PHD Position

Logo of EURAXESS Job offer AcademicTransfer - JOB - Netherlands - Posted on: 23 June 2026 Page contents 23 Jun 2026 DIFFER Research Field Computer science » Modelling tools Computer science » Programming Engineering » Chemical engineering Engineering » Simulation engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 19 Dec :08 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 38.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The PhD project focuses on the development and validation of the AI-enabled Digital Twin at the heart of the Horizon Europe AIM project. Over four years, you will build a modular framework that couples atomistic chemistry, mesoscale transport, and device-level performance into a continuously learning model of solar-driven energy conversion devices. The position covers the full life cycle of the Digital Twin, from architecture design and machine-learning calibration to validation against experimental data. This job offer is part of the Horizon Europe project AIM. AIM (AI-Multiscale Integration for Waste-to-Value Digital Twins) is a four-year project, funded by the EU through Horizon Europe. It brings together seven research groups and companies across Europe to develop advanced computational tools for turning waste (such as hard-to-recycle plastics, flue gases, and brine) into valuable fuels, chemicals, and materials using solar-powered devices. The core challenge is simulating the chemistry of these processes at very different levels, from individual atoms up to full working devices. These scales are hard to connect to one another. AIM uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to bridge that gap and build a Digital Twin that links atomic-scale chemistry,...