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 research fellow in Zero Emission Silicon and Manganese production through electrowinning, ZeSiM
A PhD research fellow position for a new zero emission silicon production process is available. The PhD candidate will be part of a team at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NTNU, Trondheim, and work on the ZeSiM research project where NTNU, the research organisation SINTEF, and The Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers Research Association (Norwegian abbreviation: FFF) are partners. The ZeSiM project is financed by The Research Council of Norway and FFF.
Today the FFF member companies produce silicon/ferrosilicon and ferromanganese by Submerged Arc Furnace processes with corresponding CO2 emissions and electrical energy consumption. The ZeSiM project is a part of FFF´s plans for future zero emission processes for silicon and manganese/ferromanganese production. It is based on electrowinning of metals, i.e. electrochemical deposition of silicon from a molten salt electrolyte and electrochemical deposition of manganese/ferromanganese from a molten oxide electrolyte. The primary objective of the ZeSiM project is to prove the feasibility of new CO2 free electrolysis processes for manganese/ferromanganese and silicon that could eventually could be an alternative process to or substitute the SAF processes. For more information on the project: ZeSiM
In the ZeSiM project one PhD research fellow and one PostDoc will be employed. The PhD research fellow will work on the silicon process and the PostDoc will work on the manganese process, both at DMSE. Although different processes, the two will work closely together and in collaboration with their supervisors and other experts from the partners.
Deadline : 15th April 2024
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in hydrogen uptake and diffusion in pipeline steels
Hydrogen is considered a clean and efficient energy carrier crucial for shaping the climate-neutral future. A large-scale production, transportation, storage, and utilization of hydrogen is expected to be escalated in the next decades. In Norway, the subsea pipeline network on the Norwegian Continental Shelf is gaining traction as an opportunity for the large-scale transport of hydrogen from Norway to Europe. However, due to the small size of hydrogen atom, it can be absorbed on, diffuse into, and interact with crystal defects in metallic materials, and degrade their mechanical properties, leading to a pre-mature failure of the structural components. To support the upcoming hydrogen economy, understanding the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) in advanced structural metals is essential for future infrastructures in the hydrogen-based energy industries. In particular, knowledge and control of the degrading effect of hydrogen on the material properties of pipeline steels are prerequisites for transport safety.
In a Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project “Safety and Integrity of Hydrogen Transport Pipelines” funded by the Research Council of Norway, we aim to enable safe pipeline transport of hydrogen gas by building a knowledge base covering the hydrogen effect on pipeline steel welds heat affected zone and its influence on the overall integrity of the pipeline. In this PhD project, your research will focus on hydrogen uptake, diffusion and trapping in pipeline welds employed by the electrochemical permeation and thermal desorption spectroscopy techniques. The impact of microstructure, hydrogen environments and stress state will be evaluated. We are looking for you who want to collaborate with industrial partners and conduct in depth research in this field.
Deadline : 15th April 2024
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD and Postdoc positions in the SUBPRO-Zero Team
NTNU is a broad-based university with a technical-scientific profile and a focus in professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.
At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 43,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world.
You will find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD and PD positions in the HYDROGENi team
HYDROGENi’s main objective is to accelerate the research and innovation needed to deliver a new hydrogen-based energy and technology export industry for Norway, reducing emissions while boosting industry competence and creating new green jobs.
HYDROGENi’s work will focus on four main research areas:
- Cost-efficient and scalable production
- Transport and storage in Norway and Europe
- End-use technologies
- Safety and material integrity
These are over-arched by research activities dedicated to enabling a sustainable hydrogen economy. HYDROGENi offers an integrated community where knowledge, experience and ideas are shared, with an overall research approach to develop methodologies and knowledge in inter-disciplinary teams that balance technology push and application pull.
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Mineral resource assessment – SO IV-32/23
The Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP) has a long history of research in quantitative geology, both within land-based mining, deep-sea mining and in the energy industries. The department has been an international driving force in developing the play analysis methodology used today in the oil and gas industry to quantify the undiscovered resource potential and they were the first to apply this methodology on deep sea minerals.
The PhD project will involve a quantification of undiscovered mineral resources potential on the Norwegian mainland supported by unsupervised and supervised AI-methodologies. The candidate will contribute to the development of relevant methodologies and apply these to selected commodities and mineral systems relevant for the energy transition. The focus of the project will be adapted to the main qualification of the selected PhD candidate, but the goal is to produce a mineral resource potential estimate and increase the level of understanding on how such potentials can be quantified. The project will be executed in close cooperation with external partners.
