Fully Funded PhD Positions in Power Electronics and Energy Systems at McMaster University (HiPEL Lab) McMaster University in Canada

Postdoctoral opportunity in safe robot autonomy and mobile manipulation at the University of Manitoba in the Robot Autonomy Lab . The project focuses on reliable robot autonomy in complex, dynamic environments using wheeled quadruped robots and mobile manipulators. Research directions include safe navigation in crowded environments, uncertainty-aware planning and control , mobile manipulation , coordinated whole-body control for everyday tasks such as object retrieval, door opening, and elevator...

⚡ The University of Manchester is advertising 3 PhD opportunities in Power System Protection with research focused on modern electricity networks and inverter-based resources. Research themes include source-independent protection for inverter-dominated power networks, protection-compatible fault response design for grid-forming converters, protection of power grids with high renewable penetration, protection-friendly IBR control design, and DC grid modelling and protection. Funding routes includ...

Ali Davoudi, Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, is seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join his research group. The opportunity is centered on power electronics , microgrids , and/or control systems/optimization methods . This is a research-focused doctoral opening for candidates with a strong technical background in these areas. Preference will be given to applicants who can begin the program by Fall 2026 . Interested candidates should send their CV directly to davoudi@uta...

Two fully funded PhD positions are available in Dr. Tong Huang’s research group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University (USA). The group develops technical solutions to improve the resilience of electricity infrastructure. Research interests include domain-tailored AI , cyber-physical security , and modeling and control for inverter-based resource (IBR)-dominated power grids . Applicants should prepare a CV , unofficial transcripts , a short stateme...

PhD position at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in Bidirectional Power Converter Design and Control for Data Centers , hosted in the Electromechanics and Power Electronics (EPE) group. The project sits at the intersection of power electronics , control systems , solid-state transformers (SST) , DC-DC converters , and grid integration , with a strong application focus on next-generation data centers and sustainable AI infrastructure. The research will focus on the DC-DC stage of SST-bas...