Two PhD positions in User-centred Design of Public Transport at TU Delft Delft University of Technology in Netherlands

PhD opportunity at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Department of Management in the Built Environment , Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. This project examines how construction firms turn construction software into measurable business value. The research focuses on digital transformation , construction management , project-based organizations , enterprise resource planning (ERP) , and field management software , with attention to the organizational and strategic ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Groningen , within the Engineering and Technology institute Groningen (ENTEG) and the Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) group . The project focuses on game-theoretic methods for complex socio-technical systems , with a strong emphasis on applied mathematics , control theory , and optimization . This is a research-oriented doctoral opening for candidates interested in mathematical modeling, decision-making, and systems analysis in manufacturing and socio-techn...

PhD opportunity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in collaboration with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. The project is titled Governing Transitions Towards a Sustainable Greenhouse Sector and focuses on transition governance , greenhouse agriculture , mission-oriented innovation , circular economy , fossil-fuel phase-out , and sustainability policy . The research aims to investigate how greenhouse horticulture can transition toward fossil-free and circular systems in the Netherlands and the...

TU Delft is hiring a fully funded PhD candidate for a project on co-creating circular business models and product-service systems (PSS) for e-bikes and home appliances/white goods , with a strong focus on repair , refurbishment , reuse , and behavior change . The project sits in the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Section Design for Sustainability, and is part of the NWO KIC-funded CIVIC-4CE programme on circular consumption and value-chain integration. The PhD will investigate how cir...

PhD position at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Mobility in eXtended Reality Lab , Department of Transport & Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. The project focuses on eXtended Reality (XR) , Virtual Reality (VR) , automated vehicles , inclusive mobility , and human-machine interfaces . The research aims to understand how automated vehicles interact with vulnerable road users, including people with disabilities, and how external HMIs can support safer and mor...