Funded PhD Positions in Science and Technology, Delft University

The Netherlands: Funded PhD Positions in Science and Technology,
Delft University of Technology

The Faculty of Applied Sciences is the largest faculty at TU Delft and is equipped with advanced laboratory and experimental facilities. It has an academic staff of more than 200 and approximately 400 PhD and post-doctoral researchers from all over the world. Many of the members of academic staff are prize-winning scientists and engineers internationally known in their fields of research. The Faculty conducts both fundamental and application-oriented research and offers scientific education at the Bachelor, Master and doctoral levels. The working language for postgraduate education and research is English.

Research is spread over six departments:

• Biotechnology – www.bt.tudelft.nl
• Chemical Engineering – www.dct.tudelft.nl
• Imaging Science and Technology – www.ist.tudelft.nl
• Nanoscience – www.ns.tudelft.nl
• Radiation, Radionuclides and Reactors – www.rrr.tudelft.nl
• Multi-Scale Physics – www.msp.tudelft.nl

For detailed project description and names of research leaders for funded PhD positions and application instructions, please go to the Faculty’s application website.

Research keywords
analytical biotechnology, biocatalysis, bioprocess, separation technology, enzymology, industrial microbiology, complex fluids, nanostructured materials, molecular thermodynamics, opto-electronic materials, self-assembling systems, nano-organic chemistry, catalysis engineering, charged particle optics, quantitative imaging, acoustical imaging, optics, molecular electronics, molecular biophysics, nanoelectronics, photronic devices, quantum transport, theoretical physics, high resolution electron microscopy, computational reactor engineering, reactive flows and explosions, multi-phase flows, computational fluid mechanics, clouds, climate and air quality, hydrogen storage, lithium ion batteries, structural and magnetic materials, semi-conductor nanocrystals, fuel cells, solar cells, energy, polarised neutron techniques, positrons, radiation, isotopes, medical imaging, nuclear reactors, nanoscience, biotechnology, chemical technology, nanofabrication, computational fluid dynamics, multi-scale modelling.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) is the foremost research university in the Netherlands for science and engineering. It is consistently ranked within the top 20 in the THES world ranking of science and technology universities. The working language in postgraduate education and research is English.

Employee or student?
Students in funded PhD positions are considered employees of TU Delft. The successful candidate will be employed full-time by TU Delft for a fixed period of 4 years within which he or she is expected to write a dissertation leading to a doctoral degree (PhD thesis). The starting salary is €2000 gross per month increasing to a maximum of € 2558 gross per month in the fourth year.

Funding information
Number of awards per year: Up to 8
Funding applies to: Open to applicants from a range of countries
Funding notes:
Students in funded PhD positions are considered employees of TU Delft for the duration of their appointment. The successful candidate will be employed full-time by TU Delft for a fixed period of 4 years within which he or she is expected to write a dissertation leading to a doctoral degree (PhD thesis). While conducting research and receiving supervision, the candidate may also be expected to carry out a certain amount of teaching or supervisory tasks. Starting salary is €2000 gross per month increasing to a maximum of € 2558 gross per month in the fourth year.

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customized compensation and benefits package (the ‘IKA’). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Delft University of Technology strives to increase the number of women in higher academic positions; women are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

For more information please go to www.tnw.tudelft.nl/phd
Funding duration: 4 years

Contact
Graduate Office, Faculty of Applied Sciences, TU Delft
Lorentzweg 1
2628 CJ Delft
Netherlands
E: phd-tnw@tudelft.nl
T: +31 15 2787991