PhD in Metallurgy

Join the Materials Production, Refining and Recycling (MPRR) group in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at TU Delft, in collaboration with the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), to contribute to advancing Li-ion battery circularity by developing innovative methods to electrochemical the purification and separation of various elements from mixed NMC and LFP Li-ion battery waste streams. The project is part of the ADAPT-BATT (Adaptive Processing for LFP-mixed Battery Waste Streams) project and is embedded within the national Material Independence & Circular Batteries program. Location: Delft, Netherlands. Expected starting period: Q2 2026. Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment (initial 1.5 year contract followed by 2.5 years). Salary range: €3059 - €3881 gross per month (fulltime, 38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.