36 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark

We are seeking a candidate to join the project ‘MENSA: The effect of MENtal StAte fluctuations on engaged listening’, which aims to develop methods to assess and predict task-induced mental load and fatigue from eye tracking and facial features. This project will employ an experimental approach in the laboratory. The candidate’s main working place will be at DTU Hearing Systems (Lyngby, Denmark) and Oticon Eriksholm Research Centre (Snekkersten, Denmark). 

The Hearing Systems Section at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is part of the department of Health Technology. Our research is concerned with auditory signal processing and perception, speech communication, audiology, behavioural and objective measures of auditory function, computational auditory neuroscience, environmental acoustics, and hearing-instrument signal processing. The goal of this research is to understand the functioning of the human auditory system and to provide insights that are useful for technical applications, such as speech recognition systems, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and hearing diagnostics. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Oticon Eriksholm Research Centre and is supported by the William Demant Foundation. 

Are you a talented, self-motivated, and team-oriented person, who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working with complex topics? We seek two Postdocs willing to be part of a world leading research environment and contribute to the development for the next generation scientific machine learning tools for power systems. One Postdoc will be the scientific lead of a small DTU team, coordinating our scientific activities on two European projects: SYNERGIES and ODEON. The goal of the two projects is to establish a Digital Twin infrastructure at DTU, connecting power system simulations with energy data spaces, and develop state-of-the-art methods that will use the digital twins to enhance power system flexibility and resilience. The second Postdoc will focus on establishing a solid foundation for trustworthy machine learning tools and physics-informed neural networks for power system applications.

The two postdocs are part of the ERC Starting Grant project “VeriPhIED”, and the Horizon Europe research projects “SYNERIGES” and “ODEON”. “VeriPhIED” is a prestigious grant by the European Research Council, which aims to develop the next generation scientific machine learning tools based on Trustworthy AI and Physics-Informed Machine Learning for power systems. SYNERGIES and ODEON are both an international research project, with up to 34 industrial and academic partners from over 13 European countries. Both projects aim to introduce Energy Data Spaces to unleash the data-driven innovation and sharing potential across diverse energy actors (e.g. consumers, prosumers, utilities, and others). SYNERGIES objective is to introduce a Reference Energy Data Space Implementation while ODEON’s objective is to introduce an open-source platform for federated Energy Data Spaces with the goal to interconnect Energy Data Spaces across Europe. SYNERGIES will be extensively validated in 3 demo sites, in Spain, Greece, and Denmark. More information about the project can be found here: https://synergies-project.eu/  ODEON will be extensively validated in 5 demo sites, in Spain, Greece, France, Ireland, and Denmark. ODEON started in January 2024 and will build upon the SYNERGIES project. 

If you want to push the much-needed advancement of our wireless society and support the development of your scientific career within the promising research field of metamaterials and metasurfaces, the present project is the right one for you. 

At DTU Space you will have the opportunity to theoretically, numerically and experimentally investigate microwave- and mm-wave reconfigurable metasurfaces embedded with phase-changing materials. Particular emphasis will be placed on their experimental characterization in our world-class DTU Electromagnetic Test Centre for high-accuracy testing of antenna- and microwave technology.

The applicant will mainly be involved in the BlueBioClimate project (2023-2026) focusing on Climate adjusted tools for a sustainable blue economy in Kattegat-Skagerrak, but will also collaborate with the Danish Centre for Marine Restoration and three other projects linked to biogenic reef and eelgrass restoration: COASTal LIFE, BioReef,and Marine Mitigation Measures 

You are expected to improve our capacity for conducting relevant research within the field of habitat modelling, disseminate the results in scientific journals as well as in public media, give advice to policy makers and other relevant authorities as well as foster innovation in cooperation with the industry. 

