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

🎓 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...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising a PhD Candidate in Structural Integrity and Life Assessment of Materials for Hydrogen Applications at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Trondheim, Norway. The project is part of the FME HYDROGENi center, funded by the Research Council of Norway, and focuses on the structural integrity of metallic materials for hydrogen energy applications. The research aims to predict service life and failure mechanisms...

CIC energiGUNE invites applications for a PhD position focused on the development, adaptation, and validation of recycling strategies for next-generation lithium-ion battery waste containing silicon–graphite anode materials. The research will address both manufacturing scraps and end-of-life black mass, aiming to advance sustainable battery recycling technologies. The successful candidate will join the Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion (EESC) area, specifically the Inorganic Material...

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher in gears: manufacturing to performance within machine elements and production development. The project investigates how manufacturing methods and manufacturing variations influence gear performance, with a strong focus on the relationship between geometry, surface properties, efficiency, wear, and service life. The research is interdisciplinary and connects mechanical design, materials engineering, lightweight design, and ...

TU Delft is advertising a Postdoc position in solvothermal recycling of cardiac catheters within the newly funded EvalueWaste project. The work sits at the intersection of chemical engineering , biomaterial engineering , materials recovery , and circular economy , with a strong experimental and process-design component. The project addresses the recycling of single-use cardiac electro-surgical catheters, which contain complex composite materials, polymers, and precious metals that are typically ...