If you’re a Masters degree holder and seeking Fully Funded PhD Programs, Aalto University, Finland has several online applications open for PhD programs. Explore the PhD opportunities across diverse research areas and submit your application soon.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in study wave-ice interaction through laboratory experiments
Summary of PhD Program:
Marginal ice zone (MIZ) is the transition from ice-free ocean to the pack ice, characterized by ice-ocean dynamics and discrete ice floes. In MIZ, waves have an effect on sea ice and sea ice effects the waves. We can assume that with global warming the MIZs of the oceans will grow in size, because the thinner ice of the future will break more easily than the thicker ice of yesterday. If earlier either thick ice or high waves were challenging for ships and offshore windfarms, we now need to consider also the situation where ice and waves occur at the same time. The sea ice landscape has changed: What was marginal, is now important.
Application Deadline: 31.8.2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in organic photoemitters and/or self-assembled cellulosic materials
Summary of PhD Program:
We are now looking for a doctoral researcher to manage circular polarized emitters at Aalto University’s department of Bioproducts and Biosystems. In this position you will have a chance to make an impact by developing novel biobased materials to be applied in 3D displays, and optical information storage/encryption. Join us in shaping the future!
Application Deadline: 18.8.2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in radio astronomy
Summary of PhD Program:
The research concentrates on the physics of relativistic jets launched from accreting supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei (AGN). These black hole powered jets are among the most energetic long-lived phenomena in the Universe and despite their ubiquity, many of the fundamental questions regarding their physics are still open. We do not for example understand well their launching and acceleration mechanisms. With its sub-milliarcsecond resolution, very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) with radio telescopes is the only observational method that allows us to image the jet formation region. The most remarkable example of the power of this technique are the recent images by the Event Horizon Telescope.
Application Deadline: 18.8.2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Predictive design of hybrid bioderived nanomaterials
Summary of PhD Program:
You will be part of a project focused on understanding the structure performance connections of CNF/CNM-hybrid architectures for electroanalytical applications. This knowledge will be applied to enhance the detection and simultaneous breakdown of antibiotics and their metabolites in wastewater effluent. The 3D-integrated membrane-electrode material designed for this purpose is optimized for superior performance, specifically in challenging conditions that mimic the final stages of the wastewater treatment process. This is done based on the detailed understanding of how the physicochemical properties of the hybrid materials affect their electroanalytical performance.
Application Deadline: 15.8.2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dynamics of Soft Wet Adhesion
Summary of PhD Program:
We have a 4-year Doctoral Researcher position fully funded by the Research Council of Finland project ADHERE that focuses on developing new cutting-edge technique for studying adhesion dynamics between two soft materials in a wet environment (submerged in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids). The research will be conducted in the Soft Matter and Wetting group at the Department of Applied Physics under the supervision of Dr. Maja Vuckovac. Our research is interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven, and we work inclusively and collaboratively.
Application Deadline: 15.8.2024
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6. Fully Funded PhD Position in identifying and measuring Nordic energy poverty
Summary of PhD Program:
We are now looking for a Doctoral Researcher, who is interested in the social justice of energy transition, to work in the EP-Nordic project (https://research.fi/en/results/funding/81440). Energy poverty is scarcely studied research field in Nordic countries, but recent energy crises demonstrated that vulnerabilities to energy poverty persist also here. EP-Nordic, funded by the Research Council of Finland, targets to identify and map energy poverty in the context of Nordic welfare states and produces appropriate ways for measuring its extent and depth. Doctoral Researcher can also partner in other relevant projects including ORSI (https://www.ecowelfare.fi/).
Application Deadline: 15.8.2024
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Statistical Machine Learning
Summary of PhD Program:
Statistical inference of simulator-based models used in many domains of science and engineering is challenging due to the unavailability of the likelihood function, which is the probability density function of the data given the parameters. To solve this problem, the field of simulation-based inference (SBI) has emerged, wherein large numbers of simulations from the model are utilised for inference instead of the likelihood function. However, the performance of state-of-the-art SBI methods severely degrades when the model fails to capture the real-world phenomenon under study (i.e. under model misspecification), or when the model is computationally costly to run, thus limiting the number of available simulations.
