University of Twente

Job description The project focuses on the experimental realization and study of artificial microswimmers/microrobots that can move and interact autonomously in 3D environments, mimicking the complex dynamics of microorganisms in fluids. Living systems such as bacteria or algae exhibit remarkable capabilities: they swim, adapt, interact, and self-organize into dynamic patterns. Understanding and replicating these life-like....

Job description The project is part of a large-scale research project funded through the Horizon Europe funding scheme of the European Commission, entitled “Hazard assessment and risk management of natural hazard-triggered Technological (NaTech) emergencies with cross-collaboration opportunities” (HARMONI). The project is led by IDENER (Spain) and has 13 participating organisations from 7 European countries. The....

Job description Join the SUN2CN project and develop next-generation solar-to-X devices that merge photovoltaics and electrochemistry for chemical production. As a PhD researcher, you will convert CO2 and nitrates from waste streams into valuable C–N compounds, contributing to renewable energy and chemistry sectors. This position offers cutting-edge training at the crossroads of materials science, electro(photo)catalysis,....

Job description We seek a motivated and curious PhD candidate to join the High-tech Business & Entrepreneurship Department (HBE) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences (BMS) for our project: ELSA4TI (Ethical, Legal, Social, and economic Aspects for Technical Industry). Key takeaways Join the University of Twente to research the economic impact....

Job description Are you passionate about understanding why consumers fall for misleading marketing claims, and about contributing to a more sustainable, healthy and animal-friendly society? Then this PhD position may be something for you! In this PhD project, you will investigate washing— a deceptive marketing technique used by organizations to mislead consumers by claiming to....

Job description We are seeking a highly motivated and curious PhD candidate to contribute to the design of forward and reverse supply chains for additive manufacturing in maintenance. The successful candidate will join the Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS) section within the High-tech Business & Entrepreneurship (HBE) department of the Faculty of Behavioural, Management....

Job description We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join a project focused on developing a clinically compliant wireless platform for navigated capsule endoscopy and lesion detection. The research will investigate novel strategies for magnetic navigation, real-time localization, and robotic actuation of video capsules inside the gastrointestinal tract. The candidate will design and....

Job description ————— Project Overview Through scientific and engineering research, as well as real-world case studies, you will develop a framework and strategies for the sustainable and long-term adoption of AM in underserved communities, making a tangible impact on global challenges. The development and validation of the framework is expected to be supported by case....

Job description ————— The challenge Thermochemical heat storage (TCH) is a promising technology for the efficient utilization of renewable energy all over the year. The heart of a TCH system is the reactor, where the reaction between the Thermochemical material and a gas occurs. This reaction involves a coupled heat and mass transfer which determines....

Job description ————— Nowadays so much new and complex software is being developed that there are by far not enough specialists to test this software properly. As a result, companies need more time/resources to develop software, and their products (which we all use) may contain critical bugs. In this project, we investigate methods for automatic....

Job description ————— Project Overview The goal of this project is to create a system capable of autonomously selecting the optimal concrete composition and process parameters to produce the ideal concrete paste for specific applications, so as to reduce material wastage and improve the environmental performance of concrete as a building material. This collaborative project....

Job description ————— You will be a member of the MSCA Industrial Doctoral Network on Digital Finance, a European Research and Training programme with several leading European universities and companies involved, such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), where you will spend at least 18 months in total.....

Job description ————— Many cities around the world struggle with water-related problems such as scarcity, drought, pollution, ageing infrastructure and inequitable access. Cities also face broader social, ecological, economic and technological challenges driven by climate change, urbanization and industrialization. Ensuring the sustainable and equitable management and governance of water resources is crucial to solving the....

Job description ————— This project aims to model the social and physical activity of high school students, measured through sensors and a smartwatch application, in relation to the social, cultural and physical environment. This will allow you to better understand the school environment and to propose interventions to make the school more inclusive. In recent....

Job description ————— Key takeaways The PhD research will be performed as part of an industry funded project on algorithmic energy trading. The goal of this project is to conceive, develop, and evaluate self-learning algorithms that are able to act autonomously on short-term power markets. The algorithms need to calculate intelligent trading decisions (buying and....

Job description ————— The goal is to resolve how financial settings can adapt practices or propose solutions for designing green credit scoring models. This will facilitate improved access to investment and credit, thereby promoting fair and sustainable economic growth. You will be a member of the MSCA Industrial Doctoral Network on Digital Finance, a European....

Job description ————— During the project, you will closely collaborate with industry and a doctoral training network spread throughout Europe, including extended research stays abroad. The successful applicant will join the Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems (IEBIS) section of the High-tech Business & Entrepreneurship Department (HBE) at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social....

Job description ————— Public-key cryptography is vulnerable to mathematical attacks by quantum computers. Governments are encouraging organizations to adopt new post-quantum cryptography algorithms to secure critical infrastructure. However, these new algorithms are still susceptible to physical attacks, while current testing infrastructures to assess their resistance to physical attacks sacrifice quality for run time. This project....

Job description ————— Policy makers around the world, especially in Europe, are increasingly focused on enhancing the resilience and security of their critical infrastructures, given the increasing cyber threats targeting supply chains. The DReSC project addresses this issue by enhancing cyber resilience within the logistics, high-tech and healthcare sectors. As an EngD, you will work....

Job description ————— This PhD project is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project WINDFLOW, which strives to develop groundbreaking large-eddy simulation strategies for wind farm flows. Your research will develop a fundamental understanding of wind farms’ large-scale impact on moisture transport, atmospheric stability, cloud dynamics, turbulent transport within the atmosphere, and the interactions between....

Job description ————— The PhD project is part of a network of 15 doctoral theses that all contribute to the overall goal of understanding social entrepreneurship (SE) scaling. This particular PhD thesis is part of the work package on “Impact Investing for Social Entrepreneurship Scaling”. The position is focused on quantitatively assessing the impact of....

