PhD Opportunities in Mechatronics in Canada

McGill University is recruiting applicants for fully funded MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral positions in metal additive manufacturing through the Laboratory for Powder Processing and Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Materials (P²AM²) . The openings focus on metal 3D printing and the development of advanced materials for additive manufacturing. Research areas include laser powder bed fusion process optimization, alloy development, and relationships between powder-processing conditions and material p...

HaoTian Harvey Shi is recruiting motivated PhD students to join the Data-to-Manufacturing (D2M) Group at Western University in Canada. The openings are fully funded and are intended for admission in May or September 2027. The group’s research spans functional materials, advanced manufacturing, wearable sensors, and energy storage technologies. These opportunities are particularly relevant to students interested in materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing, ...

Fully funded PhD position in Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing is available at Western University, Canada, within the Data-Driven Advanced Manufacturing (D2M) Group in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The doctoral thesis, Functional Materials for Hierarchical Manufacturing , focuses on developing and applying functional materials for wearable energy storage and sensor technologies. The research sits at the intersection of materials science, mechanical enginee...

Two PhD positions are available at the Centre Eau Terre Environnement of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Quebec, Canada, on the theme of modelling energy flows and processes for industrial heat recovery . This project addresses the recovery and use of industrial waste heat, a major opportunity to improve industrial energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The work is motivated by the large quantity of rejected heat in Quebec’s industrial sector and by t...

Dr. Ryan Ahmed is recruiting fully funded PhD candidates to join his research group at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The research is based at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC), a major facility for electrified vehicle and smart mobility research. Projects span Artificial Intelligence , Mechatronics Engineering , Energy Storage Systems , Electric and Hybrid Powertrains , and Autonomous Systems . Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering,...

Nick Eaves, Associate Professor at the University of Windsor, is recruiting a PhD student for the NanoACE group beginning in May 2027. The project focuses on computational modeling of the gas-phase synthesis of carbon quantum dots, fluorescent carbon nanoparticles used widely in sensing. The student will develop models tracing carbon from molecular precursors through the formation of the first nanoparticles. Research methods will include population balance methods, kinetic Monte Carlo, and molec...

PhD Position in Computational Modeling of Carbon Quantum Dot Formation Dr. Nickolas Eaves' NanoACE Research Group at the University of Windsor in Canada is seeking a PhD student to work on computational modeling of carbon quantum dot formation. The research is situated within the Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering area and focuses on nanomaterials, computational modeling, and the numerical or stochastic simulation of formation processes. Applicants should have a thesis-based maste...

Fully funded PhD position in Canada at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) . The project is in the areas of AI , Machine Learning , Hydrogen Fuel Cells , and Energy Management . This is a strong fit for students interested in computational methods for energy systems, intelligent control, sustainable energy technologies, and applied research at the intersection of computer science and engineering. The post explicitly states that the position is fully funded . No deadline, eligibility det...

PhD position available in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. The research group is recruiting a highly motivated PhD student to work on Artificial Intelligence in Wireless Communications , with possible directions including AI/ML for next-generation wireless systems (5G/6G and beyond), agentic AI and intelligent wireless networks, AI-driven resource allocation and network optimization, reinforcement learning and deep learni...