Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Twente, Enschede, 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 IC Design group
Summary of PhD Program:
Professor Bram Nauta’s Integrated Circuit Design (ICD) group focuses on various aspects of analog and Radio Frequency (RF) Integrated Circuits (IC). The group’s motto is “fundamental solutions for practical problems” and under this vision, it has contributed many fundamental new ideas in circuit design. The IC Design group has made high-impact inventions in analog filters, thermal noise cancelling amplifiers, ultra-low power analog to digital converters, software-defined radio, mixer-first receivers, N-path filters and sub-sampling phase locked loops. The group is a world leader and initiator of many new research directions which also find their application in industrial products. The group has a strong collaboration with the global semiconductor industry.
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Surgical Robotics
Summary of PhD Program:
Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized medicine by enabling interventions without large incisions, thereby significantly improving clinical outcomes. Such surgical techniques include insertions of needles, catheters, and micro-robots. For effective medical diagnosis and treatment, the device must reach its intended target. In order to increase the targeting accuracy of the procedure and improve clinical outcomes, the goal of this research project is to develop methods for modeling and controlling a range soft/flexible surgical devices and medical microrobots, as they interact and navigate through the body.
Application Deadline: 31 Jul 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in The Power of Personalization Revolutionizing Osteoarthritis Treatment
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you eager to make a real impact on the lives of people with osteoarthritis? We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and curious PhD candidate to join our Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences. At HTSR, you’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team of around 35 scientists, where personal growth, professional development, and a strong sense of community are highly valued. You will contribute to the TopTreat consortium by analysing and optimising new personalized strategies for osteoarthritis diagnosis and care, based on collected clinical data and technological innovations (TopTreat-onderzoek artrose).
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dependability Driven on Device Learning Algorithms for Embedded Neuromorphic Architectures
Summary of PhD Program:
Edge devices that can learn autonomously while guaranteeing dependability are key to the next wave of AI adoption. Within this journey, you will focus on algorithmic innovations that exploit—and are constrained by—an emerging neuromorphic processor that our hardware team is taping out. The core challenge is to co-design algorithms and architecture so that robustness, security, and energy efficiency are all first-class citizens.
Application Deadline: 29 Jun 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Serious Game Design to Support the Development of Coastal Sand Nourishment Strategies to Increase Climate Resilience
Summary of PhD Program:
This research focuses on the design and use of serious/simulation games to support diverse stakeholder in exploring ways to improve climate resilience. We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to develop a serious/simulation game on sand nourishment strategies in support of maintaining and shaping resilient, multifunctional coastal landscapes, particularly in the context of sea level rise. This PhD position will be embedded in the Human Centred Design (HCD) chair, within the Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET).
Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Improved Temper Roll-Force Prediction Through Microstructural Modelling
Summary of PhD Program:
This project aims to develop a new material model based on an improved understanding of the yield point phenomenon through innovative testing and microstructural modelling. By focusing on the mobility and density of dislocations that contribute to plastic deformation, this physics-based approach will enhance predictive capabilities. The model will be integrated into temper rolling simulations to accurately predict roll force, surface properties, and microstructural outcomes. Additionally, it will facilitate fast, online prediction of roll force, directly impacting scrap reduction and process efficiency.
Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular structure of electrode-electrolyte interfaces in electrochemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
Electrochemical processes play a major role in the current energy transition. They make batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers work. Despite this importance, the properties of electrode-electrolyte interfaces are at present rather poorly understood because they are extremely difficult to characterize at the molecular scale. Electrochemical (EC) AFM bares the promise to combine atomic scale imaging with force spectroscopy to probe the structure of these interfaces and their response to EC reaction conditions (think of changes in the hydration structure, ion adsorption, and surface reconstruction).
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sensor based modelling of social and physical activity in high schools
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD research, you will specifically focus on the design of machine learning and data mining algorithms that can integrate and combine multi-modal data acquired from a variety of sources (smart watch sensors, spatial maps, building information sources (drawings and digital models), questionnaires) and addresses a more in-depth problem of social inclusion and mobility. This will lead to an understanding of how the social, cultural, and physical environment influences children’s activities and social interactions for better and for worse.
Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Power Electronics and Battery Management Systems for Modular Mobile Charging
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you ready to engineer the future of high-power charging for electric aircraft and heavy-duty EVs? The University of Twente invites applications for a PhD position in Power Electronics and Battery Management Systems (BMS) within the Interreg-funded project MOMO-C (Mobile Modular Charger). In this role, you will design scalable power converters and intelligent BMS architectures for mobile charging platforms, contributing to the prototyping and real-life testing of a modular mobile charger capable of supplying power to electric aircraft. This international project, coordinated by Fraunhofer FFB, unites academic and industrial partners across Germany and the Netherlands.
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Large-scale weather effects in wind farm simulations
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project WINDFLOW, which strives to develop groundbreaking large-eddy simulation strategies for wind farm flows. Joining our team means contributing to a vital area of research. This PhD opportunity allows you to enhance your understanding of fundamental fluid and atmospheric dynamics while developing simulation technologies. Our aim is to create innovative simulation strategies enabling simulations with unparalleled detail. Join us in advancing the frontiers of wind energy research!
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Assessing the interplay between wind farms and clouds
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project WINDFLOW, which strives to develop groundbreaking large-eddy simulation strategies for wind farm flows. Your research will develop novel LES to investigate the interaction among clouds on wind farm performance and atmospheric transport processes. This presents an opportunity to push the boundaries of fundamental fluid and atmospheric dynamics, enhance wind farm efficiency, and deepen our understanding of their interaction with the atmosphere. Join us in pushing the boundaries of wind energy fluid mechanics research!
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Green Steel; predictive micro-mechanical models to for steels including increased levels of scrap
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim of this project is to advance existing micromechanical models such as the well established Crystal Plasticity method to take into account strain rate and size effects. The microstructure of different types of steels such as Advanced High Strength Steels, Electrical Steel, Bainitic and Bearing steel will be modeled using the advanced models and the various aspects of changes in microstructures will be analyzed to understand and quantify the final mechanical properties of the product.
Application Deadline: 16 Jun 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Stochastic Operations Research in Medical Laboratories
Summary of PhD Program:
Ensuring timely and consistent access to medical test results is crucial for improving the efficiency of healthcare providers. For example, doctors need to know when test results will be available to plan potential follow-up care, which has knock-on effects throughout the healthcare system. However, the variation in the types of tests, the fluctuations in demand for different tests and the complexity of the associated logistical processes make providing such speed and consistency challenging. In this project, we will analyse a variety of real-world inspired problems that need to be overcome to meet this challenge together with Labmicta, a leading medical laboratory in the Twente region in the Netherlands.
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in ESG-Based Decision-Making for Customer Portfolio Management
Summary of PhD Program:
Insurance companies play a key role in financial markets—not by generating direct monetary value, but by underwriting and managing risk. Through the design and management of insurance portfolios, they help shape value creation and carry a growing responsibility to consider Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. As regulatory, societal, and market pressures mount, insurers face a clear need to integrate ESG considerations into their decision-making processes—not just in risk selection, but also in pricing, underwriting, and portfolio optimization.
