practices.The FibReLoop project is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Doctoral Network that aims to promote the industrial implementation of circular economy strategies for composites.
Fourteen doctoral candidates will be trained to tackle the recycling of a composite part all the way to the design and production of new recycled components.
The topics include the evaluation, enhancement, and development of current and new recycling technologies; the experimental assessment of the behaviour of the recycled materials; the development of material models and design approaches for recycled composites and parts; and the implementation of recycled composites and circular economic practices into real-life industrial cases.
FibReLoop involves 18 European universities and companies.Applications are invited for fourteen PhD positions in the field of recycling of composites, leading to the award of a PhD degree.




The recruited researchers will be trained for 3 years to become interdisciplinary and multi-talented experts.
They will develop advanced simulation tools to predict optimal microstructures for recycled composites, manufacture these microstructures and then verify them in industrial applications.
The researchers will have a unique opportunity to be trained by world-leading experts in cutting-edge technologies, supported by a strong network and extensive industry participation.Please note that some of the positions are hosted by an industrial partner.
In this case, the researcher will also be enrolled in a PhD program at a university.
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