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Veridis wants to create a better future for humanity and the planet. Our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities to benefit society and the climate. To achieve these objectives, we offer a challenging position with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a new system to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This technology is a new thermal analysis method that recyclers can use to analyse plastics/polymers to give the material characteristics (type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up the sample size of a thermal analysis by a factor of 100.000, which allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method, we can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, directly improve recycled plastics’ commercial value.

As you can imagine, building this system and analysing the thermal spectra is extremely complex. With a multidisciplinary team we have taken the first big steps towards making this technology market ready and delivering the impact it will have. But some more work is required before we are there and a big part of that is in the data analysis. The unique thermal spectra provides us insight into many of the properties of the polymer, but the complexity of the polymer and its blends make it a challenge to get to high accuracy classification. Researching this subject within Veridis will provide you an interesting field to work in, where thermal physics, data analysis and polymer physics combine.

Experience
The ideal candidate has preferably more than five years of research experience in a complex high-tech environment, where he/she/they operated as a researcher who shaped and set out novel and inventive approaches and/or worked on complex problems at the edge of the field of knowledge. Hereby exploiting his/her/their expertise in previously mentioned fields of research.

Responsibilities

• Improving the data analysis of the MADSCAN technology using
  • • Analytical models
    • Thermal simulations
    • Data enhancement
    • And more
• Developing and improving innovative techniques to perform data analysis on the thermal spectrum
• Leading a small team with interns (and employees) to pursue the research goal of the company
• Participate, contribute and/or set-up collaboration project with Universities, knowledge institutes and polymer (recycling) related companies or institutes
• Help set up design-of-experiments for testing new analytical methods and analyse the resulting data
• Find points of improvements or potential issues by analysing analysis performance
• Support the team and customers in solving system performance issues related to the analysis 

Requirements

• Strong background in Physics, Mathematics or similar
• Experience in coding with Python
• Worked on research topics in non-academic/industrial environment
• Expert in thermal (data analysis) research
• Affinity with working in a startup
• Working at least 60% of the time at company location
• Able to follow a (self-made) planning without delay 
• The urge to solve complex challenges 

Preferences

• Experience with polymer science and/or engineering
• Experience with coding in C++
• Experience writing code up to industry standard
• Experience in (thermal) simulation program e.g. COMSOL
• Ideally knowledge of thermal analysis in general and interpretation of calorimetry results in particular

Please send your motivation letter, curriculum vitae (CV) and other potentially relevant documents to Floris Gerritsen, CSO of Veridis at fjagerritsen@veridis.tech.

About Veridis:

Veridis wants to create a better future for humanity and the planet. Our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities to benefit society and the climate. To achieve these objectives, we offer a challenging position with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a new system to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This technology is a unique thermal analysis method that recyclers can use to analyse plastics/polymers to give the material characteristics (type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up the sample size of a thermal analysis by a factor of 100.000, which allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. This method can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, directly improve recycled plastics’ commercial value. 

Veridis has an open position for an experienced business developer to scout market opportunities, define the market- and customer- propositions, and realise business deals. Your core job is developing new partnerships and potential customer relations across the waste-to-product value chain and validating product use case scenarios.

 

Responsibilities:

We work closely with pilot partners/clients to build innovative analytical solutions driving change in the current plastics industry. As a business developer, you are responsible for the following components:

• Customer focus:

• • • Develop a comprehensive understanding of essential customer requirements in the plastic recycling value chain: understand challenges the customer faces, the technical requirements for our products, and the value represented by our solution
    • Drive sales and develop relationships with potential customers

• Sales strategies:

• • • Help define product roadmaps that establish and enhance our competitive advantage
    • Ensure customer priorities and concerns are understood internally and addressed
    • Help design, develop and evaluate business models & value propositions
      

• Partnerships:

• • • Develop new partnerships with customers and stakeholders
    • Participate in conferences, scout opportunities with new partners and develop relationships 
    • Help define and write proposals/ joint development projects together with stakeholders and clients

• Product/technology introductions:

• • • Pursue new markets and establish a company beachhead position in them
    • Lead projects from a commercial perspective and work together with the technical team. 

