PhD Opportunities in Energy Engineering in Norway

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology is offering a PhD Candidate position in AI-driven smart material characterisation and modelling within the Department of Structural Engineering in Trondheim, Norway. The position is part of the AIMOS project (Artificial Intelligence for Multiscale Offshore Structures), which develops integrated AI methods for the analysis, design, monitoring, and control of floating offshore systems. The project sits at the intersection of artificial intelligen...

SINTEF Energy is offering a three-year PhD Candidate (MSCA) position in optimal high-temperature heat pump control within HeatMinds , a European Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network . The project is centred on developing advanced control strategies for the dynamic operation of high-temperature heat pump systems , with direct relevance for reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in industrial processes. The research will focus on techniques s...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising a PhD Candidate in AI-driven smart material characterisation and modelling in the Department of Structural Engineering , based in Trondheim, Norway . This PhD is part of the AIMOS project (Artificial Intelligence for Multiscale Offshore Structures) and sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence , materials science , mechanical/structural engineering , and offshore engineering . The project focuses on experimental chara...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising a PhD position in Geography focused on post-fossil fuel transitions in petroleum-producing nations . The position is based in the Department of Geography and Social Anthropology and is linked to the research group Geographies of Just and Sustainable Transitions as well as NTNU Energy’s focus area Beyond the Fossil Fuel Era . The project examines the contradictions and dilemmas democratic states face as they navigate uncertainty...

PhD opening at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Societal readiness for AI-supported Life Cycle Assessment of buildings . This position is based in the Energy and Environment Group at the Department of Architecture and Technology , with collaboration involving SINTEF Industry , NTNU Social Research, and related research centres/projects in sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods. The project sits at the intersection of Architecture , Environmental Science , Computer Scien...

University of Bergen is advertising a PhD fellow in Quaternary geology and paleoclimate at the Department of Geosciences. The project focuses on in-situ cosmogenic nuclides , exposure dating of rock avalanches , landscape evolution under repeated glaciations, and forward modeling of nuclide production and preservation. The successful candidate will join an active research environment in quaternary geology, geomorphology, geochronology, laboratory geochemistry, field geomorphology, and data analy...

OsloMet – the metropolitan university is advertising a PhD position in reliable generative AI with knowledge verification at the Department of Information Technology , Faculty of Technology, Art and Design. The project focuses on neuro-symbolic AI , formal logic , reasoning algorithms , knowledge representation , and knowledge graphs to reduce hallucinations in generative AI and make systems more testable, verifiable, and socially responsible. The main application area is an AI-enhanced online p...

PhD fellowship in marine geomicrobiology at the University of Bergen , Department of Geosciences, linked to the Center for Deep Sea Research and the research group Geochemistry and Geobiology. The project focuses on how global warming and changing Arctic Ocean conditions affect carbon fluxes, microbial activity, and microbial diversity in Arctic sediments . The successful candidate will develop in-situ experimental setups and combine geochemical measurements with molecular microbiological method...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising up to two PhD positions in Systems Engineering / New Product Development at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Trondheim, Norway. The positions are part of the SFI-CELECT centre (Research Centre for Effective Engineering and Learning in Complex Systems), a large research-based innovation initiative funded by the Research Council of Norway and industrial partners. The research environment connects NTNU wi...