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September 18, 2025

**Job Description**
This PhD project aims to develop an advanced condition monitoring system for critical drivetrain components of offshore wind turbines. The system will utilize contactless sensors and operational modal analysis, integrated with advanced data processing and decision support, to identify and monitor system properties in near real-time. The project outcomes will enable continuous monitoring of wind turbine health and estimation of remaining useful life (RUL), benefiting from close collaboration with industrial partners.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong analytical skills
• Good team work skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Background in programming (Matlab, python, …)
• Familiar with Multi-body dynamic tools
• Good knowledge of statistics
• Familiar with signal processing, operational modal analysis

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Mechanical Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Mechatronics

**Experience**
Other:
• Education must correspond to a five-year Norwegian degree program, where 120 credits are obtained at master’s level
• Strong academic background from previous studies with an average grade from the master’s degree program, or equivalent education, which is equal to B or better compared with NTNU’s grading scale (or equally good academic basis)
• Meet the requirements for admission to the faculty’s doctoral program
• Good written and oral English language skills
• Admission to the PhD programme in Engineering within three months of employment contract start date
• Participation in an organized doctoral programme throughout the period of employment

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Experience
Other: • Education must correspond to a five-year Norwegian degree program, where 120 credits are obtained at master's level • Strong academic background from previous studies with an average grade from the master's degree program, or equivalent education, which is equal to B or better compared with NTNU's grading scale (or equally good academic basis) • Meet the requirements for admission to the faculty's doctoral program • Good written and oral English language skills • Admission to the PhD programme in Engineering within three months of employment contract start date • Participation in an organized doctoral programme throughout the period of employment
Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: NOK 550,800 Position Classification: PhD Candidate, code 1017 Benefits: Favorable terms as a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK), access to employee benefits
Valid Until
October 12, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 3 years Remote Work: No Location Requirement: Relocation required to Trondheim, Norway Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Marine Technology • Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor(s)
Amir R. Nejad Ole Andre Øiseth
Supervisor Email
amir.r.nejad@ntnu.no marit.gjersvold@ntnu.no
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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