Application Deadline: 15.8.2024
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Robotics, Autonomy, Control, and Machine Perception
Summary of PhD Program:
The IWM doctoral program educates new generations of professionals to the PhD level with multidisciplinary engineering knowledge needed for intelligent machinery development. The doctoral training connects academic research excellence with relevant industrial research and development challenges and accelerates industrial renewal in the machine industry.
Application Deadline: 13.8.2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in circularity, environmental and economic impact of wood cascading
Summary of PhD Program:
Wood construction can play a significant role in mitigating climate change; however, we need to use forest resources thoughtfully to maximize their carbon sequestration potential, ensure their health, preserver biodiversity and maintain ecosystems services. Reusing and recycling wood products in a material cascade can improve the environmental performance of wood construction as well as enhance resource efficiency. Furthermore, cascading wood products can lead to value creation through the provision of services to circulate side-products and use waste materials.
Application Deadline: 11.8.2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Geometry
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a Doctoral Candidate to join our computational geometry team on the grant entitled “Algorithms in hyperbolic geometry” funded by the Research Council of Finland. Computational geometry is the theoretical basis for all types of geometric processing of data, and it is an important and vibrant area of Theoretical Computer Science. The research of the doctoral candidate will be about data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity in Euclidean and especially non-Euclidean (e.g. hyperbolic) settings.
Application Deadline: 11.8.2024
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11. Fully Funded PhD Position in solvent-free synthesis of cellulose-based catalysts
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you interested in research, particularly in the field of organic chemistry and material science, and enthusiastic about exploring unconventional synthetic strategies? We are now seeking a motivated team player, passionate about developing sustainable material synthesis techniques. Our research focuses on the use of mechanochemical and related solid-state synthesis approaches to make materials under solvent-free or low-solvent conditions, aiming to reduce the waste, cost, and hazards of chemical reactions. You will explore these synthesis approaches for making porous heterogeneous catalysts from cellulosic materials.
Application Deadline: 11.8.2024
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Co-simulation of energy, hydrogen and electricity transmission systems for analysing alternative hydrogen futures
Summary of PhD Program:
The development of a hydrogen economy affects numerous sectors. For example, hydrogen-based e-fuels are seen as key energy carriers for the transport sector, industry’s use of hydrogen may increase significantly, and storage of hydrogen can be used to balance the electricity system. Furthermore, hydrogen may become the largest electricity consumer in Finland, having significant implications on grid development. Consequently, it is important to study the co-evolution of hydrogen system, together with electricity transmission and the broader energy system.
Application Deadline: 9.8.2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in developing hydrogen electrode to meet the circular economy principles
Summary of PhD Program:
The number electrolysers for hydrogen generation are expected to increase drastically as industry, energy and traffic sectors strive to cut emissions. Yet, electrolysers fabrication requires utilization of non-renewable minerals, e.g. platinum group metals for polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyser (PEMEL) electrodes to catalyse the reactions. Both mineral processing to fabricate these materials and their recycling after the end of the device lifespan consume energy and chemicals creating a tremendous pressure for developing more sustainable electrocatalysts and electrodes, which meet the circular economy principles.
Application Deadline: 9.8.2024
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in field of sustainability in packaging in the Science Translation Framework for Sustainable Bioproducts Innovation (SciSustain)
Summary of PhD Program:
Sustainable development requires science-based decision-making to improve and implement solutions that mitigate climate change. However, translating scientific findings is complex and requires a collaborative, multidisciplinary, holistic, robust, and reliable approach to exploring the economic, technical, environmental, and social aspects of bioproduct solutions. SciSustain combines translational engineering research and consolidated sustainability methods in a framework for supporting sustainable bioproduct innovation. The framework is designed to assess innovations and suggest novel approaches to improving sustainability and circularity in packaging.
Application Deadline: 25.7.2024