Job description ————— This project aims at effective up- and reskilling of heat pump installers through the  development of a technology-enhanced workplace learning curriculum. The ideal candidate should possess an interest in co-creating knowledge and solutions with future installers, their companies and the project partners, such as RWTH Aachen University and the European Heat Pump....

Job description In this role, you will be responsible of developing cutting-edge deep learning models for real-time image and video analysis (e.g., segmentation, object tracking, reinforcement learning), with applications to medical imaging and robotic systems. In this role, you will contribute to the development and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions for real-time image-guided medical applications.....

Job description In this role, you will help develop and implement cutting-edge AI solutions for real-time, image-guided medical applications, with a focus on advanced robotics. You will work directly with clinical data to design robust, efficient deep learning algorithms that maximize the information extracted from images and delivered to the robot. To be successful in....

Job description Are you excited about applying AI to solve real clinical challenges? As a postdoctoral researcher in the Mathematics of Imaging & AI (MIA) chair, you will join the ZonMW-funded AI for EVAR project, aiming to transform the care for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). You will develop and validate cutting-edge multimodal deep....

Job description Project overview This project aims to revolutionize aircraft winglet design by developing morphing surfaces enabled by Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs). These adaptive winglets are designed to optimize aerodynamic performance by responding to temperature variations and incorporating active thermal control for real-time configuration adjustments. This hybrid passive-active system reduces dependence on traditional mechanical components,....

Job description The Dynamics based Maintenance group, Faculty of Engineering Technology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands has an opening for a postdoc candidate within the project “Engineering for Zero Downtime in Cyber-Physical Systems via Intelligent Diagnostics (ZORRO)”. To increase the availability and reliability of critical and complex high-tech systems, like machines used in....

Job description The position is embedded into a large-scale effort between academic groups in the Netherlands and industrial partners to reduce CO2 emissions in steel production using machine learning. You can find more information here. You will work on a theoretical and an applied project on data-enhanced physical reduced order models and will act as....

Job description The rapid expansion of (peri-)urban areas across Europe presents a serious sustainability challenge. A modal shift towards cycling is required to achieve sustainable urban mobility, thereby reducing private car dependency, and improving health, air quality and noise pollution. In the project Green and safe routing, the challenge is to develop, validate and test....

Job description A hip fracture in older adults is associated with complications and a high mortality rate of 10% within one month and 30% within one year after hip fracture surgery. It is therefore crucial to monitor patients’ health condition continuously and accurately after surgery to measure and evaluate patients’ recovery progress, timely detect and....

Job description The Domain Name System (DNS) plays a central role in the Internet’s infrastructure. Its distributed nature has enabled global scalability, but it also introduces risks that undermine resilience. Delegations in the DNS namespace form long and often opaque supply chains, increasing the attack surface and introducing potential single points of failure. In today’s....

Job description In recent years, the energy sector has undergone changes that have a high impact on the dynamics in power markets. One of the changes has been the shift towards energy production from intermittent sources, such as wind and solar. As a consequence of this shift, the amounts of energy that are traded at....

Job description The PhD positions Press forming of thermoplastic composites Press forming is a manufacturing technology for producing small to medium-sized thermoplastic composite components in high volumes. Process simulation software is being developed for virtual optimization of tool design and material handling, enabling first-time-right manufacturing. The predictive quality of these tools relies on accurate constitutive....

Job description Gallium Nitride: covering the entire chain from device modelling and characterisation, MMIC design up to phased-array implementations (3 vacancies) With its partners, the University of Twente founded POLARIS, a programme running under the Dutch National Growth Fund (NGF). It realises breakthroughs in the creation and manufacturing of complex micro-electronic Radio Frequency (RF) systems....

Job description There is an increasing demand for infrastructure services while, at the same time, infrastructure networks reach capacity thresholds. Extending and upgrading infrastructure is challenging and limited not only because of long infrastructure lifetimes coupled with high investment costs but also because of space and resource scarcity. The prevailing logic behind infrastructure investment decisions,....

Job description Circularity, energy transition, extreme heat, and flooding: all potentially conflicting challenges that eventually converge in the built environment. Consider, for instance, how the civil infrastructure required to realize the energy transition or changing material flows to construct bridges and roads in a circular way can affect each other. While national strategies and missions....

Job description This position is part of the NWO KIC Smart Materials project, Smart Materials for Information Processing, in collaboration with the NanoElectronics (NE) group at the University of Twente and the Infomatter group at AMOLF. The SMIP project aims at revolutionising computing by developing adaptive, smart materials that combine memory and learning directly within....

Job description A PhD position is available at the chair of Precision Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering Technology of the University of Twente. In high-tech domains such as semicon, healthcare, and space, performance is increasingly limited by thermally induced deformations. While passive and active compensation methods exist, thermal effects must be addressed during early-stage....

Job description Are you passionate about developing cutting-edge numerical algorithms at the intersection of geometry, stochastic analysis, and high-performance simulations? We offer a challenging PhD position in the Mathematics of Computational Science group to design and analyse novel structure-preserving methods for stochastic dynamical systems, with applications ranging from plasma physics and molecular dynamics to advanced....

Job description The focus lies on advancing the digital and experimental design of sustainable deep-drawing processes for downgauged, recycled-content aluminum trays. The Challenge Precision-formed aluminum trays are indispensable in high-specification packaging for medical, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods. Currently, these are manufactured using thick virgin aluminum and require intensive trial-and-error setup, resulting in excessive waste, frequent....

Job description Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) will be functionalized with chemical groups capable of interacting with both silica fillers and rubber polymers. These functionalized CNTs will be incorporated into rubber compounds to evaluate their influence on in-rubber properties. Special emphasis is placed on the development of a CNT–silica hybrid filler through the pre-reaction of functionalized CNTs....

