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PhD: foam-flow cleaning of milking systems (FOAMAT)
Université de Caen Normandie (ABTE) offers a 36-month funded PhD in the FOAMAT project, testing foam flow as a lower-resource alternative to clean-in-place for milking systems. The work combines foam physical chemistry, millifluidic experiments and CFD modelling, with pilot trials alongside ACTALIA and Institut de l'Élevage, and starts on 1 January 2027.
- Country
- FR
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- EUR 27,600 gross per year (doctoral contract, 36 months)
- Apply by
- 19 Dec 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 1
Who can apply
Master's or engineering degree in process engineering, fluid mechanics, physical chemistry or related field
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Help select surfactant formulations and measure foamability, bubble size, liquid fraction, drainage, stability and foam rheology
- Help design and instrument a foam generation and circulation rig and study bends, junctions and diameter changes
- Analyse flow-rate, pressure, imaging and local shear and conductivity data
- Develop CFD models in COMSOL Multiphysics with an effective foam rheology description and compare them with experiments
- Study removal of dairy residues and microbial contamination and analyse pilot trials with ACTALIA and on Idele's PiloTraite platform
- Compare water, energy and chemical use with conventional CIP over a full cleaning cycle
- Publish, present at conferences and contribute to technical recommendations for the dairy sector
What the employer asks for
- Master's or equivalent engineering degree in process engineering, fluid mechanics, physical chemistry or a closely related field (held or obtained before the start)
- Strong interest in experimental research, instrumentation and quantitative analysis
- Knowledge of fluid mechanics and physical chemistry
- Assets: rheology, multiphase systems, microfluidics or millifluidics; CFD and data processing with COMSOL, Python or MATLAB; microbiology or hygienic processing
- Scientific rigour, autonomy and ability to work across disciplines and partners
- English good enough to read literature and write publications
Pay, benefits and perks
- 36-month doctoral contract funded by the French CASDAR programme via FranceAgriMer
- Gross annual salary EUR 27,600
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Closes 19 Dec 2026; start 1 Jan 2027.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Dairy Plant & Dairy Technology roles. named in this notice
- Foam physical chemistry
- Rheology
- Millifluidics
- CFD (COMSOL Multiphysics)
- Python / MATLAB
- Clean-in-place (CIP)
- Dairy Technology
- Dairy Plant
- Dairy Production
- Dairy QA
- Milk processing
- Milk reception
- Platform tests
- Pasteurisation
- HTST
- UHT
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Dairy Plant & Dairy Technology roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Explain the HTST and UHT processes and the critical parameters you monitor.
- Which platform tests do you run on raw milk at reception, and what do they tell you?
- How do you detect and prevent adulteration in milk procurement?
- What are the CIP steps in a dairy plant, and how do you verify cleaning?
- How is yield calculated for paneer, curd or cheese, and how would you improve it?
- Which FSSAI standards apply to milk and milk products you have worked with?
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Apply via the ABG link. Partners: ACTALIA, Idele, Kersia, CNIEL.
Original posting: Date not stated
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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