Deadline : 4th April 2024
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in genomics of Arctic alien plants
A warming climate, changes in soil properties, and rising human activity in the Arctic increase the probability of introduction and establishment of alien plant species. In high-Arctic Svalbard and other Arctic regions, the wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) is an established and naturalised alien species. Hypotheses for its success include multiple introductions from different genetic sources, enemy release advantage related to plant defense compounds, and shifts in adaptive traits. The Phd project will develop genomic datasets, making use of field collections and herbarium resources, and develop experimental evidence to examine links between the genomic basis of successful establishment and potential invasiveness in the high-Arctic. The wintercress will be a primary focus of the project, but complementary research on parallel systems may be developed. The project will add an important evolutionary component to ongoing interdisciplinary research on Arctic greening.
The successful candidate will be employed at the NTNU University Museum’s Department of Natural History. The NTNU University Museum is a museum of natural history, archaeology and cultural history. The Department of Natural History conducts research in biogeography, biosystematics, and ecology, with an emphasis on conservation biology. Associate Professor Kristine Bakke Westergaard will be the main supervisor with Professor Mike Martin (NTNU) and Dr. Simone Fior (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) acting as co-supervisors. The candidate will use the NTNU University Museum’s herbarium, genomics laboratory facilities and computational resources, and the work will be closely associated with a project on Arctic greening (https://geobiology.ethz.ch/research/arctic-greening.html) based at ETH Zürich. The work will also be part of the newly established Nordic Borealization Network that seek to understand the processes, drivers, and consequences of changes in the species composition of tundra ecosystems.
Deadline : 1st April 2024
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Applied Ethics
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies has an opening for a PhD fellow in applied ethics. It is affiliated with the Practical Philosophy research group and the project Mission Mjøsa. This is a three-year position, with a possible extension to up to four years if compulsory work is included.
Mission Mjøsa is a large-scale, interdisciplinary project co-led by NTNU and Innlandet county in partnership with municipalities around Lake Mjøsa and several government agencies. A team of researchers from a range of fields across technology, natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities are contributing to the project.
Mjøsa is one of the most biologically diverse freshwater lakes in Norway, and a source of drinking water for 100,000 people. Today, the environmental conditions in Mjøsa are good, but in the face of overlapping global climate, biodiversity, and food crises, there is a need to more fully understand and plan for a sustainable future for the lake and the surrounding watershed. To realize this objective, several PhD candidates with partly overlapping themes will work closely together across six research tracks: water, humans, technology, history, environment/surroundings, and a digital twin for modeling and future predictions.
Deadline : 1st April 2024
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Reference Systems for a Cyber-physical Range
Cyber Physical Systems are integral to Critical Infrastructures; however, their architectural and operational features are inadequately represented in current cyber ranges. These ranges are often limited in scope or intentionally focused on specific sections of target systems. The intended utilization of the physical reference environments examined, modeled, and integrated in this study will serve two purposes. These include functioning as educational and outreach demonstrators, as well as serving as experimental platforms for research and training endeavors. The research will be carried out within the context of SFI NORCICS, the research-based innovation Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors. These sectors include electricity production and distribution, oil & gas production and distribution, manufacturing, healthcare, industrial production, smart districts. NORCICS follows a holistic, comprehensive and systemic approach addressing people, processes and technology to protect critical sectors throughout the cybersecurity core functions (identify, protect, detect, respond, recover). NORCICS has partners from academia, research, the public sector and the industry.
Deadline : 31st March 2024
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Digital twin evolution in maritime life cycle
Digitalization has become a key aspect of making the maritime industries more innovative, efficient and fit for future operations. Our IHB department is pioneered toward the direction and has implemented a digital twin of a research vessel, aiming to generate a digital replica of its physical counterpart for monitoring, onboard support and operation evaluation. The twin system lumps all information from different sensors, components, models and sub-systems to represent physical behaviours. Considering the complexity of the system and uncertainties from environment, it is necessary to maintain the twin system to keep its accuracy at an acceptable range while reducing the cost of system update. Therefore, how to conduct system analysis, testing and updating to the twin system is of great importance.
