Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 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 Compiler Technologies
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you motivated to take a step towards a doctorate and open up exciting career opportunities? As a PhD Candidate with us, you will work to achieve your doctorate, and at the same time gain valuable experience that qualifies you for a further career in higher education and research, in and outside academia. Compiler technologies represent a convenient opportunity to automate complex code analyses and transformation to obtain improved characteristics in the output code. Modern initiatives rely on a multi-layer approach to code compilation, which offer a modular approach to domain-specific optimizations.
Application Deadline: 31st August 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Building Integration of Solar Cells
Summary of PhD Program:
The primary objective of the SolKit project is to facilitate the widespread adoption of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in the Norwegian built environment. The SolKit project entails overcoming barriers linked to Norwegian conditions while addressing societal needs, economic goals and sustainability challenges. Furthermore, SolKit aims to develop essential knowledge and tools specifically tailored to address the conditions hindering the broad acceptance and deployment of BIPV technologies in Norway.
Application Deadline: 30th June 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in concrete airfields exposed to frost and impact
Summary of PhD Program:
Concrete airfields in Norway are mainly non-reinforced slabs cast on the ground and are exposed to freeze/thaw, deicers. impact from landing aircrafts and maybe also explosion. Over the years poor frost durability has been experienced on such decks. With the introduction of concrete made with large amounts of supplementary cementitious binders / pozzolana such as fly ash, slag, etc poor performance is often encountered in accelerated frost testing. This project will therefore study methods such as solid air voids of various kind (microspheres, superabsorbent polymers, cork powder etc), high strength/low w/b, biomimetic admixtures etc as well as traditional air entrainment to avoid frost damage (scaling, internal damage).
Application Deadline: 1st June 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Controlled Environment Agriculture – Energy Grid Integration
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Engineering Cybernetics (ITK), renowned for expertise in decision-making, optimization, control, and AI for sustainability, invites applications for a PhD position. This project focuses on developing a novel, sustainable urban food-energy system by holistically integrating Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), particularly vertical farming with emerging energy markets. Vertical farming is increasingly recognized to play an important role in sustainable local food production, especially in regions where outdoor agriculture is limited due to climate constraints, reducing reliance on food imports, transportation-related emissions, and enhancing food security.
Application Deadline: 31st May 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evolutionary Ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
Organisms can respond and adapt to rapid environmental change by adjusting their phenotype (morphology, life history, physiology) through the process referred to as phenotypic plasticity. Such adjustments may be small or large but may also occur rapidly or slowly. Together, the magnitude and rate of phenotypic plasticity will influence how well organisms can deal with changing environments. The primary objective of the PhD will be to quantify this temporal dynamic of phenotypic plasticity, and to address questions about how the rate and magnitude of phenotypic plasticity evolves.
Application Deadline: 25th May 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Functionalized graphene structures as additives for enhanced lubrication
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a chemist (or equivalent background) willing to work on applied research. We are looking for candidates with a background in one or ideally more of these areas: chemical synthesis (organic or polymer chemistry), graphene chemistry, advanced materials characterization (XRD, TGA, STEM, SEM, FTIR, particle size distribution, AFM), experimental physics, chemical engineering, materials science.
Application Deadline: 23rd May 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Microscale Fluid Mechanics – Acoustofluidics
Summary of PhD Program:
Non-contact manipulation of micro- and nano-size particles plays a leading role in diverse biomedical applications. Many of these applications require to perform several operations on particles and flow such as sorting, separation, isolation, rotation, transport, stretching, stimulation and lysis, of micro-organisms such as cells and biomolecules. This project focuses on the application of acoustic fields for controlling the flow and the interaction of the flow with micro and nano-size particles. The aim is to develop acoustic operators with the fluid and particles for trapping, transport, and lysis of nano- and micro-size synthetic and biological organisms.
Application Deadline: 20th May 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Energy Sufficiency in Residential Architecture
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD position will focus on energy sufficiency in residential architecture. Within this, it will address the overall goal of transforming the energy end use to drastically reduce and transform the energy and power demand in buildings, through sufficiency in energy services and development and deployment of energy efficient solutions. The PhD will work with the interplay between architecture, psychology, and STS (Science and Technology Studies).
Application Deadline: 16th May 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Hydropower
Summary of PhD Program:
The Norwegian Research Centre for Renewal of Hydropower Technology, RenewHydro, has a vacancy for a PhD Candidate. RenewHydro is hosted by the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, and it is funded by the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian hydropower industry. The research is both experimental and numerical and it is mainly focused on hydraulic turbine. However, the market, environmental impact and social acceptance is also part of the research.
