Are you holding Master’s degree and ready to elevate your academic journey to the highest level? NTNU, Norway, has announced a multiple fully funded PhD positions awaiting talented individuals like you. Don’t miss your chance to be part of our vibrant academic community. Explore the exciting PhD positions available and submit your application today!”
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(01) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in Application of machine learning for crystal and continuum plasticity
This academic position will provide the opportunity for the candidate to complete a doctoral education program and obtain a PhD from NTNU, while undertaking professional development activities within the broad fields of research and materials science.
Crystal plasticity plays a critical role for understanding and predicting both the global and local behavior of materials under various loading conditions, especially in metals and alloys. Phenomena such as a corner effect, non-normality of the plastic flow, flow localization, are particularly suited for being studied within the crystal plasticity framework. In a hierarchical multiscale modelling paradigm, the crystal plasticity, as a computational method, stretches itself broadly along the microscale, neighbouring from the bottom with the dislocation and molecular dynamics, and is very closely linked to the upper scale of the continuum plasticity. Here, plastic anisotropy evolution associated with the texture evolution are essential for improving forming simulations. Given the recent improvements, both in computational power and in the effectiveness of the numerical methods, it increasingly becomes viable to simulate the large plastic deformations of small and medium sized components, made of single or multi-materials, directly by using the crystal plasticity methods.
Machine learning techniques, especially recurrent neural networks, are among the current research activities, used for representing the constitutive equations and calibration of advanced anisotropic continuum plasticity models based on data generated by the crystal plasticity. This project aims at making an advancement within the field of crystal and continuum plasticity strongly supported by the relevant machine learning methods.
You will report to Associate Professor Tomáš Mánik. The PhD position is funded by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Deadline : 31.12.2024
(02) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in the field of Solid-State Sodium batteries
We announce an opening for a PhD Candidate at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate to join our team and contribute to research on polymeric conductors for sodium batteries as part of the Galileo Research project between the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and SINTEF Industry.
The Galileo research project (Galileo, NFR 352501, Green, electrode agnostic, polymer electrolytes for Na-ion batteries) seeks to lay the groundwork to develop fluorine free, agnostic polymers combined with fluorine free Na-ion salts for recyclable by design, safe and scalable polymer electrolytes Na-ion batteries for use in stationary storage or mobility applications. The position is affiliated to the Functional Materials and Materials Chemistry research group (FACET) (https://www.ntnu.edu/ima/research/facet ) within our department. Research activities at the department cover a range of topics including functional materials, materials chemistry, nanomaterials, ceramics, electrochemical energy technology, corrosion, physical metallurgy, and both metallurgical and electrochemical process engineering.
If you are passionate about advancing the field of materials science and eager to be part of a dynamic research environment, we encourage you to apply.
Deadline : 30th November 2024
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(03) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD position in hydropower
The Norwegian Research Centre for Renewal of Hydropower Technology, RenewHydro, has a vacancy for a PhD Candidate. RenewHydro (https://www.ntnu.edu/renewhydro) is hosted by the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, and it is funded by the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian hydropower industry. The research is both experimental and numerical and it is mainly focused on hydraulic turbine. However, the market, environmental impact and social acceptance is also part of the research.
The candidate will work with hydraulic turbines for future flexible operation. It involves both numerical and experimental work in the Waterpower laboratory (https://www.ntnu.no/wiki/display/vkl/Waterpower+Laboratory). The work will be part of the research program “Design for intermittent operation and high ramping rates” in the new centre for renewable energy, RenewHydro. More information can be found here: www.ntnu.edu/renewhydro
The project aims to enhance efficiency and performance through advancement of hydropower technology. This includes hydropower technology through innovative approaches, including turbine, generator and converter design, storage solutions, and operational enhancements. Pump-storage schemes in existing hydropower plants can increase the storage capacity by increased utilization of the reservoir volume.
The research will focus on investigating the turbines under highly flexible operation. The candidate will require close collaboration with team members who work in the parts of the project including the tunnels, surge shaft oscillation, generator performance, variable speed operation, fish behaviour, etc.
