PhD Opportunities in Physics 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...

A PhD research fellowship is available in the Oral Physiology and Cancer Research Group (OPCG) at the Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo. The project examines how extracellular vesicles released by oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) influence normal cells, including endothelial cells, and whether these cells are reprogrammed toward a tumor-supporting phenotype. The research is centered on tumor-host communication and the biological effects of cancer-derived vesi...

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...

The University of Oslo invites applications for two PhD Research Fellowships in Climate Risk and Energy Systems at the Department of Technology Systems in Kjeller, near Oslo, with a planned move to the Blindern campus in spring 2027. The fellowships are part of the project “Energy system transitions under evolving climate conditions: drivers, impacts, and solutions” , funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Norwegian Research Council. The research aims to build the knowledge base...

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 opening at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is part of the joint BATT-MECH project, linking the Department of Structural Engineering with the Department of Energy and Process Technology. The project is carried out across SIMLab (Structural Impact Laboratory) and the Battery Mechanics and Sensing Lab , and is developed in close collaboration with Audi AG, giving the research a strong industrial and automotive relevance. The project addresses the behaviour of lith...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is recruiting two PhD candidates in the BATT-MECH project, a collaboration between the Department of Structural Engineering and the Department of Energy and Process Engineering. The project is connected to SIMLab (Structural Impact Laboratory) and the Battery Mechanics and Sensing Lab, and is carried out in collaboration with Audi AG. The research addresses the safety, reliability and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle...

This PhD project is based at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at Norwegian University of Science and Technology and is part of the HORIZON Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network SurPhase . The work focuses on interface-resolved CFD for boiling and condensation on engineered surfaces , with the aim of improving how advanced numerical models represent interfacial transport and surface characteristics in phase-change flows. The research is motivated by thermal management ch...