Overview
NTNU is recruiting a three-year PhD candidate to develop large-language-model methods for extracting, organising and reasoning over materials-science data, initially focusing on phase diagrams and inorganic materials.
Complete research opportunity details
The Research Council of Norway-funded project is a collaboration between NTNU and Norsk Regnesentral. The candidate will develop and assess LLM-assisted methods, formulate testable materials hypotheses, publish results and spend extended research periods with the Norwegian Computing Centre.
Eligibility requirements
A relevant Master's degree in materials science, solid-state chemistry, condensed matter physics or a closely related discipline is required, normally corresponding to a five-year Norwegian programme with 120 Master's-level credits. Applicants normally need a B-equivalent Master's average, admission eligibility for the relevant NTNU doctoral programme, documented Python or related programming/computational materials experience and good English.
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Verification notes
Primary-source verification on 7 September 2026 from NTNU's official Jobbnorge advertisement and current NTNU Jobbnorge feed. Jobbnorge ID 307723; deadline 2026-09-20. No closing clock time is stated, so only deadline_date is populated. Official Jobbnorge PDF states the three-year position is conditional on external funding and requires admission to NTNU's Materials Science and Engineering PhD programme within three months of employment.
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