The School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg (HEIA-FR), a member institution of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO), offers bilingual study programs at the BSc and MSc levels.
Mechanochemistry is a leading route to solvent-free sustainable chemical manufacturing. In this joint project, WAB, FHWN, Syngenta and HEIA-FR join forces to develop a new bead-reactor technology based on Dyno®-mill systems and to demonstrate its potential for fine chemicals.
Tasks
- Lead the synthetic and process-development core, bridging lab discovery and industrial application.
- Design, run and interpret transformations in mechanochemical bead reactors, from lab to pilot scale.
- Establish advanced metrics as decisive benchmarks and generate datasets needed for predictive scale-up models.
- Deliver validated scaling rules and a reproducible lab-to-industry transfer methodology.
- Benchmark representative mechanochemical transformations and industrially relevant targets.
- Run design-of-experiments campaigns on the new Dyno®-mill technology.
- Characterize products and map process parameters to critical quality attributes.
- Contribute to predictive modelling and identify scale-invariant parameters and transferable operating windows.
- Scale up to pilot plant with the industrial partner, verifying robustness and reproducibility.
- Consolidate results in a standardized scale-transfer workflow and guidelines for industrial adoption.
- Interact with the consortium, present at conferences, and uphold lab safety and good scientific practice.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with experience in organic synthesis.
- Strong interest in pursuing interdisciplinary research involving synthesis, process development, characterization, and chemical engineering.
- Ability to conduct cutting-edge R&D with initiative, creativity and a problem-solving mindset.
- Rigorous, autonomous and well-organized experimental work, with careful data documentation.
- Enthusiasm, resourcefulness and teamwork skills; readiness to be on the look-out for improvements and ability to approach and solve problems in a creative way.
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills; basic communication skills in French and/or German is a plus.
Benefits
- Policy of equal opportunity recruitment.
- Complementarity of skills and variety of perspectives valued.
- Flexible working conditions and support for work-life balance.
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