The fellowship is available at the Membrane Laboratory at the Faculty of Science and Technology .
The fellowship is part of TIES project “Tunable ion separations with micro-structured composite membranes”. The project is funded by The Research Council of Norway and aims to develop a novel electromembrane process of ion separation for recovery of rare earth elements and removal of ionic micropollutants from water.
The central scientific question of the TIES project is how to achieve selective ion separation based on differences in diffusion coefficients within electromembrane processes. The research will focus on designing advanced composite membranes that enable trace-level accumulation by coupling electroosmosis with current-induced ion concentration polarisation in composite membranes.
The project also integrates data science and material design into a research approach of data-driven membrane discovery that includes material space construction and exploration, candidate selection and verification, providing data for machine learning models to optimise membrane properties, structure, and fabrication.
The fellow will play a key role in the experimental part of the project, including:
For your professional and social interactions, it is important that you are physically present and available to the institution on a daily basis.
The successful PhD fellow is expected to enter a plan for the progress of the work towards a PhD degree during the first months of the appointment, with a view to completing a doctorate within the PhD contract period.
Required qualifications
A Master’s/PhD degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Material Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Water Engineering / Civil Engineering or similar.
The successful PhD applicant must meet the conditions defined for admission to a PhD programme at NMBU. Foreign degrees must correspond with the admission criteria for the PhD program. For more detailed information, please see the PhD Regulations.
Desired qualifications
The following experiences and skills will be emphasized:
Applicants who have recently graduated/defended with excellent results may be given preference.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations to the Universities and University Colleges Act and Regulations for the PhD degree at the Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU)
The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NMBU.
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Information for PhD applicants and general Information to applicants
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Postdoctoral applicants must submit a brief research proposal.
PhD applicants who, in addition to the mandatory documents, submit a brief research proposal relevant to the project – outlining the planned research – can be prioritised for the nterviews.
Application deadline: 6. March, 2026
Please note that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
By applying the candidate confirms that information and documentation submitted via the job application can also be used by NMBU in a possible admission process to the PhD program.
Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged. Applicants invited for an interview are expected to present original diplomas and certificates.
The application must include:
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