Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 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 Energy hubs with advanced power converters & control for hybrid microgrids
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Electric Energy (IEL) at NTNU has a vacancy for a full-time 100 % position (3 years) as a PhD candidate in “Energy hubs with multi-port advanced power converters & control for hybrid microgrids”. The position is associated with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Doctoral Networks project “IDEAL4GREEN”. The prospective candidate will be part of the research group Electricity Markets and Energy System Planning (EMESP) at IEL. In this position, you will be employed at NTNU, and you will spend 18 months at IEL at NTNU, and 18 months will be spent at the industry partner Pixii.
Application Deadline: 27th January 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evolutionary Ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
A fully-funded PhD position in evolutionary ecology is available at the Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, NTNU. The PhD position is associated with a major research project funded by the European Research Council and NTNU, with an overall aim of providing new understanding of spatial and seasonal population and evolutionary dynamics in nature. Specifically, the primary focus of the PhD will be to quantify links between different types of animal movements, including dispersal (and resulting immigration to new populations) and reversible seasonal migration. Understanding how these different types of movement co-occur and interact will provide new capability to predict how spatial population dynamics will respond to dramatic changes in seasonal climates and environments.
Application Deadline: 27th January 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in optimized design and maintenance of harbour infrastructures
Summary of PhD Program:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (IBM) has a vacancy for a PhD Candidate, as part of the collaboration project “Optimized Mooring system fatigue life and harbour infrastructure for floating offshore wind turbines (MoorRoWind)” involving the Department of Marine Technology, the Department of Structural Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The project addresses two critical challenges in scaling up the use of floating wind turbines (FWT): (1) the fatigue life of mooring lines for increasingly larger turbines in harsh environments, and (2) the need for upgraded harbour infrastructure to support the industrialization of FWTs. These two challenges are critical barriers to the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of offshore wind systems.
Application Deadline: 17th January 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in inverse methods for estimation of tension in mooring lines
Summary of PhD Program:
We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate, as part of the collaboration project “MooRoWind” involving the Department of Marine Technology, the Department of Structural Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The project addresses two critical challenges in scaling up the use of floating wind turbines (FWT): (1) the fatigue life of mooring lines for increasingly larger turbines in harsh environments, and (2) the need for upgraded harbour infrastructure to support the industrialization of FWTs. These two challenges are critical barriers to the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of offshore wind systems.
Application Deadline: 17th January 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in integrity management systems for subsea dynamic cables
Summary of PhD Program:
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate, as part of the collaboration project “Cost Effective Subsea Dynamic Cables for Offshore Wind” involving the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, the Department of Marine Technology, the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering. The aim of this project is to design innovative, cost-effective, and robust composite-based subsea dynamic cables tailored for offshore wind applications.
Application Deadline: 17th January 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in assessment of fatigue in mooring lines of floating offshore wind turbines
Summary of PhD Program:
We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate, as part of the collaboration project “MoorRoWind” involving the Departmentof Marine Technology, the Department of Structural Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The project addresses two critical challenges in scaling up the use of floating wind turbines (FWT): (1) the fatigue life of mooring lines for increasingly larger turbines in harsh environments, and (2) the need for upgraded harbourinfrastructure to support the industrialization of FWTs. These two challenges are critical barriers to the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of offshore wind systems.
Application Deadline: 17th January 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in organic synthesis for photoelectrochemical applications
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Chemistry at NTNU has a vacancy for a PhD position in organic chemistry, focusing on synthetic photoelectrochemistry. Organic chemistry is essential for developing specialized molecules that are desperately needed to solve important global challenges. Photoelectrochemistry, which combines photochemistry and electrochemistry, enables redox processes beyond the capabilities of the individual methods. This synthetic power can then be utilized in new chemical transformations towards desirable compounds for a range of end applications.
