Postdoc in Preclinical Peripheral Nerve Regeneration using Biodegradable Implants

Job description
Our group is developing wireless implants that deliver controlled mechanical stimulation to peripheral nerves in vivo to promote neural regeneration following injury. Multiple approaches are being investigated, including cyclic mechanical stimulation, constant mechanical traction, and localized heating. The postdoctoral fellow will design and conduct in vivo studies to determine optimal parameters for nerve regrowth and to evaluate nerve repair outcomes.

Therapies for nerve damage hold substantial clinical potential. This position is embedded in an ERC Starting Grant project focused on the development of medical devices using biodegradable implants, enabling unprecedented in vivo exploration of a novel therapeutic strategy and addressing major unmet societal needs.

#EUfunded: This is an EU funded project, named Nerve-Repair 2.0, with project number 101115788, within program ERC-2023-STG

Job requirements
You hold a PhD directly related to in vitro and in vivo investigations of the nervous system and neuronal repair, and you are motivated to study the biological mechanisms involved at multiple scales with the goal of developing new therapies for patients suffering from nerve injuries. You have a strong interest in multidisciplinary research projects and are eager to work in close collaboration with researchers from complementary but diverse fields, including microfabrication, materials science, mechanics, and electronics.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

Postdoc in Preclinical Peripheral Nerve Regeneration using Biodegradable Implants

Job description
Our group is developing wireless implants that deliver controlled mechanical stimulation to peripheral nerves in vivo to promote neural regeneration following injury. Multiple approaches are being investigated, including cyclic mechanical stimulation, constant mechanical traction, and localized heating. The postdoctoral fellow will design and conduct in vivo studies to determine optimal parameters for nerve regrowth and to evaluate nerve repair outcomes.

Therapies for nerve damage hold substantial clinical potential. This position is embedded in an ERC Starting Grant project focused on the development of medical devices using biodegradable implants, enabling unprecedented in vivo exploration of a novel therapeutic strategy and addressing major unmet societal needs.

#EUfunded: This is an EU funded project, named Nerve-Repair 2.0, with project number 101115788, within program ERC-2023-STG

Job requirements
You hold a PhD directly related to in vitro and in vivo investigations of the nervous system and neuronal repair, and you are motivated to study the biological mechanisms involved at multiple scales with the goal of developing new therapies for patients suffering from nerve injuries. You have a strong interest in multidisciplinary research projects and are eager to work in close collaboration with researchers from complementary but diverse fields, including microfabrication, materials science, mechanics, and electronics.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

PhD Position on Metamaterials for Flow Control

Job description
About the project:

The MetaWing project explores a new disruptive concept for flow control, first born in classical wave physics: Metamaterials. These are engineered composite structures, invoking dispersive wave phenomena to gain exotic properties that go beyond what is considered possible in Nature. A key property is the bandgap, a range in which waves are suppressed when interacting with the Metamaterial. Our team recently found key evidence of dispersive wave suppression in boundary layers. However, wave-like flow instabilities have key differences from classical waves, forming a new regime of dispersive wave interactions. Thus, the nature of bandgaps in boundary layer flows remains unclear and unexplored.

The main objective of this project is to experimentally develop and use Metamaterial-derived concepts for the control of laminar-turbulent transition on swept wings.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled PhD candidate to join our team. We will work towards the specific challenge of understanding the formation of bandgaps in swept wing transitional fluid flows and using them to suppress wave-like boundary layer instabilities, thus delaying laminar-turbulent transition.

This PhD position will entail the experimental design, fabrication, and characterisation of Metamaterial prototypes aimed at controlling Crossflow Instabilities forming on swept wings. A range of fabrication facilities available within our laboratory can be used to produce functional prototypes. All prototypes will be characterised for their dynamic and geometrical conformity using in-house methods. Eventually, the prototypes will be exposed to swept wing transitional flows in our windtunnel facilities, (specifically the Low Turbulence Tunnel and/or the Anechoic Vertical Tunnel), to characterise their behavior and understand their influence on boundary layer instabilities. The relevance of this work is not restricted to swept wings but also supports current research in our laboratory whereby suppression of wave-like instabilities in a variety of transitional flows (e.g. 2D boundary layers and laminar separation bubbles) aims to delaying laminar-turbulent transition.

About the team:

We are a young, international, and diverse team of colleagues in the vicinity of the newly founded chair of Flow Control. We approach problems in a horizontal “team spirit” and continuously traverse boundaries between theory, simulations, and experiments towards understanding and controlling fluid flows. In our team, we strive for a cocreative and stimulating environment where we can develop our skills as a scientist, team member and teacher. We place great emphasis on a collegial working environment where everyone is welcome and encouraged to shape their own PhD track. We like to know about everyone’s research project and try to help and learn from each other’s problems to boost our scientific and personal growth.

We also enjoy many team-building activities and events where you will get to know your teammates in a different environment, sharing personal life experiences and having a great time outside of the lab!