Requirements:

• • A relevant network in the plastic recycling value chain and a good understanding of the strategic needs toward the circular plastic transition
  • 5+ years of experience in a business development role, with a track record in business-to-business project development, building public-private partnerships and the ability to develop new propositions and sell ‘industry firsts’.
  • High sense of urgency and drive to deliver business results in a dynamic environment
  • Data-driven & logical communicator, strong analytical skills
  • Experience in working with a variety of stakeholders
  • Highly organised and results-oriented, strong prioritisation skills, including leading multiple initiatives at the same time
  • Strong affinity with an R&D/Technology oriented working environment;
  • Fluency in English
  • (Almost) full-time availability
  • The location of employment is mainly the Eindhoven area
  • Regularly travelling to clients and stakeholders, mainly in the Netherlands at the start. 

Preferred qualifications:

• • High level of academic achievement at degree level.
  • MSc. or PhD. in polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry, polymer physics, polymer engineering, materials science, or similar
  • Strong business judgement, proven ability to influence others
  • Additional European language(s) such as Dutch, German or French
  • Strong interpersonal skills and outstanding public speaker
  • Motivated to fully understand the technical properties of the Veridis customer offering to be a knowledgeable business partner for Veridis customers

Send your motivation letter and curriculum vitae (CV) to Nigel Visser, CEO of Veridis, at ndjvisser@veridis.tech

Company Information
Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future for humanity and the planet, our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities for the benefit of society and climate. To achieve these objectives we are offering an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a new system to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This technology is a new thermal analysis method that recyclers can use to analyse plastics/polymers to give the material characteristics (type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up the sample size of a thermal analysis by a factor of 100.000, which allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method, we can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, directly improve recycled plastics’ commercial value.

Assignment Description
As Marketing Intern you will be working in a multidisciplinary team on the realization of the go-to-market strategy. This entails both offline and online communication, directly and indirectly with clients and stakeholders. The internship will focus on different marketing efforts to align the company strategy with the market demands. Offline communication and marketing consists of creating banners, flyers, infographics for conferences. Online communication is done through Hubspot (for newsletters & website) and ,blog & LinkedIn. Since a startup is an incredibly dynamic environment there will be any number of challenges that will allow you to learn and contribute in different ways as well. 

This internship assignment will allow you to have an impact on the improvement of plastic recycling and therefore on the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary startup environment you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well we are always interested to consider extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technological development brings. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve. 

We are very flexible in time requirements; we would like to fill the internship position full time, but part time is also possible with the right time management.

Requirements:
• Experience or interest in working with Hubspot for online communication
• Design skills

Preferences (not requirements):
•  Website design & communication

Contact Details
Wessel van der Woude - wvdwoude@veridis.tech
https://veridis.tech/
Address: De Boelelaan 1085 - VU WN-Building O236

Effect of blending on thermal behaviour of polymers

Company Information
Veridis wants to create a better future for humanity and the planet. Our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities to benefit society and the climate. To achieve these objectives, we offer a challenging internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a new system to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This technology is a new thermal analysis method that recyclers can use to analyse plastics/polymers to give the material characteristics (type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up the sample size of a thermal analysis by a factor of 100.000, which allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method, we can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, directly improve recycled plastics’ commercial value.

Assignment Description
Within this internship you will be researching the effect of polymer mixing on their physical properties and in specific, their thermal properties. The focus will be a literature review on these effects, focussing on a small subset of polymers. This will require combining the information of different measurement methods and datasets. If everything goes well, the found conclusions can be compared to MADSCAN measurements of (recycled) polymer samples. Even proposing and performing tests might be applicable in order to verify the assumptions or conclusions made. All this can also lead to a possible publication.

