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Fully funded 21 Sept 2027

PhD project SYNOX - MSCA COFUND LIGHTinPARIS Doctoral Programme

Institut d’Optique Graduate School

  • Palaiseau, France
  • Physics

The LIGHTinPARIS programme has launched its 3rd call for PhD Fellowships with up to 6 fully funded positions starting on 1 January 2027 . The PhD projects on offer fall in the domain of the Institute for Sciences of Light (Université Paris-Saclay) covering photonics, optics, imaging, materials (chemistry), lasers, instrumentation, information, quantum technologies and more. The programme is cofunded by the European Union under Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND call and co-financed by Université Paris-Saclay and two non-academic partners IMAGINE OPTIC and ONERA. This i

Fully funded 28 Sept 2027

Doctoral researcher in Economic & Financial History: Singapore

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences
  • Prof. Benoît Majerus

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg is an interdisciplinary research centre committed to high-quality research and public dissemination in the field of contemporary history with a particular focus on digital methods and tools. The C²DH's ambition is to venture off the beaten track and find new ways of doing, teaching and presenting contemporary history of Luxembourg and the history of Europe i

Fully funded 28 Sept 2027

Doctoral Researcher in Economic & Financial History: Panama

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences
  • Prof. Benoît Majerus

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg is an interdisciplinary research centre committed to high-quality research and public dissemination in the field of contemporary history with a particular focus on digital methods and tools. The C²DH's ambition is to venture off the beaten track and find new ways of doing, teaching and presenting contemporary history of Luxembourg and the history of Europe i

Fully funded 28 Sept 2027

Doctoral Researcher in Economic & Financial History

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences
  • Prof. Benoît Majerus

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg is an interdisciplinary research centre committed to high-quality research and public dissemination in the field of contemporary history with a particular focus on digital methods and tools. The C²DH's ambition is to venture off the beaten track and find new ways of doing, teaching and presenting contemporary history of Luxembourg and the history of Europe i

Fully funded 28 Sept 2027

Doctoral Researcher in Digital Business & Agentic AI

University of Luxembourg

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust ( SnT ) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diver

Funding not stated 1 Oct 2027

Doctoral Researcher in β-Catenin Ligands & Cell Differentiation

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) at the University of Luxembourg contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine. Through its dual mission of teaching and research, the FSTM seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge and train new generations of responsible citizens in order to better understand, explain and advance society and the environment

Funding not stated 2 Oct 2027

Physician-Scientist in Neurology

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences

About the FSTM The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) at the University of Luxembourg contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine. Through its dual mission of teaching and research, the FSTM seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge and train new generations of responsible citizens in order to better understand, explain and advance society and environmen

Funding not stated 7 Oct 2027

Doctoral researcher in Financial Law

University of Luxembourg

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences » Education

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg offers a unique academic and research environment. Rooted in Luxembourg but with a European and international outlook, teaching and research benefit from the proximity of the European inst

Funding not stated 7 Oct 2027

Doctoral Researcher in Food Literacy and Sustainable Behaviour

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences » Education

About the FHSE The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) at the University of Luxembourg brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences. People from across 20 disciplines are working within t

Funding not stated 13 Oct 2027

Research Scholarship For Bachelor Degree - FAR4

UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA · Algoritmi – VISTALab

  • Évora, Portugal
  • Computer science

CENTRO Algoritmi – VISTALab Research Scholarship For Bachelor Degree - 1 Vacancy 21 of September of 2026 A call for tenders is open for one Scholarship for a Bachelor Degree within the scope of the project FAR4 – Fio de Alta Resistência (COMPETE2030-FEDER-02238400), financed by national funds through co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through COMPETE, under the following conditions: Scientific area : Informatics Admission requirements : Bachelor’s degree in Informatcs/Computer Engineering obtained in Portugal or, if obtained in a foreign country, officially recognized in

Funding not stated 17 Oct 2027

PhD Student

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Other

Position open in the ERANET project: "Sustainable Act for Construction Market: A new perspective on passive seismic protection", contract no. 71/2024, code ERANET-M-3-STF4SW.