Deadline : 20th November 2024
(04) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Membrane Separation
Deadline : 20th November 2024
(05) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in Structural Geology – SO IV-34/24
The Department of Geosciences (IGP) at NTNU is searching for a talented PhD candidate interested in structural geology, fault mechanics, and earthquake dynamics. This PhD is focused on fault reactivation in the seismogenic regime, and in particular, deformation partitioning in active fault zones, including the evolving competition between slip on fault and deformation in the surrounding host rock. Characterizing this competition is of critical importance to constraining earthquake hazards, and understanding the evolving partitioning of the earthquake energy budget.
The PhD will analyze experimental data collected at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility of triaxial compression experiments with preexisting faults. These data will reveal the strain partitioning on and off-fault in systems with faults at various orientations. The PhD will employ numerical models to examine the factors that control fault reactivation, motivated by field observations of fault networks.
Deadline :15.11.2024.
(06) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in Protective Structures for Debris and Slush Flows
At the Department of Structural Engineering, we have a vacancy for a PhD candidate in the testing, modelling, and simulation of flexible protective structures exposed to debris and slush flows.
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Climate change is expected to intensify with global warming, which likely increases the intensity of extreme precipitation events and the impact of climate hazards. Examples of such climate hazards are debris and slush flows. These hazards are gravity-driven mass flows and expose a growing risk of extreme loading events on buildings and critical infrastructures. Successful estimation of the interaction between the load and the structural response is essential to ensure the robustness of critical infrastructure to these types of climate hazards. While forecasting and hazard mapping methods exist, the interaction between dynamic loading and flexible structures is not properly understood. Mainly because we lack the experimental techniques providing insight into the actual physics of the loading during such loading events, hindering our ability to validate the performance of advanced modelling and simulation techniques.
This project will address this challenge from a solid mechanics point of view, developing new methodologies to quantify the actual loading on typical protective structures. This will be done through testing, modelling, and simulation methodologies. The project’s outcome will be (1) an enhanced understanding of debris and slush flows through detailed insights into the mechanics and behavior of debris flows and (2) new or improved protective structure designs for debris flow mitigation structures. The work is to be carried out within a well-known research group with decades of experience in the testing, modelling, and simulation of structures subjected to impact loads and high deformation rates.
The position will be supervised by professors at the Department of Structural Engineering. Your immediate leader is Associate Professor Vegard Aune.
Deadline : 15th November 2024
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(07) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in Physical Activity Epidemiology
Current evidence supports the notion that physical activity provides significant physical and mental health benefits. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) per week for adults and 60 minutes per day for children and adolescents. However, there is no consensus on how this physical activity should be distributed throughout the week – whether through several short bouts of vigorous activity spread evenly or through accumulated bouts, for maximum health benefit.
The successful candidate will investigate the health benefits of different patterns of physical activity. This research will utilize 24/7 sensor-based movement data collected over a one-week period to analyse its impact on various health outcomes. The data, collected within the large population-based HUNT study, includes measurements for adults and adolescents aged 13-19 years. By linking the HUNT data with Norwegian health registries, different health outcomes will be investigated.
Deadline : 11th November 2024
(08) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Fellows in the Language Acquisition and Language Processing Lab
We have a vacancy for two PhD Fellows within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral network, Spatial Communication and Ageing across Languages (SCALA), at the Language Acquisition and Language Processing (LALP) Lab, Department of Language and Literature, NTNU.
The successful candidates will work on one of the following projects:
- Motion encoding in typical ageing (SCALA doctoral project 1 – DC1)
- Spatial communication in older adults with ASD (SCALA doctoral project 7 – DC7)
More information about the overall project can be obtained at the SCALA home page.
This position requires that the candidate undertake trans-national mobility. This means that the candidate must move from one country to another when taking up the appointment. The successful candidate must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Norway for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. The mobility rule is related to the candidate’s residence or main activity and not the nationality of the candidate.