Job description We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and curious EngD (Engineering Doctorate) or PostDoc researcher to join our Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems (IEBIS) section at the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences. This position allows you to contribute towards a future-proof logistics system with a special focus on machine....

Job description The XUV Optics Group at Twente has started a new multidisciplinary research program on these topics. We develop forefront fundamental research, relevant to high tech applications Industrial Focus Group XUV Optics. The research will take place in a state-of-the-art thin film laboratory within the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente,....

Job description You will join an interdisciplinary and collaborative research team at the University of Twente (UT) and the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) to explore the educational potential of fully immersive Virtual Reality (VR) applications. This project aims to apply and extend the Cognitive Affective Model of Immersive Learning (CAMIL) by empirically examining how....

Job description Staying in focus is a fundamental challenge in highly demanding optical systems where imaging plays a central role – from microscopes to telescopes, but also for advanced lithography. For the next-generation “hyper-NA” lithographic tool of ASML, the demands of keeping the wafer surface at the focal point of the imaging system will require....

Job description Motor recovery after neuromuscular injuries is often sub-optimal. These limitations largely stem from current rehabilitation technologies operating with limited knowledge of pathology-specific neuromuscular characteristics and their response to prescribed treatments. Based on the technologies created in the NeuBotics Lab, you will develop a platform that: 1.      Decodes the activity of ankle muscle motor....

Job description At the CPM chair we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the EU-funded FASTER project, which aims to enable the decentralized production of green ammonia; a crucial molecule at the intersection of the energy and food value chains. Green ammonia can act both as a hydrogen carrier for energy applications and....

Job description To bring computing power to the edge and to make the cloud sustainable, various paradigms for energy-efficient computing are emerging. These paradigms, for example neuromorphic, wave-based, probabilistic, and in-memory computing, are based on a wide variety of physical processes, materials, architectures, and algorithms. For effective implementation, these aspects need to be mapped, integrated....

Job description With the growing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in geospatial decision-making processes, ensuring transparency, accountability, and trust in model outputs has become imperative, especially in critical domains such as disaster risk management, social vulnerability mapping using satellite imagery, and ecological monitoring of invasive species. You will explore how Explainable AI (XAI) methods can....

Job description During the early stages of developing winter and all-season tread compounds, it is essential to accurately predict their snow performance in the laboratory phase. This enables the proper selection of the most promising candidates for tire prototyping, which will later undergo outdoor testing to assess real-world snow performance. Given the high costs associated....

Job description Climate change intensifies droughts, heatwaves, water scarcity, and flooding, increasing the urgency for sustainable and adaptive water management strategies. This project aims to investigate how water management interventions influence hydrological fluxes and storages by integrating physically based hydrological modelling with observational data. The research involves setting up an integrated hydrological model that collects....

Job description Most patients with kidney failure receive dialysis therapy, because of a donor organ shortage. Unfortunately, current filters cannot remove all toxins from patients’ blood, especially protein-bound uremic toxins, leading to high mortality and poor quality of life. Moreover, dialysis therapy requires lots of water. This research project aims to establish pilot scale production....

Job description The challenge This PhD research focuses on the advanced design and analysis of kinematic couplings—a key technology for achieving passive, high-precision, and deterministic alignment between precision components. Unlike active alignment methods that rely on actuators and sensors, kinematic couplings enable self-alignment purely through geometry and contact mechanics, offering a fast, robust, and repeatable....

Job description Interested in developing transdisciplinary approaches that engage both scientific evidence and the imagination to collectively explore urban futures? This position is hosted by the Faculty of Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) within the Sector Plan Beta II program’s focus area on Spatial Dynamics, which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education,....

Job description This PhD position offers you the opportunity to join an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the interface of applied mathematics and process optimization in the medical laboratory context. Your contributions will be to gain mathematical insights and ensure that these translate into real-world impact. Ensuring timely and consistent access to medical test results....

Job description The Netherlands faces the enormous challenge of renovating 1.5 million buildings and transitioning 7 million homes to fossil-free energy by 2050. Current renovation approaches are too slow and inefficient to meet these targets. To build capacity, it is important to utilise the available resources more efficiently, for example by gravitating towards industrialised and....

Job description The Netherlands faces the enormous challenge of renovating and de-fossilizing 1.5m buildings and 7m homes by 2050. Existing approaches in practice are too slow and inefficient to meet these targets. The PRE-MADONA project develops a game-changing solution that incorporates data-driven methods to optimise large-scale renovation flows (Verbouwstromen). By bringing together contractors’ resources, clusters....

Job description Remanufacturing of steel products, in particular bearings, is a promising method to make more efficient use of materials and resources and hence to reduce the emissions associated with the production of new steel for these applications. The main challenge in increasing the market share of remanufactured steel products is the ability to measure....

Job description Nanometer-thin films are enabling factors in many advanced technology fields such as photovoltaics, wear resistance, optics, and many more. Due to their thickness often being only a few nm or even below, one major challenge in designing and improving thin film devices is characterizing the properties of the synthesized nanometer thin films and....

Job description The Netherlands faces the enormous challenge of renovating and de-fossilizing 1.5m buildings and 7m homes by 2050. Existing approaches in practice are too slow and inefficient to meet these targets. The PRE-MADONA project develops a game-changing solution that incorporates data-driven methods to optimise large-scale renovation flows (Verbouwstromen). By bringing together contractors’ resources, clusters....

Job description Society is facing major challenges like labour and material scarcity, digitalisation and climate adaptation. These challenges have a significant impact on our built environment and the actors that operate in this field. Addressing these challenges requires a fundamental change in how public organisations operate and coordinate themselves and their relations with private parties....

