Professor Device Developer Microfluidics and Microreactors

1 - Working at the VUB For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for f reedom, equality and solidarity , and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.  At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves . With some 4,000 employees , we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels ; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.  Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short: the VUB all over again .  Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA , an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves. 2 - Position description The Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences , Department of of Bioengineering Sciences , is looking for a part-time professor .  More concretely your work package contains:  Education and Research domain: Experimental microfluidics and chip and microreactor design  Education tasks: You are co-instructor of the 6 ECTS course Microfluidics (variants for Sustainable Chemistry and for Biotechnology) and deliver approximately half of the lectures. You supervise master's and PhD students in their thesis work as a (co-)supervisor. You are involved in the organization of workshops and training courses (e.g., within the framework of the Flanders Chips Competence Center). Research tasks: You develop microfluidic applications that make use of microstructured chips fabricated from silicon, glass, and polymers. These applications relate, among other, to analytical and preparative separations, as well as to the generation and handling of suspensions. Over time, you will also develop new applications on your own initiative or in collaboration with the µFlow Team network. You develop fabrication process flows and advanced experimental setups for these microfluidic applications. You perform supporting numerical multiphysics simulations (COMSOL Multiphysics) to gain insight into systems equipped with components designed to manipulate fluids and particles, such as electrodes, actuators, rotors, and similar devices.  Other tasks: You contribute to the overall operation of the µFlow Team (led by Prof. Wim De Malsche) and interact closely with the associated GEAR (Group of Excellence for Advanced Research) µFlow Cell group and the MICROLAB core facility. You develop research project proposals (e.g., FWO, EIC Pathfinder, MSCA Doctoral Networks, Innoviris, etc.) and coordinate and supervise funded projects. For this function, our  Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene)…