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1. PhD position – Optimal control theory for full-stack superconducting quantum processor

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The Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Control (PGI-8) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich specializes in novel optimization strategies for emerging quantum technologies. These emerging technologies aim to provide transformative changes to our society, including how we think about information, and unlocking vast calculations for the natural sciences, logistical problem solving, and high-performance computation. Our group has pioneered the application of quantum optimal control methods to quantum computation and many-body quantum systems. This includes the development of physical models and model reduction techniques as well as algorithmic advances of in-situ optimization and machine learning to tackle the complex processes inherent to scalable quantum devices.

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2. PhD Position – Environmental fate of Bioplastics in Soils

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The main focus of this PhD position is to examine the environmental behavior and fate of bioplastics in soils. Soils are one of key entry pathways in which bioplastics enter various vulnerable ecosystems. The project will focus on what happens to bioplastics once they have entered the soil, and crucially how the subsequent fate of the bioplastic is determining by soils and wider environmental factors (substrate, weather, physico-chemical and microbial status etc.). The project is part of a large research consortium looking into “Transitioning BioPlastics to the Circular Economy”.

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3. PhD Position – Organic Electrochemistry: Catalyzed Synthesis of Value-added Compounds

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You will be part of the Electrocatalysis research department, which research area is an investigation of fundamental aspects of the electrolyte-electrode interface during applied processes of reversible interconversion of electrical and chemical energy. The department’s scientific interests are aimed on the development of an efficient methodology for the electrochemical transformation of readily available feedstock to value-added products.

Organic electrosynthesis, as nowadays proven powerful tool for preparation of substances of desired composition, has been recently added to the profile of scientific interests of the department. Commonly used offline analytical methods are found to be insufficient in the testing of variety of catalytic materials, therefore in the department of Electrocatalysis, a unique platform for online (real-time) analysis of electrochemical processes is developed, providing a powerful analytical support for the conducted research.

Last Application Date: 16.10.2022

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4. PhD position – Influence of interfaces in solid state Lithium-Ion Batteries their performance

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Nowadays, Lithium-Ion batteries are inevitable in our daily life. But still, safety hazards remain an issue and incidents of burning electric vehicles and laptops are reported. The main reason for this is the usage of inflammable organic liquid electrolytes. Solid state electrolytes provide the option to increase not only the safety, but also the long term stability and energy density. The challenge in solid state batteries are the interfaces, as a solid-solid contact is more difficult to maintain during cycling. The interfaces are exposed to mechanical stress but also chemical reactions and diffusion may occur.

Last Application Date: 25.10.2022

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5. PhD position – Applied hydrologic sciences

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The BMBF funded OrganoRice project aims to support the production of organically produced rice in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Therefore, an interdisciplinary team analyses the current state of the economic, social, and environmental conditions, monitors changes during the transition from conventional to organic rice production and will provide recommendation for future planning. The successful candidate will analyze pesticide residues in irrigation water and paddy rice fields in the landscape to provide information about the current pesticide background and will monitor pesticide concentrations in soil and water after transition to organic rice production.

Last Application Date: 15.11.2022

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6. PhD position – Non-destructive detection of nitrate in soils

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The work will be conducted in the project “Non-invasive sensing of soil state variables and root zones for the use in root-soil models (SoilRootRadar)”. Within this project, we aim at developing new methods for quantifying nitrate (NO3-) content of soils non-destructively using a unique combination of techniques. You will work in a team with other PhD students of the same and other related projects.

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7. PhD position – Nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems

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In a current project we are aiming to model a forest ecosystem based on long-term and experimental data. In general, nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems includes nutrient inputs (litter production and decomposition, atmospheric deposition, weathering of primary minerals), nutrient uptake and storage in vegetation, changes of nutrient speciation, and nutrient export (leaching from soil, gaseous transfers, export by erosion).

We will therefore develop a holistic model able to cope with the water and nutrient fluxes, storage and release of C, N, and P, and forest growth. The new model will be an extension of AgroC, developed in IBG-3, to simulate forest stands. Additionally, we aim at investigating the contribution of colloidal transport of elements in nutrient cycling as this is still scarcely explored and not covered by modeling.

Understanding controls of colloid transport, especially after major events like heavy rain, is elementary to integrate particle transport into numerical modeling, which in turn is indispensable for describing and predicting elemental fluxes of critical nutrients in ecosystems.

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8. PhD position – Nutrient cycling and transport modelling in terrestrial ecosystems

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In a current project we are aiming to model a forest ecosystem based on long-term and experimental data. In general, nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems includes nutrient inputs (litter production and decomposition, atmospheric deposition, weathering of primary minerals), nutrient uptake and storage in vegetation, changes of nutrient speciation, and nutrient export (leaching from soil, gaseous transfers, export by erosion). We will therefore develop a holistic model able to cope with the water and nutrient fluxes, storage and release of C, N, and P, and forest growth.

The new model will be an extension of AgroC, developed in IBG-3, to simulate forest stands. Additionally, we aim at investigating the contribution of colloidal transport of elements in nutrient cycling as this is still scarcely explored and not covered by modeling. Understanding controls of colloid transport, especially after major events like heavy rain, is elementary to integrate particle transport into numerical modeling, which in turn is indispensable for describing and predicting elemental fluxes of critical nutrients in ecosystems.

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9. PhD position – Ecosystem functioning simulations

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In a current project we are aiming to model a forest ecosystem based on long-term and experimental data. In general, nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems includes nutrient inputs (litter production and decomposition, atmospheric deposition, weathering of primary minerals), nutrient uptake and storage in vegetation, changes of nutrient speciation, and nutrient export (leaching from soil, gaseous transfers). We will therefore develop a holistic model able to cope with the water and nutrient fluxes, storage and release of C, N, and P, and forest growth. The new model will be an extension of AgroC, developed in IBG-3, to simulate forest stands.

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10. PhD position – In-situ transmission electron microscopy study of carbon dioxide reduction reaction catalysts

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Efficient catalyst materials hold the key for a breakthrough in future energy conversion and storage. The carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an important process for the conversion of the greenhouse gas CO2 into industrially relevant basic chemicals. Copper-based catalysts have been demonstrated to show high activity in CO2RR. Alloying or incorporating other elements such as gold or silver changes their selectivity. The catalytic performance depends strongly on the catalyst´s microstructural properties. You will be working on the development, electrochemical, and microstructural characterization of advanced Cu-based CO2RR nanoparticle catalysts.

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11. PhD position – Improving the stability and efficiency of suspension plasma spraying

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You are working in a publicly funded collaborative project with a German university. The goal is the targeted improvement of the stability and efficiency of the suspension plasma spraying process by means of adapted diagnostic methods. The particular difficulty in adapting these methods for suspension plasma spraying lies in the high local and temporal resolution required, the separation of the individual plasmas, and the selection of the radiation from the droplets/particles. In addition, the deposition conditions will be investigated to identify mechanisms affecting the layer properties. The deposition efficiency is another important aspect.

Last Application Date: 13.11.2022

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12. PhD Position – Nanoscale study of superconductors for qubits

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We look for excellent candidates who are interested in experimental work on the fundamental physics and materials science of superconductors. Samples will be fabricated by our collaborators within QSolid, as well as our own laboratories and will be analyzed using our state-of-the-art low-temperature scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes.

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13. PhD Position – The role of CO2 as a resource in a global greenhouse gas-neutral energy system

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Support us in providing orientation knowledge for politics, industry and society for the success of the energy transition by contributing to the further development of our energy system models. Your main task will be the integration of CO2 process chains into our global energy system model based on the FINE model framework. A particular focus will be on the use in power-to-liquid products as well as possible CO2 sources in a greenhouse gas neutral energy system.

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14. PhD Position – High Dimensional Multi Omics Data Integration

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Your project has the aim to develop novel (interactive) workflow tools for high dimensional data integration and data mining. The data used should comprise multiple omics disciplines e.g. transcripts, metabolites and epigenetic sig-nals. Currently many analyses comprise ad-hoc methods or “standard” procedures that are disjunct.

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15. PhD Position – Photonics based on SiGeSn heterostructures

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The integration of photonics components with electronics on the same microchip may potentially solve the bandwidth bottleneck in modern computers and allow devices with decreased power consumption. Nevertheless, light emission from Si -the material underpinning the whole digital world- is inefficient because of its indirect bandgap. Recently SiGeSn semiconductors, a Si-group alloys proved to be a strong candidate to finally add/extend the Si photonics with Si-based laser sources. Si-Ge-Sn heterostructures have been already tested in optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, field effect transistors or detection pixels in the short-wave infrared range. However, energy efficient electrical pumped lasers, and more complex sensing and imaging devices are still to be demonstrated for practical applications.

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16. PhD Position – Chemical mechanism development of atmospheric VOC degradation aided by pattern analysis of high-resolution mass spectrometric data

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At the Institute for Energy and Climate Research, Troposphere (IEK-8), we investigate the chemical and physical processes in the troposphere that impact the chemical composition of the atmosphere. Organic compounds impact the air quality and climate change. Their oxidation chemistry leads to highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. We explore photochemical degradation of organic compounds by applying chemical ionization mass spectrometry. The high resolution mass spectrometry provides a multitude of simultaneous information about the oxidized organic species evolving in the degradation process.

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17. PhD-Position – Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems

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The mission of the newly founded Institute for Functional Quantum Systems (PGI-13) is to create the technological and scientific basis to enable useful quantum computing. We focus on developing quantum devices, improving their coherence and materials, and implementing quantum gates and algorithms. We use superconducting qubits that operate at temperatures close to absolute zero and are controlled by high-speed signals. A key requirement is to preserve high quality quantum operations as we scale. Overcoming these exciting challenges lies at the interface between scientific research and engineering.

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18. PhD Position – Development of new UHV Technologies for the “Einstein Telescope for Graviational Waves Detection”

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Gravitational waves from colliding black holes, exploding stars or maybe from dark ages of the universe tell us about the evolution of our cosmos. Following the Nobel Prize in physics of 2017, we are now planning the next generation of even more sensitive observations. The so-called “Einstein-Telescope” (ET) is European`s future in gravitational wave detection. It might be built in the Euregio.

Gravitational waves are detected by laser interferometers based on the concept of the Michelson Interferometer. The ET will include six of those interferometers with arm lengths of 10 km each in an underground, triangular configuration. To avoid interaction of the laser beams with air or any residual gas the laser beams will travel in ultrahigh vacuum tubes (UHV) with a diameter of approximately 1 m. In total, there will be 120 km of those tubes. It will be by far the largest UHV system ever built. You will work on the design of the vacuum system.

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19. PhD Position – Multi-Qubit Control

Summary of PhD Program:

Our team is working on electronics for Quantum Computing (QC) based on integrated circuits (ICs) which combine analog and digital components from modern CMOS technologies. One research focus is the development of ICs for scalable control and read-out of semiconductor quantum bits (qubits). Up to now most of these electronics have been for single qubit examples but are getting towards larger numbers.

Our modeling efforts focus more on the overall research goal of a compact, scalable machine. For implementing a computer, additional hardware components are needed next to control and readout electronics. One example is a digital unit managing and monitoring the control and readout of many qubits. The focus of this research part is the modeling of a scalable electrical unit able to coordinate the operation of larger qubit numbers.

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20. PhD Position – Computational investigation of ion channels and transporters

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Using a combination of molecular simulations, patch-clamp electrophysiology, and molecular biology, the Computational Neurophysiology group of Jan-Philipp Machtens at the Institute of Biological Information Processing 1 investigate the structure-dynamics-function relationships of physiologically and clinically important membrane proteins. Furthermore, we study pathologic alterations of these proteins towards novel strategies to pharmacologically correct protein and cell function under disease conditions. The PhD project will focus on permeation and selectivity mechanisms in ion channels, mechanisms of ligand and voltage activation, or functional principles of thermodynamically coupled transporters.

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21. PhD position – Photoelectrochemical characterization of the ion transport

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This project is focused on utilizing electrochemical methods for understanding how ion transport can be influenced by incident light. In particular, the project will focus on electrode materials that are amenable to light-induced ion (de)intercalation. A combination of light- and potential-modulated methods will be necessary to elucidate the charge-transfer and ion transport kinetics in such systems. The goal is to attain a better fundamental understanding about how light-generated excitons can influence ion transport in electrode materials.

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22. PhD Position – Metaplasticity of redox-based memristive thin film devices

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The PGI-7 is involved in a Marie-Curie training network “Materials for Neuromorphic Circuits” (MANIC) (https://etnmanic.eu/) that is aiming to synthesize materials that can function as networks of neurons and synapses by integrating conductivity, plasticity and self-organization. Within MANIC, the PGI-7 offers a PhD project that aims to engineer the synaptic plasticity of epitaxial and polycrystalline memristive oxide thin film devices from short-term plasticity to long-term potentiation. This so called metaplasticity inherent to biological systems will be employed to implement different types of learning algorithms.

The plasticity will be modified by the interplay of thin film processing conditions (defects, interfaces) and the sequence of electrical stimuli. The project should clarify the interplay between pristine microstructure, filament formation, dynamics of oxygen vacancy movement and synaptic plasticity. The memristive devices will finally be co-integrated into a neuromorphic CMOS chip designed at Bielefeld University.