Job description The BATT-AI project aims to develop advanced methodologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) for optimising the integration of large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) into smart grids to enhance grid stability and facilitate optimal use of connection capacity. The goal of this PhD position is to contribute to the design of models and....

Job description This position is part of the NWO KIC Smart Materials project, Smart Materials for Information Processing, in collaboration with the Interfaces and Correlated Electronics (ICE) group at the University of Twente and the Infomatter group at AMOLF. The SMIP project aims at revolutionising computing by developing adaptive, smart materials that combine memory and....

Job description The RS-group and Electromagnetic Compatibility Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a Ph.D. researcher on Closed-loop testing for faster and better EM evaluation of complex high-tech systems within the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Project NEPIT – Network for Evaluation of Propagation and Interference Training. To expose objects....

Job description —————— You will develop a mathematical framework for multiple testing, enabling flexibility in study design, analysis, and model choice while retaining strong error guarantees. This means that researchers can adapt their research questions and sampling plans to the data as they come in and in a way that is as model-free as possible.....

Job description —————— The importance of influence operations in the information environment (a.k.a. information warfare) is evident not only in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, but also as an central part of hybrid conflict – confrontation that takes place below the threshold of open war. In this context, the high-paced development (and shut-down) of communications....

Job description Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized medicine by enabling interventions without large incisions, thereby significantly improving clinical outcomes. Such surgical techniques include insertions of needles, catheters, and micro-robots. For effective medical diagnosis and treatment, the device must reach its intended target. In order to increase the targeting accuracy of the procedure and improve clinical....

Job description —————— Key takeaways The PhD research will be performed as part of an industry funded project on optimization of last-mile delivery operations. The goal of this project is to conceive, develop, and evaluate optimization models and algorithms for increasing the economic efficiency of last-mile delivery operations, including routing of delivery vehicles and picking....

Job description —————— The increasing integration of data-intensive and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems into everyday life has made digital identity a pervasive and inescapable reality. Every time we engage in digital transactions—whether placing a food order or accessing an online service—we generate and share a wealth of personal data. This includes usernames, passwords, contact information,....

Job description —————— Several mathematical models will be developed in the work package “Intelligent control of patient flows and capacities” of the CARE-FLOW project. The first two models optimize patient flows and capacities for hospitals and follow-up care organizations in Germany and the Netherlands on an individual basis, given internal demand forecasts. The third model....

Job description —————— Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex disease in which multiple tissues in the joint are affected. Recently, multiple OA risk genes were identified based on small genetic variations (SNPs) in the regulatory sequences of these genes. These variations can lead to unfavorable expression of these genes contributing to disease progression. OA patients have....

Job description —————— Join our innovative Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences. We emphasize personal and professional development and encourage social activities. Contribute to future-proofing the healthcare system while maintaining accessibility and quality! The Challenge Our healthcare systems are facing growing and multifaceted challenges. The....

Job description —————— This position is embedded in the project CARE-FLOW. Its objective is to develop and evaluate algorithms for the healthcare sector and to improve the management of patient flows and capacities in a Dutch/German border region to ensure access to and efficiency of healthcare. Two distinct algorithms/mathematical models will be developed within the....

Job description —————— The Challenge —————— Maintenance of railway assets is if vital importance to ensure safe and cost effective operation. This is in particular valid for intensively used railway networks such as those in The Netherlands. Intensive use increases wear and hence the need for maintenance, while at the same time, it limits the....

Job description —————— The Radio Systems Group within the department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a PhD researcher to work in the EU Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Project iSENSE – In-Situ Monitoring of Electromagnetic Interference. This research is linked to Doctoral Candidate 3 – DC3 – on simultaneous radiated and conducted EMI characterization....

Job description —————— The Radio Systems Group within the department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a PhD researcher to work in the EU Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Project iSENSE – In-Situ Monitoring of Electromagnetic Interference. This research is linked to Doctoral Candidate 13 – DC13 – on enhancing electromagnetic compatibility for evolving power....

Job description —————— Background Semiconductors drive transformative advancements across manufacturing and other sectors, enabling efficiency, innovation, and automation. However, their production and supply chains face critical challenges: Electronics Chips: These silicon-based chips are versatile and cost-effective, making them essential for industrial automation, IoT-enabled systems, and smart manufacturing processes. However, their energy-intensive production and poor recycling....

Job description —————— This project combines advanced optical and nanofabrication techniques to develop a fast, cost-effective, highly sensitive biosensing device. The device will be applied for microbial contamination detection.  Microbial contaminations are a major threat to public health, safety, and economic stability on a global scale. They result in several diseases and health conditions, ranging....

Job description —————— Hydrogen is a recognized crucial component, required for many industrial processes. The sustainable electrochemical production of hydrogen, i.e. green hydrogen, needs to economically compete with the conventional (fossil based) production methods. You will explore the optimization of hydrogen production through alkaline electrolysis in a large consortium of academia and industry. This specific....

Job description —————— The Radio Systems Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a PhD researcher to work in the EU Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Project PATTERN – European Doctoral Network Enabling Artificial Intelligence for Electromagnetic Compatibility. This research is linked to (DC 14 – Doctoral Candidate) the Development of diagnostic....

Job description —————— Are you eager to make a real impact on the lives of people with osteoarthritis? We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and curious PhD candidate to join our Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences. At HTSR, you’ll be part of a collaborative....

Job description —————— In Europe alone, each year hundreds of million tons of valuable materials are lost in industrial processing. To increase the yield of these processes, it is important to reduce and/or valorise waste streams. Therefore, various processes that involve the use of alcohols as (anti)solvents and the application of pH switches to recover....

Job description —————— We are looking for an biomedical engineer, technical medicine specialist, applied physicist, or a related expert with a PhD in experimental imaging, phantom development, or multi-modal imaging. Experience in photoacoustics, ultrasound, elastography, or tissue-mimicking materials is highly desirable. The ideal candidate has: – Strong experimental skills in imaging system development or application,....

