Phd Position On The Dynamics of Long-distance Passenger Transport Systems

**Postdoc on the Dynamics of Long-distance Passenger Transport Systems**: **_Understand. Intervene, Improve. Making sense of long-distance passenger transport in Europe. We should be able to do better than the current patchwork._** **Job description**: In the past century, long-distance passenger travel has become increasingly common. While bringing many...

PhD position: The influence of sediment dynamics on tidal park scalablity in the lower Rhine-Meuse estuary- **_The NL2120 program is a large program on the upscaling of nature based solutions. This PhD will investigate scalability of tidal park concepts in human influenced estuaries_** Job description You will work in a motivated and multidisciplinary team...

**PhD Position on the Energy Transition - Business Dynamics of Decentral Flexibility Designs**: **_Do you want to contribute to the energy transition, engage with renewable energy experts, and develop model-based policy recommendations? Join our interdisciplinary faculty to create impact._** Decentralized flexibility is pivotal to the energy transition....

**PhD Position 24/7 Dynamic Comfort**: **_Passionate about shaping climate-responsive and climate-inclusive design? Join TU Delft to revolutionise thermal comfort research in buildings and neighbourhoods._** **Job description** Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, is offering a PhD position within the ‘**24/7...

PhD Position on Shear Dilatancy in Concentrated Emulsions- **_PhD position on shear dilatancy in concentrated emulsions_** Job description In this PhD project, you will combine theoretical and numerical modeling to fill a persistent gap in our understanding of the mechanics of soft solids. When you twist a solid cylinder, its height spontaneously changes....

PhD Position Systems Science for Sustainable Safety- Job description At the Institute for Health Systems Science (IHSS) at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM), a PhD position will become available dedicated to responsibility in healthcare systems in relation to safe care. The IHSS is a recently established TPM initiative that has a...

PhD Position Particle Free Contactless Wafer Handling- Job description The fast and accurate handling, transportation, and positioning of thin, sensitive substrates, such as Si-wafers, solar cells, and flat panel display glass panels are all core operations in production and manufacturing systems in high-tech industry, and substrate handling systems can be...

PhD Position Assessing the Effects of Technology on Youth Loneliness- Job description The departments of Cognitive Robotics and Biomechanical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology invite applicants for a PhD position in the project, “Disconnected: Assessing the Effects of Technology on Youth Loneliness”. This project has been granted...

PhD Position Extreme-scale Simulations of Forced Convective Turbulence over Complex Surfaces- Job description As the impact of global warming on extreme weather events, including droughts, heat waves, unhealthy pollution levels, as well as storms and extreme precipitation, are presenting themselves already, there is an increasing need to understand and...

PhD Position Characterization of Innovative Pavement Materials- **_Develop the fundamental background knowledge needed to assess and select the materials for the sustainable roads of the future_** Job description Bitumen is a fossil material that is used to produce asphalt concrete, usually at high temperatures. In moving towards sustainable pavements,...

**PhD Position on Game Engine-GIS-Simulation System for wind and noise Simulations**: **_Develop a game changing framework of wind and noise simulation models with game engine-GIS to support urban scenario impact analysis._** **Job description** In this research you will work on developing responsive and high fidelity urban wind and noise simulation models...

**PhD Position Safe Control of Uncertain Systems from Data**: **_Challenge:_**_ Ensure the safety of the decisions of probabilistic systems using data_ **_Change:_**_ Develop novel control theory and machine learning methods for uncertain dynamical systems_ **_Impact: _**_Produce new intelligent, possibly data-driven, methods for safe control of...

PhD Position on Data Assimilation for Scenario Forecasting of Urban Heat- **_Challenge: Reducing urban heat requires realistic forecasts of atmospheric circulation_** **_ Change: Developing an innovative nonlinear data assimilation strategy for urban atmosphere with applicability to other earth systems._** **_ Impact: This method will allow optimisation of...

PhD Position Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity of Extra-Large Wind Turbines- Job description The energy transition necessitates a substantial expansion of wind energy, requiring a six-fold increase in the current installed wind energy capacity. Increased turbine sizes with larger rotor diameters that capture more wind power are an important cost reduction...

PhD Position Explainable Reinforcement Learning for Maintenance Planning under Uncertainty- Improve safety in aviation by developing explainable AI systems that optimize maintenance planning under uncertainty. Job description The goal of this PhD is to harness the power of Reinforcement Learning (RL) to enhance air transport planning under uncertainty. It...

PhD Position Autonomous Reasoning on Robots Operating in the Real, Open World- **_Interested in working on autonomous robots for the real, open world in a multidisciplinary team and also doing a PhD? Join us!_** Job description You will work within the OpenBots laboratory creating autonomous robots that operate in the real world with various other PhDs and...

PhD Position Impact of Demographic and Societal Developments on Police Operations- Teaser **_Challenge_**_: Developing models geared to decision-making under deep uncertainty._ **_ Change_**_: Leveraging different scopes in system dynamics modelling._ **_ Impact_**_: Enabling decision-making geared to long-term police strategies and policies._ Job...

PhD Position DC Circuit Breaker for Electric Aircraft- Job description Cleaner air transport, shipping and mobility in general are crucial to society’s sustainability drive. But the challenges related to the electric and power electronic systems needed to electrify long-haul aviation in particular are huge. Extreme operation temperatures for wide bandgap...

PhD Position Artificial Physical Awareness Controller Synthesis- **_In this ERC Consolidator Grant project a new paradigm called Artificial Physical Awareness will be developed that aims to improve the efficiency and safety of autonomous robots after system failures._** Job description This PhD project is conducted within the ERC Consolidator Grant project...

4 PhD positions in Aerodynamic Performance Assesment and Enhancement of Flettner Rotors for Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion- **_The maritime industry is under pressure to reach the net-zero Greenhouse Gas target set for 2050 on international shipping to alleviate the climate crisis. A strong collaboration between industry, research institutes, and universities...