PhD in Related Fields

The process industries are the backbone of modern society, producing the energy, chemicals, and materials that keep our world running. Yet, they are increasingly exposed to NaTech events—natural hazards that trigger technological accidents—which can have devastating impacts on people, infrastructure, and the environment. Addressing these risks is one of the urgent challenges for ensuring safe and sustainable industrial operations. As a PhD candidate in Resilience Assessment and Management for NaTech-Exposed Process Industries at TU Delft, you will contribute to tackling this challenge directly. You will be part of a research project that aims to design an integrated framework for assessing and managing resilience, tailored specifically to the needs of the process industries. This framework will not only provide methods to evaluate vulnerabilities and risks, but also deliver practical tools to support decision-making under uncertainty. In this project, you will combine engineering design principles with stakeholder engagement approaches, ensuring that the developed methods are robust, adaptable, and grounded in real-world practice. You will apply advanced techniques such as agent-based modelling, quantitative resilience assessment, and risk analysis to simulate and optimise resilience strategies. The framework will be tested and refined through pilot studies in collaboration with industrial and regulatory partners, ensuring its relevance and applicability in practice. You will also work alongside a diverse team of researchers and stakeholders from different disciplines and sectors, gaining valuable experience in interdisciplinary collaboration and bridging science, engineering, and policy.