Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Control and Generative AI for Human Digital Twin
Summary of PhD Program:
Due to the complexity of human digital twin, this project will focus on developing novel control methods by exploiting reinforcement learning (RL) and generative AI. The developed approaches will be used for generating complex human motion across different populations, e.g., healthy individuals, individuals with mobility impairments, and individuals wearing assistive devices. While the primary focus of this project is on healthcare, the results will also have a profound impact on gaming, virtual reality, animation, and humanoid robotics. Experiments for collecting human motion data will be performed using a motion capture system in our Lab.
Application Deadline: 11 May 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Analog In-Memory AI Accelerators for Energy-Efficient Edge Computing
Summary of PhD Program:
Deploying AI on resource-constrained platforms such as wearable and implantable devices opens exciting possibilities to improve healthcare, enhance quality of life, and contribute to more sustainable computing. Achieving this requires radically new, energy-efficient computing engines built on innovative architectures and emerging device technologies. In this aspect, Emerging computation-in-memory (CIM) architectures, particularly those using memristor-based technologies, offer a promising potential for energy-efficient AI acceleration by performing computational tasks directly within the memory.
Application Deadline: 2 May 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dynamic System Rating based on Zonal Edge Intelligence and Synchrophasor Measurements
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, the critical aspects will be investigated concerning the uncertainty of electricity supply resulting from the wind-, solar, and other forms of energy leading to different emergency situations. To ensure the dynamic ampacity of the lines, dynamic system rating is needed, and is beneficial for the control of optimal power flows. This will be realized by making a system of small zones and applying edge intelligence to secure the power ratings. The project will provide comprehensive insight and solutions for optimal and stable power system operation by applying synchrophasor’s monitoring, the data of which will be used for developing algorithms to reduce stability risks and increase transport capacity.
Application Deadline: 27 Apr 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Controlling Cell-cell Communication with Cell Adhesion Molecules
Summary of PhD Program:
One of the key challenges in building synthetic cells is equipping them with the ability to sense their environment and communicate with other cells. In this project, you will develop and apply a universal platform to engineer modular cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) into synthetic cell membranes, enabling controlled attraction, repulsion, and downstream signaling. You will work with bio-inspired domains from neuronal CAM families and study how their molecular composition, organization, and membrane insertion impact synthetic cell communication.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Transformative Law and Policy to Accelerate Sustainability Transitions
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD position is part of an interdisciplinary team of 3 PhD researchers, one post doc and two senior researchers in the NWO EXTRA-project. Your role will be to synthesize existing research on regulatory and policy innovations that contribute to sustainability transitions in the area of renewable energy, circularity and biodiversity. You will also analyze and co-design regulatory and policy innovations together with societal partners that they are trying out in their experimental environments. You wil particularly aim to gain isnights on the ways in which polic and regulatory innovations are and can be anchored in current policy and regulations.
Application Deadline: 11 May 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Relationship between Digital Infrastructures and State Formation
Summary of PhD Program:
Traditionally, infrastructures are understood as a domain of the state, even if not exclusively so. The relationship between infrastructures and states has long been an area of research in many disciplines. States rely on infrastructures to guarantee the functioning of the state and society, and states are often the actors that bring infrastructures into existence. The specific form and implementation of infrastructures however also shape the capabilities of the state. While they certainly do not determine the state, they allow for certain modes of governance, and preclude others.
Application Deadline: 17 May 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evolutionary Robustness of Cell Polarity
Summary of PhD Program:
Cells are often viewed as intricate machines, in which specific proteins work together in a tightly coordinated fashion to give rise to cellular functions. Surprisingly however, some proteins that are essential for core cellular functions in one species are absent in closely related species, while the core function itself is maintained. How this robustness is achieved, while the underlying molecular networks dramatically diversify during evolution is currently not understood. Previous work showed that the polarity network in yeast can evolutionarily adapt to the loss of an important protein by losing three more proteins.
Application Deadline: 15 May 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Multi-Sensor Multi-modal Machine Learning for Social & Affective Computing
Summary of PhD Program:
Enabling machines to interpret social behaviour in real life is a major frontier of Modern Artificial Intelligence (AI). Unfortunately, there is almost no attention on developing systems to infer intentions. Those claiming to do so are labelling them by observing the future. This is problematic because they cannot detect unrealised intentions or unintended outcomes. Intention estimation is extremely challenging because inferences need to be explained with respect to situational context. This project develops a novel framework and learning approaches to learn narratives of perceived intention from multiple perspectives in in-the-wild ecologically valid social situations such as social networking events.