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23. PhD Position – Model Compression, Transfer Learning and Local Learning for Large Scale AI

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Very large-scale neural networks and their transfer or distillation to specific problems are key to enable the widespread application of AI technologies. Training, maintaining and distilling large scale models is a very challenging task, requiring huge computational resources. However, the brain is a comparatively large neural network, and yet is able to learn and update its model of the world in an energy-efficient, local, and online manner.

Research at the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Hardware Nodes (PGI-14) and the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Software Eco Systems (PGI-15) aims to design computing algorithms and hardware architectures inspired by the biological brain, thereby closing the gap between the computational abilities of modern computers and those of the brain. To expand this research to large scale transferable models and enable their compression towards brain-inspired hardware, PGI-14 and PGI-15 led by Prof. Dr. John Paul Strachan and Prof. Dr. Emre Neftci are seeking a PhD student. You will be jointly employed at PGI-14 and PGI-15.

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24. PhD Position – Neuromorphic Hardware for Event-based Computing at the Edge

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The Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Software Eco Systems (PGI-15) led by Prof. Dr. Emre Neftci explores neuromorphic computing technologies that learn and work like the brain. Our research team designs computing algorithms and architectures from the perspective of Neuroscience and physical realizations in dedicated circuits and devices. Applications of our research are targeted to improve computing in many areas, including computer vision, autonomous control, data processing in mobile and wearable devices, and (neuro-)scientific data analysis.

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25. PhD Position – Development of a stationary 3D tomography measurement system for high-resolution surveying of soils using georadar

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Against the background of global challenges such as climate change and the growing world population, Forschungszentrum Jülich is conducting research with a view to optimizing yields, improving soil and water conservation, and minimizing the impact of climate change. This requires a detailed understanding of the flow and transport processes in soils, as well as the dynamic development of root growth. One of several established measurement methods for such applications in geophysics is georadar.

Georadar operates in the frequency range from about 200 to 2000 MHz. The coupling into the ground is done with antennas and is therefore non-invasive. In this way, characteristic soil properties such as electrical and dielectric conductivity can be determined. In cooperation with the Institute of Agrosphere (IBG-3), a novel measurement system with a large number of antennas is being developed, which enables high-resolution three-dimensional tomography of undisturbed soil columns.

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26. PhD Position – Neuromorphic Engineering / Computing

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There are multiple openings for new PhD students interested in the co-design of neuromorphic circuits and systems with novel algorithms. You will work in a diverse team, targeting societally relevant computing applications to build more energy-efficient technologies to tackle them.c

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1. PhD Position in Computational Engineering/ Machine Learning

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Computational methods for predicting complex unsteady flows are computationally demanding, while full-field experimental methods are very expensive. This project is at the forefront of the emerging field of machine learning and data-driven computational modelling. The project aims at developing unique new models to predict fluid mechanic characteristics by integrating advances in high order CFD techniques for simulations of urban flows with accuracy and robustness The aim is to build a surrogate model for wind wake prediction using high fidelity CFD data – thus taking into account the effects of the urban built environment (i.e. buildings and greenery). This development will form a fundamental building block for the hybrid platform on pollutant dispersion monitoring and response.

Last Application Date: 11 January 2023

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2. PhD Position in Computer Science

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As discussed in The Law Commission’s report, the behaviour of autonomous vehicles (AVs) must abide by legislation and regulation such as the Highway Code. The challenges of computational law are to integrate: logical formalisations of the law, rules and actions in a programming language, and representations accessible in natural language. For example, how to manage violations of a law such as “Automobiles may not mount the pavement”? The overall aim is to build into an operating system the soft constraints of the law rather than have hard constraints or post hoc, external adjudication. In the last 3 years, there has been academic progress to integrate the law (The Law Commission’s consultation) with Artificial Intelligence (logic, normative and non-monotonic reasoning, computational linguistics, and logic programming in constraint Answer Set Programming).

Last Application Date: 4 January 2023

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3. PhD Position in Aerospace, Materials

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SiCf/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) have long been considered for use in high temperature applications within the gas turbine engine. Their specific strength and ability to operate at high temperatures provides the potential to increase gas turbine engine operation temperatures which results in improved fuel efficiencies and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. A further benefit is that in comparison to the current nickel-based superalloys which are typically employed in high temperature applications within the gas turbine engine, the need for complex cooling regimes is not required. Nonetheless, for CMCs to fulfil their potential a holistic understanding is required not just of the CMC material itself but also their interactions with existing gas turbine components. This project will focus on understanding these CMC-metallic interactions and their influence on structure and mechanical integrity. Interactions are to be investigated across a range of thermal, mechanical, and chemical environments.

Last Application Date: 18 November 2022

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4. PhD Position in Computer Science

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Model-based security testing has the potential to provide for systematic testing and evaluation of implementations. Security testing of embedded systems (as part of an increasing real-world need for IoT evaluation and certification) is increasingly being adopted in a number of sectors. In collaboration with CENSUS Labs, who are involved in real-world security testing and assurance of systems, this project would develop a formal framework for model-based testing. The model will have to represent the environment, I/O interfaces, internal implementation complexities, and also account for a threat model to represent attacker behaviour. Following from this, a test case generation algorithm would be implemented to account for systematic faults and manipulated sequences to evaluate the system. The project will implement a bespoke test bench, in close collaboration with CENSUS Labs, to automate this tool chain with the ultimate view to assurance against established standards and best practices.

Last Application Date: 18 November 2022

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5. PhD Position in Manufacturing / Materials / Engineering

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This PhD will focus of manufacturing of electrolytes for solid state batteries within the battery storage team which is part of the SPECIFIC IKC in Swansea University. Solid state batteries have the potential to be longer lifetime, faster charging and safer than conventional liquid state batteries and this is an important area of research to support renewables to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project will include design of composite powders to create eutectic compositions enabling fusion of particles at lower temperatures than the standard methods. The successful candidate will have access to a wide range of manufacturing and characterisation equipment for a successful project. They will work alongside current PhD student who working on sintering of solid-state electrolytes through a near infra-red heating process in order to reduce sintering time; this new project has some method alignment which will support PhD training whilst being separate with regards project aims.

Last Application Date: 16 November 2022

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6. PhD Position in Civil Engineering

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The project aims to develop a state-of-the-art rapid holistic modelling framework for multiple hydrogeomorphic hazards triggered by extreme rainfalls in uplands. The physical mechanism operation and interaction underlying these extreme hazard processes will be investigated. Overall, this project aims to deliver a step-change in both scientific understanding of multi-hazard processes due to extreme rainfalls and operational capability for managing risk such hazards pose to life and property in a changing climate.

Last Application Date: 16 November 2022

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7. PhD Position in Aerospace Engineering

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Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Swansea University. The successful candidate will be working on a multidisciplinary topic. Birds routinely fly in gusty conditions and close to obstacles, both of which challenge small engineered air vehicles. There is, therefore, significant potential for bio-inspiration to improve and optimise the design of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles. Recent studies have shown how gliding birds reduce the effect of vertical gusts, but understanding how flapping fliers respond to streamwise gusts and turbulence remains an important knowledge gap with potential applications to aircraft. This ambitious interdisciplinary project will address this, using high-speed cameras, PIV, a motion-capture system and an onboard inertial measurement unit to characterise how birds respond to streamwise gusts and turbulence during flapping flight. Following this, the aim will be to investigate how bird responses to gusts and turbulence can be applied to conventional wings or rotors and to quantify the aerodynamic effects generated with these implementations.

Last Application Date: 11 November 2022

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8. PhD Position in Psychology

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This project aims to explore whether experiencing the psychological state of ‘flow’ whilst in nature can lead to more beneficial outcomes for wellbeing and sustainability. Flow experiences are considered to have many benefits spanning across improvements in wellbeing, enhanced performance, and, potentially, stronger prosocial and pro-ecological values (Isham & Jackson, 2022). However, thus far it has not been considered whether the environment in which flow is experienced has an impact on its consequences. We could reason that experiencing flow when engaging with nature will have greater beneficial consequences than will experiencing flow in urban environments or more passive forms of nature engagement.

Last Application Date: 9 November 2022

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9. PhD Position in Materials Science, Dielectrics, Semiconductors, Electronics, Optoelectronics

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Dielectrics are important elements of all electronic and optoelectronic components irrespective of the constituent semiconductor platform be it silicon, compound, oxide or solution processable. In this exciting project, we will investigate the use of a novel new deposition technique called Molecular Vapour Deposition (MVD) to create advanced, high performance dielectric and other functional coatings for challenging applications such as vertical transistors, wide gap electronics and large area organic and perovskite optoelectronics. MVD is capable of producing very high quality, highly conformal and dense layers with a range of dielectric constants – and crucially does so at low temperature < 200C. The project will be prosecuted as part of the Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials portfolio and benefit from the £50M facility to come on-line in mid-2022 including state-of-the-art clean room and processing tools. The project will be closely connected with industry and the successful candidate will have a fantastic opportunity to be trained in all aspects of semiconductor and dielectric device processing.

Last Application Date: 4 November 2022

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10. PhD Position in Genomics/ genetics

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This is a collaborative PhD projects that aims to improve the welfare and delousing efficacy of cleaner fish used in salmon farming. We aim to assess the behavioural and physical/genomic changes occurring in the brain of cleaner fish, to establish physiological and stress-related consequences of cohabitation under poly-culture and use the finding to improve fish welfare and inform the artificial selection of better, more efficient elite lines of cleanear fish. We will use a combination of behavioural assays, genomics and epigenomics and combine these with expertise on in machine vision and deep-learning algorithms and optimise tools to assess and improve the welfare of cleanerfish in an industrial environment (SSC).

Last Application Date: 4 November 2022

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11. PhD Position in Engineering, Physics, Materials, Nanotechnology

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Brain-inspired neuromorphic computing could overcome the inherent limitations of conventional silicon technology, offering a new generation of faster low-power computing, direct hardware image recognition, and high sensitivity sensors. Typical approaches to physical neuromorphic devices focus on highly-organized architectures of artificial neurons, which fail to replicate the requisite complex synaptic interconnectivity. Nanostructured networks of metal nanoparticles instead offer comparatively inexpensive self-organising networks that inherently display brain-like dynamics in both the neurons and the synapses that link them together. This project will use a multi tip scanning probe microscope to directly manipulate and measure these networks over the length scale of single artificial neurons. Under applied bias, dynamic electrical pathways continually form and break, displaying emergent collective neuromorphic behaviour.

Last Application Date: 2 November 2022

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12. PhD Position in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Electronic Engineering

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We are seeking one PhD candidate to support the project. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a cross-disciplinary environment, drawing on the expertise of researchers, and developing their own expertise in the manufacture and characterisation of energy-harvesting solar cells and modules that have been designed specifically for low-light energy harvesting. The candidate will investigate the low-light performance and operating physics of the photovoltaics cells and provide photovoltaic modules to our team of electronic engineers who will integrate them into real-World IoT devices.

Last Application Date: 2 November 2022

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13. PhD Position in Ecology

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Unravelling how species interactions influence ecosystem services remains a major research challenge with implications for sustainable management. In hard-bottomed intertidal habitats, molluscan grazers, such as limpets and topshells, strongly regulate ecosystem state by determining shifts between seaweed and exposed rock. Yet, it remains unclear how grazer foraging behaviour and resulting interactions: i) are altered by environmental context (e.g., sediment load, substrate complexity); and ii) play-out on increasingly widespread coastal infrastructure, such as seawalls and slipways. This project aims to elucidate how key environmental factors control grazer foraging behaviour and grazer-seaweed interactions on coastal infrastructure. A key outcome will be establishing how management interventions can facilitate grazers to shift slipways from hazardous opportunistic seaweed states to safer bare-rock states, providing a nature-based solution to seaweed control that currently requires regular, active physical and/or chemical removal.

Last Application Date: 31 October 2022

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14. PhD Position in Mathematics

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The project is suitable to a student who has a solid foundation in probability theory, functional analysis and/or numerical analysis, with a moderate knowledge of partial differential equations. The student working on this project would first be trained in techniques spanning a diverse range of disciplines: stochastic processes and random fields, stochastic calculus, computational and statistical methods with simulations, and selected topics on partial differential equations. They would then develop the well posedness of the concerned stochastic equations and corresponding numerical schemes (if interested). They would also try to develop new equations, linking to advanced modelling in applied subject areas or industrial mathematics.

Last Application Date: 28 October 2022

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15. PhD Position in Computer Science

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Comparing the expressiveness of different computation models and formalisms is an important theme in many fields of theoretical computer science including complexity theory, descriptive complexity and automata theory. The main aims of this project would be to carry out such comparisons across classes of functions naturally defined by automata, λ-calculi and logical interpretations, using 0 (probably) techniques coming from automata theory and the semantics of linear logic. In 1996, a striking connection between λ-calculus and automata was uncovered: the simply-typed functions from strings to Booleans using Church encodings recognize exactly the class of regular languages. This sort of connection was then refined and further exploited by specialists of linear logic and automata to tackle problems related to higher-order model checking and automata running over infinite data.

