Fully Funded PhD Positions in Construction, Technology, and Built Environment at Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology in United States

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...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Florida in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management with Prof. In Bae Chung . The post describes a new research group and invites strong candidates for direct faculty recruitment. Research areas include AI and data-driven decision-making in construction , workforce development in the built environment , and organizational behaviour and culture within the industry . These topics align well with students interested in construction ana...

The Bioinspired Robotics and Resilient Intelligence (BR2I) Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking a PhD student for Spring or Fall 2027 and also recruiting master's student researchers for the upcoming academic year. The lab is led by Prof. Abriana Stewart-Height and focuses on robotics, resilient intelligence, and related engineering research areas. This opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in ...

Louisiana State University is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join the Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management for a new industry-sponsored research project in collaboration with MIT. The position centers on civil engineering , materials science , and computer science , with emphasis on pavement structural design , building structural design , and AI-driven approaches . The postdoc will work on designing pavement and building elements using novel, sustainable construction material...

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...