Accessibility:

Almost 90% of our laboratory and offices are wheelchair accessible, including all wind tunnel facilities. If you’d have any specific concerns about accessibility, please don’t hesitate to contact us (see below for contact information).

Job requirements
You should meet the following requirements:

• MSc degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, applied physics or applied mathematics.
• Background and affinity in fluid mechanics (e.g. MSc thesis on a fluids-related topic).
• Good track record in BSc and MSc degrees.
• Proficiency in the English language, both oral and written.
• Strong motivation towards pursuing a PhD and willingness to develop diverse skills.
• Enthusiastic about working in an energetic team and in close collaboration with other researchers.

The following skills are also highly appreciated:

• Affinity with flow stability and transition theory and modelling.
• Experience with acoustic/vibrational waves, periodic structures and/or Metamaterials.
• Experience with experimental measurement techniques for fluid mechanics.

TU Delft
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Aerospace Engineering
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology is a leading international community where innovation in aerospace meets global challenges. Our support and scientific staff, including PhD candidates, postdocs, and students, largely work together on three main themes: the energy transition, sustainable aerospace, and safety and security, with the aim of tackling climate change and contributing to the independence and security of Europe.

When you join us, you become part of a diverse, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment where your ideas and perspectives are valued. Our work extends beyond the lab—into field labs, innovation hubs, and partnerships with other faculties, research institutes, governments, and industry, both locally and globally.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace, assisted by an active Diversity & Inclusion team. This includes tangible support such as funding for extra personnel for family and caregiving responsibilities, mentoring programmes, and initiatives that promote cultural exchange and integration.

You don’t just join our faculty — you join a community where you can thrive, grow, and help shape the future of aerospace.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.

PhD Position on Metamaterials for Flow Control

Job description
About the project:

The MetaWing project explores a new disruptive concept for flow control, first born in classical wave physics: Metamaterials. These are engineered composite structures, invoking dispersive wave phenomena to gain exotic properties that go beyond what is considered possible in Nature. A key property is the bandgap, a range in which waves are suppressed when interacting with the Metamaterial. Our team recently found key evidence of dispersive wave suppression in boundary layers. However, wave-like flow instabilities have key differences from classical waves, forming a new regime of dispersive wave interactions. Thus, the nature of bandgaps in boundary layer flows remains unclear and unexplored.

The main objective of this project is to experimentally develop and use Metamaterial-derived concepts for the control of laminar-turbulent transition on swept wings.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled PhD candidate to join our team. We will work towards the specific challenge of understanding the formation of bandgaps in swept wing transitional fluid flows and using them to suppress wave-like boundary layer instabilities, thus delaying laminar-turbulent transition.

This PhD position will entail the experimental design, fabrication, and characterisation of Metamaterial prototypes aimed at controlling Crossflow Instabilities forming on swept wings. A range of fabrication facilities available within our laboratory can be used to produce functional prototypes. All prototypes will be characterised for their dynamic and geometrical conformity using in-house methods. Eventually, the prototypes will be exposed to swept wing transitional flows in our windtunnel facilities, (specifically the Low Turbulence Tunnel and/or the Anechoic Vertical Tunnel), to characterise their behavior and understand their influence on boundary layer instabilities. The relevance of this work is not restricted to swept wings but also supports current research in our laboratory whereby suppression of wave-like instabilities in a variety of transitional flows (e.g. 2D boundary layers and laminar separation bubbles) aims to delaying laminar-turbulent transition.

About the team:

We are a young, international, and diverse team of colleagues in the vicinity of the newly founded chair of Flow Control. We approach problems in a horizontal “team spirit” and continuously traverse boundaries between theory, simulations, and experiments towards understanding and controlling fluid flows. In our team, we strive for a cocreative and stimulating environment where we can develop our skills as a scientist, team member and teacher. We place great emphasis on a collegial working environment where everyone is welcome and encouraged to shape their own PhD track. We like to know about everyone’s research project and try to help and learn from each other’s problems to boost our scientific and personal growth.

We also enjoy many team-building activities and events where you will get to know your teammates in a different environment, sharing personal life experiences and having a great time outside of the lab!

Accessibility:

Almost 90% of our laboratory and offices are wheelchair accessible, including all wind tunnel facilities. If you’d have any specific concerns about accessibility, please don’t hesitate to contact us (see below for contact information).

Job requirements
You should meet the following requirements:

• MSc degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, applied physics or applied mathematics.
• Background and affinity in fluid mechanics (e.g. MSc thesis on a fluids-related topic).
• Good track record in BSc and MSc degrees.
• Proficiency in the English language, both oral and written.
• Strong motivation towards pursuing a PhD and willingness to develop diverse skills.
• Enthusiastic about working in an energetic team and in close collaboration with other researchers.

The following skills are also highly appreciated:

• Affinity with flow stability and transition theory and modelling.
• Experience with acoustic/vibrational waves, periodic structures and/or Metamaterials.
• Experience with experimental measurement techniques for fluid mechanics.

