PhD Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering

This PhD project at the Department of Biosystems and Technology , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), explores how green biomass from agriculture can be used more sustainably in integrated systems for green biorefineries and biogas production . The project is rooted in the transition toward a circular, fossil-independent bioeconomy and focuses on biomass sources such as crop residues and catch crops , which may be available without increasing competition for farmland and food prod...

CarbonLab at Aalborg University is seeking one or more PhD candidates to help advance Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies. The project addresses the scientific and engineering challenges that remain before DAC can be deployed at very large scale, with a focus on developing energy-efficient, economically viable systems built on a deeper understanding of how materials, processes and system integration interact. The PhD work is linked to two research directions: developing process-aware methods f...

This fellowship is based within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and is hosted by the Division of Diabetes Translation , specifically the Surveillance, Epidemiology, Economics and Statistics Branch . The project offers training in the analysis of large population-based and healthcare databases to support CDC’s work on diabetes burden, prevention, treatment, and outcomes. The fellow will participate in epidemiologic and statistical research on diabetes prevalence, inciden...

Luleå University of Technology is seeking a PhD student in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence within the RAI subject at the Department of Computer Science and Electrical and Space Engineering. The position sits in a strong international research environment with access to advanced laboratory equipment and active participation in national, European, and worldwide R&D projects. The RAI group works on fundamental and applied robotics with a particular emphasis on aerial, space, and bioinspired ro...

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...

Örebro University is offering a doctoral position in Mechanical Engineering with a specialisation in wire drawing . The project is based at the School of Science and Technology and is designed to support a doctoral degree through research on more efficient, robust, and sustainable wire drawing processes. The research focuses on steel wire production and on how to improve resource efficiency, material performance, and environmental impact in industrial manufacturing. Working in close collaboratio...

This PhD position is based at RWTH Aachen University within the Chair of Thermodynamics of Mobile Energy Conversion Systems (TME) and the Institute of Thermodynamics , in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The research environment is embedded in the chair’s broader work at the Center for Mobile Propulsion (CMP) , where the focus lies on mobile propulsion systems, including internal combustion engines with synthetic fuels, fuel cells, and battery-electric drives. The advertised project is cen...

The Numerical Analysis group within the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics at TU Delft is offering a full-time PhD position focused on efficient structure-preserving finite element methods for time-dependent PDEs . The project asks how numerical simulations can be designed so that they do not merely approximate physical laws, but preserve important mathematical and physical structure exactly. You will work on the construction of structure-preserving discretizations for time-dependent partial...

The Institute of Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Energy Economics (ie³) at TU Dortmund University invites applications for three PhD scholarships within the European MSCA Doctoral Network TRAIN-FAST . The project focuses on the power system integration of ultra-fast charging (UFC) systems for electric vehicles . The doctoral research is organized around three linked topics: provision of grid ancillary services by UFC systems, bi-directional UFC capability for supporting grid island operati...