Manager Research Cluster Flexible Assembly for Innovation in Production Environments

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

Flanders Make

Area

Western Europe

Host Country

Belgium

Deadline

26 Feb 2021

Study level

Postgraduate

Opportunity type

Jobs

Specialities

Economics

Opportunity funding

Not funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Drive and accelerate the ‘production in manufacturing’ innovation in the Manufacturing Industry in Flanders.

Flanders Make performs technological research into Industry 4.0 production systems. Human-robot collaboration, self-adaptable work cells and operator support are some of the important items on the agenda. In general, production environments should be able to make customised products at the cost of series production.

Within the research cluster, current and future research capacities of Flanders Make are developed and linked to the research needs of manufacturing companies with production/assembly activities. An exercise in connecting the needs of today and tomorrow with innovation and research capabilities is very important for making impact on the companies and the manufacturing industry as a whole.

Function

You create a Centre of Excellence in the cluster Flexible Assembly. You translate strategic choices into research roadmaps and a balanced research portfolio. You inspire and lead managers of R&D teams at the universities and Flanders Make VZW, and within a consortium of companies.

For this, you will: