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Funding not stated 26 Nov 2026

Director General

ELI - Extreme Light Infrastructure

  • Prague, Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic
  • Engineering

Director General ELI - Extreme Light Infrastructure Prague, Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic We are seeking a Director General of the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI), a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), an experienced leader with demonstrated scientific leadership and a strong track record in leading complex scientific or research organizations . The Director General (DG) is the legal represent

Funding not stated 26 Nov 2026

Announcement of an internal promotion selection process based on supporting documents for appointment to the post of Principal Coordinating Professor in the subject area of Product Development, within

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave

  • Barcelos, Portugal
  • Arts » Other

Announcement of an internal promotion selection process based on supporting documents for appointment to the post of Principal Coordinating Professor in the subject area of Product Development, within the Department of Industrial and Product Design at the UPCA School of Design.

Fully funded 26 Nov 2026

PhD Position 6: Multisensory Prosody in Portuguese Sign Language (TRAD-PREDOCTORAL-2026-04)

Universitat pompeu fabra · Department of Translation and Language Sciences

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Language sciences
  • Prof. Sónia Frota

The Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group (GREPG) in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES: Prosody across senses: Testing a reconceptualization of prosody as a modality-neutral component of language governing spoken, visual and tactile signals , led by Prof. Pilar Prieto. PhD6: Multisensory Prosody in European Portuguese Sign Language The successful candidate will contribute to Strand 2 of the project, investigating the multisensory implement

Fully funded 26 Nov 2026

PhD Position 2 (PhD2): Multisensory Prosody in Spoken Portuguese (TRAD-PREDOCTORAL-2026-03)

Universitat pompeu fabra · Department of Translation and Language Sciences

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Language sciences
  • Prof. Sónia Frota

The Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group (GREPG) in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES: Prosody across senses: Testing a reconceptualization of prosody as a modality-neutral component of language governing spoken, visual and tactile signals , led by Prof. Pilar Prieto. Multisensory Prosody in Spoken European Portuguese The successful candidate will contribute to Strand 1 of the project, investigating the multisensory implementation of pros

Fully funded 26 Nov 2026

PhD Position 1 (PhD1): Multisensory Prosody in Spoken Catalan (TRAD-PREDOCTORAL-2026-02)

Universitat pompeu fabra · Department of Translation and Language Sciences

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Language sciences
  • Dr. Patrick L. Rohrer

The Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group (GREPG) in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES: Prosody across senses: Testing a reconceptualization of prosody as a modality-neutral component of language governing spoken, visual and tactile signals , led by Prof. Pilar Prieto. PhD1: Multisensory Prosody in Spoken Catalan The successful candidate will contribute to Strand 1 of the project, investigating the multisensory implementation of prosody in

Funding not stated 27 Nov 2026

PhD Position in Space Law and Artificial Intelligence

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands

You will conduct doctoral research within EO-TRUST , a €1 million multidisciplinary project funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), led by Dr Ioana Bratu. Your research will examine the legal and ethical dimensions of AI-enabled Earth Observation, focusing on how space law, AI regulation and related legal frameworks address questions of resilience, responsibility and trustworthy use of satellite data. You will wo

Funding not stated 27 Nov 2026

Senior Lecturer in Crisis preparedness and Civil Defence with a Focus on Social Vulnerability and Critical Perspectives

Lunds universitet · Lund University, LTH,

  • Lund, Sweden
  • Technology

Department of Building and Environmental Technology at LTH, Lund University, is recruiting an Senior Lecturer. The Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, within the Department of Building and Environmental Technology, conducts research and education in the field of societal risk and crisis management. The focus of both our research and teaching is to develop knowledge of how individuals, organizations, and societies prevent, prepare for, manage, recover from, learn from, and adapt to events that may threaten something of value. We also conduct research aimed at developing methods, pr

Funding not stated 27 Nov 2026

Tohoku University Graduate School of Information Sciences Computation Theory Laboratory Call for Applications: Professor

Tohoku University

  • Miyagi, Japan
  • Engineering Computer science Technology Information science

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project] * Background of the recruitment and description of the project With the rapid advancement of artifi cial intelligence technologies, intelligent information processing—which extracts knowledge from massive amounts of data to achieve advanced recognition, reasoning, and decision-making—is growing increasingly important as a societal infrastructure. Its applications span a wide range of fields, including image and video analysis, biometrics, medical informatics, and autonomous systems. To further advance these highly sophisticated int

Funding not stated 27 Nov 2026

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Dynamics of Foundation Structures, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Kyoto University · Disaster Prevention Research Institute

  • Kyoto, Japan
  • Technology Architecture Engineering

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project] * Background of the recruitment and description of the project The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University invites applications for a permanent Associate Professor position. http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/ [Work content and job description] The appointed associate professor will focus on conducting research on the prompt recovery of functionality of urban systems after an earthquake by rapidly and objectively evaluating the post-earthquake state of infrastructure systems, considering the physical propertie

Fully funded 27 Nov 2026

Researcher - PhD (Temporary)

University of Massachusetts Lowell

  • Lowell, United States

Job no: 529867 Position type: Staff Part Time, Hourly, Staff Full Time/Part-Time Benefit Status: Non-Benefited – Non-Union Campus: UMass Lowell Department: Chemistry Salary: Anticipate $1100-$1200/week, commensurate w/ qualifications and experience; anticipated appointment not to exceed 9 months Applications Open: Jun 12 2026 Applications Close: Open until filled General Summary of Position: The Temporary Researcher (PhD) will support research and development activities related to point-of-care diagnostic technologies. The position will assist with experimental design, assay development and op

