PhD Opportunities in Mechatronics

PhD opening at the Digital Agriculture Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Digital Agriculture Lab is planning to recruit one PhD student to begin in Fall 2027. The position is hosted in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is supervised by Associate Professor Dr. Zhou Zhang. Research interests: machine learning, deep learning, remote sensing, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture. Ideal background: applicants with prior resear...

Doctoral (PhD) student position in Chromatin Dynamics and DNA Topology at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. The Baranello Lab is seeking a motivated doctoral student to join a project at the interface of chromatin biology , DNA topology , transcription regulation , and cancer biology . The research asks how topoisomerases are regulated during transcription, how transcription machinery controls topoisomerase activity, and how these mechanisms can be leveraged to identify new anti-cancer...

PhD opportunity in Semiconductor Quantum Computing at QuTech, TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) , Netherlands. The Veldhorst group is recruiting a second PhD researcher to work on semiconductor quantum technology, with a focus on quantum control in semiconductor qubits. The research environment is embedded in QuTech, where the team develops scalable prototypes of a quantum computer and a quantum internet. Research themes include: novel semiconductor qubits with improved performance, scal...

PhD opportunity at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Cognitive Robotics Department and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , working within the EU-funded OPERA consortium and the Reliable Robot Control Lab . The project focuses on safe planning and decision-making under uncertainty for long-horizon robot autonomy , with an emphasis on methods that let robots operate safely and reliably over long time horizons in human-centered environments. The research sits at the intersection ...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at University College London (UCL) in Biochemical Engineering, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, on Beyond Newtonian: Digital Twins and Scaling Rules for Next-Generation Biologics Manufacturing . The project focuses on concentrated protein drugs that can behave like shear-thinning fluids rather than Newtonian liquids. The successful PhD researcher will develop rheological models for these biologics, integrate them into CFD-based process models , validate the models ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol under the SWBio DTP Hub Doctoral Training Partnership. The project is titled “Will tomorrow's climate grow tomorrow's food? Modelling crop resilience across the U.K.” and focuses on agriculture, environmental biosciences, climate change, food security, environmental stress, and crop modelling. The project will advance the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) , the land surface model used by the UK Met Office and the wider Earth system modelling...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in robotics , mechatronics , computer vision , and environmental engineering . The project, titled Pervasive Robotic Control of the Invasive Alien Species Floating Pennywort (Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides) , focuses on developing autonomous aquatic robots to detect, collect, and manage floating pennywort in real river and canal environments. The research sits at the intersection of robotics , ecology , and environmental resilience . Possible research direct...

Exciting fully funded PhD opportunity in Bioinformatics and Precision Oncology at the Centre for Genomic Medicine . This project focuses on understanding why solid tumours are difficult to treat, particularly their molecular heterogeneity, complex microenvironments, and resistance to therapy. The research aims to identify tumour-driver-dependent pathways and vulnerabilities from genomic , transcriptomic , and other molecular datasets, validate computational targets in relevant solid tumour model...

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) is advertising PhD and postdoctoral opportunities in quantum communications , quantum computing , and quantum information sciences . The PhD openings are in the Department of Electrical Engineering and are intended for candidates with a strong academic background and clear motivation for research in these areas. Relevant coursework, projects, or research experience will strengthen the application. The successful PhD applicants receive a tuitio...