This PhD position will focus on novel approaches for generating test cases to evaluate the twin system, identifying and diagnosing twin system failures, e.g., failure of onboard support tools, and implementing mechanisms for automated debug and model update. As twin models evolve, the system configuration frequently changes, presenting new challenges. This involves integrating new module simulation models, replacing existing ones, and adjusting model parameters. Addressing the challenge of model evolution will render the digital twin ship more promising and powerful in advancing intelligent maritime operations. It is necessary to establish mechanisms to update models especially for these ML models regularly. Thus, the computational cost of ML models, such as the training time for the model, can be relatively low, and the model is able to adapt to operation/environmental changes.
Deadline : 31st March 2024
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Digital Twin for Incident Detection and Response
Digital twins have evolved from passive monitoring and state estimation systems to integrated sociotechnical mechanisms that are essential for strategic modelling and planning, as well as operational real-time monitoring and control of cyber-physical systems. For these functionalities to be supported, it is important for the digital twins to retain fidelity and synchronization with the production systems they are linked to. Furthermore, digital twins have the potential to support functions related to incidence detection, response and recovery. To make this feasible, the integration of necessary capabilities into the system development lifecycle is essential. The research will be carried out within the context of SFI NORCICS, the research-based innovation Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors. These sectors include electricity production and distribution, oil & gas production and distribution, manufacturing, healthcare, industrial production, smart districts. NORCICS follows a holistic, comprehensive and systemic approach addressing people, processes and technology to protect critical sectors throughout the cybersecurity core functions (identify, protect, detect, respond, recover). NORCICS has partners from academia, research, the public sector and the industry.
Deadline : 31st March 2024
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Biophysics / Bionanotechnology
The PhD candidate will work on a research project involving the experimental characterization of molecular and mesoscale properties of biomacromolecules undergoing liquid-liquid phase separation. In particular, the application of nanoscale tools such as AFM-based dynamic force spectroscopy and advanced optical imaging tools is expected to provide a framework for understanding how parameters of the biomacromolecular interaction landscape govern the mesoscale properties of the LLPS. Furthermore, the approach may extend to also include microfluidics, including design and realization of custom channel networks, as a tool within the LLPS characterization. The acquired knowledge and skills, will advance the application of nanoscale tools within the soft matter research, with relevance for aspects of cellular organization.
Deadline : 31st March 2024
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in computational modelling of stochastic fracture
The behaviour of conventional structural alloys can be accurately modelled using deterministic models. However, cast and additively manufactured materials are examples of materials that exhibit a random and unpredictable fracture behaviour where deterministic modelling approaches no longer apply. This stochastic fracture behaviour of these materials poses several challenges for the design and structural integrity assessment, which underscores the need for developing accurate fracture models. The stochastic behaviour is caused by the highly heterogeneous microstructures of these materials, consisting of casting defects, porosity, impurities, and irregular grain structures. Such microstructural defects act as stress concentrators in the material, which leads to a significant variation in the fracture properties of the material, even among samples of the same material. Moreover, the probability of failure is not constant, but rather depends on factors such as the applied stress, sample size and distribution of the defects. Therefore, predicting the fracture behaviour of a metal under different loading conditions requires a probabilistic approach that considers the inherent variability and uncertainty in the material properties.
This PhD project aims to investigate stochastic fracture behaviour through micromechanical-based studies. The main objective is to develop predictive microstructure-based models for plastic flow and fracture in metal materials with statistically varying mechanical properties. The research activities will primarily involve numerical modelling and simulations, but physical experiments may also be conducted to supplement the modelling activities. At SIMLab, we have gained large experience with micromechanically based modelling over the past decade and several methods have been developed that can be used as a starting point for the PhD project.
Deadline : 25th March 2024
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in absorption-based CO2 capture focusing on solvent degradation and corrosion.
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Department of Chemical Engineering seeks a PhD candidate to investigate amine solvent degradation and its control in amine-based CO2 capture plants. The work will be part of project MISSION-CCS (Material Science Innovation for Accelerated, Sustainable and Safe Implementation of Carbon Capture and Storage), a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) program with the network consisting of 16 international organisations in seven countries.
This position at the Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNU focuses on understanding amine degradation and its control in CO2 capture process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities, and the development and implementation of technologies for CO2 emission reduction is of great importance. Of the various methods to separate CO2 from industrial gases, absorption-based CO2 capture using aqueous alkanolamine solutions has reached the commercial stage. Two of the remaining challenges are closely linked: solvent (amine) degradation and equipment corrosion. Degradation is the irreversible transformation of an absorbent solution into other compounds that may cause equipment corrosion, amine loss, fouling, foaming, reduction of CO2 absorption capacity and more. Corrosion and degradation are closely tied since some of the degradation compounds formed are corrosive agents and corrosion often increases degradation.
