Smart Mechanical Systems and Micro-Nano Manufacturing KU Leuven in Belgium

[Fully funded for 4 years; net salary from 2600 EUR/month (after taxes and social security costs); minimum 60,000 EUR/year, maximum 80,000 EUR/year; very low tuition fee (once-only 1100 EUR at start of PhD).] The Mechanics of Materials and Structures research group (UGent-MMS) at Ghent University is offering five fully funded PhD positions in the field of mechanics of materials. These vacancies are part of innovative research projects focusing on composite hydrogen tanks, mine counter-measure dr...

The University of Toledo is offering a fully funded PhD position in the field of additive manufacturing and fatigue, supervised by Associate Professor Meysam Haghshenas. This opportunity is ideal for motivated students interested in advanced manufacturing processes, materials science, and mechanical engineering. The research will focus on the study of fatigue behavior in additively manufactured materials, a cutting-edge area with significant industrial and academic relevance. The position is ava...

Postdoctoral Scholar (ISM) at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States . This full-time postdoctoral opening is in the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing and focuses on additive manufacturing , materials science , and mechanical engineering . The project emphasizes solid-state and fusion-based AM methods such as Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) , cold spray , and laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) , with a strong interest in process–structure–property relationshi...

🔬 PhD Research Opportunity in Advanced Manufacturing and Machining at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) . The post invites full-time or part-time PhD candidates to join a research team led by Prem Gunnasegaran , Senior Lecturer at UNITEN. This opportunity is suited to students interested in manufacturing engineering, machining processes, and related research directions in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, and materials science. Eligibility: The announcement explicitly seeks PhD c...

We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Michigan–Dearborn in the area of battery manufacturing and battery safety . The position sits at the intersection of materials science , materials synthesis , manufacturing , battery development , fabrication , and testing , with a strong emphasis on thermal runaway testing and safety-focused experimental research. The group is building a Battery Safety and Thermal Runaway Testing Laboratory with support from the University of Michigan...