NTNU, Norway invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at NTNU, Norway.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in the field of Solid-State Sodium batteries
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
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
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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 : 15th November 2024
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Joint NTNU-CERN PhD Candidate in Generative Deep Learning for calorimeter simulation
Through a collaboration agreement between CERN and NorCC (Norwegian Centre for CERN-related Research), this position is one of a number of jointly-funded NTNU-CERN PhD vacancies in the field of the technological sciences. The successful candidate will spend 18 months at NTNU in Gjøvik followed by 18 months at the EP-SFT group at CERN, while remaining active in the PhD Programme at NTNU for the full 36 months. The candidate will be supervised by a main supervisor from NTNU together with co-supervisors from EP-SFT. For the position of PhD Candidate, the goal is the completion of doctoral education at NTNU and CERN, including an obtained doctoral degree from NTNU.
Deep learning is currently used, or planned to be used, in almost all aspects of CERN experiments, including online selection or triggering, track and calorimeter reconstruction, physics analyses, and simulation. For simulation in particular, a special focus has lately been on the fast simulation of calorimeter showers. Generating events for these detector sub-systems is expected to take up a significant fraction of the computational efforts in future experiments as well as in upgrades of current CERN experiments, and novel, fast approaches are needed to provide the community with enough simulated data, needed for physics analysis.
The goal of this project is to implement novel generative models such as Normalizing Flows and Diffusion Models based on transformers for calorimeter simulations and compare their physics performance and the computing evaluation time to more traditional deep learning generative approaches and the traditional Geant4-based simulation. Another important objective is to integrate and validate these new novel models in the fast simulation of existing LHC detectors, such as ATLAS and LHCb, so they can be used in simulation event production.
Deadline : 11th November 2024
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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 : 7th November 2024
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in theory of multiphase flow in porous media
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
We have a vacancy for a PhD position in theory of multiphase flow in porous media at PoreLab, Department of Physics, NTNU. This PhD position is financed via the Center of Excellence PoreLab. The candidate needs to fulfill the requirements of NTNU for obtaining a PhD. The appointment has a duration of 3 years.
The position is organized at the Department of Physics in close collaboration with the Center of Excellence PoreLab.
Deadline : 31.10.24
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Engineering Geology – SO IV-107/24
The Department of Geosciences (IGP) has a vacancy for a full-time 100% position as a PhD candidate within the field of Engineering Geology. The prospective candidate will be part of the Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics research group at the Department of Geosciences but will also collaborate with other NTNU departments and other stakeholders.
NTNU is the largest University in Norway with a long tradition of research and education in engineering and natural sciences. Department of Geosciences offers a dynamic research environment in fundamental and applied aspects of the geosciences.
The objective of the PhD education is to qualify for scientific research of high international standard. The PhD education has a nominal duration of three years of full-time study and includes required coursework or similar academic training comprising a minimum of 30 credits. The most important component of the PhD education is an independent scientific research project carried out under academic supervision, which results in a PhD thesis. The PhD degree is conferred based on these two elements and the doctoral examination, which consists of a trial lecture and a public defence of the scientific thesis.
The candidate is expected to fully complete the course work and the PhD thesis within the period of employment, which is 3 years.
Areas of the world that were once glaciated, such as Scandinavia and Canada, undergo isostatic uplift due to the unloading of the continental crust following the melting of the last ice sheets. As a result, large expanses of former seabed, blanketed by fine-grained glaciomarine (clay) sediments, have been uplifted during the Holocene period (the last ~10,000 years). These glaciomarine clays now cover low-lying areas of Norway that fall below the so-called marine limit, and their flat topography makes them ideal for agriculture, infrastructure development, commercial enterprises, and residential construction. Glaciomarine and postglacial clay areas constitute about 5000 km2 or only 1.6% of Norway’s total land area but are the most densely populated regions in the country.
Often, these fine-grained glaciomarine clays are stable and present minimal geohazard risks. However, substantial sections of the glaciomarine clay areas are potentially “quick,” implying that the clays can become highly unstable due to even minor disturbances. Quick-clay slides can be triggered by natural erosion along rivers and small channels, or by human-induced factors such as excavation, fillings and even vibrations. The landscape beneath the marine limit in Norway bears evidence of numerous quick clay slides that have occurred in both prehistoric and historic times. In recorded history, there have been many large quick clay slides resulting in loss of life and property. The most recent major quick clay slide tragedy in Norway occurred in December 2020, claiming 10 lives.
