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The University of Turku has a unique, creative and inspirational work environment. Here you will work with top experts, pedagogues and researchers.
Visit the employer pageThe University of Turku has a unique, creative and inspirational work environment. Here you will work with top experts, pedagogues and researchers.
Visit the employer pageThe University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university, hosting a vibrant community of 25,000 students and employees from over 100 different countries. As one of the leading universities in Finland, University of Turku offers study and research opportunities in eight faculties. At the Faculty of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering brings together experts in physics, chemistry and engineering in a drive towards innovative materials engineering for future technologies and key societal challenges.
The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is now looking for a postdoctoral researcher or research assistant to join the Materials Informatics Laboratory group of Prof. Milica Todorović on the SmartCycling collaborative project with the Metallurgical Engineering group of Prof. Rodrigo Serna at Aalto University. We are primarily searching for a postdoctoral researcher, but there are suitable tasks also for a research assistant. In this case the research can be carried out in conjunction with studies and is suitable for MSc thesis work. In these positions, you will have a chance to make an impact by applying tools from artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the recovery of materials from recycling waste.
In SC-vision project, you will be working on microscopy images of black mass from recycled Li-ion batteries, where domains of constituent compounds are typically observed and analysed by experts. Our objective is to implement computer vision approaches for compound identification and quantification, to facilitate material separation and recovery.
In SC-entropy project, you will be applying statistical entropy models to quantify the circularity of recycling approaches. Our objectives are to computationally implement a statistical entropy framework and apply it to calculate the entropies associated with innovative recycling processes.
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is a unique combination of mechanical engineering, materials engineering and industrial engineering and management with contemporary research and teaching. Our vision is to create trends. We take the needs of the community, business, society and the environment into account when actively guiding our activities in teaching, research and collaboration.
The Faculty of Technology is the newest faculty of the University of Turku, it was established in the beginning of 2021. The Faculty consists of the Department of Computing, Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. We have more than 2,000 graduate and postgraduate students and circa 400 employees, 50 of whom are professors. Our faculty is an international, multicultural and diverse work community.
The University of Turku is an inspiring and international academic community of 25,000 students and staff in Southwest Finland. We build a sustainable future with multidisciplinary research, education, and collaboration. With us, your work will have a significant impact and relevance in the changing world.
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