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: NFR funded PhD position in sensory biology of Octopus
We are looking for a PhD Student in marine invertebrate sensory biology with a focus on Octopus and in particular Eledone cirrhosa. The project is funded by the NFR through a FRIPRO young talents research grant. The position is for three years and you will report to Lena van Giesen (Associate Professor). This project will investigate how Octopus use their specific touch taste modality to adapt to specific habitats and investigate how the cellular and molecular underpinnings work together with the peripherally distributed nervous system to support this particular behavior. The project will focus on Ion channel Biophysics focusing on chemotactile receptors (CRs) and combine the results with cellular physiology, anatomy, behavior to address how species specific variation in protein expression and tuning is related to the animals behavior. We also closely collaborate with other researchers to bring these aspects into an environmental context (see relevant publications here:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420311491 and here: We are looking for a PhD Student in marine invertebrate sensory biology with a focus on Octopus and in particular Eledone cirrhosa. The project is funded by the NFR through a FRIPRO young talents research grant. The position is for three years and you will report to Lena van Giesen (Associate Professor). This project will investigate how Octopus use their specific touch taste modality to adapt to specific habitats and investigate how the cellular and molecular underpinnings work together with the peripherally distributed nervous system to support this particular behavior. The project will focus on Ion channel Biophysics focusing on chemotactile receptors (CRs) and combine the results with cellular physiology, anatomy, behavior to address how species specific variation in protein expression and tuning is related to the animals behavior. We also closely collaborate with other researchers to bring these aspects into an environmental context (see relevant publications here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420311491 and here:
Deadline :15th October 2023
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate within Developmental Neuroscience
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. The position is based in the Quattrocolo group, a recently established research group part of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. Recently, the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience has been awarded the Centre for Algorithms in the Cortex, a new centre of excellence which will be funded from 2023 for 10 years by the Research Council of Norway. We offer an international and multidisciplinary environment in which creativity and scientific discourse is valued and stimulated. See http://www.ntnu.edu/kavli for detailed information. The Quattrocolo group at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience has an opening for a PhD student in developmental neuroscience. The main research interest of the lab is the development of cortical circuits, specifically investigating the role of different cell types in the wiring of neuronal networks. The project will focus on the development and the diversity of GABAergic interneurons in the entorhinal cortex. We aim to combine different techniques, such as immunohistochemistry, transcriptomic analysis, cell-type specific viral vectors and transgenic mouse lines. The position is a full time (100 %) position, with a 3-years contract, and the position should start before the end of 2023.
Deadline : 30th September 2023
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD-kandidat i sirkulær økonomi og bærekraft
Institutt for internasjonal forretningsdrift (IIF) ved NTNU i Ålesund søker en PhD-kandidat i sirkulær økonomi og bærekraft. IIF har bærekraft som et strategisk fokusområde og en forskningsgruppe for Business Transitions to Sustainable Development som driver forskning for å fremme bærekraftig forretningsutvikling gjennom nye tilnærminger, metoder og verktøy for bærekraftig ledelse, markedsføring, innovasjon, strategiutvikling og dataanalyse. Målet med dette stipendet er å designe, utvikle og validere en beslutningsstøttemodell mot implementering av sirkulær økonomi for næringslivet i Møre og Romsdal for å løse noen av bærekraftsutfordringene næringslivet står overfor. Denne stipendiatstillingen er én av seks stipendstillinger finansiert av Møre og Romsdal (M&R) fylkeskommune med mål om å bygge kunnskap, kompetanse og konkurransekraft under et felles overordnet tema «Sirkulære systemer for et bærekraftig Møre og Romsdal». Forskningen og kapasitetsbyggingen skal skje i tett samarbeid med næringene i regionen samt med forsknings- og utdanningsinstitusjoner. Som PhD-kandidat i dette programmet vil du være en del av dette nettverket.
