Postdoc Opportunities in Energy Engineering in Netherlands

Delft University of Technology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the physical drivers of morphological and ecological recovery in offshore sand extraction pits in the North Sea. The project uses a unique multi-year field dataset to examine how waves, currents and sediment transport shape seabed evolution in and around an offshore extraction pit. The research will connect physical coastal and marine processes with ecological recovery, contributing to improved understanding of ho...

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the NWO-funded project “Unraveling the geometry of subduction-induced mantle flow.” The project investigates how subduction drives mantle flow and how the experimental subduction rate and mantle viscosity influence the resulting mantle velocity field. The postdoc will develop, record and analyse laboratory-based experimental geodynamic models of subduction. The research will involve low-Reynolds-number fluid dynamics and de...

This postdoc is part of the AmmoniaDrive project at Delft University of Technology and focuses on bringing an ammonia-fuelled SOFC-ICE power, propulsion and energy concept closer to real-world shipboard use. The project addresses the challenge of converting the energy stored in ammonia into useful mechanical or electrical power on board sea-going vessels while preserving range, speed, and operational flexibility. You will investigate how the NH3-fuelled system performs when integrated into a shi...

This postdoctoral project focuses on developing new methods for offshore near-real-time seismic monitoring by combining in-well distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) with offshore seismological station data. The work addresses the challenge of observing seismic activity in offshore settings, where access is limited and instrumentation is sparse, by transforming existing fiber-optic cables into dense sensing arrays that can complement newly developed offshore stations. You will work on integrating c...

This postdoctoral project at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on experimental geodynamic modelling of subduction and subduction-induced mantle flow. The work sits within an NWO-funded project titled “Unraveling the geometry of subduction-induced mantle flow” and is embedded in the Geodynamics and Tectonics research group. The successful candidate will develop, run, record, and analyse laboratory-based models of subduction to investigate how experimental subduction rate and mantle viscosity s...

This postdoctoral project at Delft University of Technology focuses on the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic recovery of a newly created offshore sand extraction pit in the Dutch North Sea. The work is part of the multidisciplinary BACI Sand Extraction programme, which uses a Before-After-Control-Impact approach to understand the physical and ecological effects of sand extraction over timescales from individual storms to multiple years. The selected postdoc will work with unique field observations ...

This postdoctoral project at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) focuses on how nitrogen moves through ecological systems and how stable-isotope tracing can be used to resolve the processes controlling nitrogen transformation, transfer, retention and loss. The researcher will develop and apply 15N-based approaches together with Orbitrap isotopologue and isotopomer analyses to build mechanistic understanding of nitrogen cycling across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The work is i...

Radboud University is offering a postdoc position in Uncertainty Quantification for Power Systems within the NWO-funded UTOPYS programme (Understanding Large, Complex Power Systems). The position sits in the Department of Mathematics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and is part of a wider consortium of eight leading Dutch institutions working to advance the theory and simulation of modern power grids. The research addresses a timely challenge: how to keep future power systems stable as wind, solar,...

Postdoc opportunity at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. This postdoctoral project focuses on observations of aircraft contrails and on using those observations to evaluate and improve contrail prediction models . Contrails are described as a major contributor to aviation’s climate impact, and the research goal is to support contrail avoidance strategies by reducing uncertainty in model predictions of where contrails persist and how much impact th...