We are seeking a skilled postdoc with passion for carbohydrate analytics to take our plant cell wall analyses to the next level. The position offers a great possibility to develop and implement high-throughput innovative analytical methods to facilitate structural understanding of complex carbohydrates. In addition, the project will involve targeted enzymatic degradation using CAZymes, for further structural insight. The overall goal is to establish procedures for investigation of structural components in faba beans and correlate results with plant genetics and protein digestibility data. The project is a part of “N2CROP – Legume innovation for future agri-food systems”.

The position holder will conduct finite element modeling with an emphasis on thermal-mechanical analysis of structural components made of fiber/polymer composite materials for non-destructive damage detection and characterization. The position holder will also support the experimental work for model verification and validations.

Are you looking for a 2-year postdoc position developing new methodologies for predicting optical properties of solids by combining electronic structure theory and applied machine learning to point defects (dopants) in wide bandgap systems?

The outcome of this project has an additionally far-reaching impact on the understanding and prediction of optical properties in doped insulators with applications in health technologies, quantum sensing, and clean energy technologies. 

The research position is part of the ERC advanced grant project “ LUMIN: Illuminating Charge Transport in Feldspar to Measure Rates of Earth Surface Processes” at DTU Physics, where the new simulation methodologies developed during the postdoctoral project, in conjunction with novel experimental data, will enable us to determine how the Earth’s surface has evolved in the recent past.

DTU Compute is hiring a second full-time Postdoc for the project “Reading the Reader”. The project overall aims at improving the reading ability of people with impaired vision and their educational opportunities by advancing state-of-the-art machine learning/deep learning techniques to characterize reading patterns and model reading on the individual level.

As our new colleague in the “Reading the Reader” team you will be part of the Section for Cognitive Systems, which is a lively and research-oriented group of scientists and support staff with a broad interest in information processing in humans and computers, and a particular focus on the signals they exchange, and the opportunities these signals offer for modelling and engineering of cognitive systems.

Your overall focus will be to strengthen our research in 2D magnetic materials. You will play a key role in tying together expertise within synthesis and characterization techniques, in particular using x-ray and neutrons, and theoretical modelling.

The ideal candidate should have a background in experimental condensed matter physics with a track-record in x-ray or neutron scattering and/or relevant synthesis techniques. Experience in programming, for example in Python or Matlab, is an advantage. We expect a high level of motivation for conducting research at an internationally competitive level together with a ‘can do’ attitude. Excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English are a requirement. We also expect you to assist in co-supervision of BSc and MSc students

Would you like to challenge the limits of organic coatings technologies for heavy-duty purposes towards a higher sustainability profile? – Then this might be a job for you. At CoaST Research Centre at DTU’s Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, you will break new ground at the absolute forefront of what is possible within the aim of improving the sustainability profile of organic heavy-duty coatings. 

CoaST supports development, production and use of high-performance organic coatings. Working along the whole value chain, our research activities cover organic, polymer-based coating technologies from raw materials over formulation, test and characterization to production and application. You will contribute to the development of our expertise, and you will have the opportunity to make a personal impact on solving some of the most critical challenges organic coatings are facing. 

If you are establishing your career as a scientist in the field of experimental electrocatalysis and you are looking for opportunities to fulfill your dreams and ambitions, it is right here in front of you. 

Electrocatalysts are essential materials for producing fuels and chemicals through electrified chemical processes, known as Power-to-X. Conventional electrocatalysts with two-dimensional (2D) active sites have a fundamentally limited efficiency for facilitating reactions involving three or more reaction intermediates due to the so-called “scaling relationship”. In CAT3D, the five-year Villum Young Investigator project that fully covers this postdoc position, we aim to overcome this fundamental limitation by studying electrocatalysts with three-dimensional (3D) active site structures. This study could open the door for obtaining radically better electrocatalysts in terms of activity, selectivity, and stability.   

If you are establishing your career as a scientist and you are looking for the best possible foundation for fulfilling your dreams and ambitions, it is right here in front of you. At DTU Sustain you will break new ground at the absolute forefront of science providing solutions to major societal challenges related to climate change, sustainability, and infrastructure. 

