Postdoc fellowship in Bio-based Materials and Composite Products

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The Department of Forestry and Wood Technology carries out research and provides education in the value chain from the market back to silviculture. The field is thematic with an anchored base in the different research topics along the value chain. Research and education are well developed in the wood products value chains and new areas of interest for the future are non-wood forest products and other values of the forest.

The Department of Forestry and Wood Technology works together with the neighboring institutions, Building Technology and the Built Environment and Energy Technology, to create a research environment that includes "forestry, wood technology, wood construction and sustainable built environment". Home of the environment is the Faculty of Technology.

Field of subject for the position: Postdoc fellowship in Bio-based Materials and Composite Products

Placement: Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology, Växjö, Sweden.

Extent and period: The position is available from January 1, 2017 for duration of two (2) years. Extent is 100%.

Context of position:
Sustainable raw material management and reduction of waste is a global necessity but also a possibility to maintain a high quality of life. Research initiatives should aim to increase resource efficiency through the wise use of primary and secondary bio-based raw materials for new sustainable products for furniture and building applications. It can be thus increased the total volume of CO2 stored as bio-based products, enlarging the life cycle of the fixed carbon in the new products. These efficiency actions could accommodate small-businesses start-up and enhancement of the competitive position of the existing ones.

Environmental and efficiency technologies represent the growth and leading markets for the future and, thus, investment in such business areas will boost resource and cost efficiency, enhance regional and international competitiveness and will have a positive impact on the job situation. The possibilities of using appropriate raw material streams for developing new products should be explored in close co-operation with the concerned sectors (furniture, construction, recycling) to take advantage of the novel technologies and market opportunities.

The working tasks consist mainly of research in Bio-based Materials and Composite Products.

Other duties can be:


• Conduct independent scientific research in the laboratory
• Establish and keep close co-operation with the industry and stakeholders of the forest-based and agricultural sectors, furniture producers, construction companies, and recycling managers
• Prepare reports for research projects
• Assist to prepare research proposals for National and European Funding Agencies
• Co-author manuscripts to refereed journals

In your job you are expected to actively participate in the department's environment and network both internally and externally.

20 % of the work can includeteaching and tutoring in the undergraduate and graduate level.  

Read more and apply at https://lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/work-at-the-university/


Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the ad. Your application should be designed according to the Template for application which can be found in the Guide to Appointment procedures under important documents below the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. Other documents, including various types of scientific works, must be submitted digitally along with the application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 on the closing day.