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

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is seeking a PhD candidate in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering to investigate the thermal cycling of compact steam cycles, with particular emphasis on once-through steam generators (OTSGs) used in offshore and other space- and weight-constrained applications. The doctoral project, DUOP – Deeper Understanding of Once-through steam generator Operational Physics , combines advanced numerical modelling with controlled experime...

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a postdoctoral associate to conduct research at the intersection of environmental economics, ecology, and decision science. The researcher will contribute to projects focused on invasive species management, biosecurity, and environmental decision support. Work will include refining and parameterizing a decision-support tool for rapid-response decisions following new invasive species incur...

DTU Compute is offering PhD scholarships in machine learning for the optimization of cyber-physical systems . The project focuses on developing learning-based methods that can speed up analysis and improve the optimization of systems where exact solutions are too costly to compute in practice. The selected PhD student will work in the Embedded Systems Engineering section at the Technical University of Denmark and join a research environment centered on embedded, distributed, and cyber-physical s...

This postdoctoral opening is based in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. The scholar will join Dr. Juliana Vasco-Correa’s laboratory on a collaborative project focused on developing and evaluating technologies for converting lignocellulosic biomass into value-added chemicals and bioproducts. The research is centered on process and systems modeling for integrated biomass conversion pathways. The p...

INSAIT is inviting applications for multiple postdoctoral positions in theoretical computer science, algorithms, and complexity within the Theory@INSAIT group. The institute is described as a rapidly growing research environment founded in 2022, created in partnership with ETH Zurich and EPFL , and organized in a style similar to leading U.S. and European research institutions. The postdoctoral researchers will join a setting that emphasizes scientific autonomy and active collaboration with facu...

This postdoctoral research opportunity at the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, chemistry, and chemical engineering for energetic materials research. The project centers on designing and building reactor models, chemical kinetics models, and process models for highly exothermic chemistry under operational reactor conditions. The researcher will develop both traditional chemical engineering models and Bayesian or machine-learned models for rea...

At AAU Energy within the Faculty of Engineering and Science at Aalborg University , this 24-month postdoctoral project focuses on the dynamic modelling, simulation, and optimisation of Power-to-X processes . The position is based in the Fluid & Process research group at the Campus Esbjerg environment, where researchers work across process, chemical, energy, and electrical engineering. The project is centred on integrated Power-to-X plants and their behaviour under changing operating conditions. ...

Research opportunity in quantum control and quantum algorithms at the Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University. The project sits within the Learning and Decisions Lab and is led by Professor Rafal Wisniewski, in an international environment with weekly meetings, close day-to-day supervision, and collaboration with senior researchers, PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and international partners. The PhD is part of the QUANTA project, which studies how to view quantum programs as ope...

The Department of Engineering Science at the University of Skövde offers a creative and collaborative research environment with modern facilities, strong industrial links, and a track record of applied research and high-quality education. The successful doctoral student will join a team whose work is relevant to industry, society, and academia, and will be based in the area of information technology as defined by the university. This PhD project focuses on smart grids in the context of industria...