PhD Opportunities in Mechatronics in Belgium

KU Leuven is recruiting a doctoral researcher for DC8 of INTELLASE, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network on intelligent laser precision manufacturing. The PhD will be carried out in the Laser Manufacturing Group within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Sylvie Castagne, head of the group. The research focuses on developing and validating an optical monitoring system for femtosecond laser processing. The system will provid...

KU Leuven is recruiting a PhD researcher for the INTELLASE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network, a European research and training project focused on intelligent laser precision manufacturing. The position is based in the Laser Manufacturing Group within KU Leuven’s Department of Mechanical Engineering in Leuven, Belgium. The PhD project investigates physics-based laser ablation and laser-material interaction modeling for dielectric materials such as glass. The researcher will develop predicti...

This PhD project focuses on AI-driven computational models for battery degradation within the EU-funded TRAIN-FAST Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network. The research is hosted by Siemens Industry Software NV in Leuven, Belgium, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino , where the PhD degree will be awarded. The project sits at the intersection of battery science, simulation, and data-driven modelling. The doctoral researcher will contribute to the development of a digital twin for predicti...

The Artificial Intelligence Lab in the Department of Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is offering a PhD position within Confident Data-Driven Decision Support (CoRDS) , a new European Doctoral Network funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The project sits at the intersection of machine learning and operations research, with a strong focus on learning methods for optimization problems that must work across similar problem instances. The research topic is explainable, acro...

PhD research in sustainable business models and circular economy This fully funded doctoral position at KU Leuven focuses on environmental and circularity modelling methods for sustainable business models. The thesis is part of the Flanders Make project on Digital Product Passports, exploring how product information and modelling approaches can support more sustainable and circular business practices. The research is situated within the SAM Team in the Department of Materials Engineering, under ...

Ghent University’s Mechanics of Materials and Structures group is offering a PhD project on the numerical simulation of composite hydrogen tanks. The position sits within a broader research effort on hydrogen storage for the future hydrogen economy and is connected to a large new project with several leading companies in the automotive industry. The doctoral research will focus on finite element modelling and design of pressurized composite tanks under different operational conditions, including...

UGent-MMS at Ghent University is offering a 4-year PhD project in the experimental characterization of snap fit joints . The research is centered on complex snap-lock/clickable connections used in products such as window profiles, laminate flooring, injection-moulded automotive parts, construction elements, medical devices, and consumer goods. The project goes beyond simple cantilever-based snap fits and instead examines joints that experience complex engagement and service conditions. The PhD w...

Vrije Universiteit Brussel is offering a full-time PhD position in the development of state-to-state plasma-assisted combustion solvers at the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, within the Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics research group and the VUB-ULB BRITE research network. The project is part of the ERC Starting Grant project ESCAPADE: Energising the future with clean plasma-based technologies . The research will develop predictive computational tools for plasma-assist...

Ghent University in Belgium is recruiting a motivated PhD student for a fully funded research position in multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The position is supported by Associate Professor Yi Ouyang's ERC Starting Grant e-CAPTURE. The project focuses on multiphase CFD for electrified vortex reactors, combining fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, chemical reactions, and Joule heating. The research is closely connected to chemical engineering, process intensification, reactor engi...