1-2 PhD Students in Mechanics of Materials, X-ray Tomography and 4D Material Analysis

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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading universities. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our pursuit to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions. Description of the Operations Mechanics of Materials was the first division established at LTH and is today part of the Department of Building Sciences. The division operates in an international environment and maintains contacts with research organizations and companies both nationally and internationally. Today, the Division of Mechanics of Materials consists of approximately 25 employees, of which approximately 15 are PhD students. The work climate is open and welcoming, striving to give each employee the opportunity to develop personally and professionally. The subject of mechanics of materials addresses methods and principles for describing deformable bodies. Mechanics of Materials is a fundamental subject in mechanical engineering and is of basic importance for related disciplines. The problems and questions addressed within mechanics of materials have clear relevance for industrial applications. Research in mechanics of materials at LTH is particularly focused on constitutive mechanics, numerical methods, microstructure mechanics, structural optimization, and experimental methods. The division also has a strong activity in X-ray and neutron methods for materials research. Being a PhD Student As a PhD student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University. As a research student, you are trained in a scientific approach. This can be briefly described as gaining practice in critical and analytical thinking, learning to solve problems independently with the help of appropriate methodology, and gaining research ethics awareness. Additionally, as a PhD student you have the opportunity to work on projects, develop your leadership skills, and enhance your pedagogical abilities. Throughout your studies you are guided by advisors. Your research studies conclude with a dissertation and a doctoral degree. More about being a PhD student at LTH can be found at lth.se. Subject and Project Description This PhD project is part of the "RAPTOR" project, financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and is a collaboration between Lund University, University of Copenhagen, and Technical University of Denmark. The overarching goal of the RAPTOR project is to develop the next generation foundation model for analyzing 3D volumetric data to enable accelerated classification, segmentation, and quantitative characterization of the multiscale structures found in X-ray microtomography images. Development and training of the foundation model is already underway and is based on large volumes of existing data from various sources, including synchrotron and laboratory micro-CT scanners, medical imaging datasets, and electron microscopy. During the project, RAPTOR will be further developed and applied to materials and biomedical research challenges. In this PhD project, you will contribute to the development of RAPTOR and related methods with a particular focus on utilizing the model to classify, segment, and quantitatively characterize the multiscale structures and processes in materials, including metals, fiber-based materials, and porous/granular materials. You will develop protocols and pipelines for scanning, curation, and analysis of large 3D datasets to explore material structures and heterogeneity. You will also develop and conduct in-situ experiments with 4D X-ray tomography to explore the relationships between structure, properties, and processes. Duties You will primarily dedicate yourself to your research education, which includes participation in research projects as well as research education courses, seminars, and conferences. Your duties include: development of strategies for high-throughput 3D/4D X-ray tomography to study material structures and heterogeneity at multiple scales; development of in-situ/operando experiments to study material processes under, for example, mechanical, thermal, or fluid loading; development of efficient image processing/analysis methods for large volumes of 3D/4D data, including classical and machine learning-based methods; participation in the development of the RAPTOR model; conducting X-ray tomography experiments in laboratory and synchrotron facilities; establishing protocols for curation of large datasets; material analysis using 3D/4D X-ray tomography and image analysis; statistical analysis of large volumes of 3D/4D datasets in connection with, for example, mechanical test data and linking this to modeling/simulation within mechanics of materials. Your duties may also include participation in teaching and other departmental work (however, maximum 20% of working time). For the complete job posting, see https://lu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:945499/

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job

Stav

active

Viditelnost

public

Město

Lund

Adresa

Box 118

GPS

55.7205201, 13.1642678kopírovatotevřít v ▾

Email

[email protected]

Telefon

046-2229362

Zobrazení

4

Publikováno

16. 6. 2026

Upraveno

21. 6. 2026

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