Deadline : 24th March 2024
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Structural Health Monitoring of Marine Structures
The Department of Marine Technology has a vacancy for a PhD Candidate in Structural Health Monitoring of Marine Structures. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
This position will focus on the structural health monitoring of marine structures, including vessel hulls and floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) using the inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM). For this project, the candidate will start by developing an iFEM code for reconstructing the shape of simple steel structures (beams and plates). After validating the iFEM code for simple structures, it will be further developed for shape sensing of a hull, first numerically and then experimentally using a full-scale vessel made available to us at NTNU for research activities. After the model is validated for vessel hull SHM, it will be tested for a FOWT hull or tower numerically and possibly experimentally in a model test. Additionally, there is an opportunity to further develop the iFEM code and extend its application to monitor the composite blades of wind turbines. The numerical models developed by other team members could also support the testing of the iFEM code.
Deadline :23rd March 2024
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Physics of Near-Well Damage and Leakage – IV-48/24
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
We are currently seeking a qualified candidate to fill a 3-year PhD fellowship position within the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP). The focus of the position is on investigating mechanisms related to near-well leakage. The research project encompasses various facets, and the assigned tasks can be customized to align with the candidate’s specific expertise and interests. The nature of the study can either be experimental or a blend of experimental and numerical approaches, contingent upon the candidate’s background, qualifications, and preferences.
Responsibilities for the successful candidate could include conducting laboratory experiments, which involve the design and setup of fiber optic and acoustic measurement systems, development of testing procedures, active participation in experiments, and subsequent post-processing of experimental data. Additionally, the numerical modeling component may involve simulations of damage occurring at the casing-cement interface, delamination crack propagation, and the analysis of fluid flow within the microannulus between casing and cement.
The PhD position is a part of the CHARISMA project (Characterization and 4D Imaging of Near-Well CO2 Flow in Fractures and Micro-Annuli), which is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and falls under the auspices of the Norwegian CCS Research Centre (NCCS). Close collaboration with scientists from SINTEF Industry within the context of the CHARISMA project is anticipated to play a pivotal role in attaining the project’s objectives.
Deadline :22nd March 2024
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Shock and Impact Behaviour of Mechanical Metamaterials
At the Department of Structural Engineering, we have a vacancy for a PhD candidate in the shock and impact behaviour of mechanical metamaterials. The position is linked to the SIMLab (Structural Impact Laboratory) research group.
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Mechanical metamaterials may be uniquely tailored to achieve the desired mechanical properties for their intended use. One rapidly emerging trend is to utilise topology optimisation and additive manufacturing to create highly effective designs for shock and impact energy absorption. However, to fully utilise additive manufacturing in tailoring energy-absorbing metamaterials, it is crucial to understand the internal deformation mechanisms that come into play during high deformation rates. Unfortunately, we face a significant challenge due to the lack of experimental measurements on the governing deformation mechanisms at the microscale and high deformation rates. Our current measurement methods are limited to optical access to external surfaces and macroscopic mechanical behaviour. This leaves a large portion of the topology design space unexplored.
This project will target a better understanding of the internal deformation mechanisms that come into play during high deformation rates. This will be done using advanced experimental techniques, simulation-based design, and data-driven methods to develop new design methodologies. The outcome of this project will be an inverse design methodology that will accelerate the development of new metamaterials. 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 high deformation rates. The candidate will also be part of an ongoing collaboration with the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.
Deadline : 22nd March 2024
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Microbial Biotechnology
We have a vacancy for a PhD position in the Division of Microbial Biotechnology at IBT. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.This PhD position will be part of the NRC funded project “From the Ocean to Sustainable Biorefinery: The Dormant Potential of Seaweed (WeedNERY)”, led by NTNU. The WeedNERY project aims to develop knowledge and methods for valorization of brown and red seaweeds into high quality value-added compounds thought microbial bioprocesses, and thus contribute to sustainable bioeconomy. The research focus of the PhD position will be on the microbial utilization of seaweed derived sugar monomers and the degradation of seaweed derived polymers, which includes microbial molecular biology, bioprocess engineering and biomass upgrading. Hence, the overall project goal is to engineer microbial cell factories that can grow using seaweed-based carbohydrates while producing added-value compounds.