Last Application Date: 28 October 2022

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16. PhD Position in Computer Science

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This project will combine wafer production and metrology processes for next generation semiconductor materials and devices – mapping out the materials defects and process-induced defects for Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride devices and wafers. Devices process optimisation and state-of-the-art defect prediction, targeting material and process-induced defects, mapped using KLA tools, will be used to develop models using data-driven sequence-based deep learning with human-in-the-loop Reinforcement learning. This sequence-based architecture will allow early identification of wafer and device defects – reducing process costs and improving power devices yields in automotive applications.

Last Application Date: 26 October 2022

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1. PhD Position in Microsimulation modelling of labour market dynamics

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This PhD position is sponsored by the UK Department of Work and Pension (DWP) for research on dynamic microsimulation modelling of the UK economy. This is a unique opportunity to carry out research that will (1) significantly advance the academic field of dynamic microsimulation, and (2) be of immediate policy relevance, by contributing to some of the Government’s biggest model development challenges in DWP, improving approaches that underpin multi £bn forecasts of social security benefits expenditure. The successful candidate will engage regularly with both academics and Government officials, and have an opportunity to develop a range of analytical, technical and broader skills.

Last Application Date: 28 October 2022

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2. PhD Position in Free clinics and a psychoanalysis for the people

Summary of PhD Program:

The Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex is pleased to announce the availability of a fully-funded three-year doctoral studentship, (starting in January 2023), to work on the project ‘Free Clinics and a Psychoanalysis for the People: Progressive Histories, Collective Practices, Implications for our Times’ (FREEPSY), to be supervised by Raluca Soreanu. FREEPSY is funded by a UKRI Frontier Research Grant (ERC Consolidator Grant guarantee) held by Raluca Soreanu (Essex). It aims to produce a new global figuration of psychoanalysis as a progressive discourse and practice, by tracing the little-known histories of free psychoanalytic clinics. This is an interdisciplinary project spanning from psychosocial studies, to social theory, historical research and arts methods.

Last Application Date: 30 October 2022

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3. PhD Position in Dementia – Fundamentals of care

Summary of PhD Program:

This programme explores nurse and allied health professionals providing fundamental care within the wider system with a focus on care and factors influencing delivery focusing on nutrition and hydration, positive relationships, and activities of daily living affecting patient safety in the acute sector. Focus should explore “Time to care” and mental health of the physically unwell as well as the psychological such as privacy, dignity, emotional care, and social interaction and relational (such as empathy, compassion and support). The PhD research question and proposed programme of work must align with the ESNEFT programme theme.

Last Application Date: 31st October 2022

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4. PhD Position in Stroke – Accessing health services in coastal areas

Summary of PhD Program:

The proposed project should aim to work with the partners and key stakeholders involving patients, service users, carers and members of the public with experiences relevant to the project aims. Project proposals should set out plans for working inclusively with people in communities to design, carry out, share and implement research findings.

Last Application Date: 31st October 2022

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1. 4-5 PhD Position in Civil Engineering and Architecture

Summary of PhD Program:

The goal of a position of doctoral researcher is to complete a doctoral degree in the Built Environment Doctoral Programme at Tampere University. The aim to complete the degree is 4 years and doctoral researchers are hired on a fixed-term basis for 2 to 4 years. The exact length of the contract will depend on the current stage of your studies and your expected graduation date. Besides conducting research for your dissertation, your position may include teaching or other duties in the faculty related to your studies.

Last Application Date: 2022-10-31

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2. PhD Position in Optically active glass-based materials

Summary of PhD Program:

The Photonic Glasses Group, at Tampere University, is looking for one Doctoral Researcher to work on Optically active glass-based materials. The aim of the project is to develop new active glass channel waveguide to monitor water quality. The project involves developing new glasses and glass-ceramics that can be deposited into films with good quality (thickness control and uniformity, target chemical composition, good adhesion to the substrate, dense film with no pores/ cracks/ voids and stress free), waveguide fabrication and testing. This project is part of the IBAIA project funded by EU.

Last Application Date: 2022-10-15

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3. 1-2 PhD Position in Business and technology management

Summary of PhD Program:

We have one to two (1-2) Doctoral Researcher (postgraduate student) positions open to candidates willing to carry out a research project towards a doctoral degree (D. Sc. Tech. / PhD). The positions are fully funded for four years, but shorter periods are also possible if the candidate has started doctoral studies already earlier. The doctoral researchers are expected to carry out research in one of the two departments involved in the doctoral program.

Last Application Date: 2022-11-03

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4. 2-3 PhD Position in Administrative Sciences, Business Studies and Politics

Summary of PhD Program:

In the Doctoral Programme in Administrative Sciences, Business Studies and Politics, students can complete the doctoral degrees of Doctor of Administrative Sciences, Doctor of Science (Econ./Business Adm.), Doctor of Social Sciences or Doctor of Philosophy.

Last Application Date: 2022-10-26

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1. PhD Position in Physics of Microstructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Summary of PhD Program:

Are you talented, creative and ambitious? Do you want to work on an exciting, innovative and challenging research project? If yes, we want you to be part of our interdisciplinary team! As a successful applicant, you should be highly motivated to work in experimental science and have a background in physics, chemistry, materials science (or engineering) or a closely related field. Prior expertise in experimental surface science or microfabrication is highly appreciated. While not mandatory, skills in following areas are beneficial: cleanroom microfabrication, Python/Matlab (or other programming language), mechatronics, fluid dynamics and wetting, mathematical modelling (analytical or numerical in, e.g., Comsol).

Last Application Date: 31.10.2022

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2. Several PhD Position in experiments on the dynamics of living organisms

Summary of PhD Program:

Several PhD and/or postdoctoral researcher positions are available in the Living Matter group of Prof. Matilda Backholm at the Department of Applied Physics at Aalto University. Our research focuses on developing new cutting-edge techniques to probe the forces and flow in living systems, such as microscopic swimming organisms and actively growing plant roots. Our research is interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven, and we work in an inclusive and collaborative manner.

Last Application Date: 31.10.2022

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3. PhD Position in New Media for Learning and Education

Summary of PhD Program:

In this position, you will do research and doctoral studies on New Media. Your research will be related to our collaboration with the Project Eklavya of the ARTPARK. In the project we are developing new models, methods and practice to embrace AI & robotics and leverage them to delve deeper into the process of learning itself. In addition to helping people to learn better, our aim is to help educators with improved pedagogy, learning environments and tools towards a modern, inclusive and personalized education for every child. Part of your work is also to strengthen research collaboration between Finland and India and participate in project planning and grant application writing.

Last Application Date: 7.11.2022

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4. Aalto support for scholars from Ukraine

Summary of PhD Program:

Please submit your CV and letter presenting your current research work in English through our recruitment system by using the link “Apply now!” below. We work in a hybrid way, and the primary workplace is Otaniemi, Espoo. The Otaniemi campus is a thriving and connected community of 100 nationalities, 12,000 students and 4,500 employees. Life at the transformed campus is vibrant and filled with amazing architecture, calming nature, and a variety of cafes, restaurants, services and good connections along the recently opened metro line.

Last Application Date: 30.12.2022

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5. PhD Position in Software Analytics and Testability

Summary of PhD Program:

We are searching for a full-time Doctoral Candidate working on engineering analytics for complex software systems. The target software system is Nokia software for mobile networks products and the research focus will be on analytics tools and techniques for software understanding, optimization and testability. This position will be funded in the context of a research project with Nokia for 4 years (based on an initial 2 years contract + 2 years extension). The key idea is to analyze software code, docs, tests, logs etc. to (i) detect problematic code dependencies/patterns, (ii) manage change adaptation given the evolution of underlying dependent software and hardware, and (iii) optimize large scale testing workflows.

Last Application Date: 29.11.2022

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6. PhD Position in Neuroscience (Ala-Laurila Lab, Finland)

Summary of PhD Program:

Dr Ala-Laurila has two laboratories one at Aalto University and one at University of Helsinki. Both labs work in integrated collaboration and have state-of-the art approaches to study retinal circuits and visually-guided behavior. They combine cutting-edge electrophysiological recording techniques with precise manipulations of retinal circuit function, mathematical modelling and quantitative behavioral measurements

Last Application Date: 31.12.2022

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7. PhD Position in Textile Chemistry

Summary of PhD Program:

The Textile Chemistry group in the department of Bioproducts and Biosystems (http://bio2.aalto.fi/en/) develops new environmentally-friendly textile coloration and finishing methods. The current research projects include (a) developing waterless salt-free reactive dyeing of cellulose, (b) synthesizing the next generation of reactive dyes, (c) functionalizing cellulose with reactive and polymerizable agents, (d) developing biobased nonwovens with water repellency and antimicrobial properties, and (e) conductive textiles. The researchers in our group come from different backgrounds (e.g., textile chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering).

Last Application Date: 15.10.2022

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1. PhD fellowship in Geoinformatics/ Remote Sensing

Summary of PhD Program:

Savanna ecosystems host 20% of the Earth’s human population, cover around 20% of the Earth’s surface and include the majority of global rangelands used for livestock production. Also, savannas contribute 30% to the total terrestrial net primary production, and are therefore key in quantifying the global carbon cycle. Savanna ecosystems are characterized by the balanced coexistence of woody and herbaceous vegetation, the distribution and abundance of which are controlled by land management, climate and possibly also increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

Changes in any of these controlling factors can lead to an imbalance of a long established coexistence, and global change. The complex interactions between the forcing mechanisms of the observed changes in savanna ecosystems are not well understood, but is key in understanding the consequences for livestock production and subsistence of indigenous communities. Given the pressures of climate change and population growth, there is an urgent need for this research to support adaptation and mitigation strategies as highlighted in the global goals for sustainable development.

Last Application Date: 15-11-2022

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2. PhD fellowship in protein crops for plant based food

Summary of PhD Program:

There is an increasing demand for local, high-quality and well-tasting organic plant-based food. Pea is a promising candidate as a protein crop and is a valuable crop in organic farming creating resilient crop rotations, providing nitrogen input through nitrogen fixation and increasing soil fertility. Still, peas grown for direct human consumption is limited. The target of the project is to realize the immense potential of old pea cultivars for consumption thereby making organic high-quality and well-tasting peas available for the consumers and to secure a profitable and stable production for the organic farmer.

Last Application Date: 15-11-2022

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3. PhD stipends in Mathematics

Summary of PhD Program:

There will be PhD stipends available in: Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry, Applied algebra, Combinatorics, Geometric group theory, Geometry and Geometric Analysis, Number Theory, Representation Theory, and Topology as covered by the section Algebra & Geometry and Copenhagen Center for Geometry & Topology (GeoTop).

Last Application Date: 15-11-2022

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4. PhD stipends in Statistics, and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics

Summary of PhD Program:

Department of Mathematical Sciences (MATH) invites applications for PhD stipends in applied mathematics, including statistics, the mathematics of insurance and economics, and mathematical biology.

Last Application Date: 15-11-2022

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5. PhD Position in molecule-mineral interactions at GLOBE Institute

Summary of PhD Program:

The aim of this project is to investigate why minerals can stabilize DNA across space and time and how to utilize that knowledge for the research field of sedimentary ancient DNA. You will be using liquid cell atomic force microscopy in combination with other nano to microlevel and bulk approaches to probe the underlying mechanisms driving DNA preservation and degradation when associated with different mineral surfaces. You will perform in-situ degradation experiments by e.g. introducing enzymes and study the degradation and stability of the DNA-mineral interactions in a range of environmental relevant conditions. You will also probe molecule-mineral binding forces and general adsorption behaviours.

Last Application Date: 15-11-2022

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6. PhD Position in Environmental Toxicology

Summary of PhD Program:

The objective of the current PhD is to test the ability of TKTD models for primary producers to predict effects of chemical mixtures of herbicides, applied at variable exposures mimicking those occurring from drift and run-off scenarios under variable temperature regimes. We expect that the will parameterise the TKTD model for Lemna minor for herbicides with different toxicological modes of action at different temperatures. Then the models will be validated under variable exposure and temperature scenarios of the individual herbicides and their mixtures, mimicking exposure scenarios predicted by chemical fate models such as the FOCUS model. Finally the models will be validated on the scenarios tested in the mesocosms where also variable irradiance and possible competition with algae and other macrophytes and predation by herbivores may contribute to the observed effects.

Last Application Date: 14-11-2022

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7. PhD fellowship in Environmental Toxicology

Summary of PhD Program:

The objective of the current PhD is to establish the relationships between different species of aquatic plants and algae in terms of vulnerability, time to effect and recovery times when exposed to chemicals specifically targeting primary producers (herbicides and metal complexes such as Cu-pyrithione and Zn-pyrithione). We expect that the PhD will establish the significance of architecture (surface to volume ratio), surface properties (cuticula and cell wall composition) and methods of carbon acquisition (from air, sediment via lacuna tissue, or from the water as CO and/or HCO3) in determining species sensitivities of primary producers. The focus will be on determining the time to manifestation of effects on photosynthesis and growth parameters, and the time to recovery. The results will be used to parameterise TKTD models, and to explore which parameters have the largest effects on species differences, and to what extent the models developed for one species and one chemical mode of action can be extrapolated to other species and other chemicals.