Job description —————— We are seeking a postdoctoral candidate with a strong background in computational nanophotonics and plasmonics. This project aims to develop a theoretical basis for enhanced optical fields in complex nanophotonic structures. The project involves numerically solving Maxwell’s equations for nanophotonic structures and developing analytical models to describe the optical properties of the....

Job description —————— Despite decades of biodiversity governance and conservation, the loss of nature and biodiversity continue unabated, while the impacts of climate change are becoming ever more acute. Halting this trend requires transformative changes that challenge the status quo and address the root causes of intersecting social and environmental challenges (IPBES 2019). Bottom-up initiatives....

Job description —————— Digital Responsibility (DR) is a recently emerged concept that highlights the values, norms, and principles that guide organizations and individuals in the ethical design, development, implementation, and use of digital technologies. Far from being abstract, ethical issues of the widespread digitalization are already impacting our everyday lives in private and professional contexts.....

Job description —————— Are you ready to join our team and together improve our understanding of terrestrial ecosystem carbon uptake on Earth? The Earth has become greener as a result of increasing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, and the carbon uptake by the vegetation has also increased. Will that process continue, how does vegetation....

Job description —————— We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and curious postdoctoral researcher to join our innovative Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences. In this dynamic and inclusive section of around 35 researchers personal and professional development is central and there is plenty....

Job description —————— The Power Electronics Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a Postdoc researcher (fully funded, 2 years) to work in the European Partnership on Metrology joint research project MetSuperCap – “Metrology for static and dynamic characterisation of supercapacitors”. The MetSuperCap project aims to establish a traceable and sound....

Job description —————— Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are a key topic in climate policy, but their role, especially in offsetting schemes, remains debated. For instance, bioenergy and tree planting are often treated inconsistently in carbon accounting, highlighting the need for more coherent frameworks. Emerging policies like the EU Carbon Removal Certification Scheme and the Paris Agreement’s....

Job description —————— Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolysers aim to combine the best aspects of Alkaline and PEM technologies to achieve a lower cost of hydrogen production. AEM electrolysers use lower cost and more earth-abundant materials than PEM and, typically, have higher efficiencies than alkaline electrolysers. However, AEM electrolysers are prone to higher degradation rates,....

Job description —————— The Department Mechanics of Solids, Surfaces & Systems (MS3), part of the faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) is currently seeking an EngD candidate developing advanced sealing solutions for electrolyzer stacks, crucial components in green hydrogen production. Hydrogen, a key player in the clean energy transition, requires efficient and safe production methods. Electrolysers,....

Job description —————— The PhD student will investigate how to detect, quantify and qualify smiled speech and how the perception of it affects social interactions. To that end, an audiovisual database of smiled speech will be collected to enable studies into the detection and perception of smiled speech, investigating its acoustic and perceptual characteristics (in....

Job description —————— The Surface Technology and Tribology group at the Department of Mechanics of Solids, Surfaces & Systems (MS3), part of the Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to investigate magnet-to-metal adhesive bonding. Research in the Surface Technology and Tribology group focuses on surfaces and interfaces in engineering....

Job description —————— The University of Twente wants to be an organisation that effectively deploys diversity, talents, and capabilities in the labour market for now and in the future. In the framework of our diversity and inclusiveness policy, we strongly stimulate people with a (work) disability to apply for this position. The University of Twente....

Job description —————— Within the Membrane Processes for Food (MPF) group, we have two vacancies for EngD candidates who will design novel separation processes in close collaboration with partners from the food industry. Within the ReCoVR project that revolves around the application of electric fields to bring separation methods to a next level in terms....

Job description —————— The Power Electronics Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering has a vacancy for a PhD researcher (fully funded, 4 years) to work in the European Partnership on Metrology joint research project ENSURE – Metrology for Electric energy and supply reliability. The focus of the ENSURE project is to perform the metrology....

Job description —————— This research position is part of the NWO-funded SOURCE program: Sand nOURisment strategies for sustainable Coastal Ecosystems. The SOURCE philosophy is that carefully planned sand nourishments in the present will create the required and desired resilient and dynamic multifunctional coastal landscapes of the future. SOURCE will deliver the scientific knowledge, models and....

Job description —————— The search for habitable environments on planets and moons in our solar system involves the remote detection of the typical surface expression of these environments. These expressions include surface compositions that indicate the presence of early and primitive bacterial life and their geological context, which are detectable using hyperspectral remote sensing methods.....

Job description —————— Our brains are incredibly energy efficient and can process incredible amounts of data a million times more energy efficient than the best supercomputers. Therefore, there is now a global wide effort to develop neuromorphic devices for energy efficient computing enabling new technologies and to reduce energy consumption to combat climate change.  Inspired....

Job description —————— The Semantics, Cybersecurity and Services (SCS) group and the Formal Methods and Tools (FMT) group at the University of Twente are looking for a full-time postdoc to join their research team. The prospective candidate will perform research at the intersection of software security, with a focus on automation, and formal methods, with....

Job description —————— We are developing a platform for label-free characterization of single (bio)molecules and nanoparticles, bringing the lab-on-a-chip concept to the ultimate single-molecule resolution. Your research will be focused on building a widefield iSCAT microscope for the readout of the optical signal from gold nanogap electrodes for trapping/actuation of single biomolecules using dielectrophoresis. Are....

Job description —————— Appointment planning in healthcare and the legal system show great similarity: both settings have random arrivals of jobs (patients or legal cases),  and, often, for each job a series of tasks with random duration to be executed at different points in time by different sets of servers. Building on our considerable expertise....

Job description —————— The World Health Organization defines healthy ageing as the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in old age. This functional ability depends on an individual’s intrinsic capacity – comprising their physical and mental health, and the environment in which they live. Timely monitoring of individuals’ intrinsic capacity....

