PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Optimisation in Australia

ETH Zurich’s Laboratory for Intelligence in Design Engineering and Learning (IDEAL), within the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in machine learning for engineering design. The researcher will work under the guidance of Prof. Mark Fuge, Chair of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design, in a growing team developing AI methods and scientific infrastructure for engineering research. The research builds on the laboratory’s work ...

This postdoctoral opportunity is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and is linked to the research programme “Scalable Fabrication of Multifunctional Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Metal Surfaces with Hierarchical Porosity Using Cold Spray.” The project aims to develop metallic porous surfaces infused with lubricating liquids , known as Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS) , using Cold Spray technology. The selected researcher will investigate in...

This postdoctoral project focuses on the techno-economic analysis of resilient urban energy systems for the south-eastern districts of Uppsala. The work addresses a real planning challenge for one of Sweden’s largest urban development projects, with the results intended to support municipal decision-making as the district is built out. The successful candidate will work on concepts for supplying a new urban district with both heat and electricity in a way that remains robust under disruptions. T...

This PhD opening is part of the research environment of the Lehrstuhl für Thermodynamik mobiler Energiewandlungssysteme (TME) and the Institut für Thermodynamik at RWTH Aachen University . The group, led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Pischinger , works within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and is closely connected to the Center for Mobile Propulsion (CMP) . The project focuses on simulation of battery lifetime for lithium-ion cells, with an emphasis on electrochemical and thermal cell models. ...

The Sustainable Systems research group in the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at Aalto University is seeking a doctoral researcher to study the sustainability of Power-to-X (PtX) value chains. The project sits at the intersection of renewable energy, chemical engineering, and process systems engineering, with a focus on decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors through computational modelling and optimization. The research aims to develop decision-making models and optimization st...

This PhD project at Delft University of Technology focuses on safe planning and decision-making for long-horizon robot autonomy under uncertainty. The work sits in the Cognitive Robotics Department and is embedded in the Reliable Robot Control Lab , within the EU-funded OPERA consortium. You will develop methods that help robots operate among people over extended time spans while balancing deliberate planning with fast, reactive behavior. The central research challenge is to make robots act safe...

Susquehanna International Group is hiring a quantitative systematic trader within its Quantitative Research team for the New York/Philadelphia area. The role sits close to live markets and focuses on building and refining fully automated trading strategies that combine quantitative research with trading intuition. The work spans signal generation, execution, market microstructure, portfolio construction, risk management, simulation, and large-scale data analysis. The position is designed for som...

The Intelligent Design Optimization (IDOpt) lab and the Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Center for Advanced Vehicles at Virginia Tech’s Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering are seeking a postdoctoral associate to work on advanced aircraft design research. The project focuses on computational methods for aircraft conceptual design, multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO), and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). The appointee will develop and i...

The Fondation Mathématiques Jacques Hadamard (FMJH) is offering four thematic postdoctoral fundings for 2 years in mathematics, to be hosted in one of its member institutions. The available themes span a broad mathematical research environment: Mathematics in Computational Science and Engineering , Mathematics for Life Sciences , Mathematical Physics , and Optimisation and Operational Research (PGMO) . Applicants may also propose topics suggested by researchers within the FMJH perimeter. The awa...