University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidates / Spontaneous Applications
The University of Luxembourg is continuously seeking to hire highly motivated and outstanding doctoral researchers to work on different enabling technologies for the next generation (Beyond 5G/6G) wireless communications networks for its Interdisciplinary Centre of Security and Trust (SnT), within the Signal Processing and Communications (SigCom) research group, led by Prof. Björn Ottersten and Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas.
The SigCom research group at the SnT carries out research activities in the areas of signal processing for wireless communication systems including satellite communications and radar systems, and is rapidly expanding its research areas to various enabling technologies for beyond 5G/6G wireless networks. For details, you may refer to the following: https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt/research/sigcom
We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place!
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD positions in the frame of the PRIDE grant “Active phenomena across scales in biological systems”
The successful candidates will be expected to conduct research with the aim of obtaining a Doctorate in either Physics, Biology or Engineering Science. They will also be expected to contribute to the institution’s activities, including seminars, teaching, outreach and various other research related events.
Our consortium offers an outstanding and dynamic environment for doctoral candidates, with multiple seminars, working groups, colloquia, and a doctoral school which also includes access to scientific and transferable skills training opportunities.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher (PhD candidate) in Computer Science
The successful applicant will be a member of the Doctoral School for Science and Engineering (DSSE) offering a Doctoral Program in Computer Science aiming to provide interdisciplinary and internationally competitive research training.
The proposed PhD project will be a continuation of research done by Jim Barthel in computational number theory and public key cryptography in the context of the PRIDE project. A possible research starting point for this PhD project is the practical evaluation of a combination of graph-based techniques with number-theoretic problems like the “simultaneous Chinese Remainder Theorem” or integer factorisation and generalizations thereof, especially practical evaluations of possible algorithms for the “Decisional Simultaneous Chinese Remaindering” problem is of interest. Suggestions for other interesting research topics in computational number theory or public key cryptography can also be discussed.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD application call of the Research Group Applied Thermodynamics
The successful candidate will join a strong and motivated research team led by Prof. Stephan Leyer to pursue the PhD degree in one or more of the following signal processing topics:
- Adiabatic boiling
- Evaporation Modelling
- Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics
- Characterization of Flashing Phenomenon in Adiabatic Riser pipe – CHFPAAR
- Heat Transfer Optimization in Solids
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Ph.D. position in secure and privacy
The project is about a new generation of fiducial markers (as those used in robotics and Augmented Reality to encode information about objects on which they are applied), designed to carry encrypted messages interpretable only by authorized parties. The markers are made using polymerized Cholesteric liquid crystal Spherical selective Retroreflectors (CSRs), allowing them to be invisible to humans while easy to detect by machine vision.
The PhD candidate will be hosted by the IRiSC and working under the supervision of Prof. Lenzini, in close collaboration with the other 2 Ph.D. candidates of the ESMP and ARG recruited simultaneously.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD student) in 6G Communications
The research group focuses on wireless/satellite communications and networking and is headed by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas. The research areas focus on the formulation, modelling, design, and analysis of future 5G and beyond communication networks that are capable of supporting new services in a cost-efficient manner. Use cases of interest include IoT verticals, unmanned aerial vehicles, integrated satellite-space-terrestrial networks, quantum communications and key distribution, spectrum management and coexistence, tactile Internet, and autonomous transportation. As far as technical enablers are concerned, we leverage expertise on massive MIMO cell-free communications, smart-radio environments through the use of intelligent surfaces, machine-type and ultra-reliable and low-latency communications, edge computing and caching, RAN slicing, and network softwarization and visualization. Finally, due to the large-scale nature, complexity, and heterogeneity of 5G and beyond networks, for their analysis and optimization we use tools such as artificial intelligence/machine learning, graph theory and graph-signal processing, and convex/non-convex optimization. Furthermore, our activities are experimentally driven and supported by the SDR CommLab, the SDN Lab, the 6G-Space Lab, our SW Simulators, and our OTA Facilties. For further information, you may refer to https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt/research/sigcom
The successful candidate will work under the academic supervision of Prof. Björn Ottersten and Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas and join a strong and motivated research team.
We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place!
Deadline : Open until filled
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Forming Effective Code Representations
The successful candidate will join the Serval research group by working on the MiCE (FNR-funded) project. The subject of the thesis will be “Mutation-based code embeddings” with supervisor Dr. Mike Papadakis. Successful PhD candidates will extensively explore and develop software engineering techniques that include the feasibility, practicality and success evaluation of prototype implementations.
Deadline : Open until filled
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD-positions in Finance
The program follows the standard international format with rigorous coursework in the first year and for the remaining, up to four years, work on research projects that will make up the final thesis. All courses are in English and taught by local faculty and visiting scholars from renowned universities/business schools (e.g., University of Chicago, LBS etc.).
