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1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Humanities, Language Education and Artificial Intelligence
Summary of PhD Program:
Although AI has the potential to be a tool in climate modeling and remediation efforts, its extractive resource and supply chain costs, e-waste pathways, and carbon footprint actively contribute to pollution and global warming. This project examines how language education can be a site of critical information literacy around environmental climate research and the cost/benefits of AI technologies.
The “Climate Change, Language Education, and AI” project explores how AI ed-tech (e.g., text-to-image generators DALL-E/MidJourney) influences students’ epistemic beliefs about environmental climate research and (mis)information in English in the school while also investigating the pedagogical potential of current trends in AI-climate-related natural sciences and humanities projects (e.g., biodiversity monitoring, pollution detection, AI in eco-literature, etc.).
Application Deadline: 2nd September 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Economic Geography, specializing in geographies of labour markets in the energy transition
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Geography at NTNU has a 3-year vacancy for a PhD position in economic geography, contributing to the project Making the Green Shift Work for Regions (GSW). Funded by the Research Council of Norway’s Welfare, Culture and Society programme, the GSW project seeks to better integrate localities and regions, labour markets and working lives as central elements within the green shift, rather than merely as outcomes of the energy transition. The overall objective is to help develop a new understanding of how regional labour markets are adapting to the challenge of green shift, using the example of Oil & Gas specialised regions.
Application Deadline: 15th August 2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in social anthropology
Summary of PhD Program:
The project may explore issues such as how people understand the role peatlands play in a sustainable future; what it means to restore peatland landscapes in a time of increasing pressure, degradation, and collapse; how people practically involve themselves with peatlands and how such efforts affect their knowledge and understanding; and what peatlands can tell us about the relations between science, policy, and society in times of global environmental change. We seek someone who is interested in newer environmental anthropology, open to theoretical innovation, and motivated to do in-depth ethnographic fieldwork.
Application Deadline: 15th August 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Physical Education and Sport
Summary of PhD Program:
The successful applicant will engage in a research project examining the disability experience of students and recently graduated adults from Norwegian schools with an emphasis on understanding the disability experiences in physical education and sport contexts. A largely qualitative inquiry and exploration, the project may utilize diverse methodology to accomplish this goal. In concert with the data gathered and research published, this project will require the PhD student to consider the dissemination of material in order to reach teachers, connect the findings to the Norwegian curriculum, and collaborate with research group members to create opportunities for in-service workshops and learning opportunities in an effort to better the school environment that we’ve examined.
Application Deadline: 12th August 2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in sustainable and profitable business models development
Summary of PhD Program:
The position is anchored at NTNU in Ålesund and is part of the multi-partner SFI Harvest project – Technologies for sustainable biomarine value creation. We are looking for candidates with a background or experience within at least one of the following areas: Business strategy, sustainability / environmental management, sustainable supply/value chain management, management rules for the fisheries, marketing mechanisms for fish food products. You will report to the Head of Department.
Application Deadline: 11th August 2024
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in environmental analysis of a circular built environment
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD position in environmental analysis of a circular built environment is now open at the Energy and Environment Group at the Department of Architecture and Technology, NTNU. The Energy and Environment Group lead centres/projects like the Research centre on zero emission neighbourhoods in smart cities (ZEN), syn.ikia – Sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods, and the Green Deal ARV project on Climate positive circular communities, and use real demonstration projects and our laboratory facilities (like the ZEB laboratory) extensively in our research. The group currently comprises 10 senior staff members (professors and associate professors), and around 20 research fellows (research assistants, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral researchers). The duration of the position is 3 or 4 years.
Application Deadline: 4th August 2024
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7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Thermodynamics of ammonia-water mixtures
Summary of PhD Program:
Ammonia is often transported at a temperature well below the freezing point of water. A spill of ammonia in water will therefore rapidly evaporate. It will also react with water through a highly exothermic reaction. The interfacial dynamics and the thermo-physical properties will play a key role in how fast the ammonia spreads in both water and air, and where it ends up. The PhD candidate will work with the fundamental details of the mixing process, in particular the interfacial thermodynamics both at and beyond equilibrium and how the exothermic reaction comes into play into the spreading and dissolution of ammonia in water.
