Postdoc Multi System Manufacturing

Full-time postdoctoral position in the Advanced Production Engineering (APE) research group at ENTEG, University of Groningen.

The appointment focuses on advancing sustainable manufacturing through circular and hybrid material solutions, combining plastics and metals and developing validated digital frameworks for Digital Twins and AI-driven decision support.

• PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Production Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong expertise in materials, computational simulation, AI/ML, or manufacturing process engineering.
• Practical experience with plastics and metals.
• Independent and creative mindset combined with the ability to work collaboratively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral.
• English language proof: IELTS Academic = 6.5, or TOEFL computer based = 237, or TOEFL internet based = 92.

• Develop methods to integrate circular and multi-material concepts into contemporary production.
• Analyze and design multi-material systems that include plastics and metals.
• Plan and perform experiments to characterize material behavior and processing effects across plastics and selected metals.
• Address variability by identifying and mitigating batch-to-batch differences and ensuring reproducibility.
• Curate high-quality datasets that are structured and annotated for simulation and machine learning.
• Develop Digital Twins and simulation pipelines for virtual validation and predictive performance assessment.
• Implement AI and data-driven methods to connect material properties, processing windows, performance targets, and circularity indicators.
• Collaborate across disciplines with experimentalists, computational engineers, and data scientists to translate lab results into validated digital tools.
• Document and disseminate results through technical reports, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations.

• One-year appointment with a possible extension of two years.
• 232 vacation hours per year (based on a 38-hour workweek); it is possible to work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours.
• End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and a holiday allowance of 8%.
• Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Access to advanced laboratories, simulation platforms, and a multidisciplinary research environment.

The University of Groningen is a European top university conducting interdisciplinary research and teaching across many fields of academia and technology.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering provides teaching and research in disciplines from physics and biology to artificial intelligence, mechanical engineering, and pharmacy, and collaborates with industry, healthcare, and societal partners on challenges such as energy, sustainability, digitization, and medical technology.

The Advanced Production Engineering (APE) research group is part of the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG) within the faculty.

The university aims to be an open academic community with an inclusive and safe working climate and an open, informal community of international students and staff.