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Engineer - Rubber testing

Are you interested in working in well-equipped laboratories with standard as well as special-purpose testing machines for the production and characterization of rubber compounds ?

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Key takeaways

  • Hours
    38 - 40 hr.
  • Salary indication
    Salary gross/monthly
    based on full-time
    € 3,226 - € 5,090
  • Deadline
    31 May 2024

As a rubber testing engineer, you will work in the Elastomer Technology Engineering ETE being part of the Department Mechanics of Solids Surfaces and Systems  MS3, Faculty of Engineering Technology. The ETE group has modern, well-equipped laboratories with standard as well as special-purpose testing machines for the production and characterization of rubber compounds.

ETE is seeking a Rubber Testing Engineer for a full-time position to be responsible for all devices to produce and characterize rubber compounds and to train researchers and students to use all devices.

Job specification

As Rubber Testing Engineer, you are responsible for the daily operational, safety and maintenance aspects of the equipment to produce and characterize rubber as well as characterize the raw ingredients of rubber.

For this, you will:

Your profile

  • You have at least a Bachelor degree (in Dutch: HBO Techniek) in Chemical Engineering or Rubber Technology 
  • hands-on experience in the field of production and characterization of rubber.
  • familiar with setting up and conducting experiments using lab devices which enable the characterization of raw ingredients for rubber (e.g. GC, HPLC, TGA, DSC) as well as the production (e.g. internal mixer, two-rill mill, compression molding) and characterization (e.g. rheometer, tensile machine, DMA, Rebound, hardness, LAT100, AFM) of rubber compounds.
  • have at least a basic knowledge of rubber technology.
  • are a highly motivated, self-reliant person and possess the communication skills to thrive within a multicultural research team.
  • your intellectual curiosity and creativity will result in novel and unique experiments in material characterization.
  • you are fluent in both written and spoken English.

Our offer

  • You will be appointed as Technician in a full-time position. The salary for this position will range from scale 9 (max. € 4.640) to scale 10 (max. € 5.090) gross per month (in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities) depending on education and experiences.
  • The University of Twente provides excellent facilities for professional and personal development, a holiday allowance (8%) and an end-of-year bonus (8.3%), and a number of additional benefits.
  • We offer a very challenging position in an inspiring, multidisciplinary and international environment with an attractive campus and lots of facilities for sports and leisure. The university provides a dynamic ecosystem with enthusiastic colleagues. In this job you can develop your experimental skills by contributing to unique experiments and by following in-house and external training programs.

Information and application

For more information about this vacancy you can contact Prof. Anke Blume, +31 (0) 53 489 3217, e-mail: a.blume@utwente.nl.

Please send your application, with a curriculum vitae, references and, if applicable, a list of publications before 31 May 2024 through the link "Apply Now".

The first round of interviews will take place in the 1st or 2nd week of June.

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About the organisation

The Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) engages in education and research of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. We enable society and industry to innovate and create value using efficient, solid and sustainable technology. We are part of a ‘people-first' university of technology, taking our place as an internationally leading center for smart production, processes and devices in five domains: Health Technology, Maintenance, Smart Regions, Smart Industry and Sustainable Resources. Our faculty is home to about 2,900 Bachelor's and Master's students, 550 employees and 150 PhD candidates. Our educational and research programmes are closely connected with UT research institutes Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Center and Digital Society Institute.

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Blume, A. (Anke)

Blume, A. (Anke)
Full Professor

Blume, A. (Anke)
Full Professor

Do you have questions about this vacancy? Then you can contact Anke for all substantive questions about this position and the application procedure. For general questions about working for the UT, please refer to the chatbot.

Contact

Phone:+31534893217
Email:a.blume@utwente.nl

How to apply

Step 1

Apply.
When you see a vacancy that appeals to you, you can apply online. We ask you to upload a CV and motivation letter and/or list of publications. You will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail.

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Step 2

Selection.
The selection committee will review your application and you will receive a response within 2 weeks after the vacancy has been closed.

Step 3

1st interview.
The 1st (online or in person) meeting serves as an introduction where we introduce ourselves to you and you to us. You may be asked to give a short presentation. This will be further explained in the invitation.

Step 4

2nd interview.
In the second interview, we will further discuss the job content, your skills and your talents.

Step 5

The offer.
If the conversations are positive, you will be made a suitable offer. If applicable, we will sign you up for screening.

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