If you’re a Masters degree holder and seeking Fully Funded PhD Programs, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 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 Spin Properties in Doped III-V Semiconductors
Summary of PhD Program:
Quantum technologies are a family of technologies that leverage quantum effects to provide new functionalities, which hold a promise to help solve societal challenges. Their on-going development raises practical design issues as well as fundamental physics questions: how to manipulate and measure a quantum state quickly and reliably? How to efficiently transfer that quantum information to other systems? Your PhD work will contribute to answering such questions, by studying Spin Properties in Doped III-V Semiconductors. This system indeed offers a variety of quantum spins which can be addressed directly by a Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM). Moreover, III-V semiconductors are commonly used materials that are compatible with large-scale semiconductor production, which gives this project additional technological relevance.
Application Deadline: 17th of May 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Full Wave Inversion Using Data-Driven Operators for GNSS-R Data
Summary of PhD Program:
The GLITTER Doctoral Network initiative puts this Doctoral Candidate to revolutionise the ability to retrieve information from the reflecting surface using Global Navigation Satellite Systems-based Reflectometry (GNSS-R). The objectives of this PhD project are to develop and validate 1) algorithms to retrieve virtual reflection responses from multi-source-receiver GNSS-R data, and 2) full-wave inversion by joint model- and data-driven methods.
Application Deadline: May 18 2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Modeling Cellular Deformation
Summary of PhD Program:
A key aspect of life is that it can reproduce. In order to duplicate itself, a cell needs to go through at least three steps: (1) replicate all its material, (2) deform its container and (3) split. To achieve these three steps, cells contain dedicated machinery. For the deformation and division steps, cells across kingdoms build self-assembling ring structures from protein filaments, such as the actin/septin ring in eukaryotic cells and the FtsZ ring in bacteria. Active contraction of these rings is key to both deformation and splitting. These processes will need to be reproduced in any artificial cell.
Application Deadline: 21 May 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Long-term Condition Prediction of SF6-free Alternative Insulation Gases
Summary of PhD Program:
TenneT decided to construct a 380 kV substation, based on GIS and using long outdoor GIL connections. This GIL will be filled with mixtures of CO2, O2 and C4-FN. Although there is 6 years of operational experience with HV GIL insulated by C4-FN mixtures, there is less experience and maturity compared to SF6 regarding the full lifetime, performance in limit cases and monitoring of the insulating properties. So far, these topics have not been researched in depth as manufacturers are still focused on the development of alternative switchgears for the different voltage and current ratings.
Application Deadline: 22nd of May 2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Experimental Fluid Dynamics of Microalgae Suspensions
Summary of PhD Program:
The Ph.D. position is available within the project “Flow4Algae”. This experimental project aims to understand the multiscale fluid dynamics of living microalgae suspensions. We are particularly interested in the interplay between flow conditions, cell physiology, and cell growth. Each different project will focus on flow conditions ranging from linear shear flows in microfluidics to weak turbulence. In this project, you will design new multiscale experiments and analytical tools for the different flow regimes. These studies will be conducted in the BioFluids Laboratory in TU Delft and will use the infrastructure in the laboratory, including advanced flow diagnostics (Particle Image Velocimetry, Particle Tracking Velocimetry, and Laser Induced Fluorescence), microscopy (3D tracking multi-view microscopy and Fluorescence), rheology tools, microfluidics, and existing flow dynamics setups.
Application Deadline: 23 May 2024
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6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Utilizing Runtime Information to Improve Development Processes
Summary of PhD Program:
Runtime information such as metrics, traces, and logs is currently outside the scope of the IDE. It is possible to develop, design, and refactor a system in an IDE, but only a few plugins make it possible to consider the available runtime information during the development process in the IDE. Developers can use various observability tools to receive alerts and create dashboards that can impact development, but getting feedback from runtime information directly in the IDE is difficult.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Understanding the Ecophysiological Controls of Biological N2O Emissions
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project aims to advance our fundamental understanding of biological N2O formation as a basis for robust emission mitigation strategies. You will run parallel bio-reactors to enrich for nitrogen transforming communities, and understand how they assemble and function under highly-controlled non-axenic conditions. Cutting-edge meta-omics approaches, including metagenomics and metaproteomics, will be employed to resolve the function of each community member and their metabolic interactions in dynamic environments. Special emphasis will be given to as-of-yet overlooked processes and metabolic nitrogen intermediates.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Tectonic Geomorphology: Evolution of Northern Africa for the Next 1000 Years
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project, hosted by the Geoscience and Engineering Department of the TUDelft, is a unique opportunity to shape our understanding of geological evolution and the impact it will have on future landscapes and water resources in northern Africa (in this project: above the equator). Positioned at the intersection of tectonic geomorphology and hydrogeology, this project is not just about forecasting; it’s about forming practical findings for mitigating the challenges of demographic growth and climate change.
Application Deadline: May 31st 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Quantitative MRI
Summary of PhD Program:
The starting date for this position is August 1st, 2024 or sooner. The PhD student will be leading their own research projects integrated into an innovative research line that aims to uncover new MRI signal phenomena in the microvasculature and develop novel acquisition schemes to use those as biomarkers with quantitative MRI. This project will comprise a strong biophysical modeling and MRI sequence development part, as well as experiments in inanimate phantom objects and applications in vivo. The successful candidate will also be involved in other ongoing research projects at the lab including reconstruction projects.
