PhD Opportunities in Aerospace Engineering in New Zealand

The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence group (RAI) at Luleå University of Technology is recruiting a doctoral student to join a growing research environment focused on autonomous robotics. The team works on fundamental and principled research across robotics, with a particular emphasis on aerial, space, and bio-inspired robotics. The position is based in the Department of Systems and Space Engineering and is embedded in an active research setting that aims to bridge the gap between theory and ...

This PhD project sits within an NWO-funded study on how organisations can build positive cybersecurity solutions by learning from what already works well. Rather than focusing on failures, the project asks what successful organisations do differently across the individual, team, and organisational levels to prevent cyber incidents or reduce their impact. The advertised PhD position concentrates on the organisational level of that broader research question. The selected candidate will carry out e...

This PhD scholarship is hosted by the Conservatorio di Musica N. Piccinni in Bari and is centred on the interdisciplinary topic of Computational Electroacoustic Music Composition, Generative Algorithmic Models and Computational Complexity . The programme brings together music theory, composition theory, electroacoustic composition, electronic music, computer science, and mathematics, offering advanced training that links artistic creation with computational and analytical methods. Candidates wil...

[Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend for eligible students.] This PhD studentship is based at the University of Exeter and explores whether AI can be trusted to support biodiversity conservation decisions. The project asks when automated monitoring produces reliable ecological evidence, and when errors in machine detection may distort conclusions about species presence, abundance and population trends. The research brings together large biodiversity datasets , simulation and statis...

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Mons is offering a three-year PhD fellowship within the Horizon Europe project AISCEND on AI-driven, socially embedded forecasting and energy sharing for community-centered grids. The doctoral project sits in the Electrical Power Engineering Unit and the Power Systems and Markets Research Group , bringing together power systems, optimisation, artificial intelligence, and energy market thinking. The successful candidate will work on methods for day-...

The Aerospace Engineering PhD Programme at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is collecting expressions of interest for two doctoral research topics in its Aerospace Engineering Department, a designated “María de Maeztu” Unit of Excellence for 2026–2031. PhD 1: Flying Anemometers—From Drone Dynamics to Urban Wind Forecasts. This project investigates cooperative drone swarms used as mobile wind sensors. Local wind conditions will be estimated from the drones’ own flight dynamics and used to train a...

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a Predoctoral Appointee in Techno-Economic Analysis for the Techno-Economic Analysis Group within the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis Division. The appointee will contribute to the development, maintenance, and modernization of analytical tools used to evaluate the costs and performance of industrial, power, and transportation technologies and infrastructure. A central focus is the Energy Systems Techno-Economic Evaluation Model (ESTEEM), which s...

This PhD project investigates how turbulence shapes the development and dispersion of smoke, pollutants and airborne particles in environmental flows. The research will examine interactions between buoyancy, wind patterns and turbulent mixing, with potential applications in wildfire smoke, atmospheric pollution, urban air quality and weather prediction. The project will address the fundamental fluid mechanics of buoyant plumes and particle dispersion in turbulent flows. Its precise focus will be...

The Brussels Photonics Team at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is seeking a PhD candidate for an MSCA-supported doctoral project within the Glass-Care network. The research focuses on developing a portable fluorescence/Raman sensing unit for monitoring microbial colonisation on stained glass , together with a light-based pretreatment to inhibit biofilm formation. The project sits at the intersection of photonics, spectroscopy, and heritage conservation. You will work on sensing strategies that ca...