Deadline : 29. september 2023
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Digitalization of Healthcare Services
Are you interested in doing your PhD in a vibrant Information Systems group promoting Scandinavian IS and CSCW? And being paid a competitive salary while doing your PhD? Read on! Information Systems and Software Engineering unit at NTNU has one of the leading IS and CSCW groups in Norway. We just hosted the European CSCW conference in Trondheim, and last year we hosted the Scandinavian IS conference. More than 20 PhD students work in various IS and CSCW-related real-world case studies involving public and private organizations. We publish in top conferences and journals in the field and encourage inclusion and work-life balance among our candidates. The announced position is a researcher training position aimed at providing promising researcher recruits the opportunity of academic development in the form of a doctoral degree. The appointment is for 3 or 4 competitively paid years, where a potential 4-year contract will include 25% dedicated to teaching. The position is connected to the newly established project Sustainable Digital Transformations (SustainDiT). The PhD candidate is expected to contribute to deliverables in this project. The academic discipline is computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and information systems (IS). Envisaged publications will be in high-quality journals within the CSCW, IS and related disciplines. The research will be based on real-world case studies from the Norwegian healthcare services, with a focus on digitalization aspects such as healthcare platforms, use of algorithms and sensor data in healthcare. The candidate is expected to contribute to dissemination and publication in healthcare-related channels in addition to the above-mentioned disciplinary journals.
Deadline : 22nd September 2023
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD and PD positions in the HYDROGENi team
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
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Sociology or Political Science connected to the research group CHAIN
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree and to qualify for work in research positions. We apply for a PhD candidate who will write a thesis mainly through the application of the European Social Survey (ESS), round 11: Repeat-module-application_Health-Inequalities.pdf (europeansocialsurvey.org) The PhD-position is a temporary position for a period of three years.
The position is connected to the research of CHAIN (Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research). CHAIN brings together researchers from diverse regions and disciplines, public health experts, the UN system and civil society organizations, to examine the causes and magnitude of health inequalities, and to identify solutions to decrease these inequalities. It aims to empower governments, businesses and civil society to act on evidence-based solutions to increase health equity. You can read about the centre’s main objectives here.
Deadline : 15th September 2023
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Cryptography Engineering
The goals for this PhD Candidate position are to obtain a doctoral degree and contribute to ongoing research in cryptography engineering. The field of cryptography has shown to be the key enabling technology in securing communication systems. Cryptographic functionality realized in microcontrollers and embedded systems has become essential to our daily use of communication networks. The theory and practice of engineering of cryptographic systems include encryption/decryption, authentication, digital signatures, random number generators, and their utilization in practical security protocols. New cryptographic algorithms propounding security against quantum computers are under development and being standardized internationally, denoted quantum-safe algorithms. However, plain implementations turn out to be vulnerable to various physical and electrical signal processing attacks, denoted side-channel attacks.
Deadline :15th September 2023
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Environmental Psychology
The Department of Psychology announces a PhD position in Environmental Psychology with a focus on the role of social processes in the energy behavior domainfor a period of 3 years. This is an educational position that shall provide promising research recruits the opportunity for professional development through studies towards a PhD. The position is connected to the PhD-program at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences. The working place will be at the Department of Psychology. The position is funded by The Research Council of Norway and connected to a large national research center for environmentally friendly energy NTRANS. It will be closely connected to the center’s interdisciplinary research activities, especially in Research Area 1 and Research Area 5, but also in the other areas (see https://www.ntnu.edu/ntrans/research). The PhD project is expected to focus on, for example, some of the following topics:
Deadline : 14th September 2023
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Environmental Psychology with emphasis on role of risk in the energy behavior domain
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. The Department of Psychology has a vacancy for a PhD position in Environmental Psychology with a focus on the role of risk in the energy behavior domain The Department of Psychology announces a PhD position in Environmental Psychology for a period of 3 years. This is an educational position that shall provide promising research recruits the opportunity for professional development through studies towards a PhD. The position is connected to the PhD-program at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, the working place will be at the Department of Psychology.