Application Deadline: 30 April 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Optimal Train Trajectory Coordination Under Uncertainty
Summary of PhD Program:
In this research, you will focus on the optimal trajectory coordination of railway vehicles, revolutionizing railway systems through high-performance operations, reducing time intervals from minutes to seconds. You will develop mathematical models to optimally coordinate train trajectories at critical points in dense railway networks. In particular, you will analyse and characterize different types of critical points, and develop multi-train trajectory optimization models and solution methods, considering uncertainty in train operations. You will work closely with Netherlands Railways (NS), who will provide real-world data, including realized train trajectories from past operations. You will apply the developed methodology to case studies from the Netherlands Railways and provide guidelines to improve train timetabling.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
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11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Quantum Networks
Summary of PhD Program:
The vision of a Quantum Internet is to provide fundamentally new internet technology by enabling quantum communication between any two points on earth. Such a Quantum Internet will – in synergy with the ‘classical’ Internet that we have today – connect quantum processors in order to achieve unparalleled capabilities that are provably impossible using only classical communication.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in European Goal Based Multi Mission Autonomous Naval Reference Platform Development
Summary of PhD Program:
The relations between the naval vessel functions and the corresponding physical vessel systems must be referenced and implemented in the vessel architecture so that the impact of design choices and new technologies can be made visible. This also means that differing naval missions and environmental conditions require different vessel solutions and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS). The ability to capture the European operational concepts, the required functionalities, and specific constraints per intended CONOPS can be provided by a common System Architecture for European navies.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced Space Propulsion Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
For a recently granted EU project, TU Delft will collaborate with other high-level European universities and industrial partners for the development of a bimodal propulsion system (main orbital control propulsion + reaction control thrusters) based on shared green propellants, produced in orbit through an innovative conversion process applied to liquid water. More specifically, the areas under the direct responsibility of TU Delft will be: the development and testing of a small solar thermal thruster (1 N class) for the reaction control part of the system; the development and testing of an innovative concept of tank for the storage of low-density gaseous propellants; the definition of concrete mission scenarios in which the bimodal system could be used, and their relevant requirements.
Application Deadline: 02 June 2024
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in High-Fidelity Modelling of Intensified Hydrogen Production from Biomass
Summary of PhD Program:
Anthropogenic activities have broken the natural carbon cycle, and it is becoming urgent to find alternative, more sustainable routes to energy conversion. Hydrogen is a very versatile energy carrier, typically used as an intermediate before being further valorized via subsequent catalytic approaches and intensified reactor technologies. Production of hydrogen from thermochemical processes involving biomass holds great promise to help with the energy transition from fossil fuels.
Application Deadline: 3 June 2024
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Numerical Methods for Stochastic Differential Equations
Summary of PhD Program:
The focus of the project lies on the numerical approximation of solutions to stochastic differential equations, which due to the form of these equations are not Markov processes. Such stochastic processes “with memory” are of importance in several disciplines, such as for financial and statistical modelling. However, due to the correlation structure their computational simulation is very challenging. The PhD project addresses this challenge. Possible topics are computational methods for stochastic equations driven by fractional Brownian motion and multilevel Monte Carlo methods. Applications include option pricing under rough volatility models in finance and long-range dependencies in statistics.
Application Deadline: June 7, 2024
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Systems and Systems Security
Summary of PhD Program:
The Cybersecurity (CYS) group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) invites applications for full-time doctoral candidates in Systems and Systems Security. Successful candidates will develop novel methodologies and systems for increasing the security of systems software, that is, software written in low-level languages like C/C++ that operates in user or kernel space. Examples include developing techniques to harden software against exploitation of vulnerabilities and compartmentalization of software components. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work closely with world-class researchers at TU Delft and our research collaborators in Europe and the US.
Application Deadline: June 13, 2024
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Thermo-physical properties of nuclear fuels for Molten Salt Reactors
Summary of PhD Program:
The molten salt reactor (MSR) was selected as one of the promising designs by the International Generation IV International Forum for the next generation of nuclear reactors. Running on a liquid molten salt fuel as opposed to the current generation of nuclear reactors, the Molten Salt Reactor technology provides a safe and truly innovative concept. Moreover, it can be coupled to a thorium fuel cycle, which produces less long-lived radioactive waste and allows a sustainable energy production, as thorium is three times more abundant on Earth than uranium. However, before the Molten Salt Reactor technology can be realized, a thorough safety assessment of all components of the reactor must be carried out.
Application Deadline: 15 June 2024
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Distributed & Adaptive Radar for Human wellbeing Monitoring
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of this project is to work towards transitioning radar from a conventional stand-alone sensor to an intelligent and spatially distributed network of cooperative nodes. The spatially distributed aspect will provide information from many partial viewpoints to reconstruct more detailed 3D signatures of the observed scenarios. The intelligent aspect will enable the radar to adapt its parameters and processing to the changes in objects’ behavior and environment, like in a sort of “chess game”. Hence, the intended scientific breakthrough is to formulate, implement, and validate the ‘distributed radar brain’ needed to establish and support this new sensing approach, combining spatially-distributed with adaptive capabilities in radar classification.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Distributed & Adaptive radar for Drone Monitoring
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of this project is to work towards transitioning radar from a conventional stand-alone sensor to an intelligent and spatially distributed network of cooperative nodes. The spatially distributed aspect will provide information from many partial viewpoints to reconstruct more detailed 3D signatures of the observed scenarios. The intelligent aspect will enable the radar to adapt its parameters and processing to the changes in objects’ behavior and environment, like in a sort of “chess game”. Hence, the intended scientific breakthrough is to formulate, implement, and validate the ‘distributed radar brain’ needed to establish and support this new sensing approach, combining spatially-distributed with adaptive capabilities in radar classification.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