Deadline : 10.11.2024
(09) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in Computational Seismology – IV-111/24
The successful candidate will work in a team dedicated to developing and using High Performance Computing tools to develop methodologies for seismic inversion and imaging with application to properties and structure of the Earths Lithosphere. The team cooperates internationally and short/long term stays with research groups outside Europe is expected.
As a PhD candidate you will work at the Department of Geosciences (IGP) and be a part of the Centre for Geophysical Forecasting (CGF) at NTNU, which is a research initiative sponsored by the Norwegian Research Council and Norwegian industry partners. Internationally CGF cooperates with the Japanese Agency for Marine Earth-Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
Deadline : 8th November 2024
(10) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– A PhD Candidate in Plant Cell or Plant Stress Biology
One PhD student position, funded for three years, is available in the Hamann research group in the ERC SYNERGY project HYDROSENSING at the Department of Biology in Trondheim (tentative starting date: 01.03.2025). The project aims to determine how plants perceive drought stress and will involve close collaborations with three other research groups in Germany, Israel and the United Kingdom. The PhD project will characterize the molecular processes responsible for induction of abscisic acid, a phytohormone modulating plant responses to drought. The work will involve either functional characterization of candidates derived from omics experiments or development and application of novel biosensors to characterize cellular processes. Further information about the research areas of the groups involved in the SYNERGY project can be found in the following publications: Hu et al., Nature Plants 2023; Mehra et al., Science 2022; Bacete et al., PNAS 2021; Vaahtera et al., Nature Plants 2019.
The newly hired PhD student will join an international team with members coming from seven different countries on three continents. The Hamann research group belongs to the multiscale biology section consisting of six research groups. The section performs research on different levels of biological organization ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem level to understand how molecular processes influence events taking place on the ecosystem level.
Deadline : 07.11.2024
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(11) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in water and environmental engineering
We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The appointment has a duration of 3 years, and the goal is a completed doctoral education and to obtain a doctoral degree.
The topic of this specific PhD project is to explore the impact of information gain achieved from autonomous robots as a data source on sewer asset management. This research will be part of the Horizon Europe Project PIPEON – Robotics and AI for Sewer Pipe Inspection and Maintenance.
Currently, wastewater utilities install flow monitors only in places that sewer workers can reach. Robot manipulation in confined pipes with high dexterity helps fill data gaps increasing the precision of hydrodynamic models at least an order of magnitude. Those manipulators can also fix small leakages before it becomes necessary to dig up and replace pipes (often closing the traffic on highways) before they damage properties and roads. Information gathering will be boosted by autonomous inspection, detection and classification of pipe features and defects. Currently, inspection is done visually and with tethered platforms with a limited range (ca 100m). Currently, 1-10% of sewer networks is inspected annually, so models based on this data are always outdated. PIPEON would develop autonomous inspection technologies which allow to model and predict the deterioration and plan maintenance in advance. We increase the temporal and spatial resolution of data, contributing to a digital twin for the sewer system. The increase in resolution of data will also allow a paradigm shift for the management of the sewers, going from a replacement strategy to a repair-based asset management approach, where repairs are scheduled on-the-fly, based on recent information gathered from the network, leading to better condition of the system and longer service life. More information gives a better understanding of how sewer systems function and enhance hydrodynamic network performance and deterioration modelling.
Deadline : 5th November 2024
(12) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in control and optimization for smart-grid ready buildings
We are looking for a PhD candidate on the topic of control and optimization strategies for HVAC and RES to enable smart-grid ready buildings at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The EU Horizon Innovation Action project, Enabling smart-grid ready building through integrated solutions and digital technologies – ENTRANCE, provides funding for this position. ENTRANCE project includes national and international partners from industry and research from Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Estonia. The project is encompassing six pilot projects in the partner countries.
The appointment has a duration of three years.
The position is linked to the Department of Energy and Process Engineering and the Sustainable Energy Systems group. The group has a well-established expertise in energy supply systems, building energy services, and renewables. Research activities within the group range from building energy use, building energy supply, indoor environment, energy efficiency, building services, control and automation, energy planning, building performance modelling, and simulation, to energy storage. The group was strongly involved in the Norwegian FME Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighborhoods in Smart Cities (ZEN) (http://www.fmezen.no) as well as in various national and international projects, e.g. IEA Tasks or EBC Annexes. The group is responsible for the HVAC laboratory in the department.