Last Application Date: 14-11-2022

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8. PhD scholarship at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies: “Follow Me”

Summary of PhD Program:

PhD studies consist of research programmes that qualify students for independent and wide-ranging research, development and teaching at international level. The main emphasis is on PhD students organising and conducting their own research project (under supervision). The programme culminates in the submission of a PhD thesis, which the student must defend in public. The programme is prescribed to 180 ECTS points, corresponding to three years of full-time studies. A PhD opens up a range of career opportunities in academia and elsewhere. As well as writing a thesis, PhD students work in active research environments in Denmark and abroad. They contribute to the academic environment, take research training courses and convey the results of their research in teaching, at academic conferences and to the general public.

Last Application Date: 13-11-2022

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9. PhD fellowship in Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Summary of PhD Program:

The project aims to characterize and understand the cellular signaling properties of the adhesion GPCR ADGRL3. ADGRL3 has been implicated in ADHD and other psychiatric disorders that involve dopamine dysfunction, such as schizophrenia. ADGRL3 is expressed in the brain, and is composed of a giant protein structure that both binds ligands across the synapse and controls intracellular signaling. Yet many of ADGRL3 basic functions remain unexplored, and understanding the cellular actions of ADGRL3 is a critical milestone towards future drug development efforts.

Last Application Date: 13-11-2022

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10. PhD fellowship in experimental superconducting quantum computing

Summary of PhD Program:

The Center for Quantum Devices is a research center supported by the Danish National Research Foundation, comprising materials research, experimental solid-state physics, quantum nanoelectronics, and condensed matter theory. The Center provides a vibrant scientific environment with cutting-edge research performed across many different groups spread across condensed matter and superconducting qubit experiments with close ties to a strong theory department as well as longstanding collaborations with industry. A central aspect of the position will be international travel between the different nodes.

Last Application Date: 06-11-2022

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11. PhD fellowship in “Testing new tool-based gene therapy of Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in a human 3D skin model” at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Summary of PhD Program:

For the clinical application of genome editing, the genome editing tools must reach the target cells efficiently and selectively. Viruses, lipid nanoparticles, and viral particles are currently investigated and optimized to execute this task, but genetic engineering of tissues in vivo is still challenging. This project aims to test current improvements for HDR-dependent CRISPR genome editing developed by our consortium (different small molecules, different Cas9 fusion proteins, different viral vectors) on human tissues using 3D skin tissue model systems built with keratinocytes that carry a Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB) causing mutation. The project also involves applying new genetic engineering strategies to conditions affecting glycogenes and cell-specific applications through targeting glycans.

Last Application Date: 15-11-2022

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12. PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics

Summary of PhD Program:

We seek candidates with a strong academic background in Economics, qualifying for enrolment in the 5+3 program (3-year PhD program) in Economics. In the assessment of the candidate’s qualifications, emphasis will be on creativity, grade performance in relevant courses, and not least skills relevant for working with complex econometric models.

Last Application Date: 01-11-2022

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13. PhD fellowship in Parasite-Microbiota Interactions at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Summary of PhD Program:

The PhD project is part of the project ‘Linking host and parasite microbiomes to probe the nature of parasitism’ funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The PhD project will work with animal models (primarily zebrafish, with some mouse work) to explore interactions between dietary components, the gut microbiome, and intestinal parasites. The PhD student will work together with other PhD students and postdocs to carry out the work. This involves zebrafish handling and husbandry, infection of zebrafish with parasites, together with analysis of tissues using various immunological, molecular and metabolomic techniques. An international research stay in France (several months) is also included and work here will be focused on the microbiome in gnotobiotic zebrafish. Full training will be provided. The PhD student will also contribute to teaching in the section.

Last Application Date: 01-11-2022

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14. PhD fellowship in Quantitative 2D NMR Spectroscopy

Summary of PhD Program:

The candidate will work on the LEX2 project which is made in collaboration with The Technical University (DTU compute). The project aim at project developing 2D NMR acquisition tools and corresponding state of the art data methods for solving fundamental problems in metabolomics/foodomics such as signal overlaps, alignment and ambigious interpretation. The project will thereby develop novel computational tools that can move the state of the art NMR based foodomics and metabolomics research to a new level providing an unambiguous and in-depth identification and more reliable quantification of metabolites in biological samples. The project will explore advanced tensor decomposition methods for ultra-fast 2D NMR measurements for high throughput NMR analysis of complex food and biological samples. The project will be executed in collaboration with Prof. Morten Mørup the Section for Cognitive Systems, DTU Compute.

Last Application Date: 01-11-2022

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15. PhD fellowship in Food Engineering

Summary of PhD Program:

The aim of the PhD is to develop knowledge to support formulation of stable emulsions with low viscosity. We will investigate the mechanisms of emulsion stabilisation by proteins, including the effects of formulation and processing parameters. This will be done by developing methods for small scale production/processing of emulsions followed by extensive physicochemical characterisation of samples ex-situ using among others microscopy; rheology; particle characterization and surface chemistry.

Last Application Date: 21-10-2022

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16. PhD Project in parallel functional programming languages

Summary of PhD Program:

Modern massively parallel processors such as GPUs are highly efficient, but notoriously difficult and awkward to program for humans, particulary for irregular problems or those with nested structure. At DIKU, we are a small team that researches programming and compilation techniques for making high-performance parallel programming more accessible to non-expert programmers. We conduct applied research with a focus on actual real-world performance on mainstream hardware, and we use the functional array language Futhark and its implementation as our main experimental vessel. The precise research problems to be investigated by the PhD candidate depends on the interests of the candidate….

Last Application Date: 20-10-2022

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17. PhD Position in Easy monitoring of ex vivo and in vivo gene editing efficiency by a novel fluorescent reporter mouse for HDR and NHEJ mediated DNA repair

Summary of PhD Program:

Rare diseases are affecting more than 30 million people in the EU and are in most cases caused by genetic mutations. The only curative treatment for patients suffering from these diseases is gene therapy, but many technical problems still need to be solved before safe and affordable somatic gene therapy will be a clinical routine. Aim of the EU funded Doctoral Network “Gene Therapy of Rare Diseases” (GetRadi) is to train 10 PhD students to become exceptional experts in gene therapy of rare diseases. In their research projects, the students will aim to overcome major technical challenges that still prevent the widespread use of somatic gene therapy in the clinic. All projects are embedded in a tight and synergistic academic-industrial collaboration to develop marketable products for the application of gene therapy. This GetRadi training will allow young scientists to spearhead future research efforts in gene therapy of rare diseases.

Last Application Date: 20-10-2022

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18. PhD Position in Identification of epigenetic and F-actin regulators improving the efficiency of ex vivo gene therapy

Summary of PhD Program:

Chromatin modifications and nuclear F-actin have been shown to affect genome editing efficiency. The underlying molecular mechanism, however, is unclear, and the effects might be highly dependent on the extent and timing of the chromatin alteration. Initiated by the recent finding of our group of a methylation inihibitor improving CRISPR genome editing efficiency by HDR, we will now investigate by a CRISPR ko screen the role of chromatin and nuclear F-actin modifying genes on the efficiency of the repair of a single nucleotide variant by genome editing. This will identify novel pathways to increase the efficiency of defined gene repair during gene therapy of rare diseases.

Last Application Date: 20-10-2022

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19. PhD Position in Precision Health in Metabolism

Summary of PhD Program:

We seek an enthusiastic, passionate researcher to carry out a PhD project in genomics of metabolic disease. The project will focus on multi-trait analyses to identify genetic variants that show distinct patterns of association with adiposity and metabolic traits and integration of multi-omics data to identify subtypes among individuals with obesity. In addition, by applying a range of bioinformatics methods and tools, the student will seek to identify the causative variants and genes, the relevant cell types and the states, and the physiological mechanisms by which the genetic variants may alter the phenotypic traits. The overall vision is to open avenues for translating genetic findings to new ways to prevent and treat obesity-related metabolic disorders. The PhD Fellow will carry out the project as part of an international and interdisciplinary team comprising bioinformaticians, epidemiologists and molecular biologists.

Last Application Date: 19-10-2022

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20. PhD scholarship in (psycho)linguistics

Summary of PhD Program:

The PhD will be part of the project Grammar and agrammatism in Greenlandic (GreenGram), financed by Independent Research Fund Denmark. This project addresses a challenge raised by the first study of agrammatism in a polysynthetic language, Greenlandic. In this study, we found slow speech rates and short utterances, as expected of agrammatic speech, but almost none of the grammatical problems that gave agrammatism its name. The challenge raised by the study can be formulated in two questions: 1. Can the findings in the pilot study be replicated on a larger set of data collected from a group of well-diagnosed subjects? 2. What makes Greenlandic grammar, and presumably polysynthetic grammar in general, (seemingly) immune to agrammatism?

Last Application Date: 19-10-2022

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21. PhD Position in structural biology and pharmacology

Summary of PhD Program:

Our sensation of taste influences our dietary choices and alert us about harmful foods, but the underlying molecular mechanisms of taste are poorly understood. This project aims at advancing our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying taste perception by studying the structure, dynamics, and function of membrane-bound taste receptors. The PhD candidate will apply single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) in combination with biochemical, pharmacological, and cellular assays to characterize taste receptors. The outcome of the project will yield unprecedented molecular insight into taste perception and delineate the therapeutic and diagnostic potential of an entire family of proteins.

Last Application Date: 16-10-2022

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22. PhD fellowship in science education research with a focus on translating embodied cognition perspectives to science teacher education

Summary of PhD Program:

We are looking for candidates with a background in science didactics, STEM teaching, or a related field of study. Applicants can have a professionally relevant background in education or related area (e.g., educational psychology, pedagogy, learning sciences, philosophy of education, etc.), but it is an advantage to have previous experience in educational research in the STEM disciplines or relevant knowledge of a science subject. Applicants should preferably be familiar with the Scandinavian school system, either through previous work or research experience in schools.

Last Application Date: 16-10-2022

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23. PhD fellowship in veterinary oncology, radiotherapy and immunology

Summary of PhD Program:

The PhD project will investigate the effects of FLASH radiotherapy on the immune system in two experimental murine models and in canine spontaneous cancer patients. The murine study part will be performed at Oxford University under the supervision of Kristoffer Petersson and the canine study part will be performed at the University of Copenhagen and at Lund University under the supervision of Betina Børresen, Maja Arendt and Kristoffer Petersson. Other co-investigators are Anders E. Hansen from DTU, who will be involved in evaluating the anti-tumor immune response, and Crister Ceberg from Lund University, who will be involved in the canine FLASH treatments.

Last Application Date: 16-10-2022

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24. PhD fellowships in Machine Learning in Medicine

Summary of PhD Program:

Funding for two Ph.D. positions working on two projects is available. One of the positions is the development of shape-based machine learning with the application on pancreatic image analysis and surgery planning. The second position is on the development of diagnostic machine learning solutions for classification and prognostication of gastrointestinal diseases. The Ph.D. fellows will work on both theoretical aspects of machine learning solutions development and the application of the developed solutions on clinically relevant problems.

Last Application Date: 15-10-2022

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25. 1-2 PhD fellowships in Immunology

Summary of PhD Program:

The PhD fellows will investigate the phenotype of T cells in several conditions including cancer, nasal polyposis and atopic dermatitis using a combination of single cell RNA-Sequencing, spatial transcriptomics and flow cytometry. Thus, the students are expected to learn how to prepare cDNA libraries from patient material, confocal microscopy, and several data analysis techniques. The students will also perform validation experiments in mouse models of disease (including models of cancer, atopic dermatitis and asthma) and will become competent in mouse handling and experimentation. The group will be supported by close clinical contacts in the BIOSKIN program, which has been initiated at the centre in the past year. The students will develop a deep understanding of the ethical implications of working with mice and human samples.

Last Application Date: 13-10-2022

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1. PhD Position in Electrical Engineering specialising in mobile VR/AR systems

Summary of PhD Program:

Virtual- and Augmented reality are quickly becoming a strong trend in the industry. The largest and most prominent global IT companies are investing heavily in these technologies as the next big evolution of the Internet. This doctoral project will research technologies to facilitate mobile VR/AR systems where processing and data management migrates from user devices to the edge clouds in mobile networks, to offload the devices and to facilitate the emergence of new services.

The research will be carried out in close collaboration between researchers from the department of Electrical- and Information technology and the department of Interaction Design, to tie together processing in mobile systems such as 5G and 6G with the specific requirements of VR/AR applications.

Theoretical models will be devised and tested in two state of the art laboratories, the 5G edge cloud lab and the VR/AR lab. The research will encompass modelling, optimisation and control of outbroken processing and data management and experimental implementation of the models and system components for testing and evaluation.

