Fully Funded PhD in Construction Safety, AI, Wearable Robotics, and Biomechanics at North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina A&T State University in United States

North Carolina A&T State University is advertising 2–3 fully funded PhD positions for Fall 2027 in the Department of Built Environment and the Khan Construction Innovation Lab with Dr. Muhammad Khan. The research sits at the intersection of construction safety , AI , human factors , wearable robotics , biomechanics , transportation safety , and smart/digital construction . Suggested directions include: (1) wearable robotics, exoskeletons, and human-robot interaction; (2) highway and work-zone co...

Fully funded PhD opportunities are available in the Khan Construction Innovation Lab in the Department of Built Environment at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The opening is for 2–3 highly motivated PhD students starting in Fall 2027. Research topics include wearable robotics, exoskeletons, human-robot interaction, highway and work-zone construction safety, and AI for smart and digital construction. Students with backgrounds in Civil/Construction Engineering, Computer...

Fully funded PhD positions are available in the United States at the University of Tennessee Knoxville / UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, working with Dr. Yifan Xu (Research Assistant Professor). The research area is interdisciplinary and sits at the intersection of physical AI, robotics, artificial intelligence, and construction engineering. The group’s vision is to develop automation and robotics for construction, including intelligent robotic systems that can perceive, reason, learn, commun...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Robotics and Physical AI at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). Dr. Yifan Xu is recruiting motivated PhD students to join in Spring 2027 or Fall 2027 . The research group focuses on the next generation of Physical AI : intelligent robotic systems that can perceive, reason, learn, and safely interact with the physical world. The work emphasizes autonomous robots for challenging tasks in construction and other complex, unstructured environments. Relevant a...

Jing Wen, Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, is recruiting 1-2 fully funded PhD students to join the lab at the School of Building Construction beginning in Spring 2027. The research areas highlighted in the post include Building Construction, Construction Management, Digital Twins, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Construction Safety, and Sustainable Construction. This is a strong fit for students interested in the built environ...