The Digital Process Engineering (DPE) Group of the Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) focuses on the development and application of combined model- and data-based methods and concepts for control, automation, and optimization of complex dynamic processes, systems and plants. This also includes interfaces to robotics and autonomous systems and their integration into highly automated process chains. An essential aspect thereby is the interconnection of dynamic subsystems to form systems with desired properties and behavior. This results in links to a wide range of applications in areas such as process engineering and production technology, life science engineering, health technologies, energy technology, the circular economy, and land- and sea-based mobility.

The DPE group is seeking at the earliest possible date for a highly qualified and motivated PhD student to work on dynamic process modeling and in particular the model- and data-based estimation, optimization, and control design for a novel electro-bio hybrid process for the conversion of CO2 to high-value products. This will include the implementation of the concepts at a test-rig of KIT. The position and the research activities are embedded in a joint German-Canadian project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The project will be conducted together with academic partners from KIT and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada). Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team is mandatory.

The full job announcement can be found here.