Last Application Date: 02.Nov.2022

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2. PhD Position in Medical Radiation Physics with a focus on MR-Physics

Summary of PhD Program:

Diffusion MRI (dMRI) measures microscopic properties in the tissue by studying random motion of water molecules. In dense tissue, diffusion is slow, while it appears to be faster in looser tissue. dMRI can therefore detect cancers that cause the tissue to be abnormally dense. Unfortunately, current dMRI methods have a poor clinical performance. This shortcoming can be remedied by performing a wider range of diffusion encoding, and thereby learning more about the tissue microstructure.

For example, we aim to distinguish properties like cell density, cell shape, cell size, blood volume, and cell membrane permeability. Once estimated, these parameters can serve as biomarkers to improve the diagnostics and monitoring of disease.

Job Assignment: The main assignment is to work within the MR physics group on the development of prostate cancer diagnostics and radiotherapy monitoring in both the clinical and pre-clinical environment. We will strive to map tissue microstructure and link it to clinically relevant biomarkers.

Moreover, we continuously work on improving our technical approach, meaning that the work can include image reconstruction, machine learning and programming of the actual MRI system. The research group has a large international collaborative network, which means that travel for planning and execution of various future collaborative projects will be encouraged.

Last Application Date: 31.Oct.2022

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3. PhD Position in applied Physics: X-ray imaging instrumentation

Summary of PhD Program:

X-rays have a unique ability to investigate samples in their natural state, such as cells, proteins in solution or electronic devices potentially at resolutions up to the atomic level. The advent of diffraction-limited storage rings (MAX IV) and X-ray free-electron lasers (European XFEL) have opened a whole new spectrum of applications due to their unprecedented brilliance.

This project aims to develop a novel X-ray imaging method, christened X-ray multi-projection imaging, capable of filming processes in 3D, with temporal resolution several orders of magnitude faster than up-to-date 3D X-ray imaging techniques.

In particular, the candidate will work on the development of such technique and its application to the study of cellulose fibers, a renewable biomaterial, which can replace fossil-based materials. The developed instrument will be commissioned at two of the brightest sources in the world: MAX IV and the European XFEL.

Last Application Date: 31.Oct.2022

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4. PhD Position in Building Physics focusing on sustainable buildings and future climate

Summary of PhD Program:

A sustainable development requires reduced use of resources for construction and heating. Thicker thermal insulation, new building parts and changed ventilation rate affect the properties of the buildings. This has sometimes resulted in moisture damage such as discoloration, mold growth, bad odors and rot. Actions to avoid these damages includes doing research that leads to updated building codes, standards and handbooks. The development of calculation tools has increased the possibilities of predicting moisture-related problems.

The doctoral project aims to support the construction industry in designing and erecting energy-efficient buildings, and renovating existing ones to new construction standards, so that the risk of moisture damage is minimized. If moisture damage is avoided, sustainable buildings are created that reduce the need for energy. In addition, resources are saved to produce materials, increases the life of the building and reduces the need for transport. It is critical to also take into account ongoing climate changes that place new demands on our buildings.

For energy performance, there are methods for developing and managing dimensioning climates that are used as boundary conditions in calculations. For moisture safety, however, there is a lack of good tools for producing dimensioning climates, this applies both to current and future climates.

The project therefore includes both studying moisture-proof solutions, which provide a sustainable construction, and developing a dimensioning climate that is used to calculate the moisture safety of the produced constructions. The main task for doctoral students is to dedicate themselves to their doctoral education, which includes both participation in research projects and doctoral education courses. The duties also include participation in teaching and other institutional work, however, a maximum of 20% of the working time. Teaching takes place mainly in Swedish.

Last Application Date: 21.Oct.2022

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5. PhD Position in primary forest research

Summary of PhD Program:

Primary forests have many names, including pristine forests and virgin forests. They are characterized by little to no direct human impact, mainly the lack of logging. Humans use more than 75% of ice-free land globally, and pristine ecosystems have been transformed to crop lands, pastures and managed forests. Mapping, measuring and studying primary forests serves two purposes:

(1) Whilst we can increasingly detect changes in forest productivity, biomass and even mortality from space, the lack of precise land use maps means that it has been hard to determine what is natural dynamics and what is human intervention (e.g. logging, fertilization, planting). Primary forests are ideal sites to study natural processes since they are defined by little to no past and present direct human impact.

(2) How much carbon pristine forests store or the biodiversity they harbor, can be used to estimate how human land use has affected land carbon storage and biodiversity. Acquiring maps, knowledge and understanding of primary forests in a timely manner is key since old growth forests are being logged and lost at a high rate in Europe and globally. The states of primary forests are also informative for the states that could be reached when restoring ecosystems through free development protection or re-wilding.

Last Application Date: 20.Oct.2022

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6. PhD Position in numerical analysis

Summary of PhD Program:

The project is about so called coupled multiphysics problems, specifically the interaction of two partial differential equations across an interface. In particular, we consider environmental models involving air and water flows. Examples are atmosphere-ocean interaction within a climate model or the coupling of groundwater flows with river systems. The standard is a partitioned approach where existing codes for the subproblems are reused and they interact via the exchange of boundary information.

In this project, we design improved partitioned methods for time dependent problems, and analyze their mathematical properties. A key ingredient are so called waveform iterations. The final result of the project will be not only new/improved methods and mathematical results about their properties, but also an implementation in an open source C++ library.

Last Application Date: 20.Oct.2022

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1. PhD Position in From static to dynamic Inland Electronic Navigation Charts (IENC)

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The Robotics research at KU Leuven Department of Mechanical Engineering has pioneered robotics research in Europe since the mid-1970s. It has covered virtually all aspects of sensor-based robotics, from the high-level task specification down to low-level sensor-based control, and applied the research results in a variety of industrial applications.

In the last decade the group shifted its attention towards advanced industrial robot assistants, and active sensing. The Intelligent Mobile Platform (IMP) group is a multi-disciplinary and multi-campus research group originating from the robotics research with a focus on the intelligent design and control of the mobile platforms of the future with a special focus on waterway transport applications.

The industrial relevance of the department’s research activities is witnessed by its many spin-off companies and its tradition of close industry collaboration in numerous European, national, and bilateral projects.

Last Application Date: November 1, 2022

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2. PhD Position in Knowledge-based AI for Manufacturing

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In this PhD, you research innovative ways of intelligently supporting machine operators in the manufacturing industry. For this, you will develop a knowledge-based AI system, which applies different forms of logical reasoning to the domain knowledge of experts. This research builds on results from previous projects within the research group, such as, for example, a prototype that helps engineers design machine parts. In this project, we will use similar technology to help operators adjust machines.

Last Application Date: October 7, 2022

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3. PhD Position in Insightful modelling and algorithm development for nurse rostering

Summary of PhD Program:

Efficient algorithms for complex personnel scheduling problems are critical for ensuring organisations can provide a suitably qualified workforce at minimal cost while satisfying a wide variety of strict regulations meeting occupational health and safety requirements, as well as employee preferences.

This PhD project will focus on nurse rostering, where nurses must be optimally allocated to work shifts in a manner that ensures their specialised expertise is available when required to support scheduled surgeries and other activities, while satisfying rules about shift lengths, leave days, and accommodating as much as possible their individual preferences.

The University of Melbourne has strong expertise in tackling related scheduling problems, but will benefit enormously from the specific expertise of the KU Leuven team developed over several decades in advancing models and algorithms for the nurse rostering problem. The partnership will enable new collaborative links with Melbourne based hospitals to be forged to support this PhD project, via the new ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies and Applications (OPTIMA), in which the PhD student will be based.

The KU Leuven team will also benefit from application of the University of Melbourne’s Instance Space Analysis methodology to gain deep insights into the strengths and weaknesses of nurse rostering algorithms, and ensure that the project’s newly developed algorithmic advances are rigorously “stress tested” to understand their robustness and reliability for a wide range of hospital settings in both Australia and Belgium.

Last Application Date: October 30, 2022

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4. PhD Position in Characterizing input composition by statistical learning

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In the steel production process, two important ingredients are combined: pig iron (or crude iron) and scrap (recycled metal materials). Depending on the scrap quality, which is determined by the concentration of impurities such as sulfur, the amount of scrap going into a single production batch can be adjusted. By better characterization of scrap input impurities it is possible to reduce CO2 emissions by using less pig iron.

The aim of this PhD position is to develop methods and algorithms to model the distributional properties of sulfur and other impurities in the different scrap piles, based on available measurements which are present in the current steel production process. For this, you will be in close contact with modelling specialists from ArcelorMittal Belgium.

You will apply a number of state-of-the-art methods and algorithms and determine which method is the most suitable to track the interesting properties of the scrap piles and include ways to manage their uncertainties. This will involve Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Gaussian process techniques, whose efficiency will depend on the quality and the features of the data. Validation of the methods can be performed by effective measurements on the scrap piles.

Last Application Date: October 28, 2022

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5. PhD Position in interactive architecture / robotic furniture

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The current post-pandemic office is unable to fulfill the needs of workers, who expect their workspace to establish a shared social culture, support team activities and provide shelter for focused work. Although a typical office space provides the environment, infrastructure and equipment that could accommodate these needs, they are not flexibly used because the presence and activities of workers have become too unpredictable to facilitate for.

The project envisions a fully responsive workplace that adapts, learns and grows with its users. It will develop robotic furniture that can dynamically adapt the architectural layout to the individual and communal wellbeing of the workers. For instance, in this workplace, interior partitions could semi-autonomously move in order to facilitate certain work activities, optimize environmental conditions or nudge social interactions between workers.

Last Application Date: October 9, 2022

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6. PhD Position in Smart Sensors for Shape-Adaptable Shoe Insoles for Diabetic Patients

Summary of PhD Program:

For diabetic patients, special care needs to be given to the extremities in the body such as the foot. Therefore, shoe insoles are carefully designed to minimize the pressures on the foot during daily activities. However, there is still a need for a reactive patient-targeted approach. In this Ph.D. project, the candidate will investigate new technologies for sensing coatings with the application in shoe insoles to design flexible electronics to sense and detect excess local pressures.

The design and development of sensing coatings and electronics is very challenging as pressures need to be measured with high sensitivity at a high load. Graphene-based sensors have shown a lot of promise in achieving this. The candidate will therefore investigate how graphene-based sensors can be applied in coatings in shoe insoles to meet the sensing requirements.

Furthermore, the candidate will need to design energy-efficient and accurate electronics and software to detect these pressures. Furthermore, the candidate will also design a custommade and energy-efficient electronics to capture signals from this sensor. The candidate will work in the context of the ORTEADA project and will join a multidisciplinary team of professors with various backgrounds and 2 other Ph.D. students. The candidate will collaborate with Ph.D. candidates on the topic of Material Sciences and Rehabilitation of the diabetic foot.

Last Application Date: October 28, 2022

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7. PhD Position in Uncertainty quantification in consumption patterns and flexibility of thermal loads

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Advanced control strategies, and model predictive control (MPC) in particular, are gaining widespread interest for building climate control, since they can systematically save energy and/or costs with simultaneous thermal comfort improvement, as well as adapt the energy demand according to the available renewable/residual supply.

MPC however suffers from (1) parametric uncertainties, which are uncertainties that can be decreased (though not fully eliminated) by adaptation improvement of model parameter (e.g., through learning), and (2) additive uncertainties (such as forecast uncertainty) that cannot be substantially decreased but that can be dealt with in the decision-making process. These substantially limit the performance of MPC approaches.

Several computational methods to handle uncertainties in mathematical models have recently been developed at NUMA; for example, quasi-Monte Carlo methods in forward uncertainty quantification for PDEs with random diffusion coefficients. Quasi-Monte Carlo methods are multivariate quadrature methods which are especially suitable for higher dimensional integrals/expectations, having the possibility of vanquishing the curse of dimensionality under certain conditions.

Last Application Date: December 16, 2022

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8. PhD Position in modeling Electron Cyclotron Heating plasmas with SOLPS-ITER

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The PhD researcher will be part of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering (TFE) research group of prof. Martine Baelmans, in close collaboration with Dr. Tom Wauters from the ITER International Organization located in Cadarache, France. The TFE group is embedded in the Mechanical Engineering Department of KU Leuven, Europe’s most innovative university [Reuters]. The TFE group focuses on modeling and optimization in plasma physics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.

In the field of plasma edge modeling, the group is renowned as one of the main developers of the SOLPS-ITER code, used worldwide for the interpretation of exhaust scenarios on existing fusion experiments, and for the design of future fusion reactors. The group pioneered the use of adjoint-based optimization for divertor design in this research domain.

Recent work focussed on plasma edge simulations up to the vessel wall, SOLPS-ITER code modernization, speed-up and convergence studies, development of hybrid fluid-kinetic neutral models for reactor studies, development of self-consistent anomalous transport models and model calibration for plasma edge codes.

Last Application Date: October 31, 2022

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9. PhD Position in secure software stacks for decentralized applications

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In this position you will perform research on decentralized applications under the supervision of prof. Tom Van Cutsem. Our research aims to cover the full stack of building secure decentralized applications, from the blockchain layer to the smart contract execution layer all the way up to the application logic. We study both existing platforms (e.g. Ethereum, Cosmos) as well as create the foundations for next-generation Dapp platforms. The specific scope of your research project is open for discussion.

