The PhD scholarship we offer is indirectly subsidised for 70% by the Baekeland program of IWT, the Flemish government agency for Innovation by Science and Technology and for 30% by the company iTrux. Information about the Baekeland mandate can be found onhttp://vubtechtransfer.be/news/iwt-launches-call-2013-for-baekeland-and-innovation-mandates/ and in other sites on the Internet. The academic promoter is Prof. Dr. Joris Degrieck of Ghent University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Structures Research Group.
Due to the important economic purpose we set high selection standards and expect the candidate to become by the end of his PhD study an authority in body engineering and air suspension. Being creative and hands-on for prototyping is also a requirement to be happy in the job.