Deadline : 14th September 2023
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in recovering metals and materials from end-of-life Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs)
We are looking for a motivated person who is interested in joining our team as a PhD candidate to work within the project HolE-LIB – Developing a Holistic Ecosystem for Sustainable Repurposing and/or Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) in Norway and EU, funded by NTNU Sustainability Call 2021. A total of 5 PhDs will be working within the scope of the project across four faculties and six departments at NTNU. The successful candidate will be working at the Mineral Processing Laboratory at NTNU. Research and education at the Mineral Processing Laboratory at NTNU provide vital knowledge on sustainable processing of ores and minerals and the recovery of valuable components from industrial waste. The laboratory is unique in Norway and plays a strategically important role in the shift towards a greener and more circular economy. From Norway’s perspective, the battery value chain can be seen as an exceptional sustainable value creation opportunity primarily based on Norway’s comparative advantage with a competence-driven materials sector based on renewable power. The sustainability depends in part on the ability to reuse and recycle batteries and the compounds they contain. Research into factors which affect customer acceptance in case of repurposed batteries is so far extremely limited. On the other hand, a robust recycling process needs to be developed that can cater to different battery types, designs, chemistries, etc. for competitive disruption of the battery market. Currently, there exists no techno-economically efficient Li recycling process and further, the graphite from lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes is not recycled. Development of innovative separation processes are expected to positively impact the circular economy and enable sustainable business model (SBM) innovation.
Deadline : 10th September 2023
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate at the NTNU VISTA Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea
The NTNU VISTA Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea (CAROS) is an interdisciplinary research centre between the NTNU Departments of Engineering Cybernetics and Marine Technology and Equinor on autonomous underwater robotic operations with focus on resident autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that are supported by subsea docking systems for energy charging and communication. The VISTA Center is awarded by Equinor and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, funded for 5 years in collaboration with host institution NTNU. Together with ground-breaking research on articulated underwater robots and autonomy we proceed towards a game changer in offshore oil and gas activities in terms of increased efficiency in marine operations and lower CO2 footprint. The proposed scope will contribute to higher uptime of subsea production units as well as higher marine environmental capabilities in case of incidents. The addressed research will also be of high relevance for ocean science and other marine industries such as maintenance and inspection of offshore wind installations and aquaculture. The methods will be demonstrated and tested on the NTNU snake robot Eelume, an articulated intervention-AUV (AIAUV), as well as the electric work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with manipulator (Minerva).
Deadline : 10th September 2023
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Chalk mechanics – IV-99/23
We have a vacancy for a 3-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP). The position is within the area of mechanics of chalk for wellbore stability, chalk influx and solids production, and methods of failure mitigation. The study can be experimental, analytical, or numerical depending on the background, qualifications, and interests of the candidate. Geomechanics describes the behavior of rock and soils, and is essential to hydrocarbon production, geological CO2 storage, geothermal energy, and other underground operations. The Norwegian Continental Shelf has several large chalk fields, and chalk presents interesting and quite unique properties such as the possibility of liquefying and almost flowing under certain conditions. Over time, operators face increasing challenges with wellbore stability and chalk influx into wells. The goal is to integrate new research and technology in AkerBP field operations through close interaction with AkerBP and by analyzing field data and operational practices. The candidate will collaborate with SINTEF and benefit from an ongoing joint research project between NTNU, SINTEF and AkerBP for transfer and application of technology developed in both projects. The position gives unique insight into field operations and industry relevant research, and the successful completion of the PhD may lead to employment opportunities. The research and gained competence are relevant to many fields of geoscience, energy, civil, and mechanical engineering, and engineering physics that involve coupled problems and failure.