Last Application Date: November 15, 2022

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1. PhD Position in Organic Electrochemistry: Catalyzed Synthesis of Value-added Compounds

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You will be part of the Electrocatalysis research department (https://www.hi-ern.de/hi-ern/Electrocatalysis), which research area is an investigation of fundamental aspects of the electrolyte-electrode interface during applied processes of reversible interconversion of electrical and chemical energy. The department’s scientific interests are aimed on the development of an efficient methodology for the electrochemical transformation of readily available feedstock to value-added products.

Organic electrosynthesis, as nowadays proven powerful tool for preparation of substances of desired composition, has been recently added to the profile of scientific interests of the department. Commonly used offline analytical methods are found to be insufficient in the testing of variety of catalytic materials, therefore in the department of Electrocatalysis, a unique platform for online (real-time) analysis of electrochemical processes is developed, providing a powerful analytical support for the conducted research.

Last Application Date: 16.10.2022

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2. PhD Position in Influence of interfaces in solid state Lithium-Ion Batteries their performance

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Nowadays, Lithium-Ion batteries are inevitable in our daily life. But still, safety hazards remain an issue and incidents of burning electric vehicles and laptops are reported. The main reason for this is the usage of inflammable organic liquid electrolytes. Solid state electrolytes provide the option to increase not only the safety, but also the long term stability and energy density. The challenge in solid state batteries are the interfaces, as a solid-solid contact is more difficult to maintain during cycling.

The interfaces are exposed to mechanical stress but also chemical reactions and diffusion may occur. In the framework of the US-German project „Interfaces and Interphases in Rechargeable Li Based Batteries: Cathode/Solid Electrolyte – Phase 2 ” (CatSE²) the influence of “internal” (grain boundaries) and “external” (Solid Electrolyte – Cathode) interfaces on the ionic conductivity should be evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

The correlation to microscopic investigations including diffraction to evaluate the local crystallographic structure and spectroscopic techniques for local chemical analysis (Energy dispersive X-ray Spectrocops (EDS) and Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)). If possible microscopic impedance of selected interfaces will reveal, how the structure and chemistry at the interfaces influences the ion transfer. The analysis of pristine and cycled cells should reveal the origin for the degradation of the electrochemical performance and yield to the development of more powerful solid state batteries.

Last Application Date: 25.10.2022

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3. PhD Position in Applied hydrologic sciences

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The BMBF funded OrganoRice project aims to support the production of organically produced rice in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Therefore, an interdisciplinary team analyses the current state of the economic, social, and environmental conditions, monitors changes during the transition from conventional to organic rice production and will provide recommendation for future planning.

The successful candidate will analyze pesticide residues in irrigation water and paddy rice fields in the landscape to provide information about the current pesticide background and will monitor pesticide concentrations in soil and water after transition to organic rice production.

Last Application Date: 15.11.2022

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4. PhD Position in Non-destructive detection of nitrate in soils

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At the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Agrosphere (IBG-3) we conduct research to improve our understanding of biogeochemical and hydrological processes in terrestrial systems. Specific studies focus on environmental controls on biogeochemical cycling of elements, the analysis of exchange processes and nutrient dynamics in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

A combination of experiments, modelling and innovative observation technologies is used to bridge the gap between model, process and management scale. Its research contributes to the sustainable and resource-conserving use of soils and water and to the quantification of the effect of climate and land use change on terrestrial ecosystems.

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5. PhD Position in Nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems

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In a current project we are aiming to model a forest ecosystem based on long-term and experimental data. In general, nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems includes nutrient inputs (litter production and decomposition, atmospheric deposition, weathering of primary minerals), nutrient uptake and storage in vegetation, changes of nutrient speciation, and nutrient export (leaching from soil, gaseous transfers, export by erosion).

We will therefore develop a holistic model able to cope with the water and nutrient fluxes, storage and release of C, N, and P, and forest growth. The new model will be an extension of AgroC, developed in IBG-3, to simulate forest stands. Additionally, we aim at investigating the contribution of colloidal transport of elements in nutrient cycling as this is still scarcely explored and not covered by modeling.

Understanding controls of colloid transport, especially after major events like heavy rain, is elementary to integrate particle transport into numerical modeling, which in turn is indispensable for describing and predicting elemental fluxes of critical nutrients in ecosystems.

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6. PhD Position in Nutrient cycling and transport modelling in terrestrial ecosystems

Summary of PhD Program:

In a current project we are aiming to model a forest ecosystem based on long-term and experimental data. In general, nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems includes nutrient inputs (litter production and decomposition, atmospheric deposition, weathering of primary minerals), nutrient uptake and storage in vegetation, changes of nutrient speciation, and nutrient export (leaching from soil, gaseous transfers, export by erosion).

We will therefore develop a holistic model able to cope with the water and nutrient fluxes, storage and release of C, N, and P, and forest growth. The new model will be an extension of AgroC, developed in IBG-3, to simulate forest stands. Additionally, we aim at investigating the contribution of colloidal transport of elements in nutrient cycling as this is still scarcely explored and not covered by modeling.

Understanding controls of colloid transport, especially after major events like heavy rain, is elementary to integrate particle transport into numerical modeling, which in turn is indispensable for describing and predicting elemental fluxes of critical nutrients in ecosystems.

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7. PhD Position in Ecosystem functioning simulations

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In a current project we are aiming to model a forest ecosystem based on long-term and experimental data. In general, nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems includes nutrient inputs (litter production and decomposition, atmospheric deposition, weathering of primary minerals), nutrient uptake and storage in vegetation, changes of nutrient speciation, and nutrient export (leaching from soil, gaseous transfers). We will therefore develop a holistic model able to cope with the water and nutrient fluxes, storage and release of C, N, and P, and forest growth. The new model will be an extension of AgroC, developed in IBG-3, to simulate forest stands.

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8. PhD Position in Model Compression, Transfer Learning and Local Learning for Large Scale AI

Summary of PhD Program:

Very large-scale neural networks and their transfer or distillation to specific problems are key to enable the widespread application of AI technologies. Training, maintaining and distilling large scale models is a very challenging task, requiring huge computational resources. However, the brain is a comparatively large neural network, and yet is able to learn and update its model of the world in an energy-efficient, local, and online manner.

Research at the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Hardware Nodes (PGI-14) and the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Software Eco Systems (PGI-15) aims to design computing algorithms and hardware architectures inspired by the biological brain, thereby closing the gap between the computational abilities of modern computers and those of the brain.

To expand this research to large scale transferable models and enable their compression towards brain-inspired hardware, PGI-14 and PGI-15 led by Prof. Dr. John Paul Strachan and Prof. Dr. Emre Neftci are seeking a PhD student. You will be jointly employed at PGI-14 and PGI-15.

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9. PhD Position in Neuromorphic Hardware for Event-based Computing at the Edge

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The Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Software Eco Systems (PGI-15) led by Prof. Dr. Emre Neftci explores neuromorphic computing technologies that learn and work like the brain. Our research team designs computing algorithms and architectures from the perspective of Neuroscience and physical realizations in dedicated circuits and devices. Applications of our research are targeted to improve computing in many areas, including computer vision, autonomous control, data processing in mobile and wearable devices, and (neuro-)scientific data analysis.

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10. PhD Position in Development of a stationary 3D tomography measurement system for high-resolution surveying of soils using georadar

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Against the background of global challenges such as climate change and the growing world population, Forschungszentrum Jülich is conducting research with a view to optimizing yields, improving soil and water conservation, and minimizing the impact of climate change. This requires a detailed understanding of the flow and transport processes in soils, as well as the dynamic development of root growth.

One of several established measurement methods for such applications in geophysics is georadar. Georadar operates in the frequency range from about 200 to 2000 MHz. The coupling into the ground is done with antennas and is therefore non-invasive.

In this way, characteristic soil properties such as electrical and dielectric conductivity can be determined. In cooperation with the Institute of Agrosphere (IBG-3), a novel measurement system with a large number of antennas is being developed, which enables high-resolution three-dimensional tomography of undisturbed soil columns.

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11. PhD Position in Neuromorphic Engineering / Computing

Summary of PhD Program:

There exists a substantial gap between the computational abilities of modern computers and those of the brain. The new Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Compute Nodes (PGI-14) aims to close this gap and develop novel computing capabilities by incorporating some of the remarkable features found in biological brains.

We take a hands-on approach building and programming novel test chips, and applying them to important application areas. We particularly focus on in-memory, mixed analog-digital approaches to develop architectures integrating novel components such as memristors, combined with traditional CMOS.

Practical application areas include AI and Machine learning, NP-hard optimization problems, scientific computing, and signal processing. Our institute works closely with the new Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Software Ecosystem (PGI-15), as well as device, materials, circuit researchers and neuroscientists in other institutes at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen.

Last Application Date: 21.10.2022

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12. PhD Position in Optimal control theory for full-stack superconducting quantum processor

Summary of PhD Program:

The Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Control (PGI-8) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich specializes in novel optimization strategies for emerging quantum technologies. These emerging technologies aim to provide transformative changes to our society, including how we think about information, and unlocking vast calculations for the natural sciences, logistical problem solving, and high-performance computation.

Our group has pioneered the application of quantum optimal control methods to quantum computation and many-body quantum systems. This includes the development of physical models and model reduction techniques as well as algorithmic advances of in-situ optimization and machine learning to tackle the complex processes inherent to scalable quantum devices.

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13. PhD Position in Cryo-EM of membrane remodeling proteins

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For the Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons under the direction of Prof. Sachse, you will be working on cryo-EM studies of membrane remodelling proteins in the field of Structural Biology at our institute. The Sachse lab recently determined a series of cryo-EM structures of bacterial as well as eukaryotic members of the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) protein family.

In order to gain a deep structural understanding, we biochemically purify and reconstitute ESCRT protein complexes in lipid environments and visualize them by cryo-EM methods. You will be working in a network of membrane biological research and latest cryo-EM infrastructure.

Last Application Date: 10.10.2022

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14. PhD Position in In-situ transmission electron microscopy study of carbon dioxide reduction reaction catalysts

Summary of PhD Program:

Efficient catalyst materials hold the key for a breakthrough in future energy conversion and storage. The carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an important process for the conversion of the greenhouse gas CO2 into industrially relevant basic chemicals. Copper-based catalysts have been demonstrated to show high activity in CO2RR.

Alloying or incorporating other elements such as gold or silver changes their selectivity. The catalytic performance depends strongly on the catalyst´s microstructural properties. You will be working on the development, electrochemical, and microstructural characterization of advanced Cu-based CO2RR nanoparticle catalysts.

Last Application Date: 13.10.2022

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15. PhD Position in Environmental fate of Bioplastics in Soils

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The main focus of this PhD position is to examine the environmental behavior and fate of bioplastics in soils. Soils are one of key entry pathways in which bioplastics enter various vulnerable ecosystems. The project will focus on what happens to bioplastics once they have entered the soil, and crucially how the subsequent fate of the bioplastic is determining by soils and wider environmental factors (substrate, weather, physico-chemical and microbial status etc.).

The project is part of a large research consortium looking into “Transitioning BioPlastics to the Circular Economy”. Based on available 14C-labeled monomers radiolabeled bioplastic test substances will be prepared, needed in subsequent steps to investigate the environmental behavior of such bioplastics.

Together with project partners the production of the required bioplastic will be established with (unlabelled) precursors in their laboratories, after which a production synthesis line will be set up in the IBG-3 labs approved using actual radioactive compounds.

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16. PhD Position in Nanoscale study of superconductors for qubits

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We look for excellent candidates who are interested in experimental work on the fundamental physics and materials science of superconductors. Samples will be fabricated by our collaborators within QSolid, as well as our own laboratories and will be analyzed using our state-of-the-art low-temperature scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes.

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17. PhD Position in The role of CO2 as a resource in a global greenhouse gas-neutral energy system

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Support us in providing orientation knowledge for politics, industry and society for the success of the energy transition by contributing to the further development of our energy system models. Your main task will be the integration of CO2 process chains into our global energy system model based on the FINE model framework. A particular focus will be on the use in power-to-liquid products as well as possible CO2 sources in a greenhouse gas neutral energy system.

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18. PhD Position in High Dimensional Multi Omics Data Integration

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Your project has the aim to develop novel (interactive) workflow tools for high dimensional data integration and data mining. The data used should comprise multiple omics disciplines e.g. transcripts, metabolites and epigenetic sig-nals. Currently many analyses comprise ad-hoc methods or “standard” procedures that are disjunct.

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19. PhD Position in Photonics based on SiGeSn heterostructures

Summary of PhD Program:

The integration of photonics components with electronics on the same microchip may potentially solve the bandwidth bottleneck in modern computers and allow devices with decreased power consumption. Nevertheless, light emission from Si -the material underpinning the whole digital world- is inefficient because of its indirect bandgap. Recently SiGeSn semiconductors, a Si-group alloys proved to be a strong candidate to finally add/extend the Si photonics with Si-based laser sources.

Si-Ge-Sn heterostructures have been already tested in optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, field effect transistors or detection pixels in the short-wave infrared range. However, energy efficient electrical pumped lasers, and more complex sensing and imaging devices are still to be demonstrated for practical applications.