Application Deadline: 15th January 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Oncology
Summary of PhD Program:
We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate in the lung cancer research group at the Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU. The group collaborates closely with the Department of Oncology at St. Olavs hospital, and members of the research group include, among others, physicians and researchers of oncology, pathology, bioinformatics and molecular biology. This interdisciplinary research group conducts international intervention trials including collection of biological material for comprehensive translational research. The overall aim is to improve treatment and develop a clinically relevant classification system for improved management of small cell lung cancer.
Application Deadline: 15th January 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nonlinear Integrated Photonics
Summary of PhD Program:
The objective of this work is to develop nonlinear integrated photonic circuits based on Lithium Tantalate thin films promising to revolutionize optical amplification and frequency comb generation with the goal of developing a new generation of photonic integrated devices. The project focuses on developing photonic integrated circuits using thin-film ferroelectric materials like lithium niobate (LN) and lithium tantalate (LT) to create ultra-broadband nonlinear optical amplifiers and quantum light sources.
Application Deadline: 15th January 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Marine Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
The focus of the position is research on digital twin technologies that can be used for predictive maintenance of dynamic power cables tailored for offshore wind applications. This includes the interpretation of fibre-optic sensor data together with structural response models, that can be applied to extrapolate the behaviour outside the sensor area. The work will be carried out in close cooperation with the industry that will provide real life monitored data.
Application Deadline: 15th January 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Composite subsea cable systems for floating offshore wind
Summary of PhD Program:
The focus of the position is research on improving electrical subsea cable systems for floating offshore wind based on material and structural studies. Subsea cables are complicated structures made of many components to provide structural integrity and insulation to the inner electrical cables while being flexible. A key approach is to investigate the use of composites (fiber reinforced plastics) instead of steel for obtaining structural integrity of the cables. The work will be carried out in close cooperation with the industry.
Application Deadline: 15th January 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Ageing Models and Reliability of Extruded HVDC Cables for Offshore Power
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Electric Energy at NTNU has a vacancy for a full-time 100% position (3 years) as a PhD candidate within high voltage technology – Ageing Models and Reliability of Extruded HVDC Cables for Offshore Power. The prospective candidate will be part of the research group High Voltage Technology (HVT). Extruded High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable systems, a modern alternative to traditional mass-impregnated HVDC cables, offer significant advantages such as higher conductor temperatures, lower costs, and faster installation. These systems are essential for unlocking the potential of large-scale renewable energy production and enabling cross-border power transmission to meet energy-saving targets and reduce CO₂ emissions.
Application Deadline: 13th January 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Artistic Research – Climate Rights
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD will develop artistic and practice-based research with strong social impact. You will work collaboratively and independently to develop a spatially driven PhD project on climate cases and approaches to climate justice and land rights that critically engages with questions around responsibility, causality, and legibility through situated struggles. You will develop methodologies that complement the project’s goal of addressing evidentiary gaps in climate cases. The PhD project’s outcomes will include both practice-based and written component. The PhD will develop at least one research seminar around their project during the three years.
Application Deadline: 13th January 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Development of Methods for Smart and Agile Operations of Small Satellites
Summary of PhD Program:
The candidate will conduct research on the next-generation systems for smart and agile earth observation satellites. Among the duties of the position, the candidate will describe and model the system architecture for smart and agile satellite operations from a system-engineering perspective. Important tasks are to describe and map all system (and sub-system) functions, limitations and constraints. These must be understood and described as interfaces between architectural components. The candidate will develop simulations and modelling frameworks, and work together with the team to deploy and test and evaluate selected architecture employing NTNU’s satellites HYPSO-1 and/or HYPSO-2.