We offer a postdoc position for a motivated candidate to join the Energy Foundations project and conduct pioneering research on testing and modelling of coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical performance of energy foundations. You will work with enthusiastic academia and students in the Section of Geotechnics and Geology. 

This energy foundation project will develop a Solar-Geothermal Energy Pile (SGPile) system, to address the current limitations of the current ground source heat pumps (GSHP) in building heating/cooling systems. Detailed experiments and numerical analyses will be conducted to investigate the thermal and structural performance of energy foundations, and to provide guidance on the new design method. Digital twins will be developed to integrate the test data with the simulation, and to optimize the thermal performance of the system without compromising the structural safety. 

If you are looking for a challenging task related to the green transition of the energy sector here is a great opportunity. We are seeking a Postdoc to strengthen our research on new electrochemical routes to green ammonia. You will assist in establishing advanced experimental setups and use these to explore what limits achievable synthesis rates and how to improve these.

Transforming our society to rely only on sustainable energy sources is a massive challenge. Key to success will be development of cost competitive routes to produce hydrogen via electrolysis of water/steam driven by green electricity. The hydrogen has value in itself but  may, importantly, also serve as a reactant for production of ammonia. Ammonia has great importance as a fertilizer but can also be an “energy vector” enabling emission reduction from “hard to electrify” sectors like global shipping. Hence, cost competitive routes to “green hydrogen” and “green ammonia”, not relying on use of natural gas, is in high demand.

The research is a part of the project “Progress”, where the ambition is to facilitate integration of the hydrogen production step and the ammonia synthesis step to enable an efficient route to ammonia driven only by electrical energy. If the solid oxide cell applied is a proton conducting ceramic, controlling the potential and current allows control of the hydrogen activity at the electrode surface. It is the hypothesis behind the project that careful control of this and possibly cycling it may enable an overall more efficient process.

If you are looking for a challenging task related to the green transition of the energy sector, here is a great opportunity. We are seeking a Postdoc to strengthen our research and development activities on improving solid oxide electrolysis cells. In focus will be the oxygen electrode of the cell and the interconnect plates, which are used as auxiliary components when stacking individual cells. The overall aim is to improve durability of both components and in addition to develop improved methodologies to describe their performance.

Transforming our society to rely only on sustainable energy sources is a massive challenge. Key to success will be development of cost competitive routes to produce hydrogen via electrolysis of water/steam driven by green electricity. The hydrogen has value in itself, but may, importantly, also serve as a reactant for production of ammonia, methanol or other valuable chemicals, that can serve as “energy vectors” enabling emission reduction from “hard to electrify” sectors like global shipping. Hence, cost competitive routes to “green hydrogen” and “green fuels”, not relying on use of natural gas, is in high demand.

 

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Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc in the Mammalian Cell Engineering for improved biotherapeutic production – DTU Bioengineering

Deadline :  2 July 2024

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DTU Sustains section Climate and Monitoring offers a 2½-year position as a post-doctoral fellow in detection and quantification of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions.

You will be a part of a larger project focusing on innovations in remote sensing for better measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, which is a collaboration with DTU Electro, manufacturers of laser products, leading providers of gas measurement services and consultants with a global outreach. 

The problem addressed is direct emissions of greenhouse gases from industries, utilities, agriculture etc. Minimizing those emissions is of great importance in the effort to mitigate climate change. To minimize direct emissions, accurate and cost-effective measurement methods and instruments are needed to evaluate emissions from various processes, components etc. and to inform facilities in case of defects, which cause increased emissions. We will develop and test both vehicle-based, drone-based and fence-line monitoring applications of laser detection of gaseous emissions from various sources. 

The purpose of this project is to develop a scanned 2-photon LSFM through optical fiber where beam-shaping is done using OPA. The image detection will incorporate compressive sensing without using camera-based detection schemes. The improvement in imaging speed will be demonstrated through in vitro and in vivo mouse brain imaging. 

