Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a global impact? Join us in our pioneering project to develop an innovative local recycling system in Denmark, setting a global standard for recycling practices.

Department of Manufacturing Engineering in Build DTU Seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher (2 years) for a stainless steel scrap recycling project. The project is being implemented in close cooperation with Danish industries and researchers at the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Southern Denmark (SDU).

In the project you will:

• Investigating the behavior of recycled materials in forming processes, addressing technical challenges and proposing innovative solutions.
• Conduct tests in DTU Construct to document and demonstrate optimal use of recycled metals in production.
• Contribute to the integration of our findings into industry practices, engineering education and vocational training, and promote a sustainable future for stainless steel recycling in Denmark.

Join us in making a difference and advancing the recycling industry. Your expertise and dedication can help shape a more sustainable and efficient recycling system, benefiting both the industry and the environment.

You will cooperate closely and receive support from experts in manufacturing and metallurgy processes at DTU, life cycle analysis experts at SDU, and engineers from the project’s industrial partners.

We are looking for a candidate with a background in metal forming processes to explore direct recycling of stainless steel. The role involves testing formability, production standardization and geometric accuracy in production-like testing at DTU. The goal is to identify key production challenges in recycling and provide concrete recommendations for companies using these materials.

Responsibilities:

• Design, conduct and analyze laboratory experiments
• Collaborate with project partners (researchers and industries) to identify key issues that need to be solved to improve material recycling in industry.
• Communicating scientific results, orally and in writing, to the scientific and industrial communities
• Contributing to the better use of materials used in forming sheet metal
• Identify scrap metal sheets that can be used to create other parts and demonstrate the possibilities experimentally
• Evaluate the strength of the formation when using scrap sheet materials compared to using original sheet materials.

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in manufacturing, preferably related to metal forming processes
• Good knowledge of mineralogy
• Experience in planning and implementing experimental works
• Excellent command of the English language in both written and oral form.
• Ability and willingness to share and discuss project results with both scientists and relevant industrial partners
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently and with a multidisciplinary team.

Application procedures

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Deadline for submitting applications: November 7, 2025

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