
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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Umeå University
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Sweden
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Umeå University is offering a PhD position in Computing Science focused on machine learning for graph transformations . The project explores a hybrid approach combining deep learning with grammatical inference to create models that are interpretable, efficient, and mathematically verifiable while retaining the flexibility of neural methods. Graphs are increasingly important for representing structured information, including sentences, computer programs, social networks, and outputs from generati...
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Johanna Björklund
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Umeå University
Sweden
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This PhD project at Umeå University sits in the Department of Computing Science and focuses on machine learning for graph transformations . The research aims to combine deep learning with grammatical inference to build models that are interpretable, efficient, and mathematically verifiable, while still benefiting from the flexibility of neural methods. The project is centered on graphs as a representation of structured information, from sentences and computer programs to social networks, and on ...
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DeepMind Technologies Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Google DeepMind’s Genomics team in London is hiring a Student Researcher for 2027 through the Student Researcher Program. The opportunity is designed for PhD students interested in applying advanced machine-learning methods to genomic models. The research focus combines machine learning, post-training and reinforcement learning with genomics. The successful researcher will contribute to projects exploring how these methods can be used to develop or improve models for genomic applications, within...
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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
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United States
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This opening is part of the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program and sits within the Science of Intelligence Systems (SIS) area. The project focuses on computational methods for robots operating in dynamic, unstructured environments, with an emphasis on enabling machines to perceive and understand their surroundings, move and orient themselves, and collaborate in complex missions with limited human intervention. The research is explicitly aimed at Army-relevant robotics...
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Eugenio Schuster
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Lehigh University
United States
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The Lehigh University Plasma Control Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance control systems, artificial intelligence, and scientific machine learning for fusion energy . The role sits within the Lehigh University Plasma Control Group (LU-PCG) , directed by Professors Eugenio Schuster and Tariq Rafiq , and centers on research for magnetically confined fusion plasmas in tokamaks. The postdoc will contribute to a program that combines theory-based modeling, predictive simulation...
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Pratik Shah
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University of California, Irvine
United States
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The Computational Medicine Research Group at the University of California, Irvine, led by Prof. Pratik Shah , is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to work at the intersection of generative AI, medical imaging, and clinical decision support. The project focuses on building and interpreting deep learning systems for digital biopsies from high-parameter pathology and other medical images, together with methods that connect molecular profiles to disease biology and support diagnostic tool developmen...
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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
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United States
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This postdoctoral fellowship at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory focuses on machine learning for state estimation and decision propagation in highly heterogeneous environments where humans are coupled to machine decision agents. The project is framed around a Network of Networks research program and aims to develop novel theories, validation experiments, and hardware implementations for human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning , transfer learning , and the transfer of learned behavior across hete...
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University of Basel
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Switzerland
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The Rhine AI research group, led by Prof. I. Bogunovic in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, focuses on the post-training of diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) and improving their reasoning capabilities. The postdoctoral researcher will develop reinforcement-learning meth...
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University of Basel
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Switzerland
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The Rhine AI research group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel, invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in post-training diffusion language models. The project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, is titled “Foundations of Post-Training for Reasoning in Diffusion Large Language Models.” The successful candidate will develop reinforcement learning methods for post-training large diffusion-based language models, investigate reasonin...
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Syracuse University
United States
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Two fully funded openings are available in Robotics and AI for construction at Syracuse University , in the Lab of Dr. Yizhi Liu within Civil & Environmental Engineering. The positions can be filled by two PhD students or by one PhD student and one postdoc . The research focuses on developing and evaluating intelligent robots that can perceive, learn, and interact with humans in dynamic, unstructured construction environments . The work spans the full research pipeline: AI/robotics algorithm dev...
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Concordia University
Canada
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Fully funded PhD positions are available at Concordia University in Canada, in the Scan-to-BIM-to-Digital Twin Lab within the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. The opening is centered on civil engineering and environmental engineering , with strong relevance to construction management , computer science , industrial engineering , digital twins , and building information modeling (BIM) . The post highlights technical skills such as Python , C# , GIS , remote sensing , a...
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Estimated costs in Spain.
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![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | €138 $150/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €2.8k $3,000/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €442 $480/yr |
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Full Professor / Catedrático de Universidad
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Spain
Neuropsychology
Hardware Engineering
Facial Expression
Computer Vision
Defect Engineering
Professor
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Spain
Hardware Engineering
Cloud Computing
High Performance Computing
Computer Architecture
Distributed System
Universidad de Zaragoza
Spain
Human-robot Interaction
Control System
Mobile Robotics
Formation Control
Swarm Intelligence
Associate Professor
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Spain
Behavioral Economics
Computational Neuroscience
Reinforcement Learning
Communication Protocols
Dynamic Programming
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Spain
Human-robot Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Reinforcement Learning
Human-computer Interaction
State Estimation
Department of Information and Communication Technologies Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Carta
Spain
Internet Of Things
Artificial Intelligence
Reinforcement Learning
Industrial Iot
Autonomous Vehicle

Fully funded PhD scholarships in Economics at the University of Barcelona and IEB, supporting research linked to public policy, inequality, and social impact.

MSCA TALENTGAL is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie-style postdoctoral fellowship programme supporting international researchers in Galicia, Spain, with mobility-based eligibility rules.

la Caixa Foundation supports competitive doctoral fellowships and research funding, notably the INPhINIT programme for early-stage researchers pursuing PhD training in Spain and Portugal.
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