Job description —————— Enhance the fundamental understanding of the structure of electrode-electrolyte interfaces and their response to applied voltages and imposed currents. Perform high resolution Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) experiments and analyze them in collaboration with a theory and molecular simulation PhD-colleague at Leiden University and with your colleagues in the Physics of Complex Fluids....

Job description —————— Modern energy applications, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells and electrolyzers, usually rely on nanoporous, disordered materials through which molecules and ions must travel. This nanoconfinement  induces a plethora of couplings between charge and fluid transport, in no small part due to the inherently high surface-to-volume ratio inherent to such structures. Disentangling these....

Job description —————— The Internet knows many types of cyber security threats, which are ever-increasing. Threats such as (distributed) denial-of-service attacks continue to pose a severe risk to users, organisations, and vital services and infrastructures alike. Attacks can emanate from access networks as well as target them. High-volume attacks (i.e., volumetric DDoS) are commonly mitigated....

Job description —————— The Project The projects’ goal is to create versatile basic models that can be used in larger scale models to model optimal material composition and find better process parameters to produce the new green steel of the future. The project results will help to reduce energy and material wastage by providing a....

Job description —————— We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and curious PhD candidate to join our innovative Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems (IEBIS) section at the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences. In this dynamic and inclusive section, personal and professional development is central, and there is plenty of room for....

Job description —————— In mental healthcare, timely access to treatment is under pressure. A key explaining factor is the lack of alignment between required treatment and available resources causing many patients to be put on waiting lists. A second explaining factor is the imbalance between standardization and personalization of treatment pathways. A third factor is....

Job description —————— The DMB research group is looking for highly motivated and talented PhD candidates. The position is under the supervision of Dr. Estefania Talavera and focuses on the design, development and application of multimodal computer vision frameworks for video analysis with a focus on human behaviour understanding. You will work on original research....

Job description —————— The Project SMARTTEST has 11 vacancies for a PhD to work in the EU Horizon 2023 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Project. More detailed information on the PhD positions and the objectives can be found on the website of SMARTTEST. SMARTTEST, a European Doctoral Network for Resilient Remote Healthcare using Intelligent Sensing and Communication Technologies,....

Job description —————— A hip fracture in older adults is associated with complications and a high mortality rate of 10% within one month and 30% within one year after hip fracture surgery. It is therefore crucial to monitor patients’ health condition continuously and accurately after surgery to measure and evaluate patients’ recovery progress, and timely....

Job description —————— Project Overview Thermochemical heat transformers (TCHTs) are pivotal in capturing and converting low-grade waste heat into usable energy, significantly improving industrial energy efficiency. The core of this technology lies in the reactor, where a solid-gas reaction occurs. This project aims to design and develop a continuous reactor decoupled from the storage. Your....

Job description —————— This specific position focuses on using the communication/radar system/spectrum resources efficiently and effectively, to enable user-specific communications and scenario-specific human/environment sensing. The goal of this position is to develop ISAC solutions of co-existing communication devices and modular, distributed mmWave frequency/phase-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW/PMCW) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar, to investigate how coms/radar devices can....

Job description —————— We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and curious PhD candidate to join our innovative Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences. In this dynamic and inclusive section of around 35 researchers personal and professional development is central and there is plenty....

Job description —————— This specific position focuses on using the ISAC spectrum/system resources responsibly, to enable sustainable, energy-efficient and low carbon footprint ISAC for our specific use cases of health monitoring and BEYOND. The goal of this position is to develop and validate a generic energy model incorporating the system topology and configuration as well....

Job description —————— We are developing a platform for label-free characterization of single (bio)molecules and nanoparticles, bringing the lab-on-a-chip concept to the ultimate single-molecule resolution. Your research will be focused on the engineering of nanogap electrodes for trapping/actuation of single biomolecules and nanoparticles using inhomogeneous AC electric fields and optical readout from the traps. Are....

Job description —————— Are you an emerging scientist driven by scientific curiosity to discover and learn? Are you interested in unravelling the intricate nexus between climate change stressors and biodiversity? Are you passionate about processing and analysing multi-sourced Earth Observation data for vulnerable ecosystems in Europe? Then, join our PhD program to use Earth Observation....

Job description —————— Challenge When engineering utility lines, designers need to adhere to technical design requirements regarding their placement (including location, trace, depth, and minimum distances to buildings and other utilities). This becomes challenging as new energy networks, water retention solutions, and other buried objects compete for the same underground space as existing networks. Excavation....

Job description —————— Adjusting the support provided by a robotic gait trainer to match each person’s performance is a challenging task for therapists due to the numerous parameters that need tuning and the unclear impact of these adjustments on higher-level walking goals, such as speed and stability. To alleviate this burden, we aim to develop....

Job description —————— The goal of this project is to advance gait entrainment technology and understanding towards an effective gait therapy for people with movement disorders. The main distinction between conventional robotic gait therapy and gait entrainment with wearable robots is the mechanism of human-machine interaction. In conventional robotic gait therapy, exoskeletons/exosuits (exos) physically assist....

Job description —————— The rapid evolution of communication networks, which are expected to further grow in complexity and scale, has significantly improved global connectivity. However, this growth also led to a substantial increase in energy consumption, contributing to global carbon emissions and raising environmental concerns. As networks expand, the processes involved in data transmission require....

Job description ————— This topic is centred around model reduction of port-Hamiltonian systems, both concerning analysis and application. The aim is to develop reduced-order models of port-Hamiltonian systems while preserving the structure of the original system. For the explicit construction of the reduced-order model, recent methods utilizing model reduction on manifolds and machine learning techniques....

Job description ————— The Chairs of Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (NSM) and Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Products and Energy Systems (AMPSES), within Faculty of Engineering Technology, have an opening for a PhD position focused on the development of adaptive winglets using shape memory alloys in aircraft. The Challenge This research project seeks to advance the aviation....