Deadline : 3rd September 2023
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Environment- and Task-specific Evolutionary Design of Aerial Robots
Aerial robotics have scored significant successes yet – interestingly – they have long employed designs that merely represent miniaturizations of manned aviation concepts or have resorted to biomimetic concepts. An alternative paradigm however is possible if we combine the forces of evolutionary robot design (airframe, sensing) and data-driven navigation policy learning in an iterative loop that can allow us to identify the novel designs and autonomy functionalities necessary towards aerial robots that are best tailored to their environment or a certain task of interest. Within this broader scope, the PhD candidate in this position will work on the challenging problems of a) defining the process for evolving aerial robot designs (genotype/phenotype and evolutionary algorithms) that build upon rotary propulsion, incorporate airframe softness and embed diverse sensing, alongside b) the automated composition of the simulation environments needed to offer the diverse “training worlds” necessary to tailor the body and autonomy of such aerial robots in a class of environments or tasks of interest (e.g., fast flight under the canopy of a forest or inspecting industrial facilities). The fitness signal to guide the evolutionary algorithms shall be based on the performance of a learned navigation policy tailored to the evolved robot designs. The collective work will be undertaken by a team of researchers in our lab and through our collaborators. The envisioned contributions will break new ground in the domain of purposeful and environment/task-specific robot design and autonomy. The activity will be part of European project that includes extensive university and industry collaboration and thus many opportunities for international collaboration. The position is part of the Autonomous Robots Lab activities in resilient robotic autonomy across diverse operational conditions and environments. The Autonomous Robots Lab has leading research in robotic autonomy and demonstrated performance in a collection of world-class projects funded by both European and US sources. For more details about our team and our publication track record, see: https://www.autonomousrobotslab.com/publications.html. Indicative instances of our work can be seen in the following videos of our robotic experimentation: https://youtu.be/P3uT4gHEFHw & https://youtu.be/SNMsKAnCQkw
Deadline :3rd September 2023
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Semantics-aware Exploration & Inspection of Marine Vessels using Aerial Robots
Robotic inspection of large-scale marine vessels, such as tanker ships or floating production systems necessitates efficient behaviours that are attuned to the specific information that certain structures of the facility offer for the assessment of its overall health. However, existing autonomy methods fail to incorporate the specific information associated with certain “semantics” in the environment (e.g., structures in the context of marine vessel inspection). Therefore, the state-of-the-art in tasks such as exploration or inspection treats the environment in a unified way without explicit focus on the areas that truly matter from the perspective of top-down motivations (e.g., for an inspection mission). Motivated by the above, in this position we call for a PhD candidate who will investigate the exciting problem of semantics-aware exploration and inspection path planning. This shall involve two core research directions, namely a) developing hybrid metric-semantic environment representations, and b) developing relevant planning policies through the combination of sampling-based algorithms and deep learning strategies for informative planning. The developed algorithms shall be deployed onboard high-end collision-tolerant flying robots tasked to explore ballast water tanks of diverse real vessels using both remote sensing techniques and contact-based non-destructive testing. This PhD position is within a European project that includes extensive university and industry collaboration and thus many opportunities for international collaboration.
