Industrial Engineering PhD/FPI and Research Staff Opportunities in Circular Economy, Materials, 3D Printing, and HVAC University of Córdoba in Spain

2-year postdoctoral position at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. The project focuses on optimization of metal additive manufacturing for the circular use of high-value industrial products . The research is strongly oriented toward materials science and mechanical engineering , with work involving micro-analytical testing , mechanical testing , and advanced characterization in both laboratory and synchrotron facilities. This is a research contract rather than a scholarshi...

AuSpire is advertising a postdoctoral opportunity in urban mining for a sustainable circular system , with a research focus on circular economy , waste , and engineering . The position is offered by the University of Salamanca together with RMIT University , and the project is supervised by Mariano Martin and Ylias Sabri . The successful applicant is invited to propose a research project developing strategies for the valorisation of urban residues . This is a 36-month fellowship based in Salaman...

Delft University of Technology is advertising a fully funded 4-year PhD position in Particle-Based Modelling of Scrap Handling for Green Steel Production within the National Growth Fund project Groeien met Groen Staal (GGS) . The project is centered on developing an advanced Discrete Element Method (DEM) / particle-based modelling framework to improve the design and optimisation of scrap handling systems for continuous furnace infeed. The research is strongly connected to climate-neutral steelma...

🎓 PhD Admission Opportunity at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain The UPV Doctoral School has opened applications for the 2026/2027 academic year . This is a doctoral admission call, not a scholarship-only post, and international applicants are welcome. Research areas / study keywords: mechanical engineering, materials science, tribology, nanotechnology, industrial engineering, and related doctoral research fields. Application windows: most doctoral programmes run from 2026-06-15 t...

PhD opportunity at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) with Narges Dialami , Associate Professor and affiliated scientist at CIMNE, in the Research and Technical Development (RTD) Group in Solid and Fluid Simulation for Industrial Processes . The doctoral project is part of the European RFCS project ORBISTIR and focuses on computational mechanics , solid and fluid simulation , friction stir welding (FSW) , steel pipelines , wear prediction , damage evolution , crack initiation , and crack...