Job description ————— The SusInkCoat project, a collaborative effort between public and private partners, is tackling the environmental challenges posed by traditional plastics in coatings and inks. Recognizing the progress made in sustainable plastics for larger applications, SusInkCoat aims to bridge the gap for thin films by developing innovative, eco-friendly polymers and additives. These materials....

Job description ————— Natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, and landslides pose significant risks to human populations, infrastructure, and ecosystems. These hazards rarely occur in isolation; they often trigger or interact with other processes, leading to multi-hazard effects. For instance, an earthquake may trigger landslides, which in turn can block rivers, causing floods. Accurate prediction....

Job description ————— The Pervasive Systems research group at the University of Twente is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to perform research and development on integrating heterogeneous information from multiple sources. This research project focuses on the effective control and data integration of drone swarms: combining heterogeneous information from different sources in a....

Job description ————— Join the NBP group, a multidisciplinary team at the University of Twente, where physics, chemistry and biology converge. We are dedicated to understanding intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and their roles in biological processes. Our focus is on the study of IDPs in the context of neurodegenerative diseases, using advanced microscopy and spectroscopy....

Job description ————— The Faculty of Behavioural, Management, and Social Sciences at the University of Twente is currently seeking a motivated and curious PhD student who would like to contribute to understanding organizational change in the context of enabling accessible mental healthcare. The ideal candidate is interested in individual change processes. You study how mental....

Job description ————— Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex disease in which multiple tissues in the joint are affected. Recently, multiple OA risk genes were identified based on small genetic variations (SNPs) in the regulatory sequences of these genes. These variations can lead to unfavorable expression of these genes contributing to disease progression. OA patients have....

Job description ————— NWO-funded research program “Advanced Wave Engineering for Sustainable Optical Applications (AWAVE)” addresses optical challenges to enable high-tech optical devices that are energy efficient, secure, and preserve scarce resources, with the aim of rendering the worldwide urbanization sustainable. To realize future high-tech devices that are sustainable for billions of people, it is crucial....

Job description —————— The Neuro-Mechanical Modeling and Engineering Lab at the University of Twente invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral position funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant ROBOREACTOR. This is an exciting opportunity to join a cutting-edge team at the intersection of neurophysiology, biomechanics, and rehabilitation robotics. Project Overview —————— As a postdoctoral researcher in this....

Job description —————— We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher for the Modular and Integrated Sustainable Datacenter (MISD) project, funded by the EU. This unique dual-role position blends in-depth research into path-breaking, mission-driven innovation (60%) with an action-oriented role (40%) to support partners in the consortium with the aim to develop viable, sustainable and socio-politically....

Job description —————— We are seeking a talented postdoctoral researcher to engineer pore-forming toxins (PFTs) for targeted cancer therapeutics and biosensor development. You will work on developing and optimizing pore-forming toxins (PFTs) for selective cancer cell targeting. This will involve expressing and purifying PFTs, as well as performing (computational) protein engineering and directed evolution to....

Job description —————— The Chair of Nonlinear Solid Mechanics at the Faculty of Engineering Technology, has an opening for a postdoctoral position on the development of physics-based models to predict mechanical performance based on electromagnetic sensing behaviors in steel production processes. The Challenge In steel production lines, electromagnetic sensors conduct non-destructive, online measurements to deduce....

Job description —————— The Dutch industry needs a skilled workforce to keep up with and contribute to digital and green transitions. Currently, implementing new technology is often seen as complex, as this also affects the production processes and way of working. This might result in managers either jumping to solutions (without fully understanding the implications) or....

Job description —————— The position The position is part of the FlexSMART project with the aim of integrating sensing and control within soft/flexible surgical devices for minimally invasive surgery. The project will be conducted within the Surgical Robotics Laboratory and research facilities of the Department of Biomechanical Engineering. In addition there are excellent opportunities for close collaboration....

Job description —————— Emerging worker-robot relations (WRRs) have various configurations (i.e., single worker, worker-client relation, or a team of workers), and are established within environments with complex sets of protocols with varying levels of autonomy (or not), and where power dynamics are at play. While WRRs promise new opportunities for innovation, cost reduction, and productivity,....

Job description —————— The position is embedded in the MISD project which is part of the Important Project of Common European Interest Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS). MISD (Modular & Integrated Sustainable Datacenter) focuses on the development of a unique field lab ecosystem, the “decentralized network of data centers of the future”, where....

Job description ————— To meet the increasing demand for both passenger and freight transportation, the European Flagship 2 – R2DATO rail research programme leverages digitalisation and automation to develop Next Generation Trains and Infrastructure. In this context, the 1-year Postdoc project sits at the intersection of business and technology management and aims to provide design....

Job description ————— The challenge We investigate the composition and behaviour of complex (higher) educational systems. By explaining and modelling such systems, we strive to promote a balanced improvement between the systems’ education and research outputs. This 2-year postdoctoral position is part of the NPULS-CTL project, which has the objective of improving the University of....

Job description ————— The DBE (Developmental BioEngineering) group seeks a qualified candidate for a Postdoctoral position for a project that aims to develop smart in-situ crosslinking hydrogels, capable to locally deliver therapeutics to the heart. Cardiovascular diseases are the primary causes of death and disability worldwide; especially myocardial infarction, which is the consequence of coronary....

Job description ————— Are you an emerging scholar driven by scientific curiosity to discover and learn? Are you interested in unraveling the intricate nexus between water-related risk and climate change?                                                   ....

Job description ————— In collaboration with the ThermoPlastic composites Research Centre TPRC, the Production Technology chair at the University of Twente has a post-doc position available on topology mapping of the microstructure of thermoplastic composites. Background and challenge Thermoplastic composite (TPC) materials offer lightweight solutions for energy efficient vehicles, combined with improved recycling opportunities compared....