The project group comprises a strong interdisciplinary consortium with scientists having complementary background from microbial biotechnology, metabolic engineering, bioprocesses, industrial biotechnology, and sustainability, together with industry partners representing both the seaweed industry and white biotechnology. The PhD candidate will be a part of this team.
Deadline : 22nd March 2024
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Mining Engineering – SO IV-31/23
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
The objective of the project is to optimise drilling and blasting operations by considering both rock mass properties and mineral processing requirements. The overarching goal is to minimise the amount of waste rock, maximise resource utilization, and reduce the energy and cost during the processing stage. Collaboration with partners from Norwegian mining industry and software developer partners is anticipated.
The project encompasses the development of machine learning (ML) based predictive model/s and AI based optimisation algorithms. The developed algorithm can be tailored to meet the specific needs of different mining companies.
Deadline : 20th March 2024
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate – Designing User Interfaces for Monitoring and Operating Ship-breaking Robots
More than 80% of our global goods are transported by ships. Like the goods they transport, ships will eventually become waste at the end of their operational lives. Ship breaking is a complex and dangerous job since ships contain different types of toxic materials that should be properly located, identified, and removed to prevent adverse effects on humans and the environment. However, only a fraction of ship breaking is done in a safe and clean manner since most of the ship-breaking process is still done manually by hand. Therefore, the risk of accidents and health issues is extremely high for workers in the ship-breaking industry.
The Department of Design has a vacancy for a PhD position in designing user interfaces for monitoring and operating ship-breaking robots. The PhD candidate will work as part of the SHEREC project, an EU-funded project that aims to improve the occupational safety and health conditions in the ship-breaking industry by deploying robots to carry out the ship-breaking process. Having suitable user interfaces is essential so that operators can perform ship-breaking activities with the robots in a safe and productive manner.
Deadline : 19th March 2024
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in thermomechanical evaluation of insulation systems for liquid hydrogen tanks
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
The position is part of the EU project NICOLHy. The project aims to develop novel insulation concepts based on Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP) that enable the safe, cost- and energy efficient storage of large quantities of liquid hydrogen LH2. New design concepts are needed because the current technologies used in small and medium storages today are not suitable for up-scaling, they would imply prohibitive costs, long construction time, low failure tolerance and limitation on tank shape selection.
We are looking for you to develop hydrogen tanks equipped with the novel insulation systems and to perform thermomechanical evaluation of the insulation systems. Modelling of the thermal and mechanical performance of different design concepts will be required. Modelling will be largely based on Finite Element Analysis FEA and multiphysics simulations. Some experimental work will be performed to check the validity of the models.
The project will accelerate the integration of hydrogen into the European energy economy and industry, which is necessary to be in line with the European Green Deal and to keep confidence of the population in the policy and the technology.
Deadline : 19th March 2024
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Coupled Offshore and Onshore Power Grids
The Department of Electric Energy, NTNU, is a research partner in the Knowledge-building Project for Industry, titled ‘Development of Coupled Offshore and Onshore Power Grids’. The research project is led by SINTEF Energy Research, and the industry partners include Statnett, Aker Solutions, and GE Grid Solutions.
Over the next 25 years, massive amounts of renewable energy from offshore wind resources need to be 1) integrated into the Norwegian and European energy system in a way that is 2) economically sustainable while 3) at the same ensuring the security of electricity supply. For grid owners and operators, a major challenge is to understand which grid development solutions are socio-economically favourable, considering all these aspects. Until now, offshore grid development has been restricted to single interconnectors and cables to/from shore for offshore wind farms or oil and gas platforms. With more offshore wind, a transition towards more varied offshore grids is expected, coupled to onshore grids through hybrid cables, energy islands, interconnected subgrids, meshed AC/DC grids, and through coupled grid operation. This project addresses the need for knowledge and methods for analysing different transition paths for grid development and how to identify good grid development strategies.
The selected PhD candidate, in connection with this research project, will take part in advancing the state-of-art research on the knowledge basis to support the coordinated development of power grids offshore as well as onshore, against a backdrop of large-scale offshore wind development and a changing onshore energy system.
