About the position
PhD student in the frame of the Opus 29 project no 2025/57/B/ST8/00045, entitled: “Non-contact laser-based system for fatigue damage monitoring” funded by the National Science Centre, Poland
Institution: Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Science
Research Field: Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Application Deadline: 24 Oct 2026 - 11:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: 2025/57/B/ST8/00045
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
We are looking for a talented person holding an MSc title, who is interested in continuing their scientific work and possibly opening a doctoral dissertation.
The main objective of the project is the design, development and analysis of a complete non-contact laser ultrasonic system for narrowband selective Lamb wave mode generation.
Such systems are advantageous for the non-destructive evaluation of structures in comparison to other contact methods, such as ultrasonic testing, which requires a coupling gel.
It opens up a new avenue in research for potential improvement in the damage identification of structures.
In particular, wavefield imaging based on nonlinear guided waves combined with laser patterns for Lamb wave generation, such as the Archimedean spiral or concentric rings proposed in this project, has not been explored so far.
The hypothesis is that such an approach will allow us to detect and identify damage earlier than by using point-wise laser excitation and wavefield imaging based on linear guided waves.
The role of the PhD student in this project is analysis of nonlinear Lamb waves induced by damage; development of methods of full wavefield imaging for damage detection, including methods based on machine learning; frequency-mixing analysis and signal processing; assistance in experimental set preparation and measurements; journal papers preparation.
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Relevant engineering degree (mechanics, mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or related field): MSc
the prizes and distinctions of the candidate resulting from the research carried out.
Years of Research Experience: None
The period of employment for this position is 48 months, enough to write a PhD thesis.
The application, including a CV, grade transcripts (courses with grades) from the graduate studies, a copy of the diploma, a list of publications (if any) and other attachments, should be submitted to Pawel Kudela (pk@imp.gda.pl) with the e-mail subject “Laser project PhD candidate”.
What you’ll bring
- We are looking for a talented person holding an MSc title, who is interested in continuing their scientific work and possibly opening a doctoral dissertation.
- Skills/Qualifications
- Relevant engineering degree (mechanics, mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or related field): MSc
- Additional assets are certificates related to knowledge and experience in guided wave propagation phenomenon, signal processing and machine learning.
- Eligibility criteria
- Research Field: Engineering » Mechanical engineering
- Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
At a glance
- Position type
- PhD
- Institution
- Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Department
- Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery
- Research group
- Not stated
- Location
- Gdansk, Poland, PL
- Supervisor / contact person
- Not stated
- Funding
- Funding not stated
PhD student in the frame of the Opus 29 project no 2025/57/B/ST8/00045, entitled: “Non-contact laser-based system for fatigue damage monitoring” funded by the National Science Centre, Poland
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme - Duration
- Not stated
- Expected start
- Not stated
- Vacancy reference
- EURAXESS-467159
Research focus
- Discipline
- Physics, Mechanical Engineering
- Research area
- Not stated
- Methods
- Not stated
- Software
- MATLAB
Dates to know
- Listed on FOSS Positions
- 28 Sep 2026
- Original advertisement date
- Not stated in the source
- Application deadline
- 24 Oct 2026 · 09:00 UTC
- Priority review date
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 28 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 28 Sep 2026
2026-10-24T09:00:00+00:00
How to apply
Application Deadline: 24 Oct 2026 - 11:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Where to apply
The period of employment for this position is 48 months, enough to write a PhD thesis. The employment is planned to begin on November 2nd 2026. The deadline for application submission is 24th October 2026, 11 am CET. Online interviews will be conducted with selected candidates upon prior notice and at an individually scheduled time.
The application must contain information about the educational background and work experience. The application, including a CV, grade transcripts (courses with grades) from the graduate studies, a copy of the diploma, a list of publications (if any) and other attachments, should be submitted to Pawel Kudela (pk@imp.gda.pl) with the e-mail subject “Laser project PhD candidate”.
Apply now
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/467159
Contact: pk@imp.gda.pl
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