PhD Opportunities in Machine Learning in Spain

The Trustworthy Robotics and AI Lab (TRAIL) is opening two PhD positions focused on learning-based and vision-based trajectory planning for robots. The research explores how robots can safely, efficiently, and intelligently navigate complex, dynamic environments. PhD researchers will work at the intersection of machine learning, computer vision, visual perception, trajectory planning, and autonomous systems, contributing to the development of next-generation robotic systems. The project offers a...

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...

This PhD project at the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid, Spain explores how machine learning can be combined with formal verification to build a more general synthesis framework. The research focuses on learning-enabled counterexample-guided inductive synthesis (CEGIS) , where learning methods help search efficiently through candidate solutions while verification checks correctness and returns counterexamples for further improvement. The advertised work aims to move beyond domain-specific syn...

This PhD position is based in the Machine Learning Group in the Computer Science Department at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid . The project focuses on research in machine learning, data analysis and modeling, together with the development of software prototypes and applications. The successful candidate will work within the scope of project PID2025-167768NB-I00 , which aims to advance human-aware machine learning and efficient machine learning , along with related applications. The role combines...

The Brain Signaling and Neurolipids Lab at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) in Barcelona is recruiting a PhD student to work at the interface of molecular simulation, membrane biophysics and machine learning. The project investigates how the lipid composition of neuronal membranes influences the behaviour of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a major receptor family involved in neuronal communication and one of the most important drug-target families in the brain. ...

This PhD project examines how artificial intelligence, numerical modelling and field observations can improve coastal flood forecasting. The doctoral researcher will join the SHORECAST project at the Maritime Engineering Laboratory of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (LIM/UPC) in Barcelona, Spain. The research will investigate how changing beach morphology influences coastal flooding along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The project combines coastal-process analysis, oceanographic data,...

VHIO International PhD Fellowship Programme 2027 offers 7 fully funded PhD opportunities at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology in Barcelona. The programme is embedded in VHIO’s strong translational, preclinical and clinical cancer research environment, with access to first-class core technologies, state-of-the-art infrastructure, lectures, seminars, specialised scientific and technological courses, and a structured learning and supervisory programme through VHIO Academy. Students will join ...

This PhD research staff position is based in the Department of Applied Physics at the Universidade de Vigo , working within the AURORA project . The project focuses on the development and optimisation of numerical tools in DualSPHysics , with research centred on improving particle-based simulation capabilities for complex physical processes. The successful researcher will work on GPU programming using CUDA and on the refinement of interaction and collision models . A substantial part of the proj...

🚀 2 fully funded PhD positions are available within the MSCA Doctoral Network IDEAS-MSCA at the Group of Characterization of Materials (GCM), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The openings are for Doctoral Candidates in Drug Delivery , Pharmaceutical Formulation , Nanotechnology , Materials Science , Chemistry , Physics , and Machine Learning . Project 1: Hybrid Nanoparticles for Biopharmaceutical Delivery — synthesize and characterize hybrid silica–polymer micro/nanopartic...