Fully funded 27 Nov 2026

Biomedical Data Scientist (PhD)

University of Massachusetts Lowell

  • Lowell, United States

Job no: 530253 Position type: Staff Full Time Benefit Status: Benefited-Union Campus: UMass Lowell Department: Biological Sciences Salary: See posting section for salary range details: Applications Open: Sep 15 2026 Applications Close: Open until filled General Summary of Position: We are a highly collaborative group at the Center of Biomedical and Health Research in Data Sciences (CHORDS) at University of Massachusetts Lowell seeking a biomedical data scientist (PhD level). In this position, you will use neural networks, SQL, Python, R and work with diverse cutting-edge health records data an

Funding not stated 27 Nov 2026

EngD position: AI for Underground Infrastructure Detection and Characterisation

University of Twente (UT)

  • Enschede, Netherlands
  • Engineering » Civil engineering Engineering » Computer engineering

In this EngD project, you will develop an AI model that automatically detects underground infrastructure in GPR radargrams and estimates its depth. The project builds on the growing availability of high-quality GPR data collected at the University of Twente’s Utility Mapping Site (UMS), a unique test environment for utility mapping technologies. Current machine learning models and their training data are limited in size, comprehensiveness, and realism – resulting in partial automation with limited performance. This constrains their usefulness in real-world conditions. Your challenge is to deve

Funding not stated 28 Nov 2026

Solid Tumor Clinical MD Fellow

St Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • Memphis, Tennessee, United States

We offer one of the few comprehensive pediatric Solid Tumor fellowship programs in the country. As a clinical fellow in our Solid Tumor fellowship program, you will receive state-of-the-art training in the diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon solid tumors. Our fellows will gain expertise in cutting-edge therapies and will rotate in several services, including pathology, diagnostic imaging and clinical genomics. You will be part of a select cohort of clinical fellows across numerous pediatric sub-specialties, including: • Hematology/Oncology • Neuro-Oncology • Pharmaceutical • Psychos

Fully funded 28 Nov 2026

Legal Research Fellow II

Columbia University

  • New York City, United States

The Columbia Center on Law and the Economy (CLE), founded by Associate Professors of Law Lina M. Khan and Lev Menand, is seeking a Legal Research Fellow II to support legal and policy research in competition, consumer protection, financial regulation, corporate governance and other economic law and policy domains. This position will support the Center’s research agenda on the laws, policies, and practices that shape the economy. This position also supports CLE’s advisory work with policymakers and civil society organizations, including through supporting and participating in events and trainin

Fully funded 28 Nov 2026

Predoctoral Research Fellow

Stanford University

  • Stanford, United States

SCHOOL/UNIT DESCRIPTION: The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) is Stanford University's premier institute for the study of economic policy. For more than 40 years, SIEPR has advanced rigorous, nonpartisan research that informs evidence-based policy solutions, develops the next generation of scholars and leaders, and addresses some of the world's most pressing economic challenges. SIEPR is committed to supporting research across a broad range of economic policy issues while convening leaders from academia, government, and business to foster informed dialogue and innovative

Funding not stated 29 Nov 2026

PhD researcher Warranty & Indemnity-verzekering als instrument in het M&A-proces

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR)

  • Rotterdam, Netherlands

Erasmus School of Law, departement Law & Business, is op zoek naar een PhD onderzoeker Warranty & Indemnity-verzekering als instrument in het M&A-proces (4 jaar, 80%) PhD Positie: Warranty & Indemnity-verzekering als instrument in het M&A-proces Bij bedrijfsovernames vormen garanties en vrijwaringen van de verkoper een essentieel onderdeel van de risico-allocatie tussen koper en verkoper. Zij verklaren dat bepaalde f

Funding not stated 29 Nov 2026

PhD Position: Nitrogen Valorization in High-Temp Electrochemical Cells (F/M/X)

DIFFER

  • Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Engineering » Materials engineering

Sustainable ammonia production is an important challenge in the transition towards a climate-neutral chemical industry. Conventional ammonia synthesis is highly energy intensive and relies predominantly on fossil-derived hydrogen. Electrochemical routes offer the possibility to produce ammonia using renewable electricity while enabling new, decentralized production concepts. This PhD project will focus on the develo

Funding not stated 29 Nov 2026

PhD Position: Nitrogen Valorization in High-Temp Electrochemical Cells (F/M/X)

DIFFER

  • Eindhoven, Netherlands

Sustainable ammonia production is an important challenge in the transition towards a climate-neutral chemical industry. Conventional ammonia synthesis is highly energy intensive and relies predominantly on fossil-derived hydrogen. Electrochemical routes offer the possibility to produce ammonia using renewable electricity while enabling new, decentralized production concepts. This PhD project will focus on the develop

Funding not stated 29 Nov 2026

PhD Position Systematic Derivation of Formal Languages and Their Correctness

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

  • Delft, Netherlands

From Semantics to Syntax — Systematic Derivation of Formal Languages and Their Correctness Job description Formal languages, such as type theories and program logics, let us state and prove precisely what software should do. Today, each new language is designed by hand: experts invent the syntax, then check that it really means what it should. This is slow, and it has to be redone for every new problem. This project

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