Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland invites application for vacant Research Positions, a technical university in the Wrzeszcz borough of Gdańsk, and one of the oldest universities in Poland.
Job offers for researchers
Application for the position of PostDoc research – Sonata nanoHEATgold
The aim of the project is to study the heat and mass transfer process in a micrometer-sized chamber containing the target bacteria or viruses to be photothermoablated using densely distributed nanoparticles of gold. The main task is to optimise the shape of the nanoparticles and the chamber itself in order to maximise the temperature and thereby inactivate as many bacteria or viruses as possible. The inactivation of bacteria and viruses occurs when a certain temperature limit is reached in the chamber area, which is why it is important to combine two methods, experimental and numerical, to confirm the extent to which the material is heated. The advantages of this method are its undoubted simplicity, as it only involves setting up a measurement and calculation system and analysing the temperature field in the area under investigation. Laser beam irradiation and its interaction with gold nanoparticles also offers the potential to develop generally harmful biological materials in different media (e.g. point tumours in blood or internal organs (pancreas, liver). The project involves the design of experiments based on measuring the temperature distribution over a selected surface using a thermal imaging camera calibrated to high temperatures and the inlet and outlet pressures of the bacterial fluids into the chamber using manometers. The arrangement is to be realised by applying stabilised gold nanowires to laboratory glass, regulating the arrangement of inlet and outlet tubes and insulating material, which will eventually leave space and allow inflow into the bactericidal chamber thus created. An experiment of a similar nature was carried out in collaboration with La Sapienza University of Rome, which is expected to result in a scientific publication in the near future containing a comparison of experimental results with numerical analysis. The project lasts for two years.
EXPIRES2022-11-13
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Assistant professor in Department of Marine Auxiliary Machines
research, participation in projects
EXPIRES2022-11-20
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Competition for assistant professor posision (full-time)
Department of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering is looking for a person for a position of an assistant professor (full-time employment)
EXPIRES2022-12-03
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Post-Doc position (Research Assistant Professor)-Sonata
Title: Conductive hydrogel-based composite materials for flexible energy conversion and storage devices. The goal of the research project is to develop and investigate new composite materials based on conductive hydrogel in the form of fibers as flexible materials for energy conversion and storage. The project involves using the electrospinning technique for the fabrication of composite materials based on electrically conductive hydrogels. The first task will include the development of conductive hydrogels with appropriate electrical conductivity, degree of swelling, porosity, and mechanical properties. For this purpose, several variants of hydrogels in combination with conductive particles or conductive polymers will be tested. As the 2nd task, the homogeneous suspension process of the catalyst particles in the hydrogel structure by ultrasounds treatment will be developed and optimized. Next task will be to create mats of hydrogel fibers via the electrospinning technique. In this case, the fibers will be electrospun onto support, which will serve as a substrate for elastic hydrogel fibers. The last task is cover the evaluation of the applicability of the created 3D composite materials based on hydrogel in electrochemistry as catalytic electrodes and supercapacitors.
EXPIRES2022-12-24
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