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20. PhD Position in Chemical mechanism development of atmospheric VOC degradation aided by pattern analysis of high-resolution mass spectrometric data

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The PhD work will maximize the use of such mass spectrometric information in a model-based prediction-comparison-refinement approach, which comprises: Generating chemical mechanisms applying structure activity relationships (SARs) for organic radical chemistry based on an established approach (GeckoA). Running model simulations based on that explicit mechanism for the conditions of our experiments in the simulation chambers SAPHIR and SAPHIRSTAR (further information on the atmospheric simulation chambers.

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21. PhD Position in Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems

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The mission of the newly founded Institute for Functional Quantum Systems (PGI-13) is to create the technological and scientific basis to enable useful quantum computing. We focus on developing quantum devices, improving their coherence and materials, and implementing quantum gates and algorithms. We use superconducting qubits that operate at temperatures close to absolute zero and are controlled by high-speed signals. A key requirement is to preserve high quality quantum operations as we scale. Overcoming these exciting challenges lies at the interface between scientific research and engineering.

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22. PhD Position in Development of new UHV Technologies for the “Einstein Telescope for Graviational Waves Detection”

Summary of PhD Program:

Gravitational waves from colliding black holes, exploding stars or maybe from dark ages of the universe tell us about the evolution of our cosmos. Following the Nobel Prize in physics of 2017, we are now planning the next generation of even more sensitive observations. The so-called “Einstein-Telescope” (ET) is European`s future in gravitational wave detection. It might be built in the Euregio. 

Gravitational waves are detected by laser interferometers based on the concept of the Michelson Interferometer. The ET will include six of those interferometers with arm lengths of 10 km each in an underground, triangular configuration. To avoid interaction of the laser beams with air or any residual gas the laser beams will travel in ultrahigh vacuum tubes (UHV) with a diameter of approximately 1 m. In total, there will be 120 km of those tubes. It will be by far the largest UHV system ever built. You will work on the design of the vacuum system.

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23. PhD Position in Multi-Qubit Control

Summary of PhD Program:

Our team is working on electronics for Quantum Computing (QC) based on integrated circuits (ICs) which combine analog and digital components from modern CMOS technologies. One research focus is the development of ICs for scalable control and read-out of semiconductor quantum bits (qubits). Up to now most of these electronics have been for single qubit examples but are getting towards larger numbers.

Our modeling efforts focus more on the overall research goal of a compact, scalable machine. For implementing a computer, additional hardware components are needed next to control and readout electronics. One example is a digital unit managing and monitoring the control and readout of many qubits. The focus of this research part is the modeling of a scalable electrical unit able to coordinate the operation of larger qubit numbers.

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24. PhD Position in Negative Emissions – Potentials of Direct Air Capture and Storage Technology to Realize Greenhouse Gas-Neutrality

Summary of PhD Program:

Besides of a strict defossilization, negative emission pathways for taking care of hard to abate emissions need to be trod in order to reach the goal of greenhouse gas-neutrality. Sequestration of CO2 out of the air combined with underground storage can be an important puzzle piece within these pathways. The efficient operation of Direct Air Capture and Storage facilities is dependent on a variety of different site-specific factors. Due to the high electrical and thermal energy needs site-specific assessments of renewable potential is necessary.

Local climate conditions can have an impact on the sequestration efficiency and need to be taken into consideration. Geological characteristics vary from site to site and need to be thoroughly assessed. Within your thesis you will combine all of theses factors to allow a model-based site-specific Direct Air Capture and Storage potenial assessment for different regions globally including economic aspects.

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25. PhD Position in Computational investigation of ion channels and transporters

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You will be part of German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Research Units (FOR 2518: Functional dynamics of ion channels and transporters; FOR 5046: Integrated analysis of epithelial SLC26 anion transporters – from molecular structure to pathophysiology). You will investigate ion channels or transporters using computational structure-prediction methods, molecular-dynamics simulations, high-performance computing, and machine-learning techniques, and collaborate with experimental electrophysiologists on a daily basis. Depending on your interest and experience, you may learn and conduct experiments (e.g. patch-clamp recordings) on your own.

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26. PhD Position in Photoelectrochemical characterization of the ion transport

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This project is focused on utilizing electrochemical methods for understanding how ion transport can be influenced by incident light. In particular, the project will focus on electrode materials that are amenable to light-induced ion (de)intercalation. A combination of light- and potential-modulated methods will be necessary to elucidate the charge-transfer and ion transport kinetics in such systems. The goal is to attain a better fundamental understanding about how light-generated excitons can influence ion transport in electrode materials.

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27. PhD Position in Metaplasticity of redox-based memristive thin film devices

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The PGI-7 is involved in a Marie-Curie training network “Materials for Neuromorphic Circuits” (MANIC) (https://etnmanic.eu/) that is aiming to synthesize materials that can function as networks of neurons and synapses by integrating conductivity, plasticity and self-organization. Within MANIC, the PGI-7 offers a PhD project that aims to engineer the synaptic plasticity of epitaxial and polycrystalline memristive oxide thin film devices from short-term plasticity to long-term potentiation.

This so called metaplasticity inherent to biological systems will be employed to implement different types of learning algorithms. The plasticity will be modified by the interplay of thin film processing conditions (defects, interfaces) and the sequence of electrical stimuli. The project should clarify the interplay between pristine microstructure, filament formation, dynamics of oxygen vacancy movement and synaptic plasticity. The memristive devices will finally be co-integrated into a neuromorphic CMOS chip designed at Bielefeld University.

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1. 10 PhD Position in Sensor Technologies

Summary of PhD Program:

These are four-year studentships funded through the Cambridge EPSCR Centre for Doctorial Training in Sensor Technologies for a Sustainable Future. It an interdisciplinary and research focused training programme which introduces our students to the breadth of sensor technologies and applications while providing depth in key topics. The programme ranges from the physical concepts of sensing via the interpretation and management of sensory data to modern developments in sensor applications.

The programme is structured as a one year Master of Research (MRes) course followed by a three year PhD research project. Throughout the course students are part of a student cohort which offers extensive peer-to-peer learning opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge R&D in academia and industry. In addition to developing their technical and scientific knowledge our students receive continuous training in research, team and leadership skills.

Last Application Date: 5 January 2023

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2. PhD Position in Future proofing roads digital twins

Summary of PhD Program:

Within the built environment, a digital twin is a realistic digital representation of assets, processes, and systems. An ecosystem of connected digital twins which can enable system optimisation and planning across sectors and organisations (CDBB, 2020). All the benefits promised by this technology rely on the ability of digital twins to evolve and be future-proofed.

The infrastructure sector and in particular roads will have to solve a multitude of challenges posed by eg. autonomous driving, smart materials and climate change. The research aims to provide the needed geospatial reference model for digital twins enhancing reality capture, 3D reconstruction, asset certainty, and overall spatial context and understanding via integration with existing national data holdings.

Last Application Date: 30 November 2022

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3. PhD Position in Sensor-driven durable low carbon concrete infrastructure

Summary of PhD Program:

The project is funded in collaboration with National Highways, a government-owned company charged with setting highways standards, operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England. One of the major challenges we face in our efforts to maintain the functionality and resilience of our current infrastructure is corrosion.

Steel corrosion is the largest and most costly deterioration problem in reinforced concrete, with a UK annual budget of >£1 billion. National Highways are responsible for corrosion protection of reinforced concrete structures on the road network. Very early stage detection of reinforcement corrosion would provide significant benefits in protecting existing assets and optimising maintenance regimes.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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4. PhD Position in Sensor development for autonomous large-area monitoring and fault detection in expressways

Summary of PhD Program:

Early fault detection and maintenance can significantly improve the lifespan of expressways. The student will first investigate different sensing modalities (acoustic, optical and electromagnetic, etc ) and their feasibility in the given application with project partners. Characterization and modelling of individual sensors will then be performed.

Optimal distribution and placement of the sensors will be studied to reduce production cost and maintain robustness to damage. Data-driven algorithms for detecting and differentiation onset of damage from normal load conditions will be developed. Finally, the framework will be tested in real-world conditions and possibly extended to other application domains.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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5. PhD Position in Design for Manufacturing: retrofit all UK homes in 28 years

Summary of PhD Program:

All of the UK’s 28 million homes must be retrofitted to the highest levels of energy performance in the 28 years remaining to deliver the UK’s legal commitment to zero emissions. A small number of expensive and slow one-off projects have demonstrated that this can be done, with Victorian buildings retrofitted to performance near to that of new Passiv Houses. However the costs of these projects has been very high and they have taken a long time.

Converting from expensive one-off delivery to mass market coverage requires that we deploy the design and production skills and technologies of contemporary manufacturing to the practices of one-off small-scale construction. This project is is focused on specification, covering the assessment of the existing building and identification and evaluation of all possible options for retrofit, including material specification and the configuration and integration of equipment and systems. Informal enquires about this post can be made to Prof Julian Allwood (jma42@cam.ac.uk ).

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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6. PhD Position in Modular Basements: off-site modular construction for the underground space

Summary of PhD Program:

Traditional basement construction occurs primarily on-site and therefore misses out on the speed, precision and quality control of off-site manufacturing. It is also common for structural elements (e.g. liner walls) to be treated independently, rather than to work compositely with the retaining structure. Soil unloading during excavation causes the surrounding ground to swell or ‘heave’ which, in turn, can exert significant pressures on underground structures.

The timing of basement construction becomes critical: (a) too fast ‘locks-in’ stresses from the heaving process leading to onerous structural requirements, (b) too slow causes project programme (and therefore cost) increases. Achieving an optimal balance remains elusive due to uncertain soil-structure prediction models.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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7. PhD Position in Digital Basements: optimising basement construction using real-time monitoring and digital twins

Summary of PhD Program:

Urban basement construction is an increasingly challenging and high-risk activity. As the industry is forced to reuse old inner-city foundations, monitored structural health will be become critical: (a) to make a convincing case for reuse and (b) to inform the design of the new superstructure. For the first time, this PhD project will develop digital twins for basements to enable design and construction optimisation. The project will develop autonomous connections between 3D design models, structural (e.g. finite element) models and state-of-the-art real-time site monitoring.

Close collaboration with industry partner Laing O’Rourke will enable uncertain parameters in the design process to be identified. This will inform an optimal site monitoring layout to target these uncertainties. The monitored data will feed back into the design process ‘on-the-fly’ and life-time monitored behaviours will be stored in the digital twin to inform future foundation reuse. The workflow will be validated on a candidate construction project in the UK.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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8. PhD Position in Performance-Based Concrete as a Route for CO2 reduction

Summary of PhD Program:

Cement production is responsible for 5-7% of man-made CO2 emissions. A rapid transition to lower carbon concrete is an imperative and the pathway relies on the urgent implementation of performance-related thinking. Design, procurement, performance and standards are intrinsically inter-linked and are key enablers individually and collectively. A robust digital evidence base for accurate prediction and measurement of concrete performance coupled with strategies to incentivize performance based design are fundamental strands to overcome the challenges of lower carbon concretes.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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9. PhD Position in Cancer Research

Summary of PhD Program:

A PhD studentship in genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics or computational sciences is available which is funded through the Cancer Research UK programme: “CanRisk: Personalising cancer risk prediction for prevention and early detection”. The objective of the CanRisk multidisciplinary programme is to enable cancer risk prediction within front-line healthcare, to facilitate the identification and management of at risk individuals and to promote cancer prevention and early detection.

CanRisk aims to address three key research questions: (1) What improvement can be achieved in personalised cancer risk prediction that takes advantage of recent discoveries in genomics and epidemiology and that is clinically valid across populations? (2) How can we optimise user-friendly tools to facilitate the use of multifactorial cancer risk prediction in routine clinical practice? and (3) How can we operationalise multifactorial cancer risk assessment in primary care and in clinical genetics?

Last Application Date: 18 November 2022

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10. PhD Position in Cancer MRes

Summary of PhD Program:

The first year MRes degree comprises two research rotations, a weekly ‘Lectures in Cancer Biology & Medicine’ series, together with a week of intensive teaching in genomic medicine, and a one- to two-week placement in a patient-facing setting. This placement will enable insight into the rewards and challenges of cancer research and development of diagnostics and treatments.

Project write-ups, oral presentations and development of a PhD proposal are also integral to the programme. Successful completion of the one-year MRes programme will lead on to a fully-funded three-year PhD, usually in one of the rotation project host laboratories, which will allow in-depth study of a particular area of cancer biology.

Last Application Date: 15 November 2022

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11. PhD Position in Postwar Rome 1944-1951: Transnational flows and the culture of occupation and reconstruction

Summary of PhD Program:

The PhD student will carry out original research into aspects of the transnational cultural history of postwar Rome between liberation by the Allies in the summer of 1944 and the beginning of the 1950s. The specific focus of the research will be on the remarkable and complex transnational flows of individuals and groups, civilian and military, moving through Rome during this period.

Rome was a site of crossing populations, migrations, returns, transitions and cultural convergence and divergence, as it has been throughout its history as a global city, but with particular variety and unpredictability in the chaos of the postwar moment. This was also a time of dramatic national transformation and renewal for Italy. The PhD will explore the ways in which transnational flows and national renewal shaped each other and how both informed the Europe-wide postwar settlement.

