PhD Opportunities in Fluid Mechanics in Austria

University of Vienna is advertising a predoctoral (PhD) university assistant position in the Faculty of Physics with the Computational and Soft Matter Physics Group led by Prof. Christos Likos . The project focuses on soft condensed matter physics , especially the collective self-organization of active polymers and swimmers under hydrodynamics. The group’s broader research interests include active matter , glass formation , self-assembly , topological interactions , statistical mechanics , polym...

University of Vienna is advertising a predoctoral (PhD) position in the Faculty of Physics with the Computational and Soft Matter Physics Group led by Prof. Christos Likos . The project focuses on soft matter physics , statistical mechanics , polymer physics , and molecular simulation . Research topics include the collective dynamics of topological polymers , such as DNA constructs of polygonal shape, and the emergence of glassy behavior in concentrated solutions. The group also works on active ...

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is advertising a PhD thesis in Self-Driving Lab for Investigating the Effects of Accelerated Stress Testing in Water Electrolysis Cells at its Center for Energy in Vienna, Austria . The project sits within the Energy Conversion and Hydrogen Technologies team and the AIT Research Acceleration Platform (ARA) , with a strong focus on energy conversion and storage materials , water electrolysis , accelerated stress testing , robotics , laboratory automation , mac...

The University of Vienna is advertising a PhD / predoctoral position in the Faculty of Chemistry with the group of Michael Reithofer at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry . The project, titled “Carbene stabilized Nano materials and composites” , focuses on the design and development of carbon-stabilized nanomaterials and their integration into composites such as MOFs and COFs . Research topics include nanoparticle synthesis , surface chemistry , materials synthesis and characterization , cata...

Fully funded PhD position in deformable and breakable particle mechanics in DEM at the CHASE Competence Center , Vienna site, Austria. This opportunity sits in the Fluid Dynamics team and is aimed at candidates interested in particle mechanics , discrete element method (DEM) , fluid dynamics , and computational modeling. The project appears well suited to students with a strong background in mechanical engineering , physics , chemical engineering , process engineering , or related fields. Eligib...

PhD scholarship in “Epitaxial Si-based materials for the deep nanoscale” at Johannes Kepler University Linz , Semiconductor Physics Division, Austria. This PhD project is part of the EU-funded QUEST Doctoral Network under Horizon Europe / Marie Skłodowska-Curie support. The network brings together 15 PhD researchers working across leading European universities, research facilities, and innovative companies on deep nanoscale physics , covering material fabrication, measurements, and theory/simula...

The University of Vienna is advertising a predoctoral scientific project assistant position in the Faculty of Chemistry for a research project on coupled-cluster methods and strongly correlated molecules and materials . The work is embedded in the group of Prof. Leticia González and the project team around Dr. Pavel Pokhilko . The successful candidate will work on the development of new coupled-cluster and many-body methods for strongly correlated systems and then apply these methods to magnetic...

Two fully funded PhD positions are available in coupled-cluster theory development at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna in Austria. The projects are in quantum chemistry and theoretical chemistry , focusing on new coupled-cluster methods for strongly correlated systems with applications to magnetic materials and catalysts . The students will work with Dr. Pavel Pokhilko in Prof. Leticia González's group . Funding includes a 3-year fully funded PhD with a gross annual s...

Technische Universität Graz (TU Graz), through the IMAT – Institute of Materials Science, Joining and Forming, is advertising a PhD-level Project Researcher position focused on the development of graded titanium alloys by plasma arc additive manufacturing . The role is part of a funded project supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) . This is a strong opportunity for candidates interested in materials science , additive manufacturing , functional materials , and titanium alloy processing . ...