PhD in Computational Modelling of Root-Mycorhizza interfaces - Part of DTU FORFUS (FNR Funded)

University of Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Alzette, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Fixed Term Contract
Posted June 07, 2026

Job Description

About the FSTM


The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.


The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) at the University of Luxembourg contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine.
Through its dual mission of teaching and research, the FSTM seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge and train new generations of responsible citizens in order to better understand, explain and advance society and environment we live in.

Your role


The PhD student will develop and apply computational multiscale models to investigate brain energy metabolism and its relation to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer disease. To characterize the impact of mitochondrial morphology and regulation on the energetic state of b...