Deadline : 1st September 2023
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Redefining Multi-Robot Search And Rescue Autonomy
Search And Rescue (SAR) has long represented a core challenge and opportunity for robotics. Despite the efforts, however, robots are rarely and sparsely used in real-life SAR operations. Beyond logistical aspects or issues of social acceptance the fact is that SAR tasks are extremely demanding, time-critical and often take place in particularly harsh environments. Building upon our experiences from the DARPA Subterranean Challenge, and within the scope of a new soon-to-start European project on Search and Rescue, this PhD position calls to redefine how diverse multi-robot teams undertake SAR missions autonomously. Focusing on the collaboration of legged and flying robots, in this research we seek to equip such robots with semantic reasoning, enhanced multi-modal perception and the planning & decision-making autonomy that shall render robots “mission-complete” for real-life complex SAR missions. Alongside algorithmic contributions, there is a major element of field deployments within the scope of this position. The position is part of the Autonomous Robots Lab activities in resilient robotic autonomy across diverse operational conditions and environments. The Autonomous Robots Lab has leading research in robotic autonomy and demonstrated performance in a collection of world-class projects funded by both European and US sources. For more details about our team and our publication track record, see: https://www.autonomousrobotslab.com/publications.html. Indicative instances of our work can be seen in the following videos of our robotic experimentation: https://youtu.be/P3uT4gHEFHw & https://youtu.be/SNMsKAnCQkw
Deadline :1st September 2023
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Human Geography with a focus on just and sustainable energy-transitions
Department of Geography at NTNU has a 3-year vacancy for a PhD position in human geography with the possibility for an additional year for teaching duties. The PhD is thematically focused on just and sustainable energy transitions. The goal of this position is to complete a doctoral education leading to the attainment of a doctoral degree. The successful candidate is expected to develop a PhD project that investigates the interplay between policies for green energy transitions in Norway and the EU, and the extraction of critical minerals in the Global South. Of particular importance is examining the role of civil society organizations in shaping political and corporate governance strategies concerning energy transitions and mineral extraction Today, green energy transition in Norway and the EU sits at a critical conjuncture. Recent warnings by the IPCC about the need to hasten transitions in energy production and the EU commitment to fight climate change, underline the need for policy makers and industries to act. The Russian-Ukrainian war has put further emphasis in the EU on diversifying energy sources and to secure energy independence. Large scale regional energy transitions rely on a steady increase of raw material supplies, including critical minerals essential for developing renewable energy. Consequently, pressure is put on both resource rich regions in the Global South to expand and open new sites of mineral extraction, and to open sites for mineral extraction within Norway and the EU. The speed and impact of this development has given rise to increasing conflicts and social tensions on different geographical scales, resulting in strong engagement from civil society organizations both in Europe and the Global South posing questions about the fairness and sustainability of energy transitions.
Deadline : 1st September 2023
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(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD within Simulation and analysis of drop-turbulence interactions
We have a vacancy for a PhD position at Department of Chemical Engineering. The position is part of the FRIPRO project “Establishing next-generation pioneering models for interface mass transfer, breakup and coalescence in turbulent flow”, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The understanding of droplet dynamics in turbulent flow is important for a variety of industrial processes. In this project we are interested in the detailed analyses of drop-turbulence interactions. We are particularly interested in understanding the drop-turbulence interactions in the cases where such interactions result in breakup of droplets. Numerical simulations of turbulent flow (resolved scales) with dispersed droplets (described by the phase field method) can provide the necessary flow fields needed to analyse the drop-turbulence interactions. Canonical flows such as the channel will be adopted for the multiphase flow simulations. The qualified candidate must have deep interest in high-performance computations of physical phenomena of multiphase turbulent flows. This requests that the candidate must hold good knowledge of turbulence theory. The work will include programming (modification and further developments of existing codes). Basic codes written in Fortran will be provided to the candidate. The candidate must expect to communicate the work to both the research group at NTNU and international collaborating groups.
Deadline : 31st August 2023
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Advance Machine Learning for Face Presentation Attack Detection
This PhD project is in line with the research activities performed at the Institute of information security and communication technology (IIK) and is closely linked to the Innovation Project for the Industrial Sector named “SALT – Secure privacy preserving Authentication using faciaL biometrics to proTect your identity” sponsored from Norwegian Research Council, Norway. The objective of the project is to create the next generation face authentication services with strong presentation attack detection and privacy-preserving techniques. The PhD candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate with researchers in this project consortia and can benefit from the research and collaborative training activities together with leading biometrics start-up Mobai AS and leading financial companies such as Vipps BankID and SpareBank
Deadline : 31st August 2023
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate within Mass Transfer in Gas Fermentation Bioreactors
The PhD position is part of a research-based innovation centre on industrial biotechnology (SFI-IB) which is constituted by universities, research organizations, and industry. This PhD project focuses on gas fermentation where gases with low solubility challenge economical and viable large-scale operation of the multiphase bioreactor. To realize new viable industrial-scale fermentation processes, the multiphase bioreactor must be designed and operated such that the mass transfer between bubbles and liquid is optimized. This project aims to use both experimental and computational techniques to understand the favorable operation window for gas fermentation processes. This project is in collaboration with an industrial partner who is developing a proprietary gas fermentation process to convert waste CO2 emissions into chemicals. The novel gas fermentation process by the SFI-IB industrial partner is a relevant case in this PhD project. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. Your immediate leader is Prof. Jannike Solsvik.
