PhD Opportunities in Materials Engineering

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering a PhD candidate position focused on high temperature material science . The project is rooted in materials science and process metallurgy and is aimed at developing knowledge relevant to Mn-alloy production , with a particular focus on optimizing the control and handling of off-gases to improve energy efficiency and support future carbon capture technologies. The candidate...

This PhD project at Politecnico di Torino focuses on using advanced AI to improve how industrial catalytic systems are explored and optimized. The work addresses a key challenge in sustainable chemical and energy production: traditional experimentation is often slow and costly when many variables and competing objectives must be considered at once. The candidate will develop and apply Sequential Learning and agent-based methods to guide experimentation in complex design spaces. The aim is to acc...

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy is offering a four-year PhD studentship in the Structural Materials Group, beginning 1 October 2027. Funded by EPSRC and Rolls-Royce plc, the project focuses on developing new high-performance polycrystalline nickel-based superalloys for gas turbine disc rotor components. The research will support more efficient, lower-emission civil aviation by designing alloys capable of operating under highly demanding temperature an...

Münster University of Applied Sciences is offering a doctoral position in adaptive optics at its Photonics Laboratory and Laboratory for Optical Technologies and Materials at the Technology Campus Steinfurt, Germany. The PhD researcher will develop adaptive mirrors and innovative actuators using single-crystal piezo actuators, new substrate materials and advanced manufacturing processes. The project seeks to improve the optical and mechanical performance of adaptive mirrors and explore applicati...

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)–BarcelonaTech in Barcelona, Spain, is offering 23 predoctoral doctoral training grants beginning 1 April 2027. The opportunities support PhD research projects across agricultural, computer, electrical, electronic, biomedical, civil, materials and communication engineering, environmental science, physics, and related fields. The grants provide contracts of up to four years, including an optional maximum 12-month post-PhD orientation period. Funding is €2...

The Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu invites applications to its PhD programme under the ongoing admission advertisement. The opportunity is focused on Materials Science and Engineering , Metallurgical Engineering , and related materials technology research. PhD scholars may work with experienced faculty, use advanced laboratory facilities, and contribute to research, scientific discovery, innovation, and the development of advance...

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, invites applications for a fully funded doctoral student position in the synthesis and processing of solid-state electrolytes for next-generation batteries. The research combines polymer science, materials synthesis, materials engineering, electrode processing, and scalable battery manufacturing. The project will investigate polymer-based solid-state electrolytes, battery component properties and interfaces, and processing strategies that ...

Fully funded PhD position in Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing is available at Western University, Canada, within the Data-Driven Advanced Manufacturing (D2M) Group in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The doctoral thesis, Functional Materials for Hierarchical Manufacturing , focuses on developing and applying functional materials for wearable energy storage and sensor technologies. The research sits at the intersection of materials science, mechanical enginee...

The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) is recruiting one full-time researcher at a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent or chief-researcher-equivalent level in the Materials Science Research Division of its Energy Transformation Research Headquarters. The project concerns the evaluation and improvement of long-term reliability in high-voltage, high-current power semiconductor devices and power electronics equipment used for power control applications. Research may addre...