Mohit Bhola
Researcher (Assistant Professor level) at AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Denmark · PhD, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Speaks English and Hindi
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Who should talk to Mohit?
Every question below is one Mohit has lived through — you can trace each of them to the record further down this page. If one or more of them is your question, this call is for you. If none of them is, he is probably not the right person, and it is better to know that now.
- ?What does an academic CV for a European application need that an industry CV does not?
- ?How do I prepare for a research interview with a European group?
- ?How do I explain an industry stint, or a gap, on a research CV?
- ?Should I take the industry job or do the PhD? I keep going back and forth.
- ?Is a PhD from an IIT enough to be competitive for European research posts?
- ?Is an M.Tech necessary before applying for a PhD abroad?
- ?How do I find and get a funded postdoc in Europe or Denmark?
- ?What does a research role in Denmark actually pay once living costs are taken out?
- ?How do I email a prospective supervisor abroad without being ignored?
- ?What are careers in wind energy and hydraulics like on the industry side?
- ?Industry R&D or academia — which one suits the way I like to work?
- ?How do I publish my first paper, and how much does it matter?
Mohit worked in industry for two and a half years, including a spell as a hydraulic design engineer, then did his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad between 2016 and 2022. He moved to Aalborg University in Denmark as a postdoctoral researcher in 2022 and has been a Researcher at AAU Energy — a post he describes as equivalent to Assistant Professor — since 2025. His work is in fluid power and wind energy: reliability in hydraulic pitch systems for wind turbines, with European turbine manufacturers and component suppliers. He has 36 publications and guest-edits a special issue for Machines (MDPI). He took the job first and the research second, which is the order most people are actually deciding in.
Why him
- Researcher (Assistant Professor level), Aalborg University, Denmark · AAU Energy · since 2025
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Aalborg University, Denmark · 2022–2025
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad · 2016–2022
- Hydraulic design engineer, Industry, before the PhD · ~2.5 years
- 36 publications · h-index 8, Fluid power & wind energy · 322 citations
Research careers abroad
Practical detail from someone who moved from an IIT PhD to a permanent-track research post in Denmark and now works with European industry.
- Understand how European postdoc positions are funded, advertised and actually filled
- Write an outreach email and a proposal a busy supervisor will read to the end
- Compare a research salary in Europe against Indian industry once cost of living is honest
- Plan the move itself: timing, dependants, and what the first six months are like
What a 20-minute call covers
- Take the job or do the research — from someone who did both, in that order
- What a funded postdoc in Europe actually pays, and what Denmark costs to live in
- How postdoc positions are really found: supervisors, funding calls, and the emails that get replies
- Whether a PhD is a career investment or a detour for the work you want to do
- Careers in wind energy and fluid power, on the industry side as well as the research side
- Getting a first paper out, and what a supervisor is actually assessing
One focused conversation, not a programme. If what you need is ongoing mentoring, say so on the call and he will tell you honestly whether he is the right person for it.
Other things you can bring
- Academic CV
- Research interviews
- Explaining a gap
- Job or PhD?
- Postdoc in Europe
- Working in Denmark
- Research pay abroad
- Industry vs academia
- Wind energy careers
- Fluid power & hydraulics
- Finding a supervisor
- Your first paper
- Moving abroad for work
Advises on
- Researcher
- Postdoc
- Design engineer
- Wind energy
- Fluid power
- European academia & R&D
- Postdoc applications
- Research careers abroad
- Working in Denmark
- Publishing
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