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1. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Computational Social Intrinsic Motivation (SIM)
Summary of PhD Project
Our goal is to advance social AI, i.e. artificial agents capable of supporting us proactively or reactively in a range of virtual or embodied tasks. However, existing social AI and artificial agents more generally still struggle in delivering reliable support in situations that were not anticipated at design-time, and their decision-making processes may be hard to understand by interaction partners or operators. This project tackles these challenges by advancing Social Intrinsic Motivation (SIM), i.e. computational models of intrinsic motivation applied to the interaction of multiple agents.
Application Deadline: 30.9.2025
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2. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Industrial Wood Construction
Summary of PhD Project
We are currently seeking a skilled and highly motivated Doctoral Researcher interested in conducting research related to wood construction and structures. This position—Doctoral Researcher in Industrial Wood Construction—is a collaborative opportunity between Aalto University’s Department of Civil Engineering and XAMK (University of Applied Sciences) in Savonlinna. The candidate may be based either in Espoo or Savonlinna. If based in Espoo, periodic travel to Savonlinna is expected. The position offers full-time employment from Aalto for the full four-year duration of the doctoral studies.
Application Deadline: 15.9.2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Experimental studies on Hydrogen and Methane combustion in Argon
Summary of PhD Project
This project investigates the combustion characteristics and jet dynamics of ultra-high-pressure (>300 bar) hydrogen and methane injections in argon environments, under engine-relevant conditions. Advanced optical diagnostics, including high-speed Schlieren imaging, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), and Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) will be employed within a custom optical spray and combustion chamber to capture detailed flow and combustion phenomena.
Application Deadline: 27.8.2025
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4. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Wood-based Functional Biocomposites
Summary of PhD Project
A four-year Doctoral Researcher position is available in the Wood Materials Science Group at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Finland. The thesis work will be carried out as part of the COOLWOOD project, led by Academy Research Fellow Dr. Shennan Wang and funded by the Research Council of Finland. The project aims to harness and enhance wood’s natural properties for climate regulation, with a particular focus on developing sustainable wood-based materials for passive cooling applications.
Application Deadline: 15.8.2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Computational Structural/ Solid Mechanics
Summary of PhD Project
The Department of Civil Engineering is looking for a highly qualified, talented, and motivated individual with an enthusiastic attitude toward high-quality research to work as a full-time Doctoral Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Structural/Solid Mechanics. The candidate’s research activities will focus on the development of a computational setup for fiber-enriched materials design within the Processing-Structure-Properties-Performance (PSPP) framework under the joint supervision of Assistant Professor Sergei Khakalo and Professor of Practice Jouni Punkki.
Application Deadline: 8.8.2025
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6. 02 Fully Funded PhD Programs in superconducting qubits and millikelvin electronics
Summary of PhD Project
We are now looking for two Postdoctoral Researchers to join our development of improved superconduting qubits and millikelvin electronics which will be integrated to form an autonomous superconducting quantum processor at Aalto University’s Quantum Coputing and Devices (QCD) group at the Department of Applied Physics. In this position you have a chance to make history by demonstrating some of the first experiments of the future quantum-computer technology that is orders of magnitude more efficient than existing quantum processors. Join us in shaping the future!
Application Deadline: 3.8.2025
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7. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Experiments in Swarming Dynamics of Living Swimmers
Summary of PhD Project
A 4-year Doctoral Researcher position is available in the Living, Fluid, & Soft Matter group of Prof. Matilda Backholm at the Department of Applied Physics at Aalto University. The position is fully funded by the ERC project SWARM. Our research focuses on developing new cutting-edge techniques to probe the forces and flow in small living systems, such as microswimmers, plant roots, and immune cells. Our research is interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven, and we work in an inclusive and collaborative manner.
Application Deadline: 3.8.2025
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8. 03 Fully Funded PhD Programs in Machine-Learning-Driven Atomistic Simulations
Summary of PhD Project
The Data-driven Atomistic Simulation (DAS) group, led by Prof. Miguel Caro at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, is looking for three PhD students to join cutting-edge research projects in atomistic modeling, machine learning, and computational materials science. Positions 2 and 3 are under the direct supervision of Prof. Caro as part of various research projects while Position 1 is under direct supervision of Dr. Rina Ibragimova within her recently granted Research Council of Finland Fellow project SpaceML.
Application Deadline: 31.7.2025
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9. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Theoretical Quantum Materials
Summary of PhD Project
Multiferroic materials exhibiting coexisting electric and magnetic orders and a strong magnetoelectric coupling, are at the frontier of condensed matter physics due to their potential for electrical control of quantum phenomena. The ultimate goal of this PhD project is to design of functional multiferroic superconductors by combining superconducting, magnetic, and ferroelectric materials in van der Waals heterostructures, enabling control of superconductivity via external electric fields.
Application Deadline: 31.7.2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Programs in solid-state quantum optics and optomechanics
Summary of PhD Project
The control methods are enabled by strong exciton-photon and exciton-phonon interactions, which together form tri-partite coupling that gives rise to effective optomechanical interaction between collective excitonic states (optical) and vibrational modes (mechanical). This mechanism allows for the room-temperature control over polariton condensation Nature Photonics 13 378 (2019), enabling nonlinear optical switching at extremely low optical signals – down to the single-photon level Nature 597, 493 (2021).
Application Deadline: 31.7.2025
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11. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Applied Mathematics
Summary of PhD Project
You will work on the theme of “Matrix nearness problems via Riemannian optimisation’’. Areas of mathematics that are relevant include matrix theory, numerical linear algebra, numerical analysis, optimisation, and differential geometry. The project lies at the intersection of numerical linear algebra and Riemannian optimisation, and its main goal is to perform further research on some recently introduced methodology based on recasting matrix nearness problems as optimisation tasks on manifold. You are expected to also coordinate with international researchers in the relevant disciplines.
Application Deadline: 30.7.2025