TU Delft
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Aerospace Engineering
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology is a leading international community where innovation in aerospace meets global challenges. Our support and scientific staff, including PhD candidates, postdocs, and students, largely work together on three main themes: the energy transition, sustainable aerospace, and safety and security, with the aim of tackling climate change and contributing to the independence and security of Europe.

When you join us, you become part of a diverse, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment where your ideas and perspectives are valued. Our work extends beyond the lab—into field labs, innovation hubs, and partnerships with other faculties, research institutes, governments, and industry, both locally and globally.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace, assisted by an active Diversity & Inclusion team. This includes tangible support such as funding for extra personnel for family and caregiving responsibilities, mentoring programmes, and initiatives that promote cultural exchange and integration.

You don’t just join our faculty — you join a community where you can thrive, grow, and help shape the future of aerospace.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.

PhD Position on The Delft Laminar Hump

Job description
About the project:

The transition of airflow from laminar to turbulent state is a major contributor to aerodynamic drag and consequently aircraft emissions. Often, unavoidable modifications of the wing surface, such as panel joints or skin deformations decrease the extent of laminar airflow by promoting transition. However, through our research, we showed that this is not always the case. In a recent breakthrough, our team discovered the “Delft Laminar Hump”, a passive smooth surface modification. The proof-of-concept experiments showed the capability of the Hump to create an unprecedented delay of transition, effectively increasing the extent of laminar flow.

The “Running up that Hill” project aims at achieving a clear physical understanding of the interaction between laminar-turbulent transition and surface modifications such as the Delft Laminar Hump. The fundamental and technical outcomes of this work will position Hump-like surface modifications as an enabling technology for curbing environmental emissions of aviation.

In addition to fundamental work, the project is supported by leading aerospace partners such as KLM, DNW, and Deharde as well as by world-leading groups at U. Waterloo, Canada and KTH, Sweden. Opportunities for research stays with these organisations will be available within the project.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled PhD candidate to join our team and work on this exciting project.

The PhD project will encompass theoretical and numerical modelling, necessary to simulate and optimise the effect of surface modifications on swept wing transition. Particular emphasis will be given to adjoint-based optimisation due to the large number of design parameters, versus a small number of cost functions, such as transition location. Flow stability analysis tools available in our team can be used, including Orr-Sommerfeld solvers, linear/non-linear Parabolised Stability Equations and our non-linear Harmonic Navier-Stokes solver. An extensive validation effort will involve high-fidelity Direct Numerical Simulations, in collaboration with the group at KTH Stockholm (Prof. D. Henningson and Dr. A. Hanifi). Research stays at KTH will be covered by the project.

About the team:

We are a young, international, and diverse team of colleagues working on topics closely related to the newly founded chair of Flow Control. We approach problems in a horizontal “team spirit” and continuously traverse boundaries between theory, simulations, and experiments towards understanding and controlling fluid flows. Our team, strives for a co-creative and stimulating environment where we can develop our skills as a scientist, team member and teacher. We place great emphasis on a collegial working environment where everyone is welcome and encouraged to shape their PhD track

We also enjoy many team-building activities and events where you can get to know your teammates in a different environment, share personal life experiences and have a great time outside of the lab!

Accessibility:

Almost 90% of our laboratory and offices are wheelchair accessible, including all wind tunnel facilities. If you have any specific concerns about accessibility, please don’t hesitate to contact us (see below for contact information).

Job requirements
You should meet the following requirements:

• MSc degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, applied physics or applied mathematics.
• Background and affinity in fluid mechanics (e.g. MSc thesis on a fluids-related topic).
• Good track record in BSc and MSc degrees.
• Proficiency in the English language, both oral and written.
• Strong motivation towards pursuing a PhD and willingness to develop diverse skills.
• Enthusiastic about working in an energetic team and in close collaboration with other researchers.

The following skills are also highly appreciated:

• Affinity with flow stability and transition theory and modelling
• Experience with adjoint flow solvers and optimisation
• Experience with high-fidelity numerical simulations

TU Delft
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Aerospace Engineering
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology is a leading international community where innovation in aerospace meets global challenges. Our support and scientific staff, including PhD candidates, postdocs, and students, largely work together on three main themes: the energy transition, sustainable aerospace, and safety and security, with the aim of tackling climate change and contributing to the independence and security of Europe.

When you join us, you become part of a diverse, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment where your ideas and perspectives are valued. Our work extends beyond the lab—into field labs, innovation hubs, and partnerships with other faculties, research institutes, governments, and industry, both locally and globally.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace, assisted by an active Diversity & Inclusion team. This includes tangible support such as funding for extra personnel for family and caregiving responsibilities, mentoring programmes, and initiatives that promote cultural exchange and integration.

You don’t just join our faculty — you join a community where you can thrive, grow, and help shape the future of aerospace.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.