Application Deadline: 4th August 2024
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dynamic Decision Support for Positive Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD candidate will participate in the EU projects mentioned above and develop a framework for a Dynamic Decision Support Guideline for the planning, design, and operation of Positive Energy Neighbourhoods. The development will build on previous and ongoing work within the EU projects in which relevant frameworks and guidelines are being developed for sustainable plus energy buildings and neighbourhoods. This work will contribute with insight and knowledge about technologies and performances and the outcome will guide decision-makers towards life-cycle based and high performing buildings and neighbourhoods.
Application Deadline: 1st August 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Hybrid Machine Learning
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD opportunity offers a unique chance to be at the forefront of the transformative field of hybrid modelling, combining the power of machine learning with physics-based approaches. Unexpected high overpressures in the subsurface continue to challenge oil and gas exploration on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, posing risks such as mud loss, kicks, and well loss. This PhD will focus on developing innovative solutions by integrating 3D pressure stochastic simulations with advanced machine learning techniques to enhance pore pressure prediction workflows. By improving the accuracy and robustness of subsurface pressure predictions, this research aims to make drilling operations safer and more cost-effective.
Application Deadline: 31st July 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Compiler Technologies
Summary of PhD Program:
Compiler technologies represent a convenient opportunity to automate complex code analyses and transformation to obtain improved characteristics in the output code. Modern initiatives rely on a multi-layer approach to code compilation, which offers a modular approach to domain-specific optimisations. Your project is expected to contribute to cutting-edge research initiatives leveraging, analysing, and exploiting non-conventional computer architectures via digital simulation of the system behaviour or via established approximate computing techniques.
Application Deadline: 26th July 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in SUBPRO-Zero Team
Summary of PhD Program:
We are now announcing 10 positions in SUBPRO-Zero that aim to bring forward outstanding research and innovation and to facilitate a sustainable development of the Norwegian energy sector. You are encouraged to apply for more than one position if there are several that fit your interests and background. The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations concerning the degrees of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) and Philosodophiae Doctor (PhD) in artistic research national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Geology/Geophysics
Summary of PhD Program:
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. The NTNU Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP) is looking for a highly motivated, independent geo-scientist for a full-time three-year PhD student position on the topic ‘ DEForming CONtinental margins (DEFCON): Post-Caledonides to breakup crustal evolution of the NE Atlantic – insights from deformable plate reconstructions ’.
Application Deadline: 1st July 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in high temperature material science
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Material Science and Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has vacancy for a 3-year PhD candidate position within high temperature material science. The position will be focused towards the Mn-ferroalloy production. The PhD candidate will be part of a project where both the university, SINTEF and the Norwegian industry are partners. For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Application Deadline: 30th June 2024
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sustainable Maritime Electrification
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Marine Technology is seeking a highly motivated and talented PhD student to join a groundbreaking project developing innovative power-barge solutions for electrifying moored and anchored vessels with renewable energy. This research, initiated by the Horizon Europe project BlueBARGE, aims to create a sustainable and smart future for ports by designing and optimizing alternative power systems for onshore power supply and power barges.
Application Deadline: 30th June 2024
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digital Twins for Wind Farms
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our team in the project of “Digital twin for forecasting of power production to wind energy demand”. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to research, develop and implement innovative solutions to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. The proposed position is linked to the project TWINVEST (Universal, open-source and cybersecure Digital Twin to provide investors in onshore wind farms valuable insights about current operations and future investments) funded under the EC’s HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02-14 initiative.
