Tomáš Polcar

PhD opportunity in fusion materials and computational materials science at the Czech Technical University in Prague , within the Advanced Materials Group / Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. The project is titled High-Velocity Dust Impacts on Tungsten Plasma-Facing Materials: A Predictive Multi-Scale Modeling Framework with Experimental Validation and is offered as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) co-funded PhD fellowship under the PICTUS PhD Fellowship Programme . Research topics include molecular dynamics simulations , machine learning-based predictive modeling , multi-scale modeling, and experimental validation of dust impacts on tungsten and tungsten alloys. The scientific goal is to understand and mitigate erosion and damage in tungsten plasma-facing materials for future fusion reactors. Funding includes a full 48-month employment contract , a gross salary of about €2,750/month , an additional family allowance, and conference travel plus research support. Applicants should follow the procedure on the programme webpage, where eligibility criteria, benefits, and conditions are listed. When applying, select project 17 from the list of offered projects. Applicants are also asked to send the application material to professor Tomáš Polcar at [email protected] . Deadline: May 31, 2026 .