Organisation/Company: INRAE
Department: Mathematics and Digital Technologies
Research Field: Engineering » Control engineering, Mathematics » Applied mathematics, Engineering » Process engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: France
Application Deadline: 30 Nov 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description Context: Agri-food bioprocesses are still largely unoptimized. However, they must meet increasingly stringent requirements in terms of productivity, robustness, and product quality. In the current context of climate change, energy sobriety, and rising energy costs, it is also essential to minimize the environmental impact of these practices. In order to achieve production targets while meeting the numerous constraints of the process, the use of control becomes essential.
Objectives of the PhD project: The aim of this PhD project is to control the synthesis of aromas in wine by developing innovative real-time control strategies for the alcoholic fermentation process based on predictive mathematical models . These strategies will also have to take into account numerous constraints related to the control scheme, and the energy consumption of the fermentation, which must remain sufficiently low.
Required skills: We are looking for a background in biological modelling , automatic control , or applied mathematics with a taste for applications. Knowledge of biological processes or systems is not required, but recommended. Good programming skills are required (Python and/or Matlab and/or R).
About the research center: The PhD candidate will be based at the UMR MISTEA (Mathématiques Informatique et Statistiques pour l'Environnement et l'Agronomie), on the Gaillarde campus of Montpellier SupAgro. The internship will be supervised by Agustin Yabo and Céline Casenave, both researchers at INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement) working in the field of modeling and control of biological systems.
General information:
Duration: 36 months
Location: Montpellier, France
Gross salary per month: 2100€ (1st year), 2200€ (2nd year), and 2300€ (3rd year)
Starting date: Between September and December 2024
Benefits: reduced canteen rate, free public transport, social security, paid leave, flexible working hours
Languages: ENGLISH Level Good
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