Fully Funded PhD Positions in Geotechnical, Civil, and Structural Engineering for Climate-Driven Geohazards Aarhus University in Denmark

We are hiring for a 4-year PhD position at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) in collaboration with the University of Barcelona . The project focuses on the impact of nonlinearity on flow and transport in confined porous media , with a strong fit for candidates interested in physics , geosciences , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , and related areas such as environmental science and materials science . Eligibility highlights: the candidate must h...

PhD in Railway Circular Economy at the University of Leeds (School of Civil Engineering). This PhD project explores sustainable solutions for railway track infrastructure through the principles of a circular economy. The research focuses on the scalable reprocessing of ballast, sleepers, rails, and other track components to convert network waste into high-quality secondary commercial materials. Possible research directions include: scalable reprocessing for spent railway ballast; structural perf...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising a PhD Candidate position in blast wave propagation in soil and rock, and structure interaction at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Trondheim, Norway. The project sits at the intersection of civil engineering , geotechnical engineering , structural engineering , computational mechanics , and soil-structure interaction . The successful candidate will study how blast and impact loading affect civil infrastr...

Fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Birmingham in Offshore Wind Structures , focused on lifecycle damage analysis of offshore wind turbine welded structures. The project sits in the Department of Civil Engineering , School of Engineering, and will use advanced experimental and numerical techniques to study damage mechanisms in ageing offshore wind assets and improve long-term structural integrity. This opportunity is led by Ali Mehmanparast , 125th Anniversary Chair and Professor o...

The University of Dundee invites applications for the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. This opportunity is ideal for highly motivated postdoctoral researchers with expertise in offshore structural analysis and design, geotechnical engineering for offshore applications, or materials science related to offshore structures. The research topics may include the design and application of high-performance connecti...