Funded PhD Position in Robot Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and Robotics Control University of Patras in Greece

PhD opportunity in Learning-based Control of Autonomous Robot Manipulation at the University of Agder (UiA) , Faculty of Engineering and Science, Campus Grimstad, in the Robotics and Automation group . The project is supervised by Jing Zhou and focuses on mechatronics , robotics , control theory , machine learning , and advanced visual perception for fully autonomous manipulation tasks. You will work on methods that move beyond simulation and validate them on real robotic platforms at the UiA Mo...

Aritra Mitra, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, is looking to hire a PhD student for Fall 2027. The position is centered on data-driven control , reinforcement learning , reliable machine learning , and multi-agent systems , with an emphasis on combining fundamental theory and algorithms with real systems. The post also highlights NC State’s growing robotics ecosystem and collaborative opportunities across departments. Ideal applicants should have a strong technical backgro...

PhD opportunity at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering , working in the Dynamics and Control group on control theory , scientific machine learning , operator learning , and dynamical systems . The project asks fundamental questions about learned operators: when they admit state-space representations, how stability, contraction, dissipativity, and robustness can be characterized in the operator domain, and how feedforward, feedback, and predictive...

🚀 PhD opportunities are available in control, robotics, and learning-based optimisation at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington , New Zealand. The project sits at the intersection of model predictive control (MPC) and reinforcement learning (RL) , with applications to safe, efficient, and adaptive controllers for real engineering systems. Research directions include robotic manipulators and high-precision motion control, quadruped robots and loco-manipulation, and energy systems suc...

Assistant Professor Shivam Bajaj at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is looking for highly motivated Ph.D. and M.S. students to join his research group. The research area is at the intersection of controls and multi-agent reinforcement learning , with related interests in control systems , reinforcement learning , and game theory . Preferred backgrounds include aerospace engineering , electrical and computer engineering , mechanical engineering , or related fields. Prior research experience ...