Fully Funded PhD in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma in United States

NSF-funded postdoctoral opening at Penn State Behrend in the School of Engineering for research in nonlinear dynamics , vibration control , smart structures , and vibration energy harvesting . The position is hosted by Professor Feng Qian and is part of a recently awarded National Science Foundation project. The successful candidate will work on fundamental and applied research involving nonlinear mechanical systems, computational modeling, experimental validation, and prototype development. The...

Dassault Systèmes is offering a paid six-month internship/co-op for PhD students in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, focusing on software validation and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The position is based onsite at the Dassault Systèmes Office in Waltham, Massachusetts, starting in Summer 2026. Interns will join the SIMULIA Validation Team, part of the Fluids R&D organization, and contribute to improving aerodynamic simulation efficiency and accuracy. Key responsibilities i...

Several funded PhD positions are available in the field of model-free control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, Canada. The positions are part of a collaborative research project focused on developing robust reinforcement learning (RL)-based controllers for autonomous UAVs, with an emphasis on online learning, formal Lyapunov-based robustness and stability guarantees, computational efficiency, and real-time performance. The research will prov...

Postdoctoral opening in vortex-dominated flows at Oklahoma State University with Assistant Professor Chitrarth Prasad . The project spans computational fluid dynamics , experimental fluid dynamics , and data-driven discovery for unsteady aerodynamic and vortex-dominated flows. The postdoc will develop and apply machine learning , reduced-order modeling , and other data-discovery methods to challenging flow problems. This is a strong fit for candidates with backgrounds in mechanical engineering ,...

HIER Lab (Hybrid Intelligent Experimental Robotics Laboratory) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University is actively recruiting Ph.D. students in robotics . The lab describes itself as a fast-growing robotics research group with expanding research platforms, computational infrastructure, experimental capabilities, and a broad research portfolio. The opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in humanoid robotics , legged robotics...