Application Deadline: 16th May 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced X-ray Computed Tomography (CT)
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to work together with researchers and industry to shape the future of sustainable materials? The Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering (IVB) at NTNU in Gjøvik has a vacancy for a 3-year PhD position for development of methodology for experimental X-ray CT studies of moisture phenomena in bio-based materials. The X-ray CT scanner at NTNU Gjøvik is a unique equipment for non-destructive monitoring of materials and will now be developed for studying hygroscopic bio-based construction materials (e.g. agro-fibres, cellulose, or solid wood) and introduce a methodology to study dynamic moisture flow to detect moisture variations, material distortion and damage in real-time.
Application Deadline: 16th May 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in optimal fleet renewal strategies zero emission shipping
Summary of PhD Program:
FME MarTrans is a Norwegian R&D centre for Maritime Energy Transition. It is an eight-year collaborative project with 65 partners within maritime industry and research, funded by the Research Council of Norway under the Research Centre for Environment-friendly Energy (FME) program. The focus is on research, innovation and education to accelerate the energy transition within the shipping industry, while increasing value creation and exports for the Norwegian maritime industry. With total funding from the Research Council of Norway and the industrial partners of over NOK 300 million, this is the world’s largest maritime research program of its kind.
Application Deadline: 15th May 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D printing of concrete protection structures
Summary of PhD Program:
The current position will be affiliated to the Concrete group which is a team of scientists dedicated to the study of all aspects of concrete. The Concrete group conduct research on concrete from material to structural level based on theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations. The Concrete group is involved in several national and international research projects, it has a close collaboration with the industry, and it has extended laboratory facilities with a rich history. The candidate is expected to conduct research within the field of 3D printing of concrete protection structures subjected to extreme loading.
Application Deadline: 14th May 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Artificial intelligence guided materials discovery and design
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking a 3-year PhD candidate to join our cutting-edge research in materials discovery and design, focusing on materials for a wide range of applications. This position involves leveraging advanced artificial intelligence techniques to accelerate the design and optimization of materials that can enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability across various technologies. The successful candidate will conduct innovative research aimed at developing novel materials with the potential to drive advancements in multiple industries.
Application Deadline: 14th May 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in conduct research on Smart Logistics and Planning in Norwegian Shipbuilding Yards
Summary of PhD Program:
A critical knowledge gap exists in the planning and coordination of resources, including operators, equipment, and facilities, both within and across projects. This position will bridge this gap by exploring the application of logistics methods and digital technologies to coordinate and balance resources according to the needs of the current project mix and milestones. Each project is a complex and uncertain industrial effort, building or upgrading large, capital-intensive products composed of numerous parts, and is vulnerable to unexpected events. Smart technologies can collect, analyze, and represent data from various sources, significantly enhancing the visibility of resources, materials, and activities. This improved transparency facilitates decision-making and collaboration across projects.
Application Deadline: 11th May 2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in bryophyte evolutionary biology
Summary of PhD Program:
The NTNU University Museum is seeking a highly qualified, ambitious, and motivated PhD candidate for a position in bryophyte evolutionary biology. Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts) were the first land plants, establishing in the early Ordovicium. Despite seeming morphological stasis over geological time, they have had a tremendous evolutionary success, today found in the widest range of habitats, from polar regions to tropical rainforests. Bryophytes constitute major components of terrestrial ecosystems worldwide.
Application Deadline: 11th May 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Floating Wind Rotor Aerodynamics
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim of the project is to increase the reliability of floating offshore wind turbines by exploring the use of advanced aerodynamic load models in dynamic analysis. The candidate will investigate the implications of applying mid-fidelity load models, such as vortex- or lifting line methods, in coupled aero-, hydro-, servo-elastic numerical simulations. Phenomena such as large platform yaw, fishtailing, and yaw-roll instability will be the main focus. Existing global analysis models may not correctly capture these situations, which can be critical for design components such as the tower and mooring system.
Application Deadline: 11th May 2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Arctic alien plant genomics
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project will develop genomic datasets, making use of field collections and herbarium resources, and have the possibility to develop experimental evidence to examine links between the genomic basis of successful establishment and potential invasiveness in the high-Arctic. The wintercress will be a primary focus of the project, but complementary research on parallel systems may be developed. The project will add an important evolutionary component to ongoing interdisciplinary research on Arctic greening.
Application Deadline: 9th May 2025
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Fatigue of Timber Connections
Summary of PhD Program:
The timber structures group at NTNU has had a great development over the last years. The research interests of the group are focused on development of structural concepts for mid-rise timber buildings, timber bridges with long spans, development of high-performance connections based on threaded rods, static and dynamic testing of timber components and investigation of fracture and high-cycle fatigue. The research methods are based on both small-scale and full-scale experimental testing and on Finite Element Modelling.
