PhD Opportunities in Mechatronics in United States

This fully funded PhD opportunity is based in the Bio-Digital Mechanics (Bio-DMX) Lab in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia in the United States. The project combines computational mechanics, artificial intelligence, and data analysis to investigate brain development and disorders. The doctoral researcher will work at the intersection of engineering, computational modeling, biomedical research, and data-driven methods, using quantitative and programming approaches to study c...

Professor Mehdi Zeidouni is inviting applications for two PhD positions in his research group at Louisiana State University, beginning in Fall 2027. The research centers on modeling fluid flow and heat transfer in porous media. These topics are relevant to advanced studies of transport processes in porous structures and may suit students interested in computational and theoretical approaches to petroleum, chemical, mechanical, civil, or physical engineering problems. The positions are suitable f...

Google Cloud CoreML is seeking a PhD Software Intern/Student Researcher for Summer 2027 to work on long-horizon coding and computer-use multi-agent systems. The project sits at the intersection of large language models, agent post-training, multi-agent coordination, and reliable interaction with complex digital environments. The research topics include supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement-learning post-training for multi-agent systems, orchestration frameworks, and benchmark development for ...

Nina Miolane is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027 to join the UCSB Geometric Intelligence Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The lab investigates the mathematical laws of intelligence in brains and machines. Its research is highly interdisciplinary, combining artificial intelligence, computer science, mathematics, neuroscience, statistics, and physics. Students will explore how neural networks learn to solve tasks using geometric methods, topology, and group theory. The rese...

Susquehanna International Group is hiring a Quantitative Researcher – PhD Hire – NY/Philadelphia area in its Quantitative Research department. The role sits within Susquehanna’s systematic trading environment, where researchers work on quantitative problems that inform decision-making in global financial markets. The position focuses on designing, validating, backtesting, and implementing statistical and advanced machine learning models. The research work spans statistical inference, optimizatio...

San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego are advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity through the SDSU–UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The project is based in the Yang Lab and focuses on multi-material 3D printing, advanced manufacturing, smart materials, robotics, and structural mechanics. The doctoral researcher will investigate how advanced additive-manufacturing methods can be used to create and engineer multi-material stru...

North Carolina State University is offering a fully funded PhD opportunity in advanced materials and manufacturing for harsh environment applications . The thesis will investigate materials and processing technologies designed for demanding operating conditions. The research spans high-temperature ceramics , metal additive manufacturing , and AI-enabled processing . The project combines materials science and manufacturing engineering with computationally assisted process development, offering an...

The LIFT Lab in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is recruiting a PhD student to study human-centered technology and the information conditions that help people thrive around technical systems. The research combines technical system-building with close attention to how people experience and interact with those systems. A central focus is the design of technically grounded learning environments and the development of tools that support the peo...

The Bio-Digital Mechanics (Bio-DMX) Lab in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia is offering a fully funded PhD position in computational brain mechanics under Professor Xianqiao Wang. The thesis focuses on AI- and data-driven computational brain mechanics , with applications to brain development and disorders. The project is suited to researchers interested in combining computational mechanics, artificial intelligence, scientific programming, and biomedical engineering to inve...