Research & Development
PhD Position(s) in Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication for Timber Upcycling
Opportunity summary
Official occupation: ph.d., naturvidenskab og teknik. Employment conditions: Almindelige vilkår. Employer CVR: 29283958.
Primary career market
Public Sector, Education & Impact (employer-sector evidence). SDU CREATE invites highly motivated candidates who wish to contribute to a more sustainable built environment to apply for a PhD position in Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication for Timber Upcycling.
The position
(s) are expected to begin in January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The application deadline is 15 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Scope of the work The PhD position(s) is linked to the Villum CEBE programme, Civil Engineering and the Green Transition in the Built Environment, funded by the Villum Foundation.
Within Research Field 2, Design for Regeneration, Circularity and Longevity, the overall ambition is to extend the life cycle of reclaimed timber and retain its stored carbon for longer by transforming discarded wood into durable, materially efficient architectural components.
The research will investigate how heterogeneous pieces of waste timber can be reconstituted into engineered components with differentiated geometries and material properties1 …
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