Are you a Master’s graduate looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? Explore the range of funded PhD programs available at the Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Apply online now and kickstart your doctoral journey!
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
As a PhD candidate, you will lead the development of a highly reliable and computationally efficient code to simulate 2D/3D Thermo-Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (TEHL) in lubricated contacts, particularly in gear meshes. Your work will involve implementing advanced discretization schemes and numerical algorithms to solve the complex, multi-physics problems of elastic deformation, fluid flow, and heat transport, all within a reduced-order modelling framework.
Application Deadline: Oct 12, 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in electrophoresis in advanced configurations
Summary of PhD Program:
In the LCP group of Ghent University (lcp.elis.ugent.be) we have a long history of modelling and testing electrophoretic motion of particles in polar and nonpolar liquids. Our goals are to understand the underlying physical mechanisms and to develop or improve new technologies based on this knowledge, such as electronic ink displays, smart windows, manipulation of particles at the microscale and electrodeposition. In recent experiments and prototypes we noticed that phenomena occur that cannot be explained by the one-dimensional models that we developed and commonly use.
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Structural Engineering and Building Materials
Summary of PhD Program:
Within the CARBCOMN project, this PhD researcher will be involved in employment of computational methods to form find compression dominant structural geometries; in definition and design of a manufacturing procedure to optimize topology, shape and size of the blocks and in structural testing of discrete blocks and assemblages. Moreover, this PhD student will be involved in the print path design to realize the construction blocks through extrusion-based 3D printing which will also include digital post-treatment of the joints and assembly of the blocks. Finally, this PhD student will integrate all the above in building designs and compare the performance of the system to traditional technological solutions.
Application Deadline: Sep 22, 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in electromechanics
Summary of PhD Program:
The investigation will focus on potential substitutional materials to PTFE and PTFE-containing polymer sliding machine elements and tribotechnical components. This reasearch aims to investigate the abrasive wear behavior, including wear micro-mechanisms, surface and micro-geometry changes along with other tribological properties such as friction in contact. Additionally, the study will explore wear particle generation and embedding characteristics. The research will be conducted under various pressure-velocity conditions, providing a basis for comparison. The goal is to offer comprehensive insights for effective polymer sliding element and tribotechnical component selection, as well as engineering design.
Application Deadline: Sep 20, 2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Information Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD fits within the recently launched imec Health Mission, a strategic research track aiming to advance the discovery and development of novel therapeutics over the next 10 years. IDLab Ghent is a key partner in the Health Mission, and leads the first mission project ADAPT (for “Affinity and Developability through AI for Protein Therapeutics”). ADAPT aims to develop AI-based models to design and optimize antibodies and nanobodies with high binding affinity and optimal developability properties, in a collaboration with several imec research groups and key industrial partners from the Ghent area specialized in nanobody technology.
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Geology
Summary of PhD Program:
As a PhD student performing fundamental research on this project, your task will be to design and perform new experiments to study the physics of fluid flows in porous materials. Specifically, you will investigate two-phase flow (e.g. simultaneous flow of water and air) and/or viscoelastic flow (flows of liquids that change their viscosity depending on the flow). You will characterize the different flow regimes that can occur due to their highly non-linear and fluctuating nature, and will investigate how this correlates to the pore geometry in real porous materials. To do this, you will apply novel 3D X-ray imaging techniques and will contribute to their development led by other researchers on this project. The work is meant to lead to a PhD degree after 4 years.
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
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7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electronics and Information Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The research group led by Prof. Steven Verstockt and Prof. Dieter De Witte, focuses on Applied AI projects in heritage, (mental) healthcare, media, and sports. Recent projects include the enrichment of historical maps, enhancement of plant herbarium collections, use of LLMs to interact with mental health patients, application of multimodal AI for image retrieval, and development of AI-supported annotation interfaces for museums.
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Information Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of the highly prestigious ERC Starting Grant URENIMOD (Ultrasound for Remote Neuroimaging and Modulation), two Ph.D. positions are available at Ghent University from January 2025. The project aims to develop a minimally to non-invasive treatment for focal epilepsy with ultrasound neurorecording, modulation, and deep reinforcement learning closed-loop control. The technology will be developed through detailed computer simulations and preclinical experiments. The PhD candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team working towards this objective at the WAVES (www.waves.intec.ugent.be) and 4Brain (www.4brain.be) research groups.
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
In 2009, research on axial flux permanent magnet synchronous machines started. Since then, a dozen of doctoral theses have been completed on this research, resulting in approximately 70 international conferences and in journal papers, and several patents. Meanwhile, four generations of prototypes have been developed, and there is a technology license with one of the key players in the axial flux motor technology.
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
In the PASTIME project, we will search for methodologies to study the kinetics of drug transport. Since experiments often are too expensive or lack sufficient detail, molecular simulations can give insight in the dynamics of drug binding to proteins, or the permeation kinetics of those drug molecules through membranes. While such computational methodologies exist, new fundamental developments are needed to understand the ‘time’ aspects and to make the computations feasible with present-day computer power.
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computer Science
Summary of PhD Program:
TripleQ is an ambitious research and innovation project aiming to develop, test and validate secure, low-cost, and ultra-fast 10 Gigabits/second Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs) for next-generation cryptographic applications. In today’s highly digitalized societies, information security is crucial as the current cybersecurity infrastructure is under constant pressure from financially and politically motivated hacking. Moreover, the rapid development of quantum computing poses a significant threat, potentially breaking many existing cryptographic protocols and rendering current techniques obsolete.
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Information Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
CyberQ is an ambitious research project focused on developing next-generation Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems that address challenges in scalability, performance, and practicality. In the modern digital age, secure communication is vital for global commerce, effective governance, and overall security. Traditional cryptographic techniques, though effective, are vulnerable to advancements in computing, especially the upcoming quantum computing era. QKD with AES encryption offers a robust, quantum-resistant solution. CyberQ targets enhancing the security of Continuous Variable (CV) QKD systems, refining multi-party protocols for broader network applications, and improving system resilience and miniaturization for widespread deployment.
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Human Structure and Repair
Summary of PhD Program:
Your research contributes to the knowledge of symptom development in an aging population with a degenerative rotator cuff tear. Patients with symptomatic tears, people with asymptomatic tears, and a control group will be the subject of investigation. Research methods will include biomechanical studies (quantitative US, EMG, shear wave elastography) and questionnaires regarding the psychosocial context and pain perception. You will be part of an interdisciplinary research team of orthopedic surgeons and physiotherapists.
Application Deadline: Sep 23, 2024
