Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS invites applications for an Research assistant (post-doc) position in the Cultural Heritage Research group for the implementation of the PVCare “Preventive Conservation Strategies for Poly(vinyl chloride) Objects” project funded by the National Science Centre.
The Candidates who meet the conditions stated in the act “Ustawa o Polskiej Akademii Nauk” dated 30 April 2010 (Dz.U. 2018 poz. 1475 z póź. zm.), art 89. ust 5 for the position of Research assistant are eligible to apply for the position.
The Research assistant supervised by the head of the CHR group will work on the development of a comprehensive mechanical model of works of art made of poly(vinyl chloride) based on material properties determined at late stages of material degradation.
The Research assistant will be responsible for:
- determination of the mechanical properties of PVC at various stages of degradation based on a set of samples obtained in the process of natural and accelerated aging using a universal testing machine (UTM) and a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA);
- development of a mechanical model of a representative object made of PVC, for the analysis of the stress / strain field and, consequently, permanent deformation and cracking based on modelling using COMSOL Multiphysics or ANSYS software;
- defining recommendations for the exposition, transport and storage of PVC objects