Deadline : 31st August 2023
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in STS: Towards just, legitimate and democratic Norwegian offshore wind development.
This PhD project is part of FME NorthWind (Norwegian Research Centre on Wind Energy) that has as aim to bring forward outstanding research and innovation to create jobs and grow exports, and to facilitate the sustainable development of wind power. The Centre is led by SINTEF, with research partners NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), UiO (University of Oslo), NINA (The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research), and NGI (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute). The Centre involves more than 40 national and international industrial partners that, together with the research partners, comprise a world leading consortium for the development of a sustainable wind energy future. The PhD project will contribute to NorthWind task 5.3 on “Public engagement, participation and controversy” in the work package on “Sustainable Wind Development”. Norway has recently launched project auctions for two new offshore areas, Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II. Beyond this, there are large governmental and industrial ambitions for offshore wind and an associated offshore energy system in the future. The successful PhD candidate will study these ongoing development processes with particular attention to just, legitimate and democratic development of offshore wind. The project will also focus on controversies related to the two abovementioned developments, but also with regard to broader related issues such as the North Sea grid and the electrification of oil platforms. The project aims to gain a deeper understanding of these topics and promote sustainable and equitable progress in the offshore wind energy sector. The results of this research will be crucial in charting the future course of the offshore wind energy sector in Norway and beyond.
Deadline : 31st August 2023
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Atomic Scale Photonics
We are searching for a creative, skilled and ambitious candidate for our activities on atomic scale nanophotonic detectors.
The aim of the candidate is to design, study and assemble nanoscale photonic devices that will utilise molecules to detect radiation in atomic-size volumes. Main focus will be theoretical and experimental understanding of nanophotonic devices as well as optical characterisation using advanced spectroscopic modules. The research will be performed at the Department of Electronic Systems, NTNU and supported by scientific partners in Belgium, Switzerland and Greece. The applicant will be encouraged to spend short exchange visits with the scientific partners.
Deadline : 31st August 2023
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD in the Area of Extended Reality and Digital Twins Based on Computer Vision and AI
At the Department of Department of Computer Science (IDI) we have a vacancy for a Ph.D. candidate in the area of extended reality and digital twins. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. This project is part of “Mission Mjøsa”, a large interdisciplinary project that is led by NTNU and the Innlandet county. The aim of the project is to integrate data acquired from a variety of imaging sensors (e.g., drone, surface or underwater robots equipped with cameras or sonar devices) into eXtended reality environments (virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality) in the form of a dynamic digital twin of the lake Mjøsa. A combination of several data/image processing methods combined with novel computer vision approaches based on deep learning will be used to build and deploy the 3D digital twin for visualisation and analyses in various contexts. The 3D model will be attributed with the capability of receiving and updating data from various platforms.
Deadline : 28th August 2023
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD candidate in Statistics
The position is associated with the Centre for Geophysical Forecasting (CGF) at NTNU, which is one of the Norwegian centres for research-driven innovation, funded by the research council of Norway and industry partners. The goal of the CGF is to become a world-leading research and innovation hub for the geophysical sciences, creating innovative new products and services in earth sensing and forecasting domains. As the global ecosystem enters a period of dramatic change, there is a strong need for accurate monitoring and forecasting of the Earth. Statistical modelling and methodologies play important roles here, enabling reliable predictions and uncertainty quantification that aid decision support. 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. The PhD will work on the statistical foundations for such frameworks.
