PhD Opportunities Around the World

The University of Bath is offering two exciting PhD opportunities in quantum science within Kristina Rusimova’s established and well-funded NanoBioPhotonics Research Group. The projects explore how light can be used to control individual molecules and investigate their quantum behaviour. Project 1: Loading the Quantum Dice: Controlling Matter One Molecule at a Time . Project 2: A Photon and a Molecule Walk into a Tunnel Junction: Quantum Optics Meets Single-Molecule Science . The opportunities a...

Applications are open for undergraduate, master's, and PhD programs at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The opportunity focuses on cutting-edge research and study in artificial intelligence , robotics , and related computer science fields at a research-focused university. Applicants from around the world are welcomed. Funding: Fully funded scholarships are available for eligible students. The post does not provide details about ...

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia is offering fully funded PhD and Direct PhD opportunities for Fall 2027. The research involves advanced solid-state transformers and power converters for AI data centers and medium-voltage motor drives. The project is supported by funding and industrial collaboration, with opportunities to develop research into commercially viable products through technology licensing or startup creation. The position is particularly relevant to appl...

Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes applications from graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across disciplines whose research engages with international, transnational, global, or comparative national issues. Eligible projects may address contemporary or historical topics, rigorous policy analysis, or the study of specific countries and regions outside the United States. The opportunity is relevant to students and researchers in international relation...

Yifang WANG’s WHALES Lab in the Department of Computer Science at Florida State University is opening multiple Ph.D. positions for Fall 2027. The lab’s research areas include data visualization , artificial intelligence , large language models (AI/LLM) , and data art . The opportunity is suitable for students interested in computer science research and related human-centered visualization topics. The group also welcomes research interns and visiting students and scholars year-round. The post doe...

PhD position in molecular biology and RNA research Benedict Tan’s laboratory at Philipps-Universität Marburg is recruiting one PhD researcher as part of the consortium TRR/CRC 440 “smART – specific mRNA targeting.” The project focuses on generating a small-molecule toolkit to investigate the biological role of the mtDNA-encoded 7S RNA. The position is suited to researchers interested in mitochondrial gene expression, RNA biology, mRNA targeting, molecular mechanisms, and chemical approaches to s...

RWTH Aachen University is hiring a fully funded PhD candidate to work on differential privacy for medical deep learning. The research will address differential privacy, fairness, and medical foundation models, with access to substantial GPU resources and medical data. The position is relevant to candidates interested in machine learning, artificial intelligence, privacy-preserving AI, medical imaging, and reliable medical deep learning. Applicants should consult the official position page for el...

The DIW Berlin Graduate Center PhD Programme 2027 offers a fully funded doctoral pathway based in Berlin, Germany, at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). The programme is designed for research in Economics , Public Policy , Climate Policy , and Energy . It may suit international students seeking high-impact doctoral research and academic development in Europe. Funding is provided through a doctoral researcher contract. The post does not specify the contract value, tuition ar...

Simon Fraser University in Canada is offering fully funded MSc and PhD positions in remote sensing through the Synthetic Aperture Radar Laboratory in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. The research focuses on synthetic aperture radar, remote sensing, satellite data, programming, and radar-sensor research. Successful students may contribute to publishable research involving radar observations, satellite-data processing, and computational methods. Applicants should have a background in remote sensin...