SPIN CENTER – PEG DEPARTMENT / LGF UMR 5307 LABORATORY
JOB ENVIRONMENT:
Institut Mines-Télécom is the leading public group of engineering and management Grandes Écoles in France. Consisting of eight public graduate Grandes Écoles and two subsidiary graduate schools, Institut Mines-Télécom leads and develops a rich ecosystem of partner schools, economic, academic and institutional partners, key players in education, research and economic development.
Mines Saint-Étienne, a graduate school of the Institut Mines-Télécom, is responsible for education, research, innovation, industrial transfer and scientific culture dissemination. With 2,500 students, 500 staff and a budget of €50m, it has 3 campuses dedicated to the industry of the future, health and well-being, and digital sovereignty and microelectronics. It is ranked in the top 15 graduate engineering schools in France and the top 500 universities worldwide.
The 2023-2027 strategy of Mines Saint-Etienne is in line with that of Institut Mines Telecom. It aims to:
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The PEG (Processes for the Environment and Geo-Resources) research department develops in process engineering and geoprocesses, around a central theme of mineral chemistry (hydrometallurgy, speciation, precipitation, crystallization), implementing multiphase and multiphysics models of changes in spatial scales, from the nanometer to the kilometer. The department brings together a multidisciplinary community of around ten lecturer-researchers with backgrounds in process engineering and crystallization on the one hand, and geosciences on the other. The department is attached to two CNRS units, including the Georges Friedel laboratory (LGF UMR CNRS 5307) for the Process Engineering theme in its industrial dimension.
In this environment, the position is related to ANR-23-CE06-0020 project CANOLA (Gels of Edible Oils by Endogenous Fatty Amides). This is a joint project involving the Institut Charles Sadron (CNRS, Strasbourg), the CarMeN laboratory (INSERM U1060/ INRAE U1397/ Université Lyon1, Lyon) and the LGF laboratory at Mines Saint-Etienne. This project aims to find substitutes for saturated fatty acids (SFA) and trans-fatty acids (TFA) for the food industry, by considering oleogels. In this context, the objectives of the CANOLA project are
The Saint-Etienne position corresponds to the second point: map and model their phase diagrams. Indeed, there is a lack of predictives tools to understand and reliably predict these phase diagrams. This is identified as an issue
for process design and technology transfer. One target of this project is to model and predict the phase diagrams in different oils. To do so, model oleogels will be considered. Then, candidate thermodynamic models, mostly activity coefficient models (such as UNIFAC, NRTL-SAC, …), or equations of state such as PC-SAFT, will be chosen and investigated. Simulis Thermodynamic modelling software will be used. This work will be carried out in collaboration with the Institut Charles Sadron in Strasbourg, where the experimental work is being conducted.
Your main tasks will be:
The position is based on the Saint-Étienne campus.
PROFIL SOUGHT:
You are in one of the following situations:
è PhD in Chemical Engineering
And ideally:
You have the following skills, knowledge and experience:
WHY JOIN US:
Institut Mines-Telecom is characterised by: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m39m6hdNC48
Mines Saint-Etienne is distinguished by:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Recruitment conditions:
The position is open to all, with accommodation available on request for candidates with disabilities. The job is open to civil servants and/or the general public.
All applications may be subject to an administrative enquiry.
How to apply:
Applications (CV, covering letter, letter of recommendation if applicable) must be submitted on the RECRUITEE platform no later than [14/11/2024]:
As part of its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, École des Mines de Saint Etienne is an employer that is committed to fair treatment of all applicants.
For further information:
For further information about the position, please contact: Baptiste Bouillot - Professor
Email: bouillot@emse.fr Tel.: +33 (0) 4 77 49 97 08
For all administrative information, please contact: Milica PETKOVIC– HR Administrator
Email: milica.petkovic@emse.fr Tel: + 33 (0)4 77 42 02 08
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