Deadline : 4th November 2024
(13) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in modeling of building HVAC components for smart grid-ready buildings
We are looking for a PhD candidate on the topic of Modeling of building HVAC components and on-site renewable energy systems to enable smart grid-ready buildings at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The EU Horizon Innovation Action project “Enabling smart-grid ready building through integrated solutions and digital technologies – ENTRANCE“ provides funding for this position. The ENTRANCE project includes national and international partners from industry and research in Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Estonia. The project is encompassing six pilot projects in the partner countries.
Deadline :3rd November 2024
(14) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidates in Sustainable Energy Efficiency for Waterborne Transport
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Would you like to work together with researchers and industry to develop energy-efficient waterborne transport, helping Europe to meet the ambitious emission reduction targets in the “Fit for 55”-strategy? Then this job is for you! We have a vacancy for two PhD Candidates within sustainable energy efficiency areas for waterborne transport at the Department of Marine Technology.
We are seeking highly motivated PhD candidates to contribute to a sustainable maritime industry by exploring and evaluating energy efficiency technologies (EETs) and developing decision-support tools for their effective implementation. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to research, develop and implement innovative solutions to accelerate the transition to sustainable maritime industry. The proposed position is linked to the project FLEETfor55 (State-of-the-art sustainable energy efficiency technologies roadmap for waterborne transport towards the fit-for-55 guidance compliance) funded under the EC’s HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-12 initiative.
Deadline : 3rd November 2024
(15) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD position in theory of multiphase flow in porous media
The department incorporates a broad activity within physics with activities in solid state physics/material physics, soft/complex and biopolymer physics, medical physics, statistical physics, optics, atmospheric physics, university didactics and astro-particle physics. The department is also since 2017 the hosting institution of two national centers of excellence – PoreLab and QuSpin. The department is responsible for the best recruiting physics study programmes in Norway, both within applied and fundamental physics. It also provides a large set of courses within physics for other study programmes at NTNU.
Deadline : 31.10.24
(16) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD candidate in Polymer Science and Engineering with a focus on Conductive polymer composites
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Joining our team offers a unique opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research on pyroresistive polymer composites, with applications ranging from electric vehicle safety to medical devices. You will work in a supportive and innovative environment at the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering of NTNU, collaborating closely with leading experts and international partners. This position is not only promising access to state-of-the-art research facilities, including micro-CT tomography and advanced polymer processing equipment, but also includes a significant period at Imperial College, London, enhancing your global research experience. With us, you will contribute to pioneering solutions for tomorrow’s challenges while advancing your academic career in a vibrant and supportive community.
Deadline : 31st October 2024
(17) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in Ultra-efficient Nonlinear Integrated Photonics
We are searching for a creative, skilled, and ambitious candidate for our activities on nonlinear integrated photonics.
The objective of this work is to develop nonlinear integrated photonic circuits based on Lithium Tantalate thin films promising to revolutionize optical amplification and frequency comb generation with the goal of developing a new generation of photonic integrated devices. The candidate will develop optical design and nanofabrication concepts and methodology to realize the photonic waveguides and circuits. Furthermore, integration of photonic components with high power semiconductor lasers is envisioned to bring the tehcnologies closer to their final application.
The candidate will report to the Head of Department. The supervisor for this position is Associate Professor Johann Riemensberger.
Deadline : 31st October 2024
(18) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in hydrodynamic performance analysis of ships
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Would you like to contribute to developing new technology for energy-efficient ships in collaboration with a leading classification society, important industry players and international collaborators, working at a leading university in marine technology? How about developing a ship operational performance indicator that will enable benchmarking of ships in a transparent and easy-to-understand way? What if you can do all this while learning about marine hydrodynamics, ship propulsion, simulations, and “big data” in the same project? Then this job is for you!