Deadline :28th August 2023
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate within Dynamic Graph Analytics
At the Department of Computer Science, we have a vacancy for a Ph.D. candidate in Dynamic Graph Analytics. For many important applications, data is presented as graphs, with dynamic relationships between nodes. Examples include graphs representing the power grid, financial transaction relationships, social networks, and transportation networks. The nodes in the graphs can also have attached dynamic data, for example time series, adding further challenges. The PhD student will develop techniques for efficient analytics on dynamic graphs, in cooperation with industry partners in the NorwAI research center. The expected results include prototypes in collaboration with industry partners as well as high-quality publications in top database/data mining/machine learning venues. This PhD project is a part of the PERSEUS doctoral programme: A collaboration between NTNU- Norway’s largest university, 11 top-level academic partners in 8 European countries, and 8 industrial partners within sectors of high societal relevance.
Deadline :28th August 2023
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate the Area of Radio Channel Measurements and Modeling in Maritime Scenarios
At the Department of Electronic Systems, we have a vacancy for a Ph.D. candidate in the area of radio channel measurements and modeling in maritime scenarios. The PhD candidate will work on challenging research problems related to radio channel measurements and modeling, within the general area of radio-system design. The activities include Massive MIMO radio channel measurements in the Trondheim fjord, accompanied by channel modeling. With insights gained from measurements, the main objective of the research is to identify current solutions’ weaknesses and suggest improvements, design concepts, and deployment strategies for large antenna maritime communication systems, in collaboration with SINTEF Digital and Telia. As part of the research activities, you will collaborate actively with some of our partners. Also, you will have the opportunity to be affiliated with the IoT@NTNU and with the Norwegian Open AI lab, and will be encouraged to have a research stay with one of the collaborating universities outside Norway during the research period.
Deadline : 28th August 2023
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate in the Area of Edge Intelligence for Dynamic Digital Twins
This PhD position is part of a new large interdisciplinary initiative called Mobility Lab Elgeseter. The center is divided into the three focus areas 1) stakeholder needs for good mobility, 2) mobility as a system / transportation models, and 3) digital technologies for green mobility, that will work closely together to realize innovative and sustainable future mobility solutions in the urban environment. Within area 3) various enabling technologies will be used to automate the process of building and using digital mobility infrastructure twins (holistic/unified, life cycle, hierarchical, integrated, dynamic/updated, predictive and automated) for collaboration, simulation, value creation, decision support, road object condition monitoring, carbon/energy footprint and automated traffic management etc. (general knowledge will be developed that can be scaled up and used elsewhere). To realize this several PhD candidates with partly overlapping competences will work closely together, each focusing on one of the following areas: 1) baseline Digital Mobility Twin (DMT) using site surveys and available geo-located data, 2) dynamically updated DMT using IoT, sensors, 5G and edge computing, 3) BigData and AI to create value from all the sensor data sent from the physical twin, e.g. in the form of decision support and automation, 4) autonomy and simulation (this PhD position) to train AI agents and simulate “what-if” scenarios, and 5) XR and Visualization to interact with the DMT throughout its life-cycle (construction and use) and increase citizens engagement and feedback before things have been built physically.
Deadline : 28th August 2023
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate in Secure, Human-Centered XR Experiences in Critical Sectors
At the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology we have a vacancy for a Ph.D. candidate in the area of Secure, Human-Centered XR Experiences in Critical Sectors. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Deadline : 28th August 2023
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate in Machine Learning and Signal Processing
The position is associated with the Centre for Geophysical Forecasting (CGF) at NTNU, which is one of the Norwegian centres for research-driven innovation, funded by the research council of Norway and industry partners. The goal of the CGF is to become a world-leading research and innovation hub for the geophysical sciences, creating innovative new products and services in earth sensing and forecasting domains. As the global ecosystem enters a period of dramatic change, there is a strong need for accurate monitoring and forecasting of the Earth. Machine learning and signal processing play important roles here. The PhD project will focus on machine learning and signal processing techniques for effective analysis of massive-size geophysical data. The goal is to develop algorithms for classification and predictions that enable early warning systems in various geosciences applications. Special focus will be devoted on the interpretability of the predictions.
