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Applications for the 15 Doctoral Candidate (DC) positions within the GENIUS Doctoral Network opened on 15 October 2025 and closed fully May 2026. We are pleased by the strong interest received in this programme, which focuses on innovative and breakthrough research in energy geostructures integration, including buildings, infrastructure, and underground storage.

Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 1: Thermo-mechanical behaviour of EGs in challenging geological conditions.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 2: Thermo-mechanical Analysis of EGs: Bridging the Gap in Soil-Structure Interface Behaviour.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 3: Development of a numerical tool for geothermal performance of EGs.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 4: Use of machine learning tools for estimating EGs performance.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 5: Development of specific design tools or the design of EGs.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 6: Energy tunnels to reduce the costs of ventilation in tunnels.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 7: Use of geothermal energy to prevent road icing and damage in cold climate areas.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 8: Developing of EGs as retrofitting solution for existing buildings.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 9: Integration of low temperature thermal energy with district heating systems.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 10: Geothermal extraction from flooded mine shafts for heating & cooling applications.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 11: Energy recovery from underground quarries during filling by geothermal energy storage.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 12: Agrifood business parks: geothermal integration with low carbon technologies.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 13: Innovative Applications of EGs in Densely Urbanized Areas: study of their potentiality in Mitigating Subsurface Urban Heat Islands.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 14: Performance of EGs connected to small grids for industrial waste storage.

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Modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying the GENIUS logo (Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures) on a lab bench surrounded by scientific equipment, glass beakers with colored liquids, sample containers, and testing apparatus. The bright research lab includes shelves of binders, a whiteboard with notes, and analytical instruments in the background, suggesting an engineering or geoscience research environment.

DC 15: Bringing abandoned coal mines back to life for heat decarbonization

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This project is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) 2024 and under the Agreement number 101226708

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