Application Deadline: 26th June 2024
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Genome dynamics during physiological and disease development
Summary of PhD Program:
The project focuses on understanding how removal of DNA damage impacts gene expression during physiological development as well as upon onset of diseases. Specifically, this project aims to identify novel mechanisms through which base excision repair regulates transcriptome composition, by applying biochemical, molecular and cell biology tools to developmental and disease models.
Application Deadline: 24th June 2024
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced Nonlinear Structural Analysis of FOWTs
Summary of PhD Program:
This position will focus on the advanced structural analysis of floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) components such as the tower, floater, blades, and/or mooring line with nonlinear structural mechanics. The aim is to seamlessly simulate the nonlinear structural mechanics and stress distribution in FOWT components. Both material and geometric nonlinearities are of interest in this position with a focus on structural damage and degradation effects (e.g., corrosion, fatigue, collision, buckling, delamination, or creep) on the dynamic response of the system and subsequently environmental loads.
Application Deadline: 21st June 2024
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Norwegian nuclear energy – Are we prepared from a safety point of view?
Summary of PhD Program:
Your research will be part of the research within Team Nuclear Energy at NTNU where various aspects of nuclear energy is explored. A key question from a safety point of view is how prepared we are for nuclear power production in Norway. The Norwegian oil and gas industry as well as actors in the transportation sector have over the years established a very strong safety culture and the collaboration between the industry and the national safety authorities is very good. Therefore it is expected that Norway can build on this to rather fast establish good safety standards also for a nuclear strategy.
Application Deadline: 20th June 2024
19. Fully Funded PhD Position in indoor environment and hospital ventilation
Summary of PhD Program:
NTNU invites applicants for a PhD position in Environment Engineering to research “Airflow distribution and ventilation in the surgical site microenvironment in operating rooms”. The research topic will be contextualized in WP1 “Structure of new scientific knowledge on the physical mechanisms for pathogen exposure and engineering strategies for controlling risk”, being supervised by Professor Guangyu Cao and Professor Emeritus Hans Martin Mathisen at EPT, NTNU and Dr. Kim Hagström from Halton, with two secondments.
Application Deadline: 18th June 2024
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in Circular Design Optimisation of Aluminium Extruded Crash Management Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
A 3-year PhD position at the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering in Gjøvik, is available, linked to a Horizon Europe EU funded project of ASEMlab. The project is dedicated to zero emission electric vehicles and especially the development of circular materials for the automotive industry. The successful candidate will focus on the circular design optimisation of aluminium extruded crash management systems (CMS). This research project combines operations research methodologies with machine learning techniques to revolutionise the design process, ensuring superior crash performance and enhanced circularity of automotive safety systems.
Application Deadline: 17th June 2024
21. Fully Funded PhD Position in modelling the stochastic fracture behaviour of aluminium castings
Summary of PhD Program:
Structural metals are typically produced using a series of forming processes and heat treatments. This leaves the material with a reduced level of microstructural heterogeneity and a rather deterministic fracture behaviour that is often accurately predicted by state-of-the-art ductile fracture models. Standard production processes, such as rolling and extrusion, are however limited to producing parts and components of simpler shapes and geometries, and end products usually consists of multiple components assembled using various joining techniques. An alternative is to produce structural parts in a single process using casting or additive manufacturing, which greatly reduces the need for forming and joining operations. An example of this is the increasing use aluminium castings in the automotive industry.
Application Deadline: 16th June 2024
22. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digital Twins for Wind Farms Development
Summary of PhD Program:
We are currently seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our team for the project titled “Digital Twin for Forecasting Power Production to Meet Wind Energy Demand.” The successful candidate will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to conduct research, develop, and implement innovative solutions aimed at expediting the transition to renewable energy. This position is associated with the TWINVEST project, funded under the EC’s HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02-14 initiative. TWINVEST aims to develop a universal, open-source, and cybersecure Digital Twin that provides investors in onshore wind farms with valuable insights into current operations and future investments.
Application Deadline: 16th June 2024
