PhD scholarship on Mechanics of Soft Architected Materials DTU Engineering Technology

Description

DTU Engineering Technology is offering a 3-year PhD position on the nonlinear mechanics of soft architected materials. Soft architected materials have immense potential in tissue engineering energy harvesting and soft robotics. A key challenge in the design of flexible scaffolds is to understand the connection between architecture and the macroscopic response that is typically governed by elastic instabilities. This project aims to elucidate this connection through carefully designed experiments on programmed microstructures synthesized by additive manufacturing and the development of computational tools that will enable automated structure-property correlation. The research will be supervised by Associate Professor Stavros Gaitanaros.

Responsibilities and qualifications

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious PhD student ideally with prior experience with additive manufacturing solid mechanics and architected materials. Your primary responsibilities will include :

• Digital design of soft scaffolds and synthesis using extrusion-based bioprinting.
• Experimental characterization and constitutive modeling.
• Compression experiments on 3D-printed scaffolds under different conditions.
• Multi-scale computational modelling and large deformation theory.

This project also involves a research stay abroad in one of our collaborating groups at Johns Hopkins or Cornell Universities.

The candidate is expected to have experience in several of these areas :

Active dissemination of the results in scientific articles and participation in national and international conferences is integral to the job. Furthermore participation in supervising . . and . students is expected.

You must have a two-year masters degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year masters degree.

Approval and Enrolment

The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme please see DTUs rules for the PhD education.

We offer

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research education innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and appointment terms

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant period of employment is 3 years.

The expected starting date is(or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.

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Further information

Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Stavros Gaitanaros staga@ the head of the section Associate ProfessorChristianKimChristiansen chkch@

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Application procedure

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than Friday the 30 January 2026 (23 : 59 Danish time) .

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply please open the link Apply now fill out the online application form and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file . The file must include :

You may apply prior to obtaining your masters degree but cannot begin before having received it.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age gender disability race religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology which is subject to special rules for security and export control open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

About DTU Engineering Technology

We work at the forefront of university-industry collaboration and develop tools and methods for technology implementation. We are organized in eight sections all focused on technology implementation engineering technology and engineering education within a wide range of engineering fields.

The Section for Mechanical Technology is striving to be a globally recognized player within the fields of design advanced materials autonomous systems and thermal processes aiming to create novel implementable technologies for sustainability energy and health. Our research efforts in advanced materials integrate novel synthesis and characterization techniques with state-of-the-art multi-scale modelling and scientific computing methods.

Technology for people

DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13500 students and 6000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive evolving and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Student

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1