Funding not stated 19 Oct 2027

Research Technician for RFSoC-Based Passive Drone Detection

University of Luxembourg

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences » Education

About the SnT The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust ( SnT ) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Eur

Funding not stated 19 Oct 2027

Doctoral researcher in water engineering and monitoring

University of Luxembourg

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences » Education

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) at the University of Luxembourg contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine. Through its dual mission of teaching and res

Funding not stated 19 Oct 2027

Doctoral researcher in AI for Science

University of Luxembourg

  • Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Educational sciences » Education

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) at the University of Luxembourg contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine. Through its dual mission of teaching and res

Fully funded 1 Nov 2027

PhD position in Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC7), University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen · The Programming Languages and Theory of Computation (PLTC) Section, part of the Department of Computer Science (DIKU)

  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Computer science
  • Professor Robert Glück

PhD position in Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC7), University of Copenhagen The position is doctoral candidate DC7, “Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages", in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network E-CoRe. The position is available from 1 January 2027, or after agreement. Job description The Programming Languages and Theory of Computation (PLTC) Section, part of the Department of Computer Science (DIKU), University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a 3-year PhD position on compilation principles for reversible languages. T

Fully funded 23 Nov 2027

19 PhD Positions - MSCA COFUND BEST Doctoral Programme

Université de Toulouse

  • Toulouse, France
  • All

The BEST programme is launching its 1st call for PhD Fellowships with up to 19 fully funded positions starting on 1 September 2027 in the thematics Health & well-being, Global changes and Sustainable transitions. The programme is cofunded by the European Union under Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND call and co-financed by the Université de Toulouse and its partners (UT Capitole, UT2J, ISAE, INP, INSA, IMT-MA, ENAC, INSERM, IRD, INRAE, INUC). The available thesis projects are listed here: https://adum.fr/as/ed/proposition_Setab.pl APPLICATION PROCESS Applications must

Funding not stated 30 Dec 2027

PhD student for TIQTOC optical atomic clock experiment for Ultra-light Dark Matter

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

  • Hamburg, Germany
  • Physics

Work group: Z_DET Area of research: PHD Thesis Starting date: 07.09.2026 Job description: DESY-Zeuthen The Zeuthen location of DESY has a strong focus on astroparticle and particle physics (gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy, and collider particle physics). The experimental groups are accompanied by a strong theory group. DESY Zeuthen is responsible for developing and delivering detectors for astroparticle and particle physics experiments, and is actively engaged in R&D for future applications.With the Centre for Quantum Technology and Applications (CQTA), DESY Zeuthen is taking a leading role i

Funding not stated 31 Dec 2027

Senior Optical Systems Researcher

ARQUIMEA RESEARCH CENTER

  • Spain
  • Agricultural sciences

ARQUIMEA , we are a technology company operating globally and providing innovate solutions and products in highly demanding sectors. Our areas of activity are Aerospace, Defense & Security, Big Science, Biotechnology and Fintech. ARQUIMEA Research Center (ARC), part of ARQUIMEA , was born in 2019 with the aim of inventing the technologies of tomorrow. An environment of innovation and excellence at European level from which senior and junior researchers from around the world develop disruptive technologies and business models that will serve as an engine of socio-economic growth in the medium a

Funding not stated 31 Dec 2027

Metal Additive Manufacturing Research Lead

ARQUIMEA RESEARCH CENTER

  • Spain
  • Agricultural sciences

ARQUIMEA is a global technology company that develops innovative solutions and products for highly demanding sectors. Our areas of activity include Aerospace, Defense & Security, Big Science, Biotechnology, and Fintech. ARQUIMEA Research Center (ARC) , part of ARQUIMEA , was established in 2019 with the ambition of inventing the technologies of tomorrow. It is a European-level environment of innovation and excellence where senior and junior researchers from around the world work together to develop disruptive technologies and business models that will drive socio-economic growth in the medium

Funding not stated 31 Dec 2027

Hired Pre-doctoral Researcher in a Research Project.

Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Oficina Europea de I+D - OTRI

  • Madrid, Spain
  • Language sciences, History

Collaboration in the expansion works of the Databases of the Epigraphic Archive of Hispania. Digitalization of documentation. Drafting and inclusion of epigraphic files and Database entries. Study of manuscripts with medieval epigraphic transmission in different archives and libraries of the Community of Madrid for the AVIPES-II-CM project. Collaboration in the drafting of entries for Hispania Epigraphica and integration into its technical team.

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