Last Application Date: 5 January 2023

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12. PhD Position in Female Entrepreneurs in Eighteenth-Century London

Summary of PhD Program:

The studentship will investigate businesswomen in London over the long eighteenth century, to reconstruct their family situations, size of operation, training and networks. This collective biographical approach, which has been used in only a few individual case studies to date, will contribute to understanding how women created businesses and maintained them in a century when it is assumed that women only worked out of financial necessity. The project seeks to identify any distinctive characteristics of successful businesswomen and whether these changed over the period.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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13. PhD Position in The Aclands of Killerton: Remaking Imperial Britain in the Long Nineteenth Century

Summary of PhD Program:

The studentship will investigate the Acland family of Killerton House in Devon. Research questions that the project might explore include the nature of a landed family’s involvement in antislavery or empire, from money and speeches to ephemera and music; the relationships generated by shared education, religion, politics and imperial employment; the emotional, professional or business interests that tied individuals together across time and space; the echoes of empire on a landed estate, its archives and artefacts.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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14. PhD Position in Small Animal Surgery

Summary of PhD Program:

The ability to take up this Scholarship is contingent upon you being able to evidence your right to work in the UK, or through gaining the right to work via the UK immigration system. Evidence will need to be provided before an offer can be made. Regrettably, this Scholarship is not suitable for sponsorship via the Skilled Worker or Temporary Worker visa routes as the minimum requirements cannot be met.”

The Senior Clinical Training Scholarship provides an outstanding opportunity to study for a postgraduate qualification, and is available from January 2023. The Scholar will be trained in all aspects of small animal surgery, including soft tissue and orthopaedics. The training programme is approved by the European College of Veterinary Surgery.

Last Application Date: 27 October 2022

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15. 06 PhD Position in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Summary of PhD Program:

Climate change is the defining issue of our time and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal to combat it. Students in the AI4ER CDT will be embedded in the outstanding research environments of the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey, and will learn both the scientific foundations and the practical skills that will help them address problems arising from climate change. Students will apply leading edge computational approaches to address critical global environmental challenges by exploiting vast, diverse and often currently untapped environmental data sets.

Last Application Date: 5 January 2023

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16. PhD Position in Score designs for the facilitation of music reading: Cognitive and artistic perspectives

Summary of PhD Program:

The project will be conducted in three strands. In the first, we shall compare reading fluency and accuracy on standard and modified scores using voice and piano, exploring whether modifications already found to be effective can be enhanced in their efficacy. In the second, eye-tracking will be used to investigate the temporal relations between visuo-physiological processes and the cognitive demands of reading standard and modified scores. Finally, the project will evaluate how advanced performance students and professional musicians might be equipped to manipulate scores so as to optimise them for a range of artistic purposes.

Last Application Date: 13 January 2023

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17. PhD Position in Molecular mechanisms of piRNA-guided transposon silencing

Summary of PhD Program:

There is an opportunity for a talented student to join the interdisciplinary laboratory of Professor Greg Hannon located at the CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge. The Hannon laboratory as a whole has a long-standing interest in RNA biology and cancer research, and a strong history of developing new tools to address cutting-edge questions in these fields.

This studentship is embedded within a team of around ten people focused on RNA and chromatin biology, covering a wide range of areas, including transcription, export, and processing of non-coding RNAs, establishment and dynamics of chromatin marks, and ultimately repression of transposable elements. This project aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms that underlie the PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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18. PhD Position in Innate lymphoid cell crosstalk in the tumour and normal microenvironment

Summary of PhD Program:

The immune system plays a critical role in many different aspects of cancer. Some immune cells are efficient at detecting and killing tumour cells, while in other instances inflammation is the underlying cause of cancer. Our lab is focused on a newly discovered group of immune cells, called innate lymphoid cells (ILC). Importantly, we have discovered that ILC have potent immune-regulatory properties that are likely to be critical in tumourigenesis. For instance, we recently discovered that different ILC sub-types counter regulate each other in the lung, with profound effects on metastatic seeding (Schuijs MJ, et al., Nature Immunology 2020).

This project aims to delineate the fundamental mechanism that regulate “good” versus “bad” inflammation in cancer or normal tissues. This understanding is critical for both treatment and prevention. This aim will be achieved through cutting-edge immunology techniques and reagents, which span from in vitro tumour-killing assays to monitoring the effect of ILC on tumour development in vivo.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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19. PhD Position in Highly multiplexed tissue imaging to dissect the spatial dynamics of breast cancer immunotherapy response

Summary of PhD Program:

Breast tumours are composed of a mixture of cancer cells and non-cancer cells that are highly organised in space1,2. The resulting network of cell-cell interactions is a major determinant of tumour behaviour but remains poorly understood. How this cell interaction network is changed by treatment is also unknown but may underpin which tumours respond and which harbour resistant cells. The challenge we now face is to precisely characterise tumour tissues in both space and time, and to establish how these dynamics drive response.

In the Ali group, we use highly multiplexed imaging by imaging mass cytometry together with quantitative image processing to precisely characterise the tumour microenvironment at subcellular resolution2. The aim of this project will be to develop quantitative computational methods to discover and characterise the dynamics of tissue architecture3 in breast cancer and its implications for treatment response.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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20. PhD Position in From molecular recognition to enhanced drugs

Summary of PhD Program:

Our lab integrates machine learning and high-throughput biochemistry to study how proteins selectively recognise their substrates, how this process is perturbed in cancer and how it can be hijacked to find highly selective and mutant-specific drugs to overcome drug resistance. Aberrant protein kinase-driven signaling causally contributes to cancer and, in consequence, protein kinases are major targets for cancer therapeutics.

Therapeutic efforts have traditionally focused on targeting the ATP-binding pocket of protein kinases, however, these drugs often must be used in high concentrations to outcompete ATP, have low specificity, and the proteins often develop resistance.

In this project, by deeply studying and characterizing the substrate binding pocket with novel peptide display technology we have developed combined with machine learning and computational modelling, we will work towards developing high-specificity drugs that avoid the common and well-known mechanisms of drug resistance.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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21. PhD Position in Epigenetic Features of the Genome

Summary of PhD Program:

The lab exploits both chemistry and biology to address fundamental mechanisms of genome function. While many genetic determinants of cancer are known, alternative nucleic acid secondary structures and chemically modified DNA (or RNA) bases can be epigenetic features of nucleic acids that are important to normal biology and in oncogenesis. The project will explore chemical modifications as epigenetic features and how these influence secondary structure formation and function in the genome of normal and cancer cells.

The scope of the project may include exploring the formation and dynamics of G-quadruplex structures and modified DNA bases in the genome and their roles in gene expression, DNA replication and genome stability. We have developed methods to show that G-quadruplexes are enriched in cancer-related genes and have a profound impact on transcription (e.g., Nature Genetics 52, 878, 2020; Genome Biology 22, 117, 2021; 22, 143, 2021; Nature Communications 13:142, 2022). We have also developed genome-wide mapping and sequencing of modified bases and are now exploring further base modifications (e.g., Genome Biology 18, 23, 2017).

Last Application Date: 17 November 2022

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22. PhD Position in Dissecting and Targeting Fibroblast Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer

Summary of PhD Program:

In pancreatic cancer, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have been shown to promote tumour growth, therapy resistance and immunosuppression by secreting ligands and extracellular matrix proteins. Recent evidence indicates that CAFs are characterised by different heterogeneous populations and that CAF composition changes with different cancer genetics.

This project will determine the interplay between cancer cells and fibroblasts in pancreatic cancer with diverse tumour genetic landscapes with the goal to better stratify patients and design effective combinatorial targeting approaches.

The research project will involve the use of in vivo organoid-derived transplantation mouse models and novel genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic cancer, in vitro three-dimensional pancreatic tumour organoid/fibroblast co-culture models, in vitro and in vivo CRISPR-based technologies, bulk and single-cell RNA-sequencing, flow cytometry, multiplexed immunohistochemistry, RNA in situ hybridization, and standard molecular biology and biochemistry techniques.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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23. PhD Position in Developing novel treatments for rare childhood brain tumours

Summary of PhD Program:

Research within the Gilbertson laboratory uses novel genetically engineered mouse models and patient derived orthotopic xenografts of brain tumours to develop and test curative treatments for children with these rare tumours. This project aims to develop and characterise models of both Choroid Plexus Carcinoma and Supratentorial Ependymoma, this will include monitoring tumour growth using imaging as well as single-cell RNA sequencing approaches to characterise tumour heterogeneity and understand radiation resistance.

This project will be carried out through collaborations with the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) as part of the newly named Children Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence. The studentship will involve testing new chemical entities and natural products from high throughput drugs screens in a pre-clinical setting. The project is designed so that we are able to test the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of candidate therapies in the context of ‘standard of care’ sequential, neurosurgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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24. PhD Position in Decoding chromatin dynamics in development and disease

Summary of PhD Program:

The genetic information of eukaryotic cells is packaged into chromatin. Key to this process are histone proteins that are subject to various post-translational modifications. Chromatin modifications are essential for genome organisation and are dynamically regulated during development and disease. Understanding the highly dynamic interplay between multiple chromatin marks, transcriptional output and cell fate has been challenging in part due to the lack of high-throughput methods to profile these features simultaneously.

Research in our laboratory aims to address these questions using advanced chromatin profiling methods (CUT&Tag) and single-cell genomics approaches (scRNA-seq). In this project, you will use CRISPR to engineer cell lines and animal models that allow the modulation of protein activity with high spatio-temporal precision.

You will study the effects of the activation or depletion of chromatin-modifying enzymes using combined transcriptomics and histone mark profiling from single cells as well as by live imaging approaches. As part of this exciting project, you will have the opportunity to gain computational data analysis skills.

Last Application Date: 14 November 2022

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25. PhD Position in Decarbonisation of Heating

Summary of PhD Program:

The project will explore some of the challenges associated with the decarbonisation of heating through use of a combination of approaches of energy efficiency and use of renewable heat generation systems, with particular reference to challenging buildings such as in Cambridge Colleges, and with a view to establishing some general principles through modelling and data collection and analysis. Funding will be provided to cover the student’s full fees and student maintainence. Applicants should be willing to become a member of Clare Hall in order to qualify for the funding.

Last Application Date: 1 November 2022

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26. PhD Position in Avian iPSCs and Cerebral Organoids

Summary of PhD Program:

An opportunity exists for a driven and passionate student to undertake a Phd under the supervision of Prof. David Keays and Dr Madeline Lancaster on avian stem cells and cerebral organoids. This joint project will exploit the Keays lab’s expertise in Avian biology and the Lancaster Lab’s experience in self organising neural tissue. The project will aim to generate a library of avian iPSCs and ES cells for the generation of three dimensional neuronal cultures. The latter will then be employed to interrogate Avian specific aspects of neurodevelopment and sensory biology exploiting CRISP-Cas9 genome editing, single cell sequencing, and histological methods.

Last Application Date: 1 December 2022

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27. 07 PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia and at the Wellcome Sanger Institute

Summary of PhD Program:

The Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia, together with the Wellcome Sanger Institute, invite applications for up to 7 fellowships in the PhD Programme for Health Professionals, to be taken up by the end of 2023. The fellowships provide funding for clinical salary, University Composition Fees and research consumables for 3 years. Prior to commencement, the Programme can provide up to three months of additional salary support, enabling successful applicants to experience research in different groups, before making an informed choice of project and supervisor.

Fellowships based in campuses in Cambridge or Norwich offer diverse research training opportunities with world-leading researchers in The Schools of Clinical Medicine and Biological Sciences at the Universities of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute and other MRC, Wellcome & Cancer Research UK funded institutes, Centres & Units in the wider Cambridge area, as well as the School of Health Sciences and Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia with other partners on the Norwich Research Park.

Last Application Date: 4 November 2022

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28. PDN SBS DTP PhD Studentship

Summary of PhD Program:

In collaboration with the School of Biological Sciences, the Department of PDN will offer a 4-year “PDN SBS DTP PhD Studentship” to a successful applicant for the PhD in Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. This award is aimed at students from low-income households with experience of educational disadvantage and students from under-represented groups, including Black, British Bangladeshi or British Pakistani, backgrounds who will be charged University fees at the Home or UK rate.

The award will provide a stipend for 4 years at the UKRI level; university fees at the home rate; and research consumables for 4 years (£18,000 in total). You will also undertake a 3-month long Professional Internship for PhD students (PIPS) at some stage during your study, and will participate in training and cohort-building events alongside other funded students.

Last Application Date: 5 January 2023

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29. PhD Position in Cancer Biology

Summary of PhD Program:

The CRUK Cambridge Centre is a dynamic collaboration of academic researchers, clinicians, and the pharmaceutical and biotech industries based in the Cambridge area. By being part of the Centre, students will have the opportunity to attend a number of lecture series, workshops and meetings aimed at facilitating and strengthening collaborations between complimentary disciplines and across different departments and institutes.

Last Application Date: 15 November 2022

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