PhD Opportunities in Computational Science in United States

Baylor University’s Minich Lab in the Department of Biology is recruiting 2–3 fully funded PhD students in microbial ecology and genomics. Potential thesis projects include the gut microbiome and childhood undernutrition , built environment microbiomes , and fish mucosal ecology . These projects offer opportunities to work across biology, microbial genomics, public health, environmental science, and computational science. Applicants should have a background in biology, computational science, pub...

Multiple PhD positions are available in the Integrated Multiphysics Laboratory at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The positions focus on computational engineering and computational sciences across scales , with research directions spanning classical computing , quantum computing , hybrid computing , and experimental mechanics . Students will work with Dr. Pania Newell in the Integrated Multiphysics Laboratory. The post is especially relevant for applicants interested in multid...

Assistant Professor Wuzhe Xu at South Dakota State University is looking for highly motivated PhD students to join the research group in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics starting in Fall 2027 . The group’s research interests include deep learning for PDEs and optimal control , generative models for scientific computing , and numerical methods for multiscale kinetic equations . This is a strong fit for students interested in mathematics , computer science , statistics , and related area...

Aimee Maurais is announcing prospective PhD opportunities for her new research group at Georgia Tech, starting in Fall 2027. The group will develop geometry- and structure-informed computational methods for probabilistic modeling and inference, with research directions including Bayesian inference, uncertainty quantification, generative modeling, and data science. The work will also involve collaborations with domain scientists and engineers on applications in the physical and life sciences and ...

PhD opening at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with S M Ferdous , Assistant Professor. The position is in computer science and focuses on algorithms , combinatorial optimization , and high-performance computing , with applications in machine learning , quantum computing , and computational science and engineering . The professor is looking for a motivated PhD student to join the research group, with a start date as early as Spring 2027 . For this recruiting cycle, candidates especi...

Milinda Fernando, Assistant Professor of Scientific Computing at Florida State University, is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027. The research group works on high-performance computing (HPC) for scientific applications, inverse problems , scientific machine learning , computational plasma physics , and numerical relativity . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in computational science, numerical methods, and research at the intersection of physics and advanced computing. Applicants...

1–2 fully funded PhD positions are available at Iowa State University in the PHASE Lab (Physics & Health via AI and Shape Emulation), starting Fall 2027. The lab will be led by Prof. Pan Du in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and focuses on scientific machine learning , computational physics , biomedical AI , AI-driven digital twins, hybrid neural modeling, inverse problems, optimization, and uncertainty quantification (UQ). Students interested in AI for computational science, geometry m...

Middle Tennessee State University is advertising a fully funded PhD opening for Fall 2026 in the Computational Science PhD Program . The position is supervised by Mohammad Arif Hossain , Assistant Professor at MTSU, and is aimed at one highly motivated student. The research areas include Agentic AI for Autonomous Systems (UAVs/Robotics) , Agentic AI Security , and Quantum Networks . The project emphasis is on intelligent, secure, and scalable next-generation systems for AI-native networking, aut...