You will join the Biophotonic Imaging Group (OASIS section, DTU Health Tech) and build advanced optical microscopes in our state-of-the-art optical imaging lab. You will collaborate with national and international researchers and students to develop innovative solutions. You are expected to do student supervision related to the project and your field of expertise. Part of your task will be overseeing our lab facilities and maintaining the operation of our multiphoton lightsheet microscopes. 

DTU and the European Synchrotron Radiation Source (ESRF), have developed a Dark Field X-ray Microscope, DFXM, that can acquire 3D movies of the evolution of the internal structure of crystalline materials (grains, domains, defects, stress fields) during processing – deeply inside mm sized samples. A DFXM microscope has just been implemented at a new beamline ID03. In our center at DTU: “The physics of metal plasticity” we use this microscope to visualize the self-organization of dislocations and domains during deformation. We use the 3D movies to guide and optimise 3D materials simulations. In this way we reveal the physical mechanisms governing the basic mechanical properties, such as strength. 

There are many possibilities to improve the spatial resolution and adding new functionality to DFXM. We aim to outstation a post doc from DTU to the beamline at ESRF to spearhead such advances by introduction of new optics and transfer of modalities from electron microscopy. Hence, we are looking for an outstanding and motivated candidate to join our interdisciplinary group, where we combine X-ray physics, simulations of experiments and scientific computing. While part of the DTU team you will be working mainly at the beamline at ESRF.  You will also be part of a Danish Center-of-Excellence on hard materials in 3D, SOLID, where you will interact with 15 other PhDs and post docs, all exploiting the latest 3D methods based on large scale x-ray and neutron facilities, within a broad range of fields.

The Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (DTU Chemical Engineering) invites applications for few positions as Post Doctoral Fellow to be hired for a European Research Council (ERC) funded project with focus on anaerobic microbiome for biotechnological applications aiming at valorization of biowastes. 

Your background is on anaerobic microbiology, microbial ecology, microbial interactions, syntrophies, genome scale modelling, bioengineering, and fermentation. 

The positions are:

• Postdoc, with a background in microbial ecology – Focusing on microbial interactions of anaerobic microcosms.  
• Postdoc, with a background on microbial ecology – Focusing on genome mapping based on genomic information and genome scale modelling of the anaerobic microbiome. 
• Postdoc, ideally with a background on microbiology and microfluidics – Focusing on microbial isolations and design of tailored mixed cultures. 

Are you fascinated by the potential of quantum technologies, in particular quantum sensing with quantum coherent color centers in the solid state? Would you like to explore new color centers, determine their fundamental limits and use these for real-world applications? 

The section for quantum physics and information technology (QPIT) at the Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Physics) is seeking highly motivated candidates for postdoc positions within experimental quantum technologies. We offer several projects related to color centers in the solid state and their applications in emerging quantum technologies.

You are passionate about working at the absolute forefront of quantum technology? Here is the opportunity for you to fulfil your dreams and ambitions!

Random numbers have many applications, from cybersecurity to simulations to gambling. Since measurements in quantum physics deliver random outcomes, quantum random number generators (QRNGs) deliver the best randomness of all physics-based generators. Device dependent solutions, i.e. generators whose devices are rigorously mathematically modelled, deliver unparalleled performance, while semi-device independent and device-independent generators usually trade speed with security improvements. We are experimentally working on light-based generators measuring the quadrature fields of light.

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has over recent years cemented its position as a dedicated entrepreneurial university and continuously aims to provide the means to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among students and faculties by developing their entrepreneurial capabilities to be capable of solving challenges facing our society. Therefore, DTU puts a premium on research, education, and learning in this respect by investing in a new postdoc position of a two-year contract in the field of technology entrepreneurship and digitalization. The position will be hosted at DTU Centre for Technology Entrepreneurship (DTU Entrepreneurship) at DTU Lyngby Campus. 

The hosting institution will provide the best conditions to support the career development during the postdoc period and nurture the candidate towards a fast-track tenure track position, including a mentor, state-of-the-art research infrastructure, funding for conferences and presentations, pedagogic training, and international networks. Candidates for this position should expect to play an important role in research and education within the DTU Entrepreneurship.