This internship assignment will allow you to impact the improvement of plastic recycling and, therefore, the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment, you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your research skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well, we are always interested in considering extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with complex literature that seems overwhelming at first. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas or research directions. You have high standards with the ability to dive deep, critically evaluate the work of yourself and others, and relate the research you are performing to the MADSCAN system output. You can condense state-of-the-art papers at an academic level and extract relevant conclusions from those.

Requirements:
• Currently enrolled in or having acquired a MSc student in (Applied) Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or anything related to those.

Preferences (not requirements):
• Basic knowledge of polymer science
• Experience with thermal analysis methods

Contact Details
Floris Gerritsen - fjagerritsen@veridis.tech
https://veridis.tech/
Address: De Boelelaan 1081 - VU WN-Building O236

Adaptive Control for Thermal Analysis

Company Information
Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future for humanity and the planet, our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities for the benefit of society and climate. To achieve these objectives we are offering an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a novel instrument to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This MADSCAN technology is based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a thermal analysis technique. DSC can be used to analyse plastics/polymers to give a material characterisation (material type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology we scale up the sample size of a DSC by a factor 100.000. This allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method we are able to analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and most importantly we directly increase the commercial value of recycled plastics.

Assignment Description
Within this internship you will be working on the thermal control system that will be integrated in the proof of concept and demonstrator of our product. This includes improving our control system model, writing the software and assembling the hardware. The goal is to improve our PID-based control system and transition to a model based control system. For example, feed forward control or model predictive control, but determining this is also part of the assignment. The thermal control system is of critical importance to the MADSCAN technology to get relevant results. The control system software can be directly implemented in practice in the proof of concept to optimize this for practical application. Next to that, the output of the control system will be analysed and used for our data analysis to determine the plastic sample properties.

This internship assignment will allow you to have an impact on the improvement of plastic recycling and it’s quality control and therefore on the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your technical skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well we are always interested to consider extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technological development brings. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas. You have high standards with the ability to dive deep, critically evaluate the work of yourself and others, and relate the research you are performing to the relevant technological requirements. You are able to analyse data at an academic level and are capable of communicating the results, problems and next steps clearly.

Requirements:
• C/C++ programming experience
• Experience with model based control systems

Preferences (not requirements):
• Basic knowledge of control systems electronics
• Experience with thermal systems

Contact Details
Jeroen Glansdorp - jdglansdorp@veridis.tech
https://veridis.tech/
Address: De Boelelaan 1081 - VU WN-Building M236

Company Information
Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future for humanity and the planet, our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities for the benefit of society and climate. To achieve these objectives we are offering an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a novel instrument to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This MADSCAN technology is based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a thermal analysis technique. DSC can be used to analyse plastics/polymers to give a material characterisation (material type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology we scale up the sample size of a DSC by a factor 100.000. This allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method we are able to analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and most importantly we directly increase the commercial value of recycled plastics.

Proposals outlined:

• Digital systems integration
  In this internship you’ll look into how to properly couple and integrate our control and measurement systems (additionally also perhaps the interface with our analysis system), and create a simple graphical user interface to handle and control the system. This includes creating a PCB for our control system hardware and assessing and selecting a proper microcontroller unit(MCU) and writing the SPI code for the readout system. Next to this you can dive into the data processing and create a system for real-time readout plotting. If you have any other ideas you are free to work these out if possible.

Projects for a later date:

• Data Science
  For data science there are several options. Firstly, the data produced by measurements needs to be manipulated and analyzed (plotting, bias and thermal lag corrections, baseline determination, material type separation and calculating various sample properties). Secondly, simulations and modeling of the DSC device is important to make decisions regarding design and system requirements. Also to get a first indication of the data we can expect from the initial tests. Thirdly, the data analysis should be automated and consistent to provide rapid results to the user without interference.

 

• Power Supply
  Our instrument has quite a high power demand (in the order of 10kW), this gives us some challenges regarding the design of the power supply of all the elements. Especially as the demands of the subsystems vary widely. The sensor readout system uses low voltages in the range of 1.8V - 15V with high precision requirements, while heating elements could use up to 3kW. This also means that the control system requires several changes to handle the higher power load. 
• EMC compatibility of the full system
  The instrument will be a sensitive measurement DSC-system and will be used in an industrial setting, this means the whole system will have to implement several techniques to limit EMI and EMS that might affect the measurements.

