PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Mechatronics in Turkey

Sabancı University is inviting applications to its Master’s with Thesis and Ph.D. programs through the Smart Mobility & Logistics (SML) Lab. The opportunities are suited to motivated graduate researchers interested in Operations Research , Optimization , Smart Mobility , and Sustainable Logistics . Students will engage with research questions connected to the design and improvement of mobility and logistics systems, using analytical and optimization-oriented approaches to address real-world tran...

Advanced Robotics and Transducer Laboratory (ART•lab), Koç University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on the switching efficiency and control of electroadhesive (EA) clutches for robotic actuation. This position sits within UPWARD , an international project aimed at developing clutch-based actuation technologies and control strategies for dexterous robotics. The work links device-level EA clutch physics to actuator-level performance, with an emphasis on experimentally quantifying sw...

DxBiotech Lab at Koç University is seeking postdoctoral researchers to advance research in microfluidic and digital biotechnology platforms for point-of-care diagnostics , including CRISPR-LAMP-based approaches , disease-on-a-chip systems, and ML/DL-augmented microfluidic devices . The lab is looking for candidates with backgrounds in mechanical engineering (especially with microfabrication interest), molecular biology , chemistry , or biomedical sciences . This is a postdoctoral fellowship oppo...

PhD position in Metamaterials and Composite Materials at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey, in collaboration with KU Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Stuttgart (Germany). The project focuses on smart multifunctional composite metamaterials with tailored and tunable mechanical properties for aerospace applications . The PhD candidate will work on metamaterial design, fabrication, and characterization, and on developing advanced methods to assess mechanical behavior and performance. Funding...

Koç University in Istanbul, Türkiye is offering a full-time postdoctoral researcher position in Computational Social Science (NLP & Machine Learning) within the Department of International Relations. The post sits in the ERC-funded project EMERGEPOL (“Emerging Issues and the Dynamics of Affective Polarization”), which examines how newly emerging political issues become salient, are framed by elites and media, and can fuel affective polarization across different national contexts. The successful ...