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PhD position in Marie-Curie Project

YIELDGAP - Modeling gravitational
collapse and phase separation of yield-
stress fluids
Hiring/Funding Organisation/Institute

ORGANISATION/COMPANY COUNTRY
University of Naples Federico II Italy

DEPARTMENT CITY
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Naples
Materiali e della Produzione Industriale
POSTAL CODE
ORGANISATION TYPE I-80125
Higher Education Institute
STREET
WEBSITE Piazzale Tecchio 80
http://www.unina.it
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ORGANISATION/COMPANY LOCATION
University of Naples Federico II Italy › Naples

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Engineering › Chemical engineering Temporary
Engineering › Materials engineering
JOB STATUS
Physics
Full-time
RESEARCHER PROFILE
HOURS PER WEEK
First Stage Researcher (R1)
to be agreed with the scientist-in-
APPLICATION DEADLINE charge
19/09/2021 23:00 - Europe/Brussels
EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME
H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie
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MARIE CURIE GRANT

AGREEMENT NUMBER
955605

OFFER DESCRIPTION
General description

The YIELDGAP project is an Innovative Training Network (ITN – Marie Slodowska Curie
action) involving 9 academic and 4 industrial partners from 7 European countries, dedicated
to a better understanding of yield-stress fluids, from fundamental systems to industrial fluids,
using experimental and modelling approaches. This ITN will develop a European multi-
disciplinary, intersectoral educational research framework, to comprehensively train 12 early
stage researchers to PhD level, among which the PhD offer described below.

For more information: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/955605

Project descritpion

ESR12: Modeling gravitational collapse and phase separation of yield-stress fluids

The ESR12 will study phase separation and gravitational collapse over aging of yield-stress
fluids, in order to investigate the interplay between physical stability rheology and
microstructure. Many formulated products are colloidal gels that own their physical stability to
the presence of a yield stress. A yield stress is often achieved by mixing colloidal particles and
soluble polymers to achieve a so-called depletion gel that has an yield stress thanks to the
excluded volume forces generated by interaction between colloidal particles and soluble
polymers. These gels have a very low yield stress and can phase separate under gravity. In
this simulation project, we will study phase separation and gravitational collapse of a depletion
gel modeled through a continuous poroelastic constitutive equation. This continuous model will
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need of a multiscale model arises from the fact that rheology and microstructure evolve over
time and we need to couple microscopic and macroscopic dynamics to close momentum
balance equation.

The successful candidate will work on the following activities:

Develop a numerical solver to simulate phase separation of yield-stress fluids

Test the numerical method with data taken from the literature

Apply the numerical method to industrial user cases

Compare the model prediction with experimental data

Some mobility periods to Procter & Gamble (Belgium) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology
(Sweden) are planned.

Starting date is planned during the second semester of 2021.

Project duration: 36 months.

Candidate profile:

Background in chemical/mechanical engineering, materials science or physics

Experience in numerical simulations (master thesis, specific courses, projects,

etc.), fluid dynamics and rheology is a plus

Spoken and written competences in English

Aptitude for team-working, ability to work independently

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 19 th September 2021 to:

gaetano.davino@unina.it

as a single PDF file containing a CV, motivation letter, transcripts from your Bachelor and
Master studies with grades, including range (highlighting the most important courses for this
position) and an English language certificate. Translation into English or Italian if the original
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YIELDGAP_ESR12 in the email subject.

Eligibility

As this is an ITN EU initiative with a mobility requirement, eligible candidates must not have
lived, studied or worked in Italy for more than 12 months in the last 3 years before their
recruitment.

Furthermore, the applicants shall, at the time of recruitment, be in the first four years of his/her
research career and have not been awarded a doctoral degree (this time is measured from the
date of award/diploma of the most recent taught degree, time dedicated to teaching is not
considered).

The applicants can be of any nationality.

More Information

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EURAXESS offer ID: 676012

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