The Department of Marine Technology at NTNU has a vacancy for a full-time position as a PhD Candidate. The goal is to complete a doctoral education while working on a collaborative research project together with DNV and other industrial and academic partners.
Deadline : 29th October 2024
(19) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in hybrid AI methods for ship performance modelling
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Would you like to work together with researchers and industry to create more accurate and self-learning methods for predicting the performance of ships in a seaway? In that way you will contribute to safer and more energy-efficient ship operations. That is a great challenge in the ongoing quest for making shipping greener and safer. Are you also interested in ships, or in artificial intelligence and machine learning? Then this job is for you!
The Department of Marine Technology at NTNU has a vacancy for a full-time position as a PhD Candidate. The goal is to complete a doctoral education while working on a collaborative research project together with SINTEF Ocean and Norwegian industrial partners.
Deadline : 29th October 2024
(20) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:– PhD Candidate in developing battery digitalisation methods for parameter identification
This PhD is a part of the FME Battery centre, which is a large national centre gathering all research and industry partners in Norway who are focused on batteries. More information about FME battery can be found at the centres website.
The Sustainable Energy Systems research group in the The Department of Energy and Process Engineering at the Gløshaugen campus of NTNU is searching for excellent applicants for a PhD position. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. The position duration is 3 years.
The primary focus of this position is the digitalization of batteries through a comprehensive approach encompassing laboratory experimentation, sophisticated modelling techniques, and the application of data-driven methodologies.
Batteries have emerged as pivotal components in the global endeavour towards decarbonizing the energy sector, particularly evidenced by the substantial rise in demand for electrified transportation worldwide. Despite the significant strides made, there remain notable research cavities within battery technologies. The convergence of experimental and digital research represents a critical step towards the advancement of these technologies. Therefore, the digitalization of batteries promises to unlock new avenues for the application of modelling-based methodologies (including electrochemical, electrical equivalent, and physical models) and data-driven approaches to laboratory experimentation results. This innovative approach stands to expedite the development of battery technologies while facilitating the creation of digital twins, offering deeper insights into the functional parameters of these batteries.
The overarching aim of this PhD project is to conceive and cultivate digitalized battery research in close collaboration with industry. Central to this endeavour is the exploration of whether modelling and data-driven methodologies can be effectively harnessed to augment parameterisation of battery technologies. By leveraging laboratory-acquired data, we seek to refine our experimental research focus, emphasizing computationally optimized theories and hypotheses. The creation of a digital twin for batteries holds the promise of expediting the process of theory and hypothesis testing, thereby minimizing the duration spent on less fruitful avenues of inquiry. Moreover, the integration of data-driven methodologies into the digital twin framework affords opportunities for refining theories and hypotheses, with a particular emphasis on enhancing key parameters such as charging and discharging kinetics.
The candidate for this educational research position must possess the requisite skills to conduct comprehensive battery analysis in the laboratory setting, including but not limited to battery cycling, parameter measurement, and diagnostic interrogation. Additionally, proficiency in applying data driven techniques to ascertain unknown battery parameters (such as state of health, aging, and internal thermal properties) is paramount.
Deadline : 27th October 2024
About NTNU- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway- Official Website
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Norway with the main campus in Trondheim and smaller campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund. The largest university in Norway, NTNU has over 8,000 employees and over 40,000 students. NTNU in its current form was established by the King-in-Council in 1996 by the merger of the former University of Trondheim and other university-level institutions, with roots dating back to 1760, and has later also incorporated some former university colleges. NTNU is consistently ranked in the top one percentage among the world’s universities, usually in the 101–500 range depending on ranking.
NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology, and is the successor of Norway’s preeminent engineering university, the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), established by Parliament in 1910 as Norway’s national engineering university. In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from medicine, psychology, social sciences, the arts, teacher education, architecture and fine art. NTNU is well known for its close collaboration with industry, and particularly with its R&D partner SINTEF, which provided it with the biggest industrial link among all the technical universities in the world. The university’s academics include three Nobel laureates in medicine, Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser and John O’Keefe.
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