In the ERC-funded project DECIDE we aim at developing a new generation of heuristic and exact methods for two-stage stochastic optimization problems. The goal is to be able to solve considerably larger problems than before, involving many scenarios for the future. In particular, we will use AI-based methods as part of the solution process to generate scenarios and guide the search.

We will benchmark the developed methods against state-of-the-art methods for stochastic programming as well as testing the solvers on real-life problems. When benchmarking against state-of-the-art methods, we will study smaller, synthetic problems where we are able to find the optimal solution using existing methods. A main goal is that we should provide similar quality of solutions as existing methods, while providing more insight and flexibility.

If you are establishing your career as a scientist within advanced digitalized manufacturing and you are looking for a multi-partner consortium driven project for further developing and applying your advanced skills, it is right here in front of you. At DTU Construct, Section of Manufacturing Engineering, you will be at the forefront of developments in advanced laser-based processing and the digitalization of the manufacturing process chain.   

Applications are now invited for 2 two-year Postdoc positions, within the field of advanced modelling of laser-based manufacturing, spanning competences in either advanced Multiphysics modelling of laser-based processing and/or advanced data-driven reduced-order modelling and optimization. Both the postdoc positions are a part of the Horizon Europe “DILAPRO” project, and are anchored at the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark.

The overall project aims to contribute towards the twin Green and Digital Transitions within European manufacturing via the development of two ground-breaking software tools for laser-based production of complex products. You will directly contribute towards the establishment of one of these tools, namely DILAFACT (Digital LaserFactory) – which will be a sustainable and scalable platform for laser process planning via Digital Twins of laser-material interactions, including additive, subtractive, and thermal processes. 

Our group investigates mechanisms underlying cell-fate decisions in stem cells (ES/iPS) and during differentiation to cell types of the central nervous system (CNS). To achieve this, we use patient-derived and disease specific hiPSC and their differentiation to neurons, microglia and model neurodevelopmental trajectories through single-cell profiling including single-cell transcriptomics, ATAC-seq, multi-omics and spatial transcriptomics. We also develop and leverage computational approaches for identifying gene regulatory networks and candidate perturbation to study systems levels changes and specific underlying mechanisms. In this new project, we aim to develop and study neuron-glial interactions in co-cultures, coupled with single-cell multi-modal assays to characterize gene regulatory networks. We will focus on investigating targets including CRISPR perturbations to study target roles in neuron-glial interaction, cell type differentiation and responses.

We invite you to apply for a postdoctoral research position in the field of marine nature restoration as part of, but not limited to, the COASTal LIFE Project (2023-2028) which focuses on the restoration of bivalve biogenic reefs and beds in coastal areas. 

This interdisciplinary initiative aims to advance research and restoration actions to reestablish the original land and marine coastal habitats to expand the area of protected nature habitat types and create larger ecological corridors and natural areas, particularly in Løgstør Bredning, Limfjorden.

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will play a crucial role in driving and developing ongoing and future research in the Section of Coastal Ecology at DTU Aqua on the restoration of bivalve biogenic reef and bed habitats, in relation to the evolution and success of restored habitats, with a focus on biodiversity (and potentially other ecosystem services). 

You have a PhD in experimental microfluidics, and you wish to pursue applications within Life Sciences: we offer a 2-year postdoctoral position in the “Nanofluidics and Bioimaging” group at the Department for health technology, DTU Health Tech is open from 1 October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter, in the project ‘MIGRAGEN: Using novel microfluidic gradient devices to drive genetic and functional understanding of spatiotemporal gradients in tumor microenvironments’.

QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) models are used to predict properties, including toxicity, of chemical substances. QSAR models are increasingly used to screen, prioritize, group and assess thousands of chemicals that humans and the environment are exposed to. DTU Food has developed and maintains a free online (Q)SAR predictions database (https://qsar.food.dtu.dk), with model predictions from more than 200 models for over 650,000 organic chemical substances. The database includes predictions from many commercial and in-house developed models, covering a broad range of properties and effects. The successful applicant will become part of the Research group for chemical risk assessment and GMO at the DTU National Food Institute. The applicant will work closely with three QSAR experts within the group. The QSAR team is engaged in research and advisory work for national and international regulatory bodies, and has a long collaboration with e.g. the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning regulatory application of QSAR predictions. The QSAR team is currently contributing to a number of EU and national research projects that the successful applicant will be engaged in.

The AMD section is a leading group combining atomic- and multiscale modeling techniques, machine learning methods, and self-driving laboratories to accelerate the discovery of novel materials for energy conversion and storage. The fellowship is part of the large-scale and long-term Pioneer Center for Accelerating P2X Materials Discovery (CAPeX). CAPeX is a 13-year and 300 MDKK “Pioneer Center for Accelerating P2X Materials Discovery”, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, the Danish National Research Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Villum Foundation. CAPeX is hosted by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and co-hosted by Aalborg University (AAU) and unites leading experts from DTU, AAU, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, and the University of Southern Denmark with international partners from Stanford University, Utrecht University, and the University of Toronto to form a truly Pioneering Center on P2X. You can read more about our organization’s CAPeX research themes and X-trails at www.capex-p2x.com. 

Our group investigates mechanisms underlying cell-fate decisions in stem cells (ES/iPS) and during differentiation to cell types of the central nervous system (CNS). To achieve this, we develop and use experimental single-cell methods including single-cell transcriptomics, ATAC-seq, multi-omics and spatial transcriptomics, while also leveraging computational approaches for large-scale analysis of next-generation sequencing data. In this new project, we aim to develop, implement models of neuron-glial organoid cultures, perform single-cell multi-modal assays to characterize gene regulatory networks and their crosstalk during fate specification. We focus on investigating targets, mechanism and impact of CRISPR perturbed gene regulatory networks in lineage specification and commitment. 

Do you want to contribute to a future where we can use novel magnetometers to understand diseases in the human brain by measuring the tiny magnetic fields created by neurons in the brain? In a joint project between DTU and KU we are targeting exactly this, and we are looking for a dedicated postdoc to conduct sensitive electrical measurements and develop new measurement schemes for extraordinary magnetoresistance & Hall magnetometers.

It is possible to get a deeper understanding of how the brain functions in a non-invasive way through sensing the tiny magnetic fields produced by neuronal currents. Today, this need is primarily met by quantum sensors that must be operated at cryogenic temperatures, which greatly increases the complexity and cost of making such measurements. Therefore, research on alternative methods to detect tiny magnetic fields is a top priority.

In a large Novo Nordisk Foundation-sponsored project called Biomag, we aim to use 2D materials and III/V semiconductors to create novel magnetic sensors with picotesla sensitivity and use these sensors to map neuron activity at room temperature. As part of this large project, we are looking for a postdoc to develop sensitive measurement schemes for extraordinary magnetoresistance & Hall magnetometers.

We offer a two-year postdoc opportunity in the Artificial Intelligence for Policy Excellence in the Climate Crisis (APEX) project at the Technical University of Denmark, focused on leveraging AI to develop a new generation of Machine Learning (ML)-based approximators to simulators. Such a technology will dramatically accelerate existing complex simulation models and significantly contribute to the advancement of science. 

Your role, starting on September 1, 2024, will center on setting up, calibrating and analysing the pre-existing simulators that will form the workbench for the APEX project. The exact simulation tools to be used will be discussed upon the beginning of the project, and shall include areas such as Transport, Energy and Environment. Expertise in these particular topics is less important than understanding/having experience with complex simulation tools in general.

The goal of the APEX project is to develop ML-based automatic approximators to existing simulators, that are able to replicate out-of-distribution performance yet be orders of magnitude faster. To achieve this, several different approaches will be tested, on a collection of simulators with increasing complexity. Ultimately, such simulators can form an integrated assessment model (IAM) that can be used in a reinforcement learning framework.