• Digital Lock-in Amplifier system
  In our system we need to read out our temperature sensors very accurately for an absolute temperature measurement. To realise this we are currently using a sigma-delta adc coupled to a microcontroller unit (MCU). The next step is to integrate a lock-in amplifier system into this setup. We currently have a complete analog design for this, however several components work better in the digital domain. In this internship you will carry out these improvements and find other ways to improve on this part of the system.

Contact Details
Jeroen Glansdorp - jdglansdorp@veridis.tech
https://veridis.tech/
Address: De Boelelaan 1081 - VU WN-Building M236

Company Information
Veridis wants to create a better future for humanity and the planet. Our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities to benefit society and the climate. To achieve these objectives, we offer a challenging internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a new system to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This technology is a new thermal analysis method that recyclers can use to analyse plastics/polymers to give the material characteristics (type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up the sample size of a thermal analysis by a factor of 100.000, which allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method, we can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, directly improve recycled plastics’ commercial value.

Assignment Description
In this internship, you will be working on the development of novel applications for our MADSCAN technology that increase yield and quality in the recycling process thus enhancing the total efficiency of plastic recycling. This means you’ll be working with both the Business Development and R&D teams to assess the feasibility. The technologies and topics you’ll be exposed to will be varied such as polymer science, spectroscopy, statistics, ML & optimisation, our MADSCAN technology, and the proprietary analysis software. 

This internship assignment will allow you to impact the improvement of plastic recycling and, therefore, the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment, you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your research skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well, we are always interested in considering extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technology development brings. You like taking the initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve and have strong critical thinking ability. You can actively contribute to feasibility studies at an academic level and can communicate the results, problems and next steps clearly.

Requirements:
• Currently enrolled in a Dutch university, MSc student in (Applied) Physics. Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Organic or Analytical Chemistry, Polymer Engineering
• Experience with at least one of the following topics: polymer science/engineering, spectroscopy, statistics, ML & optimisation, experiment design, mathematical modelling, heat transfer
• Working knowledge of a coding language  (Python (preferably))

Please send your CV, list of grades, and 3-4 highlights of your technical accomplishments (3-4 sentences each) to ndjvisser@veridis.tech

Semi-Analytical Thermal Polymer Analysis

Company Information
Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future for humanity and the planet, our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities for the benefit of society and climate. To achieve these objectives we are offering an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a novel instrument to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This MADSCAN technology is based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a thermal analysis technique. DSC can be used to analyse plastics/polymers to give a material characterisation (material type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology we scale up the sample size of a DSC by a factor 100.000. This allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method we are able to analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and most importantly we directly increase the commercial value of recycled plastics.

Assignment Description
Within this internship you will be working on a semi-analytical model used to analyse MADSCAN data in an innovative way. You will be expanding the current model by introducing material property effects, using new ways to extract more data as well as improving the performance of the model. There is also room to introduce an improved or new theoretical basis for the analysis. A lot of the work will evolve around partial differential equations due to the thermal nature of the problem. All the theoretical work can be compared to simulation and potentially real system measurements for validation and improvement.

This internship assignment will allow you to have an impact on the improvement of plastic recycling and therefore on the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your research skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well we are always interested to consider extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technological development brings. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve. Also, critical thinking and the ability to relate instrument specifications to relevant constraints and boundary conditions. You are able to produce and analyse mathematical models at an academic level and are capable of communicating the results, problems and next steps clearly.

