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This is NTNU NTNU is a broad-based university with a technical-scientific profile and a focus in professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim. At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 43,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world. You can find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here . Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KHQjc4ndas&t=41s About the position The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MTP) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for a postdoctoral candidate within process–performance correlation for welding of recycled Aluminium, funded through the Centre for Research-based Innovation SFI FAST Future Aluminium Structures. The position is a 3-year Postdoctoral research fellowship starting in 2027. The postdoctoral candidate will be embedded in the welding and structural integrity research activities of SFI FAST and will work closely with NTNU, SINTEF, and leading international industrial partners in the aluminium value chain. Your immediate leader will be the Head of Department. About SFI FAST - Future Aluminium Structures SFI FAST (Future Aluminium Structures) is a national Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) funded by the Research Council of Norway and the aluminum industry. The centre is led by NTNU in close collaboration with SINTEF and a broad consortium of 16 leading industrial partners across the aluminium value chain. FAST runs from 2026 to 2033 and represents one of Norway’s most ambitious long-term research initiatives within aluminium materials, manufacturing technologies, and circular economy. The primary objective of FAST is to establish the scientific and technological knowledge base required to enable the large-scale use of postconsumer scrap (PCS) Aluminium in high-value, structural, and safety-critical products. FAST adopts a through-scale and through-process research methodology, integrating m