Laboratory Work - Planning and Conducting Experiments for Research

This position as a practical researcher is unpaid, volunteer work. We are looking for people who are highly motivated and want to help mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V. is seeking members for its sorbent development team with the following skills:

• Understanding of good scientific practice
• Structured work and thorough documentation of procedures, results, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with laboratory work like uncertainty assessment through internships, training, etc.
• Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team
• Independent, collaborative and conscientious work ethic and open communication skills

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Your team responsibilities include:

• Planning of experiments under different conditions
• Conducting series of experiments in climatic chamber
• Identification and estimation of uncertainties and sources of error in experiments
• Based on the analysis of experimental data, perform appropriate adjustments to experiments

About the Position

This position as an engineering scientistis a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highlymotivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climatechange. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for itsStorage Team with the following skills:

• Knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transportation processes
• Skills in CAD and Ansys or other simulation platforms
• Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new     ideas to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and     open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as an engineering scientistis a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highlymotivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climatechange. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for itsStorage Team with the following skills:

• Knowledge of aerodynamics and gas transportation processes
• Skills in CAD and Ansys or other simulation platforms
• Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new     ideas to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and     open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

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About the position

This position as an civil engineer is a non-paid,voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want tohelp in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM CarbonRemoval Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Storage Team with thefollowing skills:

• Knowledge in statics for below and under ground engineering required     for large scale structures like reservoirs and silos 
• Design and optimisation of specialised bulding techniques for     storage silos involving ice and organic materials
• Knowledge of manual construction techniques and construction     machines, as well as conveying techniques for liquid and granular     materials
• Experience with techniques for non permanent buildings like     construction rigs, concrete lego blocks and movable metal plates for     ground stabilísation
• Skills in planning software (CAD or similar architecture     software)
• Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new     ideas to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and     open communication

Your tasks will involve planning and laterconstruciton of dry ice storage sites at varoius scales, also includinginstallation of dry ice production units, piping, access ways and sensors for monitoringas well as safety and oparation concepts for dry ice storage sites.

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

Energy Systems Engineer / Heatpump and CO2 Liquification

About the Position

This position is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon RemovalInitiative e.V" is looking for members for its Process Team with the following basic qualities:

• Knowledge of mechanical engineering with regard to pressurized systems and tubing
• Knowledge of thermodynamics with focus on heat pumps
• Knowledge about the behavior of compression and expansion of gases
• Knowledge about heat exchangers and heat transfer from surfaces to gases or granular bulk, as well as by phase changes evaporator and condenser systems.
• Initial craft experience (plant engineering, metalworking, electrical/electronic, etc.)
• No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, enjoyment of theoretical and practical research and development tasks in a student team
• Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project
• Enthusiasm for the potential of direct air capture technology

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In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

• CAD knowledge in Autodesk Inventor or comparable software
• Basic knowledge of constructive design theory
• Previous experience in the use of process simulation software
• Knowledge with regard to turbocompressors as well as displacement compressors
• Creativity and curiosity in the independent development of prototypes and process engineering processes
• Basic knowledge of working with PFDs
• Prior experience in control and automation engineering of process engineering processes
• Previous experience in the design and construction of process engineering prototype plants

Your tasks in the team will focus on include:

• Research of and heat pump systems reaching up to 160°C at industrial scale
• Development and construction of a CO2 liquification systems at prototype scale
• Development, construction and automisation of a dry ice production system at prototype scale
• Performing calculations or process simulation work to estimate relevant parameters with regard to dimensioning of the individual components and the system energy efficiency
• Research for and purchase enquiries with industry suppliers for the state of the art of plant components like compressors for steam, carbon dioxide and refrigerant, evaporators and condensers, including the collection of information like prices, energy efficiency, operating parameters and requirements for this equipment
• Purchase and installation of suitable components into prototype setups in the UnternehmerTUM Makerspace
• Execution, documentation and evaluation of systematic tests with the developed prototypes
• Participation in the construction and commissioning of a 20 t_CO2/year DAC plant
• Contributing ideas for the optimization of thermodynamic processes
• Development of different concepts for heat transfer to bulk solids
• Modeling of process engineering equipment in Autodesk Inventor

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

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This position as an Automation Engineer isa non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivatedand want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. TheTUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its ElectronicsTeam with the following skills:

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- Interest in Process Automation, Internetof Things, Real Time Systems
- Experience with Python, LabVIEW, Node-RED or similar
- Comfortable to work with Linux, do electronics assembly
- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and opencommunication
- Ability to conduct own research and introduce new ideas and discussion to theteam

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

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About the Position

This position as a Material Procurist is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Fundraising Team with the following skills:

• Researching, contacting and acquiring potential material sponsors and donors.
• Maintain record of and managed sponsors and donors
• Develop and apply fundraising strategies
• Basic engineering knowledge

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Tasks

As a Material Procurist, you will contact various different companies in order to receive different parts and materials for the pilot plant.
Hereby, the hopes are to receive them either as part of a sponsorship or receive a discount. This task is truly important to keep building costs for the pilot plant low and therefore enabling the successful construction of the pilot plant.

