PhD Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence in Norway

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) invites applications for a PhD position in Safe AI for Robotic Autonomous Systems within the university’s Robotics Group at the Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK) in Ås, Norway. The doctoral research is part of PREVAIL—Predictive Runtime Verification of AI-enabled Systems—an initiative funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project addresses the safety, uncertainty, accountability, and runtime-assurance challenges created by artifi...

PhD opportunity at the Department of Structural Engineering, NTNU in Trondheim, focused on AI-driven smart material characterisation and modelling for future offshore structures. The project is part of AIMOS (Artificial Intelligence for Multiscale Offshore Structures) , an initiative developing integrated AI methods for the analysis, design, monitoring, and control of floating offshore systems. The PhD researcher will study smart materials that could be used in adaptive offshore structures, with...

PhD project in AI for ship design and marine engineering The Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering a PhD position focused on artificial intelligence for accelerated concept evaluation and tender-phase ship design. The research will develop methods that make early-stage marine design faster, more efficient and better informed. The project will investigate AI-based generation and exploration of marine design co...

This PhD project examines the cybersecurity challenges that arise when artificial intelligence is developed and used in the maritime domain. The research sits at the intersection of information security, AI, maritime operations, and data engineering, with a focus on understanding risks associated with training data, AI models, and the integration of AI into maritime applications. The project is embedded in a multidisciplinary environment at NTNU’s campus in Ålesund, close to the maritime industr...

This PhD project at NTNU’s Department of Computer Science is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network CAPTURE , an international collaboration with academic, healthcare, and industry partners across Europe. The position is based in Gjøvik, Norway , within the Colourlab research environment, and focuses on advancing wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) for gastrointestinal imaging. The research explores how multispectral imaging can improve capsule endoscopy beyond the RGB c...

This PhD research fellow position at the University of South-Eastern Norway is part of SFI CELECT – the Centre for Effective Engineering and Learning in Complex Systems – and the Industrial Research School in Complex Systems (INRESCOS) . The project is based at campus Kongsberg and is embedded in a large collaborative environment linking USN, NTNU and the University of Agder with leading industrial partners in Norway. The doctoral project focuses on developing and validating a competency framewo...

This PhD position at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art within the Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU focuses on Artistic Research – Digital Environments . The project explores how AI and other emerging technologies reshape knowledge production, creative practice, accountability, and broader social and ecological transformation through artistic and practice-based research. The successful candidate will develop an independent research project that connects artistic inquiry with digital tec...

This PhD project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology focuses on counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) for protecting civilian critical infrastructure from drone threats. The research is situated in the Department of Engineering Cybernetics and connected to the UAV-lab at NTNU , an established environment with long experience in drone autonomy and beyond-line-of-sight operations. The student will contribute to the project “Managing drone threats to critical infrastructure” , o...

This PhD research fellow position is based at the Department of Science and Industry Systems , University of South-Eastern Norway , campus Kongsberg. The project sits within SFI CELECT – the Centre for Effective Engineering and Learning in Complex Systems – and links the candidate to a wider doctoral and research network across USN, NTNU, and the University of Agder. The fellow will also be part of the Industrial Research School in Complex Systems (INRESCOS) and the Norwegian Industrial Systems ...