Application Deadline: 13th January 2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational and Spatio-Temporal Statistics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Centre for Geophysical Forecasting (CGF) at NTNU has vacancy for a PhD position in mathematical statistics. The Centre is one of the Norwegian centres for research-driven innovation, funded by the Research Council of Norway and industry partners. The goal of the CGF is to become a world-leading research and innovation hub for the geophysical sciences, creating innovative new products and services in earth sensing and forecasting domains. As the global ecosystem enters a period of dramatic change, there is a strong need for accurate monitoring and forecasting of the Earth. Statistical modelling and methodologies play important roles here, enabling reliable predictions and uncertainty quantification that aid decision support.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digital Twinning for Circular Built Environment -BIM-GIS Solutions for Reverse Logistics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering at NTNU in Gjøvik seeks a PhD candidate to work in the field of circular economy and wood-based construction. The position aims to optimize circular value chains for wood-based materials by promoting sustainable wood use and ensuring transparent material tracking and optimization of reverse logistics. The position are within the Horizon Europe funded project CIRCULess (https://circuless-project.eu/), a project that is seeking to improve sustainability, traceability, and efficiency in the circular built environment and meet the demand for recyclable materials by implementing a circular economy in the wood-based construction industry.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digital Twin for Circular Built Environment – Tracking Building Elements in Closed-Loop
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering at NTNU in Gjøvik seeks a PhD candidate to work in the field of circular economy and wood-based construction. The positions aim to optimize circular value chains for wood-based materials by promoting sustainable wood use and ensuring transparent material tracking and optimisation of reverse logistics. The position will benefit from its close linking with the newly established project CIRCULess (https://circuless-project.eu/). This is a Horizon Europe funded project seeking to improve sustainability, traceability, and efficiency in the circular built environment and meet the demand for recyclable materials by implementing a circular economy in the wood-based construction industry.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in circularity and upcycling of timber related materials and products
Summary of PhD Program:
At the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering in Gjøvik, we currently have two (2) full-time doctoral (PhD) candidate positions linked to the newly established research project CIRCULess, https://circuless-project.eu/. The duration of each PhD position is three years. The project is funded by the Horizon Europe programme and coordinated by NTNU. The project is dedicated to the recycling, upcycling, circularity and waste management of End-of-Life (EoL) concrete and timber-based materials and components. Through these positions, you will find an exceptional portfolio of industrial and academic partners from Norway and Europe, across a variety of sectors.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Supervisory Risk Control of Autonomous Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Marine Technology has a vacant 3-year PhD position at the Faculty of Engineering in fundamental research on supervisory risk control for autonomous systems. The position is funded by the ERC AdG Breach (https://www.ntnu.edu/web/imt/erc-advanced-grant-breach), and will focus both on researching theory and performing experiments. The goal of Breach is to realize risk-based rationality in autonomous systems to achieve more proactive and intelligent behaviours, improve system safety, and leave the human supervisor with enough time to react and intervene efficiently when needed.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in Risk modelling for Human – System Interaction of Autonomous Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Marine Technology has a vacant 3-year PhD position at the Faculty of Engineering in fundamental research on risk assessment and decision support for autonomous systems. The position is funded by the ERC AdG Breach (https://www.ntnu.edu/web/imt/erc-advanced-grant-breach), and will focus both on researching theory and performing experiments. The goal of Breach is to realize risk-based rationality in autonomous systems to achieve more proactive and intelligent behaviours, improve system safety, and leave the human supervisor with enough time to react and intervene efficiently when needed.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
21. Fully Funded PhD Position in Modelling and optimization of small satellites operation
Summary of PhD Program:
We are searching for a creative, skilled, and ambitious candidate for our activities within small satellite technology. See www.ntnu.edu/smallsat and hypso.space for more information about the lab. Note that another closely related PhD-position at The Department of Electronic Systems, NTNU, belonging to the same overall research project, will be announced separately. NTNU has many research groups that work with in-situ and remote sensing to gather information about our environment, our oceans and the climate. The main focus area for this research is our oceans, but land-based applications are also relevant. Specifically, this research will evolve the use of agile small satellites.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2025
22. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
Chemical pollution is recognized as a key drivers of biodiversity loss. Protection of the environment and human health from the impacts of pollution is key in securing a resilient society. Due to the high number and enormous complexity of chemicals of potential concern, advances in high-resolution analytical techniques are urgently needed. The bottleneck for such analysis remains time-consuming data analysis processes, that can only be tackled by a combination of robust workflows with advanced data analysis tools.