Deadline :28th August 2023
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate in Fair and Sustainable Biometrics
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. Focus of the research will be on biometric algorithms that can provide demographic fairness and deep learning with minimal ecological impact. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. This PhD project is a part of the PERSEUS doctoral programme: A collaboration between NTNU- Norway’s largest university, 11 top-level academic partners in 8 European countries, and 8 industrial partners within sectors of high societal relevance.
Deadline : 28th August 2023
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PERSEUS – PhD Candidate in AI for Databases
The aim of this PhD position is to work with research topics at the interface between machine learning and databases, and develop techniques that use AI to improve efficiency of database algorithms or database systems. Examples of topics in this direction from recent years include learned indexes, machine learning for query optimization, data cleaning, and algorithm selection. The PhD student will work with challenges related to these or other emerging topics within AI for databases, in cooperation with industry partners in the NorwAI research center. The research outcome is expected to produce high-quality publications in top database/data mining venues. This PhD project is a part of the PERSEUS doctoral programme: A collaboration between NTNU- Norway’s largest university, 11 top-level academic partners in 8 European countries, and 8 industrial partners within sectors of high societal relevance.
Deadline : 28th August 2023
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Innate Immunity/Cell Biology of TB
A PhD position is available in the research group of prof. Trude Helen Flo at the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. The Flo group seeks to understand how early cellular responses to pathogens are initiated and regulated in space and time, and how this shape infection outcome. We have a particular interest in the cellular host responses to bacterial- and viral pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and we are setting up human stem-cell-based model systems to study how cellular crosstalk regulates inflammation, cell death and the infection outcome.
Deadline : 25th August 2023
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Hydrogen-Based Zero-Carbon Marine Power Systems
This PhD position at the Department of Marine Technology is dedicated to the development of zero-carbon marine power systems based on hydrogen fuel. The position is connected to the Centre for environment-friendly energy research – FME HYDROGENi as a cross-disciplinary effort between research areas “Transport and storage” and “Maritime end-use”. The research will be performed in collaboration with the project partners and other researchers at NTNU and SINTEF. Given the emerging and dynamic research field, the PhD scope may cover flexible research themes including both onboard power systems and port infrastructure, such as modeling and design of marine power and energy system, energy management and optimization for decarbonization, green port energy system, and smart hydrogen integration. The detailed scope of PhD will be defined based on the background and interest of the successful candidate.
Deadline : 24th August 2023
(33) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in drug delivery and immunotherapy using innovative ultrasound solutions
At Department of Physics, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology a 3 year PhD positions within the field of innovative ultrasound solutions to improve drug delivery and immunotherapy is available from September 2023. The position i a joint research project with the company EXACT Therapeutics, and funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Deadline :22th August 2023
(34) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in social studies
The position of Research Fellow is a temporary position for a period of three years. The position is an educational position that will give promising researchers the opportunity for professional development. The research field for the position is within social science, focusing on the development of democratic citizenship and social science didactics within the Norwegian education system. The candidate will be affiliated with the Section for Social Sciences, at the Department of Teacher Education. The position will be linked to the research group DACED (Democracy and citizenship in education), and an ongoing project on Jewish memory culture, minority issues, migration and identity relations and Jewish life in Norway.
Deadline : 21st August 2023
(35) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD-position on data practices and information systems in primary healthcare management
The Department of Health Sciences in Ålesund (IHA), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MH), is recruiting a PhD student in the field of health services research. This PhD-project will investigate data practices and use of information systems in the management of municipal healthcare, as part of a larger research effort by the MARS-group. The goal for this position as a PhD-candidate is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. The position is financed by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at NTNU, and the period of employment is three years (100%).
Deadline : 20th August 2023
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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