Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Ghent University, Belgium 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 Structural Engineering and Building Materials
Summary of PhD Program:
Within the CARBCOMN project, this PhD researcher will be mainly involved in employment of computational methods to form find compression dominant structural geometries; in definition and design of a manufacturing procedure to optimize topology, shape and size of the blocks and in structural testing of discrete blocks and assemblages. Moreover, this PhD student will be involved in the print path design to realize the construction blocks through extrusion-based 3D printing which will also include digital post-treatment of the joints and assembly of the blocks. Finally, this PhD student will integrate all the above in building designs and compare the performance of the system to traditional technological solutions.
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Civil Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
Within the CARBCOMN project, this PhD researcher will be mainly involved in the development of carbon-negative concrete recipes, based on local available by-products and using carbonation for concrete hardening; in characterization and optimization of the pore-structure through computed tomography; in further modification of the mix for extrusion based 3D printing; in employment of computational methods to form find compression dominant structural geometries; in definition and design of a manufacturing procedure to optimize topology, shape and size of the blocks and in testing the durability performance of the innovative CARBCOMN material. Moreover, this PhD student will be involved in the print path design to realize the construction blocks through extrusion-based 3D printing which will also include digital post-treatment of the joints and final assembly of the blocks.
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Archaeology
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a motivated PhD student for the UGent funded project WOODCHAR. The aim of this project is to study woodland dynamics in NW Europe during the last 2500 years through the analysis of archaeological remains of charcoal kilns.
This will be done based on the taxonomic identification of charcoal preserved in ancient charcoal kilns, combined with the spatial and chronological analysis of these archaeological features. This will result in a reconstruction of the past occurrence, composition and dynamics of woodlands in different regions in NW Europe over the last 2500 years. Finally, the role of human impact on these different elements of woodland dynamics will be studied.
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biomedical Molecular Biology
Summary of PhD Program:
Glioblastoma remains an aggressive, lethal, hard-to-cure brain tumor. Accumulating evidence points to extensive tumor heterogeneity, as well as plasticity in response to therapy, leading to therapy failure. At the single cell level, this presents with different cell states that can transition into one another upon specific environmental conditions or treatment. A comprehensive understanding of the molecular and regulatory mechanisms underlying therapy-induced plasticity in glioblastoma patients is indispensable for the development of novel, more effective and less toxic treatment modalities. This PhD project is embedded in the context of an interuniversity ‘Stichting Tegen Kanker’ project that aims to unravel the molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced tumor cell plasticity at single cell resolution.
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Physics and Astronomy
Summary of PhD Program:
Hard X-ray ptychography is one of the most advanced microscopy techniques to visualize materials in structures in 3D at a spatial resolution better than 100 nm. However, the technique is currently only available at synchrotron facilities, with very limited availability. In this project, we aim to bring hard X-ray ptychography to laboratory facilities. This project is an international collaboration between Ghent University, University College London (UK) and the Diamond Light Source (UK) and brings together different expertise and possibilities for experiments.
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2024
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
UGent received an industry research and valorisation acceleration fund from Flanders Make to investigate the winding damage of the electric machines due to thermal and electric stresses. The trend towards higher DC bus voltages and faster switching power electronics by SiC/GaN results not only in high efficiency and compactness, but also in an increased probability of damage in electric motor windings due to partial discharges in the insulation layers. It is also shown that another cause for degradation, thermal cycling, accelerates the damage caused by electrical partial discharges. Currently, these two coupled degradation phenomena can only be studied empirically. The goal of this project is to develop a generic guideline and an assessment tool for damage and indicative lifetime by combined thermal cycling and partial discharge in electrical machine windings.
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Green Chemistry and Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
The Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN) group of Ghent University together with the Product Development group of Antwerp University welcomes a candidate for a full time PhD position on the environmental sustainability of microbial pigments for the food and feed industry, including the analysis of industrial needs and consumer awareness. The PhD student will be involved in the Flemish funded BIOCHROMA project, involving academia (Ghent University and Antwerp University), and industrial stakeholders as advisory board members.