Requirements:
• Currently enrolled in a Dutch university MSc (or third year BSc) student in (Applied) Physics or (Applied) Mathematics
• Available at least 32 hours a week for at at least 3 months
• Experience in a coding language able to solve integrals and differential equations numerically (e.g. Python, Matlab, Mathematica)

Preferences (not requirements):
• Experience with working on partial differential equations
• Experience in thermal physics problems
• Basic knowledge of polymer physics

Please send your CV and list of grades to fjagerritsen@veridis.tech

 

Company Information
Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a novel instrument to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This MADSCAN technology is based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a thermal analysis technique. DSC can be used to analyse plastics/polymers to give a material characterisation (material type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology we scale up the sample size of a DSC by a factor 100.000. This allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method we are able to analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and most importantly we directly increase the commercial value of recycled plastics.

Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future through science and technology. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities for the benefit of society and climate. To achieve these objectives we are offering an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Assignment Description
Within this internship you will be working on a variety of problems connected to the proof of concept and demonstrator of our product. The main focus will be on performing heat transfer simulations in COMSOL. These simulations are aimed at better understanding the thermal response of the detector and will be used to make appropriate design and material choices. Next to that, the resulting output of the simulations on different types of polymers need to be analysed in order to determine the needed sensor sensitivity, heating requirements, material property analysis and much more.

This internship assignment will allow you to have an impact on the improvement of plastic recycling and therefore on the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your simulation and research skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well we are always interested to consider extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technological development brings. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve. Also, critical thinking and the ability to relate instrument requirements to relevant simulation. You are able to analyse data at an academic level and capable of communicating the results, problems and next steps clearly.

We are very flexible in time requirements; we would like to fill the internship position full time, but part time is also a possibility. If you are interested, please send us your CV and the grade list of your current (and if applicable previous) education.

Preferences (not requirements):
• COMSOL experience (in particular heat transfer)
• Experience in thermal physics problems
• Basic knowledge of polymer physics
• Experience with the DSC technique

Regularisation for improved plastic identification

Company Information
Veridis wants to create a better future for humanity and the planet. Our mission is to deliver key recycling technologies to advance the transition to a circular economy. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities to benefit society and the climate. To achieve these objectives, we offer a challenging internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a new system to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This technology is a new thermal analysis method that recyclers can use to analyse plastics/polymers to give the material characteristics (type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up the sample size of a thermal analysis by a factor of 100.000, which allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method, we can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, directly improve recycled plastics’ commercial value.

Assignment Description
In this internship, you will be working on denoising the system temperature signal, forming the link between the raw system output and the analysis software in the MADSCAN technology using a (total variation) regularisation approach. Thermal processes are inherently noisy, and we want to extract as much information from the system signal as possible. To make sure there are no small impurities that can affect the end quality of recycled plastics. Or, if there are any impurities, make sure that we can detect them in our analysis.  

This internship assignment will allow you to impact the improvement of plastic recycling and, therefore, the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment, you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your research skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well, we are always interested in considering extending your stay with us or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technology development brings. You like taking the initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve and have a strong critical thinking ability. You can produce and analyse mathematical models at an academic level and can communicate the results, problems and next steps clearly.

Requirements:
• Currently enrolled in a Dutch university, MSc student in (Applied) Mathematics or (Applied) Physics
• Experience with partial differential equations, optimisation techniques and inverse problems
• Working knowledge of a coding language  (Python (preferably), or C++, Matlab)
• Able to solve integrals and differential equations numerically

Preferences (not requirements):
• Basic physics knowledge
• Experience with Github

Please send your CV and list of grades to info@veridis.tech

Company Information
Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a novel instrument to improve quality control in plastic recycling: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This MADSCAN technology is based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a thermal analysis technique. DSC can be used to analyse plastics/polymers to give a material characterisation (material type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology we scale up the sample size of a DSC by a factor 100.000. This allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method we are able to analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and most importantly we directly increase the commercial value of recycled plastics.

Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future through science and technology. We are trying to create a place of work where scientists and engineers can develop technical opportunities for the benefit of society and climate. To achieve these objectives we are offering an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Assignment Description
Within this internship you will be working on a variety of problems connected to the data analysis of the proof of concept of our product. The main focus will be on research and customer driven data analysis of the thermal spectrum of polymers. The challenge can be approached from different angles: COMSOL simulation in order to better understand the system response, experimental verification of signal behaviour, data deconvolution using a mathematical model, etc. The data analysis is primarily done using Python. The assignment may also include customer interaction and collaboration.

