Infinity Fiber recruits postdoctoral researchers
The department is recruiting four new postdoctoral researchers to the eight-year research profile Infinity Fiber.
Would you like to be part of a research environment where diverse perspectives and expertise contribute to new solutions for a sustainable society? At the Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences, around 60 staff members work in the fields of civil engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental and energy systems.
The department is now recruiting four postdoctoral researchers to join the eight-year research profile Infinity Fiber. The four postdoctoral researchers will work closely together, alongside senior researchers and 14 industrial partners, in an interdisciplinary and industry-oriented research environment. Through close collaboration between academia and industry, you will have the opportunity to contribute to research that can be developed into practical solutions with real-world impact.
Infinity Fiber addresses challenges across the entire forest-based value chain, with a focus on fibre circularity, innovative separation processes, carbon circularity, and sustainability assessment. The current positions focus on separation science and process modelling for forest-based processes. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will contribute to the development of separation solutions for a range of process streams, including waste streams and valuable side streams. The work combines experimental studies, chemical characterisation, and process modelling to develop and evaluate separation and purification processes.
As a postdoctoral position is a career-development appointment for early-career researchers, applicants should hold a doctoral degree awarded no more than three years before the application deadline.
Application deadline: 24 November 2026
Vacancies
Postdoctoral researcher in chemistry, specialised in separation and process modelling
As a postdoctoral researcher, you will conduct research in separation science, including thermal and adsorption-based separation processes, and process engineering, with a focus on modelling, separation, and characterisation of components in process streams from forest industry processes. The research aims to enable the valorisation of valuable compounds, strengthen fibre circularity, and develop strategies for removing or controlling unwanted components in process and side streams.
Postdoctoral researcher in environmental and energy systems, specialised in modelling and material characterisation in the field of pulp and paper technology
In this role, you will conduct research in pulp and paper technology, focusing on the development and application of numerical models for cellulose fibres, fibre networks, and other forest-based materials. A central objective is to deepen the understanding of the physical mechanisms governing material and process behaviour. Your work will include studies of fluid flow, mass and heat transfer, energy transport, dewatering, drying, and structural development in fibre-based materials.
Postdoctoral researcher in chemical engineering, specialised in experimental research on pulp, paper, and cellulose-based material
As a postdoctoral researcher, you will carry out research in pulp and paper technology with a focus on the structure, chemistry, and functional properties of cellulose fibres. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationships between fibre properties and the processes of dewatering and drying, as well as how these processes affect the structure and performance of materials in different industrial applications. The research also includes hornification, water-cellulose interactions, and the development of novel cellulose-based materials derived from forest resources.
Postdoctoral researcher in Environmental and energy systems, specialised in systems analysis and sustainable development of fibre-based products
As a postdoctoral researcher, you will contribute to the development of an integrated framework for assessing the environmental and economic performance of innovative climate-smart fibre technologies and circular value chains. The research is conducted in close collaboration with the companies participating in the project and aims to provide a basis for understanding and comparing alternative technological pathways and their potential from sustainability and competitiveness perspectives.