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Fully funded 21 Nov 2026

Endourology and Stone Disease Fellowship

University of Colorado System

  • Aurora, United States

University of Colorado Anschutz Department: Surgery Job Title: Endourology and Stone Disease Fellowship Position #:00846525 – Requisition #:39541 Job Summary: The Endourology and Stone Disease Fellowship prepares urologists for careers in academic or private practice by providing comprehensive clinical, surgical, and research training. Fellows gain experience at CU Anschutz Medical Campus and affiliated hospitals under the guidance of dedicated faculty. Key Responsibilities: • Clinical and Surgical Training: • Endoscopic stone surgery: cystoscopy, ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, cy

Fully funded 21 Nov 2026

Director of Predoctoral Education

University of Colorado System

  • Aurora, United States

University of Colorado | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Dental Medicine | Department of Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Teaching Faculty (C/T) - Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Professor) Working Title: Director of Predoctoral Education Full-Time Position # 00703896 R equisition # 39849 Job Summary: The University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Dental Medicine (SDM) welcomes applications for Director of Predoctoral Education from exceptional candidates for a full-time, clinical track faculty (Open Rank) to work in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Children's Hosp

Fully funded 1 Dec 2026

PhD Positions in Statistical Physics and Active Matter

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization · Department of Living Matter Physics

  • Göttingen, Germany
  • Department of Living Matter Physics
  • Prof. Dr. Ramin Golestanian

The LMP department engages in a wide range of theoretical research aimed at understanding the dynamics of living systems from a physical perspective. The department is headed by Ramin Golestanian and hosts several group leaders, postdoctoral researchers, students, and visitors. The research The PhD students (m/f/d) will engage in theoretical and/or computational research in Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics and Active Matter, under the supervision of Ramin Golestanian. For more information concerning our current areas of research activity, visit our website ( https://www.ds.mpg.de/lmp) . Your

Fully funded 1 Dec 2026

Fully Financed PhD positions in Germany

MAX PLANCK Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

  • Germany
  • Computer science

The Max Planck School of Cognition invites highly motivated and talented candidates from around the world to apply for our fully funded PhD program. The application phase for the program start in fall 2026 is now open until December 1. Become part of a visionary graduate program to kick-start your career: World class training for early-career scientists 🔬 Work with world-renowned scientists: Join a unique network of top-tier universities and research institutes across Germany, collaborating with leading experts in Cognition ⚙️ Access cutting-edge resources: Benefit from early access to state-o

Fully funded 4 Dec 2026

PhD Studentship: Robust Bayesian Experimental Design and Inference

University of Birmingham · School of Mathematics

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • School of Mathematics

Statistical methods are leveraged in many scientific applications to: specify a data collection practice (experimental design), draw conclusions from sparse and noisy data (inference), and assess uncertainty about those conclusions (uncertainty quantification). Bayesian inference and experimental design methods are increasingly used in scientific practice, and offer appealing theoretical guarantees when certain assumptions hold. However, whether these assumptions hold is difficult or impossible to verify in practice. The successful candidate will undertake a project in the area of statistics/d

Fully funded 9 Dec 2026

PhD Studentship - Arc Fault Analysis in Modern Aerospace Power Drive Systems

The University of Manchester · Electrical and Electronic Engineering

  • Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Application deadline: All year round How to apply : uom.link/pgr-apply-2425 This 4-year project is fully funded; students who are eligible to pay tuition fees at the Home rate are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual stipend of ~£25,518 and paid tuition fees. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. The project is an exciting opportunity to undertake industrially linked research in partnership with Rolls-Royce (RR) at the RR University Technology Centre (UTC) in Electrical Systems at University of Manchester(UoM). The UTC researches a wide range of

Fully funded 15 Dec 2026

Faculty Leave Fellowship

Brandeis University · Crown Center for Middle East Studies

  • Waltham, United States
  • History

Faculty Leave Fellowship The Crown Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa to begin on September 1, 2027. The fellowship is open to all disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences—particularly politics, economics, history, religion, sociology, or anthropology. Successful applicants must be tenure track or tenured professors (or equivalent) with a well-established publication record seeking a faculty leave appointment and interested in engaging in a substantive res