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

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About the Position

This position is non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V" is looking for members for its Operations Team with the following basic qualities:

• No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a student team and reliability
• Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project
• Enthusiasm for the potential of carbon removal as a key to mitigating the effects of climate change
• Open and kind personality
• A good feel for other peoples personality and work ethic
• Enjoyment in planning team events

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In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

• Experience with hosting application interviews
• Experience and creativity for planning team events
• Communication skills
• Experience with team conflicts and how to dissolve them

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Your tasks in the team could include:

• Interviews with new applicants
• Planning of team events
• Creation and update of member surveys

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position is non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V" is looking for members for its Operations Team with the following basic qualities:

• No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, enjoyment of creative tasks in a student team
• Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project
• Enthusiasm for the potential of carbon removal as a key to mitigating the effects of climate change
• The wish to communicate an idea to others
• Creativity

What is most important to us is your interest in climate change and carbon removal and your desire to share it with other students and people.

In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

• Writing Skills (English)
• Design Skills (Illustrator / Figma)
• Photography and Videography (Shooting / Editing)
• Previous experience in managing Social Media accounts and knowing how to grow them
• Previous experience in writing research papers
• Website Development

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Your tasks in the team could include:

• Management of Social Media Accounts
• Writing articles about carbon removal and the team
• Researching relevant topics for articles
• Content Creation (Photo / Video) for Social Media and sponsors
• Design of Illustrations for Social Media and website
• Website Design (Figma)

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position is a non-paid, voluntarywork. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in thefight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon RemovalInitiative e.V" is looking for members for its Process Team with the following basicqualities:

• Basic knowledge of thermodynamics 
• Basic knowledge of heat transfer
• Initial craft experience (plant engineering, metalworking,     electrical/electronic, etc.)
• No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness     to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, enjoyment of     theoretical and practical research and development tasks in a student team
• Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a     longer-term project
• Enthusiasm for the potential of direct air capture technology

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In addition, we are looking for memberswho have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

• CAD knowledge in Autodesk Inventor or comparable software
• Basic knowledge of constructive design theory
• Previous experience in the use of process simulation software
• Basic inorganic chemical knowledge
• Understanding of adsorption and desorption processes
• Creativity and curiosity in the independent development of     prototypes and process engineering processes
• Basic knowledge of working with PFDs
• Prior experience in control and automation engineering of     process engineering processes
• Previous experience in the design and construction of process     engineering prototype plants

Your tasks in the team could include:

• Modeling of process engineering equipment in Autodesk Inventor
• Basic research on the state of the art of different plant     components
• Development of different concepts for heat transfer to bulk     solids
• Development of prototypes based on previously developed ideas     for heat transfer
• Research and purchase of required components
• Process simulation to estimate relevant parameters of the     process
• Execution, documentation and evaluation of systematic tests     with the developed prototypes
• Assembly of the system components in the UnternehmerTUM     Makerspace 
• Participation in the construction and commissioning of a 20     t_CO2/year DAC plant 
• Contributing ideas for the optimization of thermodynamic     processes

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a Fundraising Officer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Operations Team with the following skills:

• Researching, contacting and acquiring potential sponsors and donors.
• Maintain record of and managed sponsors and donors
• Develop and apply fundraising strategies

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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Looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a geoscientist is anon-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUMCarbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

• Research in geodata libraries
• Analysis of wind and temperature conditions as well as soil profiles for finding favourable plant locationsUnderstanding of the behavior of ground water
• Basic knowledge of renewable energy systems and requirements Initiative In problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a material scientist is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

• Knowledge of working and construction materials
• Unterstanding for material behavior under very low temperature conditions
• Interest to test and evaluate and soil and other material samples for resistance to ductile flow under pressure, tensile strength and related material parameters and initiative to plan and set up suitable experiments and test stands as well as refer to standard testing methods when available.
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a Mining Engineer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

• Understanding of geology, soil movement techniques, site stability, groundwater management
• Knowledge of methods and cost structures in open cut mining
• Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as an engineering scientist is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

• Knowledge of heat transportation processes
• Skills in CAD and Ansys or other FEM simulation platforms
• Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

Filter development evaluation, optimization, automation

This position as a environmental engineer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Air Contactor Team with the following skills:

•    Understanding of aerodynamics, dust particle transport and filtering techniques
•    Awareness of energy and process optimization requirements
•    Ability to plan and develop a filter system for high airflows
•    Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team
•    Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a granular bulk transportation systems enigneer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Air Contactor Team with the following skills:

•    Understanding of granular bulk flow dynamics
•    knowledge of granular bulk handling and transportation systems
•    experience in component research
•    Ability to independetly dimension and plan bulk conveyor systems
•    Communicate material flow interfaces with related workgroups.
•    Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a mecanical engineer (structural design) is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Air Contactor Team with the following skills:

•     Experience working with CAD systems, especially Autodesk Fusion 360
•    Understanding and knowledge of sheetmetal constructions
•    Ability to conduct FEM Simulations and good understanding of statics.
•    Ability to conduct own research and introduce new ideas and discussion to the team
•    Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as maker is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Air Contactor Team with the following skills:

• Interest to learn and improve on production techniques
• Ideally experience with CNC circuit board mill, electronics assambly, troubleshooting and soldering skills
• Microcontroller programming, 3D printing and lasercutting are a plus

How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as maker is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Air Contactor Team with the following skills:

• Interest to learn and improve on production techniques
• Ideally metal working skills and courses in sheetmetal processing, welding
• CAD skills, 3D printing and laser-cutting

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

About the Position

This position as a Micro-Controller Programmer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Electronics Team with the following skills:

• Experience programming C/C++
• Experience with Arduino, Esp or similar
• Research, advise and develop appropriate processing techniques for various control applications.
• Knowledge of hardware interfaces
• Ability to conduct own research and introduce new ideas and discussion to the team
• Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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Looking forward to your application!

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