Deadline : 19th March 2024
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Polymer Science and Engineering with a focus on conductive polymer composites
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 not only promises 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 : 18th March 2024
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in High temperature heat pumps for industrial processes: application and integration
The sustainable development of humanity becomes an important issue on global level well described by the United Nations in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The content of these goals is very broad and interacts with every branch of industry and social events. The mission of Academic sector and R&D is to contribute and generate new ideas and solutions, which describes solutions for the relevant SDGs. With strong focus on energy efficiency in processes in the industry, it would reduce the world’s projected energy needs in 2060 by one third, which is two times higher if compared with utilization of renewables only. The urgent need of decarbonization of the industrial sector results in the subsequent demand for energy efficient, cost-effective and sustainable systems.
The technology of high temperature heat pumps (HTHP) provides efficient utilization of waste heat to high pressure steam, hot water or air, which are widely used in the industrial processes. The industrial sector, which utilizes cooling and heating, has highest potential for heat pump solutions that are currently ready for market, when the energy savings for heating and cooling can reach up to 75 %. However, the practical integration of the existed high temperature heat pumps solutions generates significant difficulties related to optimization and balance of technological processes and HTHP performance. The continuous supply of useful heat to the industrial systems is challenged by low availability of waste heat, temperature variations, heat carrier supply and other factors.
Another one limiting factor for HTHP is the working fluid. The high variety of the available working fluids is limited by the high GWP of the most of them like HFCs or high potential risk like HFOs. Due to this, the sustainable HTHP technology aims on the use of natural refrigerants: HCs, water, ammonia, CO2 and air. The requirement of high working temperatures (over 120 ⁰C) generates the necessity of new oil-free compressor technologies like turbo-compressors, screw compressors with injections and other. Thus, the investigation on new equipment together with control and integration strategy of the new environmentally friendly units is a key element of successful optimization of HTHP and decarbolization of industry.
Deadline :18th March 2024
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in epidemiology
The PhD candidate will work with measurements of the cardiovascular risk factor lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) that have recently been obtained in a large sample of participants in the Trøndelag Health study (HUNT). The novel Lp(a) measurements in HUNT3 (2006-08) participants, combined with rich longitudinal data in the HUNT study and information from linked health registries, represent a unique opportunity to investigate the role of Lp(a) in cardiovascular disease in a contemporary and general population.
The Department of Public Health and Nursing at NTNU is responsible for the HUNT study, which is a longitudinal population study that has collected extensive health information on residents of the northern part of Trøndelag county since the 1980s every 10 years. Data from participants in the HUNT study are readily merged with medical information recorded in electronic patient records and national health registries to facilitate medical research. This project offers an exciting opportunity for learning how to employ epidemiological methods to analyze large datasets for the purpose of answering medical and public health research questions. For more information regarding HUNT have a look at this video.
Supervision for this PhD project will be given by public health researcher Eirin Haug (main supervisor) and by professor and endocrinologist Bjørn Olav Åsvold, head of the HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology (co-supervisor). Another co-supervisor may be appointed.
Deadline :17th March 2024
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in comparative politics or international relations
- The PhD-candidate is expected to contribute to the LEGACIES project through participation in group meetings and data collection associated with the project, in addition to participation in the “Political Instability and Armed Conflict” research group.
- The PhD candidate is expected to develop and implement a research project analyzing aspects of historical states and international systems, and/or their impacts on modern institutions and dissent.
- It is required that the candidate participates in international activities, among others through conference attendance and/or research stays at educational institutions abroad.
- The position is ascribed teaching work for one year, and it is expected that the candidate contributes to teaching in the fields associated with or related to the topics of the LEGACIES project and adjacent areas in Department as part of this
Deadline : 17th March 2024
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Geology (EU MSCA Doctoral Network TALENTS) – IV-41/24
This doctoral position is part of the MSCA Doctoral Network TALENTS, a European-based research network. TALENTS aims at training early career researchers with the interdisciplinary, science-driven understanding and skills that are the foundation to develop new sustainable solutions for the global challenges of the energy transition. We focus on continental rifts which are key regions for geothermal energy, carbon capture and storage, new resources such as native hydrogen as well as high-risk human habitats due to geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity. TALENTS fuses research and training at 18 European institutes and academic partners as well as 11 companies that are actively involved in the energy transition. The doctoral network is centred around 12 individual PhD projects addressing fundamental scientific aspects of rift system processes, collectively bridging several orders of magnitude of spatial and temporal scales. Each doctoral candidate is linked to a second academic partner to complement and broaden their scientific training and to a dedicated industry partner to acquire industry-relevant skills and preview possible non-academic career paths.