Fully funded 16 Dec 2026

Two Associate Professorships or Professorships of Computer Science (with Tutorial Fellowships)

University of Oxford · Computer Science

  • Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Computer Science

Full time Contract type: Permanent upon completion of a successful review. The review is conducted during the first 5 years. Salary: 30S: Combined University and College salary from £57,986 to £77,366 per annum plus substantial additional benefits. Location: Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford About the Role As part of our expansion, the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint two full-time Associate Professors or Professors of Computer Science to start on 1 September 2027. Each post is associated with a college, one with a Tutorial F

Fully funded 16 Dec 2026

PhD Studentship in Tribology of Tyre & Road Emissions

Imperial College London

  • London, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Marc Masen

PhD Studentship in Tribology of Tyre & Road Emissions Project Overview Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Tribology of Tyre and Road particle emissions within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. The project is a collaboration between engineering scientists at Imperial College London and medical scientists at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Within this project, two PhD students will closely collaborate, one will be based at Imperial and one at TUM. Tasks for the PhD student at Imperial's Department of Mechanical Engineering, will include: • Stud

Fully funded 17 Dec 2026

PhD Studentship: Direct Recycling of Next-Generation Battery Materials for Sustainable and Circular Manufacturing

University of Birmingham · School of Metallurgy and Materials

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • School of Metallurgy and Materials

The transition to electrified transport and renewable energy storage is driving unprecedented growth in battery manufacturing. However, large-scale battery production generates significant quantities of manufacturing scrap, including coated electrode off-cuts and rejected cells, which contain valuable active materials that are currently underutilised. The development of efficient recycling technologies is therefore essential to support a sustainable and resilient battery supply chain. This PhD project, in the Energy Materials Group, at the University of Birmingham, will investigate advanced di

Fully funded 18 Dec 2026

PhD Studentship: An investigation into the Interface Material Layer Created during Linear Friction Welding of Titanium Alloys.

University of Nottingham

  • Nottingham, United Kingdom

An investigation into the interface material layer created during linear friction welding of Titanium alloys. Applications are invited for a PhD position at the University of Nottingham addressing the specific engineering details of the contact layer created during the Linear Friction Welding (LFW) of Titanium alloys. The successful candidate will have a first-class or upper second-class honours degree in mechanical engineering or a related subject. This CASE studentship will attract a stipend of £18,000 per annum for four years. The position arises from a long-standing engineering research re

Fully funded 1 Jan 2027

PhD Studentship: Computational Chemistry Driven Design of Improved Thermal Batteries

University of Birmingham · School of Chemistry

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • School of Chemistry

Thermal batteries (often termed primary reserve batteries) offer several key advantages over primary and secondary batteries due to their long shelf life, high temperature stability, quick activation, reliability, robustness and the fact that they are maintenance-free. Despite these many advantages, the exact mechanisms that control performance in industrially utilised thermal batteries has remained unclear for decades, and thus design principles for discovering new thermal battery materials have been lacking. In this industrially sponsored PhD studentship, we have partnered with AWE fund a 3.

Fully funded 7 Jan 2027

PhD Studentship: Bioresorbable intestinal devices with embedded resorbable sensors for gastrointestinal monitoring

University of Birmingham · Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
  • Dr Gerard Cummins

Swallowable sensors are limited by how long they stay in place. A capsule passes through the gut within a day or two, so it can only take a snapshot when conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease need to be tracked over weeks without the risk of obstruction. Devices that stay longer exist, but they carry a problem. A structure designed to resist peristalsis is also a structure that can obstruct the bowel, and that risk is why intestinal residence has largely been abandoned in favour of the stomach. Attempts to solve it have relied on external magnets, tissue-piercing anchors, or adhesives

