气凝胶与复杂食品介质相互作用博士研究员

The Candidate will investigate how food-grade aerogels interact with complex food environments such as syrups, oils, emulsions, sauces and semi-solid matrices. The project will establish mechanistic structure–property–function relationships describing dynamic processes including swelling, shrinkage, liquid uptake, softening and partial disintegration, which determine aerogel performance in stabilisation, controlled release, sensory modification and shelf-life enhancement. The candidate will combine advanced experimental characterisation with multiscale modelling. Surface and bulk properties, including polarity, hydrogen bonding, rigidity, pore structure, charge, sorption kinetics and viscoelasticity, will be analysed using ATR-FTIR, NMR relaxometry, DSC/TGA, BET analysis, rheology and dynamic sorption. Real-time changes in complex media will be studied using optical and X-ray imaging, swelling analysis, tribology and microfluidic tools. Modelling activities will include diffusion–sorption models, continuum mechanics, coarse-grained simulations and data-driven predictive approaches. The goal is to develop predictive tools and practical guidelines for selecting aerogels for specific food applications. Hosted at TU Hamburg within FAroGels, the project includes secondments at partners and projects as METU, Barilla and Aerofybers, providing complementary training in rheology, oral tribology and others YOUR TASKS • Conduct research on development, characterization and validation of food-grade, bio-based and biodegradable aerogels for sustainable food systems

• Plan, perform, document and analyse experimental work using relevant laboratory, analytical, processing and/or modelling methods

• Participate actively in FAroGels network meetings, workshops, training schools, seminars and transferable-skills activities • Undertake planned secondments at FAroGels partner organisations, as specified for the DC project • Work collaboratively with academic and non-academic partners across the FAroGels network

Requirements / required education level / degree: Master Degree or equivalent

Requirements / required education level / discipline: Engineering

Requirements / skills: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Researchers recruited within the Doctoral Network must be Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and must not have a doctoral degree. Additionaly, they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organization (here: Germany) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before recruitment date. Doctoral candidates funded by the Doctoral Networks can be of any nationality and should be enrolled in a doctoral programme leading to the award of a doctoral degree.

YOUR PROFILE Requirements • Completed scientific university studies (masters degree or equivalent considerably above average), in particular in the subject Chemical Engineering, focus on food engineering and/or thermal separation processes is advantageous

Requirements / specific requirements: Desired knowledge and personal skills • Strong laboratory and analytical skills, specific analytics are among others, adsorption isotherm and surface investigations, optical –metrical measurement • Proficiency in English (written and spoken B2/C1) is required, good skills of german language for day to day conversations is recommended

• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to collaborative research activities

• Willingness for instructing and supporting undergraduate students

Requirements / required languages / language: ENGLISH

Requirements / required languages / language level: Good

Requirements / required languages / language: GERMAN

Requirements / required languages / language level: Basic

Research experience / main research field: Engineering

Research experience / research sub field: Chemical engineering

Research experience / years of research experience: None

Additional information / comment: “In addition to submitting an application through the TUHH recruitment portal, applicants must complete the FAroGels online application form at https://farogels.eu/apply/ and upload the same documents there.”

Additional information / info website: https://farogels.eu/

Work location / nr job positions: 1

Work location / job organisation institute: TUHH Hamburg University of Technology

Work location / job country: Germany

Work location / job state province: Hamburg

Work location / job city: Hamburg

Work location / job postal code: 21073

Work location / job street: Eissendorfer Strasse 38

Hiring contact / organisation institute: TUHH

Hiring contact / organisation institute type: Higher Education Institute

Hiring contact / division faculty: Institute of Thermal Separation Processes

Hiring contact / country: Germany

Hiring contact / city: Hamburg

Hiring contact / state province: Hamburg

Hiring contact / postal code: 21073

Hiring contact / street: Eissendorfer Strasse 38

Hiring contact / e mail: secretary.tvt@tuhh.de

Hiring contact / website: https://www.tuhh.de/v8

Hiring contact / phone: +4940306013240

Application / how to apply: website

Application / application website: https://stellenportal.tuhh.de/q2po6

EU funding / framework programme: Horizon Europe - MSCA

EU funding / cofund nr job position: 1

EU funding / sesam agreement number: 101312450

EU funding / job reference number: 2

Research field / main research field: Engineering

Research field / sub research field: Chemical engineering

Researcher profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: PhD Positions

Contract: Temporary

Job status: Full-time

Application deadline (as exported; timezone unverified): 2026-12-09T22:00:00