Deadline : 15th March 2024
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate – Statistical models and methods for spatio-temporal data
The PhD candidate will be conducting statistical research on spatial and spatio-temporal processes that can be used for extracting relevant information from various types of geophysical data. The study focus of the PhD project is on the development of new statistical methodologies for analysing geophysical data. Such data include seismic and electromagnetic measurements, as well as newer data types such as fiber-optical sensing data. The project will also focus on using statistical methodologies for research developments in the centre.
Core components of the PhD project include Bayesian hierarchical modeling and methods for conditioning in such models. We aim for a coherent interpretable modeling approach honoring the large-size spatio-temporal data.
An important part of the PhD project is cooperation with centre partners, and in doing so disseminating statistical research and innovation results. The PhD research work will be in statistics, but the students will also be part of a cross-disciplinary team working towards a common goal.
The CGF is determined to deliver research-based innovation, and it will strongly stimulate the PhD candidate to create and develop innovative ideas into business potential both for the centre partners as well as in spin-off companies.
Deadline : 15th March 2024
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Privacy Preserving Machine Learning
The candidate will be analyzing and developing algorithms for privacy preserving health registry data access. Any extension of the position beyond 3 years requires duties such as as teaching, research administration, and developing infrastructure for teaching and research. IIK will assess the needs for the services and duties in order to agree to finance the 4th year.
Deadline : 15th March 2024
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Cancer Cell Biology
A PhD position is available in the research group of Assoc. Prof. Kai Sandvold Beckwith at the Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, NTNU, Norway.
Cancer is characterized by a cascade of genomic alterations leading to a hyperproliferative cell state. Early events in this cascade involve genomic rearrangements frequently occurring at structurally fragile genomic sites. The newly established Beckwith group aims to determine the role of genome structure in cancer progression. We are particularly interested in how the spatial and temporal organization of nanoscopic genomic regions leads to genome fragility and cancer susceptibility, which we study in single cells using cutting-edge high resolution microscopy approaches (read more about the group here: https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/kai.beckwith).
We are looking for an adventurous and highly motivated PhD candidate with experience and strong interest in microscopy, cell biology, biophysics or genomics. The successful candidate will develop new spatial genomics approaches based on multiplexed fluorescent microscopy and apply these techniques to study genome organization and function in cell lines and clinical samples.
Deadline : 15th March 2024
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in probabilistic lifetime assessment of nylon mooring lines
The Department of Marine Technology is looking for a PhD Candidate in probabilistic lifetime assessment of nylon mooring lines for offshore renewable energy. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
This position will focus on application of probabilistic methods and structural reliability analysis to nylon mooring lines for offshore renewable energy with main focus on floating wind turbines. The objective is to identify the lifetime probability of failure, also including studies of different mooring systems. This will also allow quantification of how different variables and design parameters will influence the system performance and how they interact with each other. One of the gaps preventing such analyses at present is the quantification of uncertainties in nylon material and rope properties and how they change during the lifetime. The probabilistic approach also requires application of load effect calculation tools which can correctly represent the creep and stiffness properties of nylon ropes.
The PhD work will accordingly need to address the following topics: (i) Quantification of uncertainties associated with nylon rope properties based on new test data, including time-varying degradation effects (ii) Identification of relevant failure modes for both single nylon mooring lines and for different mooring configurations. (iii) Statistical models of mooring line load effects both in relation to extreme values and stress cycle distributions (iv) Dedicated methods and tools for reliability assessment which can account for long-term behavior of nylon mooring lines.
Deadline :14th March 2024
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Fluid-Structure Interaction for FOWTs including Nonlinear Structural Mechanics
The research will be carried out in two main phases. The first phase includes co-simulation for two-way coupled analysis using CFD software (e.g., STAR-CCM+, Ansys Fluent, and OpenFOAM) and the finite element code Abaqus. The structural analysis must be performed using Abaqus with nonlinear structural mechanics. Examples include material non-linearity (e.g., plasticity and viscoelasticity in both conventional and novel materials), geometric non-linearity (e.g., under extreme weather conditions, collision, buckling, and material degradation), complex joint and connection behaviour (e.g., gapping, sliding, or other complex contact interactions), and novel design concepts that allow for large deflections in the structural members.