Application Deadline: Jun 17, 2024
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biotechnology
Summary of PhD Program:
The Centre for Synthetic Biology (CSB, www.csb.ugent.be) is part of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University, a top 100 university in most rankings. CSB has a long tradition in in the application of synthetic biology for industrial biotechnology, particularly directed towards the biocatalytic synthesis of chemicals through either microbial fermentation or the use of isolated enzymes. The area of expertise includes the screening for novel biocatalysts (enzymes and micro-organisms), the optimisation of fermentation strains through metabolic engineering, the engineering of enzymes through rational design and directed evolution, as well as process development, up-scaling, and downstream processing. Prof. De Mey leads a group of 8 PhD students and 5 postdocs and has a strong track-record in translating her basic research into real-life applications, including patents and spin-offs.
Application Deadline: Oct 01, 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
As a PhD student, your task will be to modify the design of the electrical machine to achieve the predefined motor key performance indicators (torque density, efficiency, cost). The research will introduce and simulate new concepts and further improve and adapt existing design tools for axial flux motors. Additionally, a new prototype will be built to implement and validate these new concepts. You will take part in the daily operation of the research group and participate in collaborative research with industrial and academic partners. Furthermore, you will publish your research results at major international conferences and in journal papers, as part of meeting the requirements for your Ph.D.
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Information Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD you will focus on designing new conversational AI models, based on recent foundation models, and in a multi-modal context, i.e., targeting use cases in human-robot interactions. The key research question is how state-of-the-art language models (including multi-modal versions) can be leveraged and adapted for specific knowledge-grounded tasks in human-robot communication. One of the target applications, is to support conversations with an educational goal, i.e., a robot as teaching assistant in interaction with students.
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Green Chemistry and Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of this project is to build a decision support guidance on circular design and business models for sustainability of the next generation heat pumps. Understanding the potential sustainability impacts and indicators relevant to measure the impacts from a product and company perspective are essential, e.g. indicators related to environmental, economic and social impacts, but potentially also indicators related to the circularity and criticality of the involved materials. Innovative scenarios for new circular business strategies have to be identified that have the potential to achieve the intended circularity and sustainability strategy and targets.
Application Deadline: Jun 17, 2024
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling
Summary of PhD Program:
Engineered and controlled in-vitro cell cultures will become key in future production of biologics, drug tests, tissue engineering, and even food production (e.g. artificial meat). The behaviour of those cells not only depends on their genetics; they also respond to changes of chemical signals, to their organization and embedding, and to bio-physical cues such as forces. Computational models to predict experimental outcomes have the potential to speed up our knowledge and reduce the costs of development. For example, Individual-Based Models (IBMs) can reproduce complex emergent behaviours of many species systems as a consequence of the interactions between the individual species (agents). Currently, these methods are more and more combined with machine learning techniques.
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Causal Machine Learning
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD position is one of multiple positions being opened in connection to Advanced ERC Grant ACME ‘Assumption-lean (Causal) Modeling and Estimation’. In an era where the focus on causal inference is increasingly turning away from modeling towards quantifying population-level intervention effects, there is a risk of oversimplifying causal queries and of neglecting the rich history and efficacy of statistical modeling techniques. This ERC project aims to bridge this gap by leveraging the flexibility and power of statistical models to accurately represent intervention effects or facets of the causal data-generating mechanism, integrating it with recent insights from debiased machine learning and causal inference.
Application Deadline: Sep 01, 2024
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Lung Research Lab within the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Ghent University Hospital is looking for a driven and passionate researcher to join the team. We are specifically seeking a dedicated PhD student who will be involved in translational research focused on unraveling the pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD affects over 300 million individuals worldwide and claims the lives of more than 3 million people annually, ranking as the third leading cause of death globally. Despite its staggering impact, therapeutic options that effectively slow down disease progression remain elusive, largely due to gaps in our understanding of its underlying mechanisms.
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
The research group Mechanics of Materials and Structures at Ghent University (UGent-MMS) has 4 vacancies for PhD research in the field of fibre-reinforced composites. The vacancies are linked to research on composite hydrogen tanks, micromechanical testing of composites and finite element modelling of textile connections.
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Translation, Interpreting and Communication
Summary of PhD Program:
This vacancy concerns a full-time PhD project to be conducted at the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication at Ghent University, Belgium. This PhD research forms part of a larger project focusing on translations and paratexts. Specifically, the successful candidate will be studying paratextual representations of translators within francophone literatures. The main research objective is to explore how translators are represented, both by themselves and by other stakeholders, including authors, editors and critics, both in peritexts (e.g. forewords and afterwords in books) and in epitexts (e.g. reviews, interviews, websites, etc.). The central research question is how translators construct, combine and/or are assigned multiple roles and identities across several types of discourse?