Job description ————— We are looking for two motivated and skilled post-doctoral researchers to carry out advanced physics research on understanding the interaction of hydrogen based plasma with thin films used for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) optics applications. The main aim of the first project is to develop understanding how uptake and diffusion of hydrogen can....

Job description ————— Mudflats, with (micro)algae, salt marsh plants, and seagrasses can be found along many sheltered coasts regulated by the tides. These intertidal areas are, for example, important as feeding grounds for (wader) birds, and for reducing flooding probabilities of the hinterland. The European HE-funded project REWRITE (REWilding and Restoration of InterTidal Sediment Ecosystems....

Job description Research project description Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized medicine by enabling interventions without large incisions, thereby significantly improving clinical outcomes. Such surgical techniques include insertions of needles, flexible snake-like continuum robots, and micro- and nano-robots. For effective medical diagnosis and treatment, the device must reach its intended target. In order to increase the....

Job description —————— Within the Soft matter, Fluidics, and Interfaces (SFI) group and closely working with the Physics of Fluids (PoF) group, we have a vacancy for a post-doctoral fellow relating to numerical simulations of electrolysis at a local bubble level. Hydrogen is a recognized crucial component, required for many industrial processes such as fertilizer....

Job description —————— The research group Psychology, Health & Technology (PHT) offers a  postdoc position focusing on gaining empirical knowledge about how grief in parents interacts with grief in their children using ecological momentary assessment (EMA). EMA, also called experience sampling, is a fine-grained longitudinal data-collection method and an ecologically valid way to measure prolonged....

Job description ————— Project Overview The goal of this project is to create a system capable of autonomously selecting in real time the optimal concrete composition and process parameters to produce the ideal concrete paste for specific applications, so as to reduce material wastage and improve the environmental performance of concrete as a building material.....

Job description ————— Project Overview The goal of this project is to create a system capable of autonomously selecting the optimal concrete composition and process parameters to produce the ideal concrete paste for specific applications, so as to reduce material wastage and improve the environmental performance of concrete as a building material. This collaborative project....

Job description ————— Natural and human-made disasters can cause widespread devastation in urban areas, impacting thousands of lives and resulting in extensive property damage. In densely populated areas, rapid and accurate assessment of structural stability, i.e. the stability of man-made structures like bridges and buildings, is important for effective emergency response. Providing reliable recommendations is....

Job description ————— The Pervasive Systems research group at the University of Twente is looking for a PhD candidate to perform research and development on a multidisciplinary project involving Neuro-symobolic AI and microfabricated fluidic sensors. The main research objectives are: – Conduct research in neuro-symbolic AI for microfabricated fluidic sensors, including but not limited to....

Job description ————— As part of the Dutch National research program Aviation in Transition, the Production Technology group at the University of Twente has a PhD position on the simulation of a novel assembly technique for thermoplastic composites in a T-joint configuration. Background and challenge Thermoplastic composite materials are considered a prime candidate for the....

Job description ————— As part of the European project FibReLoop, a Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Doctoral Network, we have two PhD positions on modelling and characterization of recycled thermoplastic composite materials. The positions will be co-hosted by the University of Twente (the chairs of Production Technology and Computational Design of Structural Materials) and the ThermoPlastic Composites....

Job description ————— Project Description This PhD position focuses on the development and optimization of smart materials and their integration into innovative thermal energy storage (TES) systems, specifically designed for next-generation heat batteries. The aim is to engineer materials that efficiently store and release thermal energy with enhanced control mechanisms. This research aims to optimize....

Job description ————— The Department of Biomechanical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) at the human-tech oriented University of Twente in collaboration with the department of Medical Physics at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre, are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join us for a full-time, fully funded, 4-year project to substantially....

Job description ————— The Chair of Neuromuscular Robotics is seeking a creative and motivated PhD candidate to advance our understanding of human-exosuit interactions during movement for applications across rehabilitation, occupational tasks, and space travel. The project: The landscape of wearable assistive robots is evolving. These devices are becoming lighter, more flexible, and more integrated with....

Job description The University of Twente (UT) is located in the east of the Netherlands. It offers a dynamic campus, excellent facilities and the possibility to work in- and with- famous research groups. Professor Bram Nauta’s Integrated Circuit Design (ICD) group focuses on various aspects of analog and Radio Frequency (RF) Integrated Circuits (IC). The....

Job description ————— Applications will be evaluated on a monthly basis. The vacancy may be closed early once the positions are filled. We offer two Ph.D. positions within the TruSTy project on “Trustworthy Analysis of Stochastic Timed Systems” funded by NWO, the Dutch Research Council. The project’s goal is to create new highly-reliable approaches –....

Job description ————— This PhD project is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project WINDFLOW, which strives to develop groundbreaking large-eddy simulation strategies for wind farm flows. Your research will develop novel LES to investigate the interaction among clouds on wind farm performance and atmospheric transport processes. This presents an opportunity to push the boundaries....

Job description ————— We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to delve into flow dynamics in offshore wind farms, developing novel computer simulations. As the scale of wind turbines and farms expands, particularly in offshore settings, they present novel challenges due to the unique atmospheric turbulence phenomena that remain largely uncharted. This PhD project,....

Job description ————— This PhD project is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project WINDFLOW, which strives to develop groundbreaking large-eddy simulation strategies for wind farm flows. Joining our team means contributing to a vital area of research. This PhD opportunity allows you to enhance your understanding of fundamental fluid and atmospheric dynamics while developing....

Job description ————— THE CHALLENGE This PhD research will address the health-related challenges individuals encounter at various stages throughout the progression of their health condition. Many health conditions typically involve multiple stages and levels, with each stage being highly interrelated and characterized by changing needs. Examples include, but are not limited to, the gestational stages....