Application Deadline: 4 May 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cryo-CMOS Circuit Design for Quantum Sensors
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, you will develop the cryogenic interface for a very sensitive cryogenic magnetic sensor implemented using the SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices) sensors developed by our partner QuantaMap. Those sensors are crucial components in a very advanced microscope able to accurately map the currents on the surface of next-generation quantum chips. In the current setup, the magnetic sensors are read out by room-temperature electronics, but the long wires from the cryogenic sensor to the room-temperature electronics are prone to the coupling of noise and interferers, thus degrading the excellent performance of the sensors.
Application Deadline: 11 May 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Future Hydrogen Markets
Summary of PhD Program:
A future climate-neutral energy system will rely on renewable electricity and hydrogen. While the EU produced more electricity from wind and solar PV than from fossil fuels for the first time in 2024, investments in renewable hydrogen infrastructure are not materializing. In 2023, only 216 MW of electrolyzer capacity was installed in the EU, far below what is needed to provide the European industry with green hydrogen. In addition to unfavorable economics, financial risks and the absence of a clear market, regulatory and policy framework are holding back investments.
Application Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI-enhanced Computational Design for Mechanical Integration of Motion System
Summary of PhD Program:
Motion systems are used throughout the semiconductor and high-tech industry for fast and extremely precise positioning in e.g. microscopes and chip production process. Motion system design unites structural mechanics and dynamics, electromagnetic actuation, sensing and control. To achieve optimal performance of these mechatronic systems, the AIDEAL project aims to develop a holistic AI-based design framework capable of considering all these aspects in an integrated manner. A key part of this is the mechanical integration, i.e. the design of the structure that holds everything together and provides the necessary structural stiffness and dynamic behavior.
Application Deadline: 11 May 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in IDEE The Transition from Secondary Education to Higher Education
Summary of PhD Program:
At the TU Delft, the next generation of engineers experiences a significant change as they move from secondary to higher education. In addition to obtaining technical knowledge, a smooth transition is crucial for student success. The TU Delft Teaching Academy has recognized student transition as a key theme within the Initiative on Innovation in Delft Engineering Education (IDEE). But how do we define a good transition and student success? We believe key factors include study progress, well-being, and competency development; yet these factors are often tackled separately. This project seeks to identify factors that contribute to a successful transition and explore evidence-based practices that support it.
Application Deadline: 4 May 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Responsible Upscaling of Floating Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
This is a project performed under supervision of dr. Rudi Santbergen, dr. Oriol Colomes, prof. dr. Arno Smets and prof. dr. Andrei Metrikine. It is a nation wide collaboration across various Dutch organizations (SPARKLES project) in which two faculties of TU Delft are involved: EWI and CiTG, which respectively promote the selected cadidate in the electrcial and mechanical aspects of the project through the Photovoltaic Material and Devices (PVMD) group and the Offshore Engineering group.
Application Deadline: 4 May 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Structural Health Monitoring of Fiber-reinforced Composite Ships
Summary of PhD Program:
This project deals with an in-depth investigation of slamming loads and their effect on FRC hulls and superstructures. The study will particularly focus on the development of monitoring methodologies using onboard and/or embedded sensor systems, data-driven estimation of stress state in heavily-loaded areas due to slamming loads, and assessment of micro- and macro-damage incurred to the structure under such loading conditions that can affect the lifetime of the vessel. Collaboration with highly-recognized (industrial) partners and other PhD researchers involved in the program is envisaged.
Application Deadline: 4 May 2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Decarbonizing EAF Steelmaking: Nitrogen Removal Strategies
Summary of PhD Program:
Sustainability remains a hot topic in the steel industry due to growing public awareness of climate change and increasingly stringent regulations. One of the ways to make industry greener is to develop new routes such as green hydrogen direct reduced iron (H-DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) route which has great potential for substantially lowering emissions in the ironmaking process. However, the use of H-DRI introduces a new set of significant challenges to EAF steelmaking operations. One of the main challenges is the nitrogen removal from liquid steel.
Application Deadline: 18 May 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computationally Efficient Modeling to Evaluate Energy Market Organisation
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD position is part of the research project MODES (Market Organisation of the Dutch Energy System), which is funded by the Dutch Research Council within the framework of the National Research Agenda programme. The position is embedded in an interdisciplinary research team composed of researchers in engineering, economics, law and public policy from seven Dutch universities, two Universities of Applied Science, TNO, and a consortium of industrial (e.g., TenneT) and institutional partners (e.g., Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth).
Application Deadline: 18 May 2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Urban Water Infrastructure Transitions 1
Summary of PhD Program:
You will focus on developing innovative strategies for urban water infrastructure transitions, helping municipalities create climate-resilient urban environments. You will develop the research strategy, which may include modelling, data analysis, surveys, serious gaming, and project evaluations.The research is part of the Urban Drainage Knowledge Programme, funded by the Dutch urban drainage sector and hosted by the Water Management Department at TU Delft’s Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
Application Deadline: 15 May 2025