Deadline : 25th October 2024
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidates in Sustainable Energy Efficiency for Waterborne Transport
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 : 22nd October 2024
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in hydrodynamic performance analysis of ships
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 :22nd October 2024
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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 : 22nd October 2024
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Material Flow Analysis (MFA) for regional wood management
The PhD candidate will be involved in the Horizon Europe project WoodStock, which supports the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative by developing climate-smart solutions and strategies for effective wood use, including the use of under-utilized wood resources in the construction sector. Global wood demand is expected to grow significantly over the coming decades, necessitating sustainable timber strategies beyond virgin wood. However, the amount of available under-utilized wood in the forest and building stock in the EU is not clear. There is a need for accessible and transparent methods to evaluate both circular practices and climate mitigation strategies. In addition, while harvested wood products (HWP) accounting is obligatory in the EU, it has low granularity and is not aligned between countries. WoodStock will go beyond the state-of-the-art by developing a Material Flow Analysis (MFA) model for wood and embedded carbon flows within the whole forestry-wood value chain. Using scenario techniques, WoodStock will provide insights into the potential and limitations of alternative wood utilization strategies. WoodStock will develop alternative options for circular building designs, following the NEB principles and harnessing the power of digital twins. The potential of these options will be evaluated in terms of their scalability, their contribution to climate change mitigation and forest resource use, as well as health and well-being by co-creation activities with regional actors in 6 Living Labs in 6 different European regions.
The PhD candidate will develop, with the support of a post-doc / researcher and in collaboration with the project team, a dynamic material flow analysis (MFA) model for the Norwegian wood sector and its embodied carbon cycle. This model will subsequently be used (i) to develop scenarios for climate change mitigation under wood availability constraints, taking into account the under-utilized wood resources in forests and buildings, novel and climate-smart wood construction practices, and circular strategies; (ii) to support the development of a new HWP tier 3 level method based on material flows rather than half-lives and decay models; (iii) to work with other research groups in the consortium on the development of harmonized approaches for wood flow accounting and modelling in Europe.
Deadline : 21st October 2024
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
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 :20th October 2024
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 PhD Candidates within high temperature material science
The Department of Material Science and Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has vacancies for two 3-year PhD Candidate positions within high temperature material science. The positions will be focused on a sustainable silicon production process. The two PhD candidates will be part of national and EU projects where both the university, SINTEF and the Norwegian industry are partners.
Candidates with strong interest in metallurgical processes holding MSc degree in materials science or similar are invited to apply. The PhD candidate will be a part of a research group of about 20 PhD candidates and Postdocs. The PhD candidate will also work closely with research institutions like SINTEF, and the Norwegian Si-producing industry. One of the candidates with work on the new raw materials, while the other will investigate the emissions affecting the overall sustainability of the process.
Deadline : 16th October 2024
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Two PhD Candidates in theoretical chemistry
The positions involve the development of advanced electronic structure methods in the areas of molecular response theory for molecules in complex environments, such as optical cavities, bio-molecules, and solvents. The developed methodologies will, for instance, be applied to model time-resolved spectroscopies in collaboration with experimental groups.
The candidates will be members of the eT program developer team (www.etprogram.org) and significant parts of the work will be devoted to software development.
Deadline : 15th October 2024
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in: -80°C cooling technology with natural working fluids
Through a collaboration agreement between CERN and NorCC (Norwegian Centre for CERN-related Research), this position is one of a number of jointly-funded NTNU-CERN PhD vacancies in the field of the technological sciences (engineering projects). The successful candidate will spend 18 months at NTNU followed by 18 months at CERN, while remaining active in the PhD Programme at both institutions for the full 36 months. For the position of PhD Candidate, the goal is the completion of doctoral education at NTNU and CERN, including an obtained doctoral degree from NTNU.
A jointly-funded NTNU-CERN PhD vacancy is available at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT) at NTNU within the Refrigeration research group on the topic of ” -80°C cooling technology with natural working fluids [short name: cool -80°C]”.
The Refrigeration research group has well-established expertise and networks in the field of vapour compression systems applying natural working fluids for various applications within different industrial sectors. In close cooperation with CERN, the research group is involved in several national and international research projects. The PhD Candidate will be integrated in the research teams at both NTNU and CERN and will benefit from the knowledge of senior researchers during the PhD work, having access to research facilities at both institutions. Workshops will be organized to bring experts in the field together to share and transfer their knowledge, both from outside and inside the two organizations.
Refrigeration technology: The world is facing significant environmental challenges related to conventional refrigerants with globally contribute to more than 2% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Most of the currently applied synthetic refrigerants will be restricted, due to human health and environmental risks of their decomposition produces (PFAS) in the very near future. The development of sustainable refrigeration technology, applying natural working fluids, will support CERN and NTNU to exploit novel low and warm temperature refrigeration technology. The temperature range below -55 °C is of special interest for future detector cooling at CERN and the preservation of high-quality fish in Norway. Internationally there is also interest for medical applications like vaccine storage and transport at these temperature levels.
Deadline : 14th 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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