Postdoc in Assessment and Adaptation of Building Components for Extended Service Lifespans; Scientific Assistant in Bio-inspired Construction Materials École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland

The IDOBE Research Group at the University of Alberta is advertising a PhD opportunity for a motivated student interested in sustainable construction , mass timber , and interdisciplinary research . The project is described as a collaborative effort involving both academia and industry , suggesting a practical research environment connected to real-world built environment challenges. This opportunity appears well suited to applicants with interests in the built environment , construction innovat...

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is recruiting a PhD student in Engineering for Fall 2026 through the AMSI Laboratory. The project focuses on ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), sustainable cement-based materials, supplementary cementitious materials, and the durability of marine concrete in Gulf Coast environments. This is a strong fit for applicants interested in civil engineering, materials science, concrete technology, and microstructural characterization. Preferred applicants should ...

Caroline Hachem-Vermette at Concordia University is advertising multiple fully funded Master's opportunities in Building Engineering through the Resilient Habitat Lab (RHLab) in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. The lab focuses on research aimed at developing sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon buildings and communities . Current and related research areas include building retrofits and decarbonization , prefabrication and modular construction , cold-climate bui...

PhD opportunity at ETH Zurich in 3D printed stone for heritage buildings. The Chair for Digital Building Technologies invites applications for a doctoral position focused on the restoration of historic stone structures through advanced digital fabrication. The project is part of the collaborative ETH Grant Spatially graded 3D printing to elucidate contour scaling of building stones and will be carried out in close exchange with a second doctoral researcher at the Chair for Physical Chemistry of ...

A fully funded PhD position is available at Leeds Beckett University in the Leeds Sustainability Institute , focused on sustainable buildings , building performance evaluation , energy efficiency , decarbonization , and innovative measurement techniques for the built environment. The project aims to develop and validate new approaches for assessing real-world building performance, improving building energy efficiency, and supporting the transition toward low-carbon and climate-resilient communit...