PhD Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering in New Zealand

Fully funded PhD position in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, starting in March 2027. The thesis will investigate decision support for emergency fuel supply in New Zealand. The project will model post-disaster diesel supply disruptions and evaluate potential interventions, contributing to research on natural hazards, supply chain resilience and emergency logistics. The doctoral researcher will use network analysis, optimisation modelling and simu...

PhD opportunity at The University of Auckland in Civil Engineering , with a focus on natural hazards , risk assessment , resilience , geospatial analysis , and vulnerability modelling. The project will develop vulnerability models for primary production land and assets , addressing how natural hazards can damage buildings, infrastructure, and productive land. The post notes that the supervisor’s main interests include water-related hazards such as flooding and tsunamis , while the wider supervis...

PhD opportunity at the University of Waikato (Hamilton Campus, New Zealand) on Sustainable Timber Packaging for Steel Coil Transport . This funded PhD scholarship, developed with Ferrier Industrial Limited , focuses on the sustainability, performance, and compliance of timber packaging and dunnage used for steel coil transport. The project aims to develop reusable and returnable packaging systems that can replace consumable packaging and support circular-economy practices in steel manufacturing,...

PhD opportunity in Advanced Materials and Processing for Future Manufacturing at the University of Waikato (Hamilton campus, New Zealand). This doctoral project sits at the interface of materials science and mechanical engineering , with a strong focus on advanced materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical performance, and failure analysis. The research will examine how processing routes such as powder processing, additive manufacturing, joining, repair, hybrid processing, or conventional su...