
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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Howard University
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United States
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Howard University’s University Transportation Center is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support projects in structural health monitoring (SHM) of transportation infrastructure . The role centers on developing and deploying sensing and data-driven approaches to assess the condition of transportation assets and improve transportation safety. The associate will work on federally funded research that combines field deployments , large-scale time-series data processing , and advanced analysis me...
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Paolo Bocchini
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Lehigh University
United States
New Today
Just Landed
The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience (CAT) at Lehigh University is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to join its expanding research activities and contribute to a new multi-university consortium. The position sits within Dr. Paolo Bocchini’s research group and centers on collaborative work in catastrophe modeling and resilience assessment. The successful candidate will work on fundamental or applied research tied to the center’s core themes, with main topics including ha...
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josip juraj strossmayer university of osijek
Croatia
5 days ago
Senior Assistant (Post-doc) in Fundamental Technical Sciences at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek , part of the J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek , Croatia. This is a temporary, full-time postdoctoral position (40 hours per week) for one employee in the area of Technical Sciences , field Fundamental technical sciences . The call is especially relevant to researchers with a background in civil engineering and related technical research areas. The position is offered by...
5 days ago
Johns Hopkins University
Top university
United States
1 week ago
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Johns Hopkins University is advertising a Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil and Systems Engineering focused on wildfire resilience . The position is based in the Whiting School of Engineering and is housed in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering, with research centered on how wildfire hazards affect the built environment, critical infrastructure, and communities. The successful candidate will join Professor Thomas Gernay and collaborate with the Multi-Hazard Resilient Structures research g...
1 week ago
Argonne National Laboratory
United States
1 week ago
Argonne National Laboratory is advertising an immediate postdoctoral opening in Mechanical Engineering within the Applied Materials Division. The project centers on high-temperature structural materials for nuclear reactors and other energy systems, with a strong emphasis on developing and validating design methods and models for predicting the reliability of high-temperature structural components. The successful candidate will work with Argonne staff on continuum damage mechanics , statistical ...
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Université Grenoble Alpes
France
1 week ago
Postdoctoral position in mechanics of materials and structures at Université Grenoble Alpes in Grenoble, France, hosted by 3SR Laboratory (Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques) with CNRS and Grenoble INP involvement. The research topic is centered on advanced multiscale and/or AI-based approaches , making this a strong fit for candidates interested in mechanical engineering , materials science , and computational methods for structural analysis. AI experience is explicitly appreciated. Eligibility...
1 week ago
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
1 week ago
ETH Zurich is advertising three postdoctoral positions in Circular Engineering for Architecture at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA), led by Prof. Dr. Catherine De Wolf in the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI), Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG). The research theme is digitalization towards a circular built environment , combining circular economy principles with digital innovation in construction. The three pos...
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Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Japan
2 weeks ago
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) is recruiting a postdoc-equivalent researcher for work on probabilistic risk assessment of natural hazards, especially the impacts of tsunamis, extreme weather events (tornadoes, typhoons, etc.), and volcanic eruptions . The position is based in the Nuclear Risk Research Center, Natural External Events Research Team in Chiba Prefecture, Japan . The research focus is on fragility assessment —evaluating the probability of damage to equ...
2 weeks ago
University at Buffalo
United States
3 weeks ago
Postdoc opportunity in wildfire resilience at the University at Buffalo A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. The project focuses on wildfire resilience, with emphasis on wildfire and wildland-urban interface (WUI) fire modeling, fire spread and exposure, structural and community vulnerability, and wildfire risk reduction. The postdoc will join a research group led by Negar Khorasa...
3 weeks ago
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University of Perugia
Italy
2 weeks ago
Two postdoctoral opportunities will soon open within the CHROMA project at the University of Perugia , Italy, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . CHROMA stands for Bioinspired mechanochromic materials: pioneering the future of Structural Health Monitoring and is supported by the FIS 3 Starting Grant programme . The project focuses on mechanochromic materials and smart coatings that change colour in response to mechanical stimuli, with applications in structural health moni...
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Politecnico di Torino
Italy
4 weeks ago
Politecnico di Torino is offering a PhD position in reconfigurable elastic metamaterials within the Department of Applied Science and Technology. The project is set in the broad area of wave propagation in architected media, with a strong focus on how external stimuli, deformation, flows, and intrinsic nonlinearities can be exploited to tailor the behaviour of elastic and acoustic waves. The research aims to understand and control phenomena such as dispersion, localization, transmission, mode co...
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University of Trieste
Italy
3 weeks ago
Research opportunities are available at the University of Trento , Department of Industrial Engineering, within the Neu4mes FIS project . The call focuses on physics-informed machine learning for modelling, estimation, and control in Physical AI . The project combines mechanics , control theory , and machine learning to develop model-structured neural networks for autonomous systems . The post highlights two research contracts and one postdoctoral position, making it relevant for candidates with...
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Estimated costs in Italy.
MonthlyYearly | |
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![]() Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | €138 $150/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €442 $480/yr |
![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | €3.3k $3,600/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €1.7k $1,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Associate Professor
University of Palermo
Italy
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Construction Materials Engineering
Civil Engineering
Building Physics
Full Professor of Structural Engineering
University of Genova
Italy
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering
Building Science
Architecture
Assistant Professor (RTD-A)
University of Camerino
Italy
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering
Building Physics
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor (RTD-A)
University of Camerino
Italy
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering
Building Physics
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
University of Perugia
Italy
Structural Engineering
Construction Management
Construction Materials Engineering
Building Science
Earthquake Engineering
Assistant Professor
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Italy
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Applied Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Earthquake Engineering

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CICOPS Scholarships support short-term visiting researchers from developing countries to carry out collaborative research at the University of Pavia in Italy.
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