This internship assignment will allow you to have an impact on the improvement of plastic recycling and therefore on the circular transition as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your simulation and research skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team to give unique insights to help you. Finally, if the internship works out well we are always interested to consider extending your stay or even taking you on board as an employee.

Intern Profile
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technological development brings. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve. Also, critical thinking and the ability to conceptually interpret thermal measurement data are required. You are able to analyse data at an academic level and are capable of communicating the results, problems and next steps clearly.

We are very flexible in time requirements; we would like to fill the internship position full time, but part time is also a possibility.

Requirements:
• Basic Python experience
• Master student in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry or similar fields.

Preferences:
• Experience in thermal physics problems
• Knowledge of numerical analysis methods is a plus
• Basic or advanced knowledge of polymer physics• Experience in writing python code in a professional manner
• Note that we can only consider students that are situated in the Netherlands during the duration of the internship. Please send your CV and list of grades to info@veridis.tech.

Company Information:
Veridis is a deep-tech startup developing a novel instrument to improve plastic recycling quality control: MAssive DSC ANalysis (MADSCAN). This MADSCAN technology is based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a thermal analysis technique. DSC can be used to analyse plastics/polymers to give a material characterisation (material type, degradation, etc.). With our MADSCAN technology, we scale up a DSC sample size by a factor of 100.000. This allows us to give a representative analysis of large batches of plastics, thereby increasing the relevance to the recycling industry. With this method, we can analyse dark plastics, detect material degradation, and, most importantly, increase the commercial value of recycled plastics.

Veridis has the ambitious goal to create a better future through science and technology. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Veridis is continually evolving and is where motivated employees can learn quickly, develop, and thrive and where employee ownership and accountability lead to meaningful results. To achieve these objectives, we offer an internship with flexible working hours, an informal atmosphere, and a lot of independence and responsibility.

Assignment Description:
During this internship, you will be working on
• Market and product validations + setting up the business
• Identification of target accounts using market data and industry intelligence
• Learn about plastic recycling, quality control and the links with a circular economy
• Identify and develop opportunities to improve our products, services, processes, systems, and tools
• Work with different parts of the Veridis team to implement improvement projects, including working with the CEO/CBO on the business plan, value proposition and go-to-market strategy

Our business development team is looking for a Business development/business analyst intern. As intern you will play an integral role in building and engaging our customer base, and in creating effective strategies that will promote the long-term growth of Veridis.

This internship assignment will allow you to have an impact on the improvement of plastic recycling and therefore on the transition to a circular economy as a whole. Because of the multidisciplinary start-up environment, you will learn a lot from different disciplines. And most importantly, you will develop your skills a lot by working independently on a challenging project with the rest of the team, to give unique insights to help you develop yourself. Finally, after a successful internship, we are open to potentially offer you a role after finishing your studies.

Intern Profile:
You are a creative and curious person who is not afraid of a challenge and working with the inherent uncertainty that novel technological development brings. You like taking initiative and contributing new ideas about how to improve. Also, critical thinking and the ability to relate high level strategy to day-to-day implementation. You can analyse data at an academic level and are capable of clearly communicating results, problems and next steps.

We are very flexible in time requirements; we would like to fill the internship position full time, but part-time is also a possibility.

Basic Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in or will receive a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with a graduation date between September 2022 and September 2023
• Studies within Engineering, Finance, Business administration or a similar field
• Mandatory to be able to sign a learning agreement with student’s University
• Fluent written and verbal communication in (business)- English and Dutch

Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Results-driven focus with analytical capability
• Ability to innovate and simplify current processes and practices
• Strong direct sales skills and a proven track record of performance
• Experience working with clients
• High affinity towards data and technology with the ability to dive deep and analyze opportunities and processes