PhD Opportunities in Materials Science in Sweden

Chalmers University of Technology is seeking a doctoral student to contribute to the development and manufacturing of next-generation solid-state batteries within the Division of Materials and Manufacture, Department of Mechanical Engineering. The project focuses on polymer-based solid-state electrolyte synthesis, materials engineering and advanced electrode processing, with particular emphasis on scalable battery manufacturing. The research will investigate how electrolyte materials, interfaces...

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is offering a doctoral project in fusion plasma physics and nuclear engineering, within the third-cycle subject of Electrical Engineering. The research addresses the development of durable plasma-facing components for future fusion reactors. The PhD student will investigate damage caused by runaway electrons to plasma-facing components, a critical issue in assessing fusion-reactor disruption consequences. The project will develop and validate numerical tools usi...

The Doctoral Position in Spintronics at the University of Gothenburg is based in the Department of Physics in central Gothenburg, within an active international research environment with broad collaborations. The department’s research spans atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, spintronics, complex systems, and biophysics, and it is connected to the Gothenburg Physics Centre together with nearby university partners and Chalmers University of Technology. This doctoral project is...

The Department of Chemistry at Uppsala University’s Ångström campus offers a research-intensive environment with a strong international profile, external collaborations, and activity across multiple programs. This PhD project is embedded in that setting and focuses on the chemistry and electrochemistry of next-generation sodium-ion batteries. The project addresses a key challenge in sodium-ion battery development: how to improve energy density and long-term stability by removing the conventional...

This PhD project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) focuses on RNA-based plant protection, with an emphasis on spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) as a strategy to combat crop diseases. The work explores how externally applied double-stranded RNA can reduce pathogen gene expression and how RNA reaches target organisms, is taken up, and remains biologically active. The doctoral student will develop and evaluate SIGS approaches against wheat leaf blotch caused by Zymoseptoria...

Örebro University is offering a doctoral position in Mechanical Engineering with a specialisation in wire drawing . The project is based at the School of Science and Technology and is designed to support a doctoral degree through research on more efficient, robust, and sustainable wire drawing processes. The research focuses on steel wire production and on how to improve resource efficiency, material performance, and environmental impact in industrial manufacturing. Working in close collaboratio...

This doctoral project focuses on flexible X-ray detectors , a future technology with potential applications across scientific, medical and technological areas. The research aims to enable flexible detectors by developing new organic semiconductors that can meet demanding requirements for flexibility, X-ray absorption and charge transport. You will work on the development of X-ray detectors using new materials and advanced characterisation methods. The project is highly collaborative and brings t...

The doctoral project focuses on RNA-based crop protection in two important pathosystems: wheat and potato. The central idea is to use spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) , where externally applied double-stranded RNA is used to reduce the expression of selected pathogen genes and thereby limit disease development. In wheat, the project aims to establish SIGS against Septoria tritici blotch caused by Zymoseptoria tritici . In potato, the work builds on ongoing research on late blight caused by Ph...

This PhD project is based in the Department of Physics at Stockholm University, within the Division of Chemical Physics and the Molecular Dynamics Quantum Chemistry group. The work focuses on the theoretical description of X-ray induced electronic transitions in liquid solutions and solid materials, where environmental effects and dynamical core-excitation response make accurate modelling challenging. The doctoral researcher will help develop improved quantum-chemical and simulation methods for ...