
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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Universities with open positions in signal processing in the United States include U.S. Department of Energy, Howard University and DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory.
U.S. Department of Energy
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United States
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This research opportunity places a student or recent graduate in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Test and Assessment Department, within the Test Diagnostics Branch, to support instrumentation development and testing for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) testing program. Working under the guidance of a mentor as an ORISE participant, the selected candidate will contribute to the development and fielding of new and upgraded instrumentation equipment used ...
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Howard University
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Howard University’s University Transportation Center is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support projects in structural health monitoring (SHM) of transportation infrastructure . The role centers on developing and deploying sensing and data-driven approaches to assess the condition of transportation assets and improve transportation safety. The associate will work on federally funded research that combines field deployments , large-scale time-series data processing , and advanced analysis me...
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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
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This research opportunity at the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland focuses on radio frequency emitter detection and tracking via passive and active techniques . The project sits within the Army Research Laboratory’s Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences area and is aimed at developing novel approaches for sensing and operating across the electromagnetic environment. The selected graduate student will work on the design, simulation, and validation of DSP algorithms in Matlab and Py...
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University of California, Irvine
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United States
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The Department of Radiological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join the TRUE Lab and contribute to interdisciplinary work in biomedical imaging instrumentation. The project centers on radiacoustic imaging technologies , with applications in cancer therapy and atrial fibrillation treatment . The lab’s research environment is focused on the development of advanced imaging methods and tools, combining experimental and computational approaches to ...
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Abraham Qavi
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University of California, Irvine
United States
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The Qavi Laboratory at the University of California, Irvine is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to help develop the next generation of diagnostics for pathogens and diseases. The project sits at the intersection of optics, device fabrication, and laboratory-based diagnostic technology, with work spanning optical system hardware, clean-room fabrication, circuit design, signal processing, and data analysis. The successful candidate will join a research environment in the School of Medicine, withi...
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Susquehanna International Group
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Machine Learning Research Internship - PhD: 2027 is a 10-week immersive research opportunity with Susquehanna International Group’s Quantitative Research team in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The internship focuses on machine learning research at the intersection of data, algorithms, and markets. The selected PhD candidate will work on high-impact projects that mirror the workflows of Susquehanna’s full-time research team, applying machine learning and data science to real financial problems in qua...
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
United States
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is recruiting Assistant, Associate, Principal, or Senior Staff Scientists for its Department of Neurosurgery Research Staff in the United States. The position supports clinical neurosurgery research by analyzing biological and physiological data, developing reproducible data-processing pipelines, maintaining laboratory computing systems and research infrastructure, and contributing to scientific manuscripts, grants, abstracts, and conference...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
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The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher for a one-year project, with the possibility of extension for up to three years, at its Flatirons Campus in Boulder, Colorado, United States. The research focuses on the acoustics and aeroacoustics of industrial equipment in the energy sector , including cooling systems, fuel cells, and distributed wind turbines. The postdoctoral researcher will combine experimental and numerical methods to support the development ...
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The University of Iowa
United States
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The University of Iowa Department of Radiology is recruiting two full-time Postdoctoral Associates in Physiologic Pulmonary Imaging. The positions are based in Iowa City, United States, and are part of the Carver College of Medicine. The projects focus on using multi-spectral dual-energy computed tomography and hyperpolarized xenon MRI to evaluate lung structure and function. Research activities may include lung, lobe, airway, and vascular-tree segmentation; tissue characterization; regional blo...
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Tong Huang
San Diego State University
United States
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Assistant Professor Tong Huang at San Diego State University is recruiting two fully funded PhD students for Fall 2027 through the SDSU–UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program . Research interests include domain-tailored AI , cyber-physical security , and modeling and control of inverter-based power grids . The broader lab theme also connects to resilient power grids , cyber security , dynamics of networked IBRs , and renewable integration . This is a fully funded PhD opportunity . The post does not...
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Mississippi State University
United States
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Fully funded PhD/MSc GRA opportunity at Mississippi State University in AgTech , with research spanning proximal sensing , remote sensing , artificial intelligence , digital twins , robotics , mechatronics , and Python . The post is aimed at students with backgrounds in Agricultural Engineering , Biosystems Engineering , Mechatronics , or Computer Engineering . This looks like a strong fit for applicants interested in data-driven agriculture, sensing systems, automation, and intelligent agricult...
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San Diego State University
United States
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PhD openings are available for Fall 2027 in the San Diego State University (SDSU) – University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, working with Dr. Tong Huang and a UCSD co-advisor. The research focus is on electric energy systems, especially resilience of electricity infrastructure, domain-tailored AI, cyber-physical security, and modeling/control for inverter-based resource (IBR)-dominated grids. This is a strong fit for a...
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Estimated costs in United States.
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![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | $3.0k $3,000/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | $1.5k $1,500/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | $800 $800/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | $12.0k $12,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Assistant Professor
Florida Institute of Technology
United States
Exercise Physiology
Cardiology
Physiological Monitoring
Postural Control
Hypertension
Associate Professor
Boston University
United States
Neuropsychology
Medical Imaging
Cognitive Impairment
Neurodegenerative Disease
Neuroinformatics
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas
United States
Cybersecurity
Internet Of Things
Millimeter-wave Technology
Massive Mimo
Wireless Sensor Network
San Diego State University
United States
Biostatistics
Cardiology
Signal Processing
Physiological Monitoring
Electrocardiography
University of Chicago
United States
Computational Neuroscience
Medical Imaging
Compressed Sensing
Signal Processing
Discrete-time Systems
Phil L and Marsha Dowd University Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Computational Neuroscience
Statistics
Signal Processing
Computer Science
Network Analysis

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