PhD and Postdoc Positions in Physical AI, Robot Learning, Soft Robotics, and Reinforcement Learning at JKU Linz Johannes Kepler University Linz in Austria

Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering is advertising 2 PhD/Doctoral Researcher positions in reinforcement learning for Dominik Baumann’s group. The positions are part of an ERC Starting Grant project on ergodicity-aware continual reinforcement learning . The research focus is on developing new theoretical and algorithmic approaches to reinforcement learning in non-stationary environments , with emphasis on continual learning , long-term performance , and decision-making under non-erg...

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...

RIKEN is recruiting a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position in the Physical AI Honda R&D Collaboration Team in Saitama, Japan. The role is centered on physical AI , intelligent robotics , perceptual information processing , and machine learning , with a strong emphasis on building systems that connect information and the real world through demonstrations and practical deployment. The team works with Honda R&D Co., Ltd. under a NEDO project to advance dexterous and intelligent ma...

Funded PhD position in Robot Learning at the Laboratory of Automation and Robotics (LAR) , ECE Department, University of Patras . The project focuses on reinforcement learning , optimal control , model predictive control (MPC) , evolutionary robotics , quality-diversity , and learning/optimization methods for adaptive robotic systems. The lab emphasizes research that transfers beyond simulation to real robots. Students will have access to a wide range of robotic platforms, including Unitree Go2 ...

PhD opportunity in quadruped robot locomotion and control at IMRA Europe and the i3S Laboratory (Université Côte d’Azur / CNRS) in Sophia Antipolis, France . The project is titled Hybrid Control for the Locomotion of a Quadruped Robot on Heterogeneous Terrain and focuses on combining physical model-based control with Reinforcement Learning (RL) for real-world sim-to-real deployment on the Unitree Go2 quadruped robot. Research themes include system modeling , model-based control , robust walking ...