This Mechanical Engineer position is part of an ERC funded project entitled “Metasafe”. This role is at the forefront of materials innovation, leveraging cutting-edge metamaterial designs to improve crash resistance, lightweighting, and energy dissipation in high-impact environments.
The project leader is Corentin Coulais. More information on the project activities can be found at Corentin Coulais – Machine Materials Lab.
This Mechanical Engineer position is part of an ERC funded project entitled “Metasafe”. This role is at the forefront of materials innovation, leveraging cutting-edge metamaterial designs to improve crash resistance, lightweighting, and energy dissipation in high-impact environments.
The project leader is Corentin Coulais. More information on the project activities can be found at Corentin Coulais – Machine Materials Lab.
It is a preference if you additionally have experience automotive engineering, manufacturing, materials science and/or 3D printing.
We offer a temporary employment contract for 30,4 to 38 hours per week for a period of 12 months. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible. Extension is possible depending on available budget in the project.
The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,218 to € 4,298 (scale 8) and € 3,537 to € 4,860 (scale 9).This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Education and Research Technician- O profile 4 or 3 is applicable. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.
It is a preference if you additionally have experience automotive engineering, manufacturing, materials science and/or 3D printing.
We offer a temporary employment contract for 30,4 to 38 hours per week for a period of 12 months. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible. Extension is possible depending on available budget in the project.
The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,218 to € 4,298 (scale 8) and € 3,537 to € 4,860 (scale 9).This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Education and Research Technician- O profile 4 or 3 is applicable. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.
The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.
The project will be carried out within the Soft Matter Group and the Institute of Physics of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) at the Machine Materials Laboratory, headed by Dr. Corentin Coulais and in collaboration with the startup company Metamaterial Works to be founded this year; The laboratory has recently pioneered the field of dissipative metamaterials (see recent articles). The lab benefits from an exceptional scientific environment, in soft and condensed matter, biological physics, computational physics and advanced materials. Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.
The project will be carried out within the Soft Matter Group and the Institute of Physics of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) at the Machine Materials Laboratory, headed by Dr. Corentin Coulais and in collaboration with the startup company Metamaterial Works to be founded this year; The laboratory has recently pioneered the field of dissipative metamaterials (see recent articles). The lab benefits from an exceptional scientific environment, in soft and condensed matter, biological physics, computational physics and advanced materials. Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the button below. We accept applications until and including May 31, 2025.
If you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:
Corentin Coulais, Associate Professor, [email protected], T: +31 2052507224
Applications should include the following information (all files besides your cv should be submitted in one single pdf file):
Due to Dutch legislation, the UvA is for non-scientific positions obliged to recruit within the EU. If you are not a EU-citizen (including Norway and Switzerland) please do not apply for this vacancy. Only complete applications received within the response period via the link below will be considered.
If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the button below. We accept applications until and including May 31, 2025.
If you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:
Corentin Coulais, Associate Professor, [email protected], T: +31 2052507224
Applications should include the following information (all files besides your cv should be submitted in one single pdf file):
Due to Dutch legislation, the UvA is for non-scientific positions obliged to recruit within the EU. If you are not a EU-citizen (including Norway and Switzerland) please do not apply for this vacancy. Only complete applications received within the response period via the link below will be considered.
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