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Application deadline	Project title	Programme	Candidate background
2026/04/30 23:59 CEST	Friction Tunability via Magnetically Responsive Shell-Structured Surfaces	Mechanical and Production Engineering	Applicants must hold a relevant master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
2026/05/31 23:59 CEST	PhD candidate in plant computational biology	Quantitative Genetics and Genomics	Applicants must hold a master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
2026/05/31 23:59 CEST	PhD candidate in comparative genomics and machine learning for plant biology	Quantitative Genetics and Genomics	Applicants must hold a master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
2026/05/06 23:59 CEST	Aluminum-catalyzed electrochemical ammonia synthesis	Biological and Chemical Engineering	Applicants should hold a master’s degree in chemical engineering/chemistry or similar education that teach candidates to work safely in chemistry lab.
2026/04/30 23:59 CEST	EMBARQ: PhD student in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, with a focus on non-target screening and metabolomics	Environmental Science	Applicants must hold a master’s degree in (analytical or environmental) chemistry or a closely related discipline.
2026/05/14 23:59 CEST	PhD position on Digital Twins for AI-driven Water-based District Cooling Systems to boost Megacity Sustainability	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Applicants must have a relevant Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
2026/04/20 23:59 CEST	Four PhD positions: Climate-driven geohazards in coastal and urban areas	Civil and Architectural Engineering	Applicants must have an MSc degree (120 ECTS) or demonstrate equivalent competencies in civil, structural, geotechnical, or coastal engineering (or a closely related engineering discipline).
2026/06/01 23:59 CEST	PhD position in environmental DNA (eDNA) and biodiversity monitoring in agricultural landscapes	Ecoscience	Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree (120 ECTS) or at least one year of a master’s degree in ecology, molecular ecology, environmental science, conservation biology, or related fields before the start date.
2026/04/17 23:59 CEST	PhD position in soil–pollinator interactions and pollinator responses to grassland management	Agroecology	We invite applications from enthusiastic and motivated candidates with a strong academic background to join our research team and contribute to advancing knowledge on pollinators. Applicants should hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) in agroecology, biology, entomology, or a related discipline.
2026/06/01 23:59 CEST	Soil carbon sequestration and soil health in agroecosystems	Agroecology	Applicants to the PhD position must hold a relevant MSc degree within soil science, agrobiology, agricultural sciences, biosystems engineering, biology or similar.
2026/05/20 23:59 CEST	PhD Position: Agentic Test-Time Adaptation for Efficient and Reliable Edge Intelligence	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Applicants to the PhD position must have a master’s degree (120 ECTS) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field.
2026/04/30 23.59 CEST	PhD in road ecology	Ecoscience	The candidate must have a completed master’s degree (120 ETCS) in biology, ecology, biotechnology, evolution, environmental sciences or similar subjects.