PhD Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering in Norway

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering a PhD position in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Campus Gløshaugen in Trondheim. The project addresses sustainable additive manufacturing by developing models that can help restore used aluminium powder for reuse in 3D printing. During aluminium powder-based 3D printing, particles can degrade and form a crusty oxide layer, reducing their suitability for further manufacturing. Within the European AlproCa...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is seeking a PhD candidate in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering to investigate the thermal cycling of compact steam cycles, with particular emphasis on once-through steam generators (OTSGs) used in offshore and other space- and weight-constrained applications. The doctoral project, DUOP – Deeper Understanding of Once-through steam generator Operational Physics , combines advanced numerical modelling with controlled experime...

This PhD opportunity is based at the Department of Technology Systems at the University of Oslo and is part of a collaborative project on energy transitions under changing climate conditions. The project brings together the UiO Energy-Climate and Energy Systems Modeling groups with the Climate Physics Group at ETH Zurich , creating a research setting that combines energy-system analysis with climate science. The two available PhD projects focus on complementary questions: one addresses iterative...

This PhD project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) explores the microstructural origin of ductility in recycled aluminium alloys. The successful candidate will join the TEM Gemini Centre and the characterization activities in SFI FAST , working in close collaboration with researchers at NTNU and SINTEF as well as Norwegian and international industrial partners in the aluminium value chain. The research focuses on how microstructural constituents such as precipitates, p...

This PhD research fellow position is based at the Department of Science and Industry Systems at the University of South-Eastern Norway in Kongsberg, within the Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences. The project sits in SFI CELECT – the Centre for Effective Engineering and Learning in Complex Systems – and is also connected to the Industrial Research School in Complex Systems (INRESCOS) . The doctoral project addresses a major challenge in complex industrial development: i...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering PhD positions in Trondheim focused on the testing and modelling of lithium-ion batteries under both operational and abuse conditions. The research combines computational mechanics, advanced experimental testing and numerical modelling to improve understanding of battery behaviour. The doctoral work will contribute to safer and more reliable energy-storage solutions by examining how lithium-ion batteries respond during normal o...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Ålesund is offering a PhD project in multi-robot informative planning for coastal monitoring . The research is part of NTNU Ålesund’s ocean-intelligence activities, which use autonomous systems to collect data for applications including fish-spawning-ground monitoring, microplastic and suspended-contamination mapping, and water-quality assessment. The project will develop methods for teams of heterogeneous unmanned surface vehicles (US...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering a three-year PhD research fellowship in materials physics , focused on the microstructural origin of ductility in recycled aluminium alloys. The position is based in the Department of Physics in Trondheim and starts in August or September 2027. The project investigates how microstructural constituents affect plastic deformation, strain localisation, damage evolution and ductile fracture in alloys containing increasing amounts ...

This PhD project is part of the HeatMinds MSCA Doctoral Network and is hosted by SINTEF Energy in close collaboration with Brunel University and other European partners. The advertised project, “Advanced Control Strategies for Dynamic Operation of High-Temperature Heat Pump Systems,” focuses on how high-temperature heat pumps can be controlled and integrated more effectively in dynamic industrial settings. The doctoral research combines thermal engineering with advanced control and optimisation....