Doctoral positions

PhD opportunities

Advertised doctoral positions with funding status, deadlines and the supervising researcher.

20 open positions

  • PhD position in artificial intelligence (natural language processing)

    University of Melbourne · Australia

    Funding varies

    Join the group of Dr. Aisha Rahman at University of Melbourne to work on natural language processing, knowledge graphs, information retrieval.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-10-10Artificial IntelligenceSupervisor: Dr. Aisha Rahman
  • PhD position in hydrogen (electrolysis)

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · Germany

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Dr. Anna Richter at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to work on electrolysis, green hydrogen, catalysis.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-10-19HydrogenSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Anna Richter
  • PhD position in climate science (energy transition)

    ETH Zurich · Switzerland

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Dr. Claudia Meier at ETH Zurich to work on energy transition, climate policy, modelling.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-10-28Climate ScienceSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Claudia Meier
  • PhD position in artificial intelligence (graph neural networks)

    ETH Zurich · Switzerland

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. David Lindqvist at ETH Zurich to work on graph neural networks, scientific ML, optimisation.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-11-06Artificial IntelligenceSupervisor: Prof. David Lindqvist
  • PhD position in energy storage (thermal storage)

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology · Sweden

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Elin Sandberg at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to work on thermal storage, district heating, system integration.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-11-15Energy StorageSupervisor: Prof. Elin Sandberg
  • PhD position in energy storage (lithium metal)

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · United States

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Emily Zhang at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to work on lithium metal, interfaces, in-situ microscopy.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-11-24Energy StorageSupervisor: Prof. Emily Zhang
  • PhD position in climate science (CO2 capture)

    University of Melbourne · Australia

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. George Whitfield at University of Melbourne to work on CO2 capture, sorbents, process design.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-12-03Climate ScienceSupervisor: Prof. George Whitfield
  • PhD position in materials science (semiconductors)

    University of Cambridge · United Kingdom

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Helen Carter at University of Cambridge to work on semiconductors, spectroscopy, perovskites.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-12-12Materials ScienceSupervisor: Prof. Helen Carter
  • PhD position in renewable energy (perovskite)

    Technical University of Munich · Germany

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Dr. Jana Hoffmann at Technical University of Munich to work on perovskite, photovoltaics, tandem cells.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-12-21Renewable EnergySupervisor: Prof. Dr. Jana Hoffmann
  • PhD position in renewable energy (wind turbines)

    RWTH Aachen University · Germany

    Funding varies

    Join the group of Dr. Lena Brandt at RWTH Aachen University to work on wind turbines, aeroelasticity, offshore.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2026-12-30Renewable EnergySupervisor: Dr. Lena Brandt
  • PhD position in energy storage (solid state batteries)

    Technical University of Munich · Germany

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Dr. Markus Weber at Technical University of Munich to work on solid state batteries, lithium, electrolytes.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-01-08Energy StorageSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Weber
  • PhD position in public health (epidemiology)

    National University of Singapore · Singapore

    Funding varies

    Join the group of Dr. Mei Ling Chua at National University of Singapore to work on epidemiology, health data, population modelling.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-01-17Public HealthSupervisor: Dr. Mei Ling Chua
  • PhD position in wind energy (offshore wind)

    Technical University of Denmark · Denmark

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Mette Sørensen at Technical University of Denmark to work on offshore wind, resource assessment, atmospheric flow.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-01-26Wind EnergySupervisor: Prof. Mette Sørensen
  • PhD position in hydrogen (hydrogen networks)

    Imperial College London · United Kingdom

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Dr. Olivia Grant at Imperial College London to work on hydrogen networks, techno-economics, decarbonisation.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-02-04HydrogenSupervisor: Dr. Olivia Grant
  • PhD position in hydrogen (fuel cells)

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology · Sweden

    Funding varies

    Join the group of Dr. Oskar Lund at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to work on fuel cells, membranes, durability.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-02-13HydrogenSupervisor: Dr. Oskar Lund
  • PhD position in artificial intelligence (reinforcement learning)

    University of Cambridge · United Kingdom

    Funding varies

    Join the group of Prof. Raj Patel at University of Cambridge to work on reinforcement learning, autonomy, control.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-02-22Artificial IntelligenceSupervisor: Prof. Raj Patel
  • PhD position in artificial intelligence (medical imaging)

    Imperial College London · United Kingdom

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Samuel Osei at Imperial College London to work on medical imaging, deep learning, clinical AI.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-03-03Artificial IntelligenceSupervisor: Prof. Samuel Osei
  • PhD position in solar energy (photovoltaics)

    Delft University of Technology · Netherlands

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. dr. Sanne de Vries at Delft University of Technology to work on photovoltaics, module design, bifacial.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-03-12Solar EnergySupervisor: Prof. dr. Sanne de Vries
  • PhD position in energy storage (battery modelling)

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · Germany

    Funding varies

    Join the group of Dr. Tobias Frank at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to work on battery modelling, DFT, machine learning.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-03-21Energy StorageSupervisor: Dr. Tobias Frank
  • PhD position in solar energy (tropical PV)

    National University of Singapore · Singapore

    Fully funded

    Join the group of Prof. Wei Lin Tan at National University of Singapore to work on tropical PV, module reliability, floating solar.

    Requirements MSc in a relevant discipline, strong quantitative background, English proficiency.

    Deadline 2027-03-30Solar EnergySupervisor: Prof. Wei Lin Tan