The selected candidate will be responsible for validating the CFD-based models against experimental data, which could be sourced from existing literature or developed as part of their PhD project at NTNU. In the second phase, simplified, engineering fidelity models will be developed (e.g., using Ansys Aqwa, Abaqus Aqua, and HydroDyn+AeroDyn) and compared with the CFD-based models to document their level of accuracy and limitations. It is notable that the PhD candidate will consider the controller effects in the numerical model. Since the ultimate goal is to perform seamless Hydro-Servo-Aero-Structural (with nonlinear mechanics) analysis in Abaqus, development of Fortran subroutines for the wind and wave loads as well as the control systems may be expected.
Deadline :14th March 2024
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD – Impacts of household digitalisation and energy transition on critical material requirements
We are looking for an excellent PhD candidate to join our Industrial Ecology Programme (IndEcol) at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering. As a PhD Candidate, your main goal is to write and successfully defend a PhD thesis. The appointment has a duration of three years with an anticipated start date in May or August 2024. The appointment is financed by the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT).
The focus of this PhD is on household digitalisation and renewable energy solutions, and how these affect the critical material requirements (material footprints) of consumption. Household digitalisation can increase material- and energy efficiency in several ways. For example, smart energy solutions, sharing platforms, virtual consumption replacing physical goods, and e-services reducing travelling can bring significant environmental benefits. However, new energy solutions and digitalisation are also increasing the demand for critical materials, such as nickel, copper, zinc, and silver. Some forms of digitalisation require a lot of new equipment and consume a lot of energy. The aim of this PhD is to examine these positive and negative impacts of household digitalisation and various energy solutions on the total critical material requirements of households. The aim is also to compare urban, suburban, and rural areas in Europe, as these have significant differences in the level of household digitalisation and typical energy solutions. Depending on the personal interests of the candidate, the PhD can also include cross-analysis of household material- and carbon footprints, i.e. climate impacts.
Deadline : 12th March 2024
(33) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in feedstock powder production for thermal spray and additive manufacturing
We are looking for you – a skillful PhD candidate to further strengthen and develop the in-house chemistries and methods to produce lighter ceramic-metallic (cermet) powders for thermal spray and additive manufacturing (AM). Currently cermet powders used in thermal spray and AM utilize heavy metals (such as tungsten) and metals that come from conflict zones (such as cobalt). Our chemical process can overcome these challenges by going beyond those chemistries. Lighter cermet materials performing equally or better than current technologies are much needed in a world where energy savings are crucial. Also avoiding conflicts and child exploitation is crucial for a sustainable material production value chain. You will work on a bottom-up process to produce cermet powder at lab scale. The powder produced will later be used to produce thermal spray coatings and AM parts that will be tested for their performance (e.g. corrosion, friction, wear).
Deadline : 12th March 2024
(34) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Multi-modal Long Horizon Navigation Learning for Aerial Robots
Aerial robotics have scored some significant successes yet – interestingly – they have long employed designs that merely represent miniaturizations of manned aviation concepts or have resorted to biomimic designs. An alternative paradigm however is possible if we combine the forces of evolutionary robot design (airframe, sensing) and data-driven multi-modal navigation policy learning in an iterative loop that can allow us to identify the novel airframe morphologies and autonomy functionalities necessary towards aerial robots that are best tailored to their environment.
Within this broader scope, the PhD candidate in this position will work on the problem of inferring long horizon navigation goals from multi-modal perception data including LiDAR and vision. As such we aim to investigate and overcome the limits of deep neural network policies and architectures to infer goals of increased spatio-temporal horizon in environments for which there is no prior map. To that end we aim to exploit a set of techniques in terms of a) ways to learn the navigation law (e.g., reinforcement learning, self-supervised learning) and b) approaches to encode scene understanding and reasoning (e.g., attentive latent encoding, world models) with the goal of facilitating novel capabilities such as robots that decide plausible long horizon navigation plans in partially observed scenes. The envisioned contributions will break new ground in the domain of environment-specific robot and autonomy. The activity will be part of the funded Horizon Europe “SPEAR: Spatial Perception & Embodied Autonomy Research” project led by NTNU and involving in total 10 partners across Europe (namely NTNU, TUDELFT, LTU, VU Amsterdam, ETH Zurich, IMEC, Paderborn University, VoxelSensors, Biodrone, KEMEA). Research collaboration with the consortium partners is also expected.
Deadline : 12th March 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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