Fully funded 8 Jan 2027

PhD Studentship: Real time 4D Imaging System for Turbulent Multiphase Flows

The University of Manchester · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Application deadline: All year round Research theme: Multiphase Flows, Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Bubbles, Droplets, Sustainable Energy UK only This 3.5-year project is funded by the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering. Tuition fees will be paid (at home rate) and you will receive a tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26). We expect the stipend to increase each year. Multiphase flows are common in natural and industrial processes, such as volcanic flows, bubbles in electrolysers, and blood flows. In many applications, these flows often exhibit transi

Fully funded 15 Jan 2027

DKU Documentary Practice Global Fellows Program

Duke Kunshan University

  • Kunshan, China
  • Film and Media Studies
  • Qian Zhu

Duke Kunshan University Documentary Practice Global Fellows Program Guidelines for the 2027-2028 Fellowship Applications accepted on a rolling basis up to January 15, 2027. Review of applications will begin on December 15. The DKU Global Fellows program invites applications from recent MFA graduates working in documentary practice for a two-year Global Fellow position. Preference will be given to candidates who can offer a wide range of courses in our Arts and Media curriculum, which includes classes on photography, documentary filmmaking, web-based multimedia design, graphic design, media stu

Fully funded 29 Jan 2027

PhD Studentship - Postgraduate Research Training in Social Sciences (ESRC funded)

Royal Holloway, University of London

  • London, United Kingdom

The South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) is pleased to offer Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding for PhD students for September 2027 entry. We welcome applications from talented individuals working across the social sciences to be based at one of six higher education institutions in London and the south-east: • University of Kent • Kingston University • University of Reading • Royal Holloway, University of London • University of Surrey • University of Sussex The world-class research and training environments of these institutions are enhanced by the partnership’s strategic

Fully funded 31 Jan 2027

PhD Studentship: Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health

University of Bristol · Faculty of Engineering

  • Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Dr. Mengyan Zhang

Funding for: Competitive Worldwide Funding Funding amount 4 year University Scholarship starting 27/28 academic year. Minimum tax-free stipend at the current UKRI rate (for 2025/26 standard stipend is £20,780, RTSG £8,400, full Tuition Fee covered). Hours: Full time Contract: Contract/temporary Closing date: 31/01/2027 The project: Decision-making under uncertainty is a fundamental challenge in AI and data science, particularly in dynamic settings where observations are collected sequentially and decisions influence future outcomes. This project will develop novel machine learning and statisti

Fully funded 31 Jan 2027

PhD - EPSRC - Topological and Other Types of Photonics Devices for Sensing, Modulation and Other Applications

The University of Manchester · Electrical and Electronic Engineering

  • Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research theme: Applied physics, applied chemistry, applied materials How to apply: uom.link/pgr-apply-2425 This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded by the Doctoral Landscape Award; students who are eligible to pay tuition fees at the Home rate are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is January 2027. We recommend that you apply early as the advert may be removed before the deadline. Topological or meta-structured

Fully funded 30 Mar 2027

Fully Funded PhD Studentship for UK Home Fee Status Candidates in the Department of Materials

The University of Manchester · Materials

  • Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Materials

Research theme: AI for Engineering How to apply: uom.link/pgr-apply-2425 This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded; students who are eligible to pay tuition fees at the Home rate are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is January 2027. This funding is not available to Overseas applicants unless they meet UK Home fee status requirements. We recommend that you apply early as the advert may be removed before the deadl

Fully funded 6 Apr 2027

Global Recruitment of Outstanding Young Talents

Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)

  • 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China, China

• Orientation The National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (Overseas) aims to attract and encourage outstanding young scholars (including non-Chinese talents) from overseas who have made significant achievements in the fields of natural sciences and engineering technology to return to or relocate to China for work. It allows them to choose research directions and conduct innovative research, promoting the rapid growth of young scientific and technological talents, cultivating a group of outstanding academic leaders with the potential to reach the frontier of world science and technol

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