The Department of Finance is located in the financial center of Luxembourg at Campus Kirchberg. It consists of more than 15 full-time research-oriented faculty members from top economics and finance departments (e.g., New York University, Lausanne, Rochester, Carnegie Mellon). Despite its recent creation, it has become a prominent finance department in Europe over the last few years. In particular, it ranks among the top 10 European departments based on the number of top economics and finance publications per capita over the last 5 years (top 5 economics and top 3 finance). It provides an international and stimulating environment with regular top research seminars and several top-quality conferences. It also benefits from close relations with other departments of the University of Luxembourg (Department of Mathematics and Department of Economics and Management). The Department of Finance also collaborates with the Luxembourg Financial Center, the European Stability Mechanism, the Central Bank of Luxembourg and other economic and financial institutions located in Luxembourg.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD thesis in Statistical Physics of Active Matter
A PhD position is available in the frame of the project “Statisical Mechanics of Active Matter” funded by the FNR. Applicants are expected to have a good experience in statistical mechanics and numerical simulations. The project will focus on dense active matter, combining particle-based and hydrodynamic approaches, using recent methods of optimal control theory and stochastic thermodynamics. The candidate is also expected to take part in the scientific activities organized within Physics of Active Matter group and the Department of Physics and Materials Science, such as seminars, colloquia, and summer schools.
Deadline : Open until filled
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering
As the successful candidate, you will primarily contribute to a partnership project with BGL – BNP Paribas, one of the major banks in Luxembourg. The title of the project is “AI for AI” and it concerns the design of an AI ‘metamodel’ tool that will monitor and improve AI algorithms effectiveness and robustness, allowing their application to business-critical use cases at scale. The objective of this project is to develop automated means to continuously monitor the performance of AI models (including NLP models) developed by BGL BNP Paribas and to determine when and how to retrain these models in order to improve their performance. Achieving these objectives requires addressing crucial research challenges such as the definition of proper quality metrics across the bank’s use cases, the identification and explaination of the limitations and blanks spots of the models, and the design of sustainable improvement mechanisms. Overall, the project supports BGL BNP Paribas in scaling-up their AI and data science activities through ground-breaking research, thereby enabling the widespread dissemination of AI products and services throughout the bank. The project is held in close collaboration with BGL-BNP Paribas and, as the successful candidate, you will be expected to program prototype tools showcasing the practical benefits of your research outcomes.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher (PhD) in Economics
The doctoral researcher will be working under the supervision of Professor Picard. The doctoral researcher’s main task will be to prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of Quantitative Urban and/or Trade Economics. The thesis work will be undertaken at the University of Luxembourg. The suggested theme of the PhD is Quantitative Urban and/or Trade Economics. The candidate is, however, welcome to suggest any other topic within the overarching project theme. The doctoral candidate will contribute to the teaching of classes ranging from one to three hours per week, of small group teachings and tutorials.
The doctoral researcher will benefit from being part of large research group comprising several PhDs and Postdoctoral Researchers working on related topics of Urban Economics, Trade and Migration. Being part of the project will allow the doctoral researcher to enhance his/her knowledge-base and experience; working on the various aspects of the project will not only strengthen his/her academic profile, but also give him/her access to (and the chance to critically engage with) some of the most renowned experts in the field.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher in Psychology
The doctoral researcher will conduct research under the guidance of a supervisory team including local and international experts, with the aim of studying towards a doctoral degree (cumulative; i.e., based on peer-reviewed publications) in Psychology. The doctoral researcher will develop a test battery to evaluate language development and diagnose specific language disorders in Luxembourgish adapted to the linguistically heterogenous Luxembourgish school context (i.e. diverse language and cultural backgrounds). In close collaboration with the national competence center “Centre de Logopédie”, the doctoral researcher will develop a new testing battery in Luxembourgish to be used for diagnostic screening purposes for children (age 4 to 5). This PhD project is embedded in a larger project concerning language test development for children in Cycle 1 (Kindergarten). The PhD candidate will be part of the LUCET diagnostic test development team.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Software and System Verification, Model Checking, Cyber-Physical Systems
As the successful candidate, you will join the Security, Reasoning and Validation (SeRVal) group of the SnT, under the supervision of Dr. Maxime Cordy. You will contribute more specifically to the VARIANCE project, funded by Luxembourg National Research Fund. The topic of the project is “Variability-Aware Design of Cyber-Physical Systems” and it concerns the development of novel verification methods to effectively support the design process of cyber-physical systems. The key idea is to represent a large set of design alternatives in a concise model with a well-defined semantics and then apply efficient verification techniques to assess the performance of these designs with regard to different indicators and objectives. The involved analysis techniques include (but are not limited to): model checking, guided sampling, metaheuristics, simulations, prediction models (machine learning). The results of the project are expected to apply to multiple use cases across different domains, e.g., automotive systems, space systems, smart grids, smart factories, etc. Depending on your profile, the project can focus more on theory, development and/or applications. However, all three aspects are expected to be covered during the project.
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidates in Computer Vision
The successful candidates will join the Computer Vision, Machine Intelligence and Imaging (CVI2) headed by Prof. Djamila Aouada in order to pursue a PhD in the general area of Computer Vision. Multiple positions are open. They will carry out research in predefined topics contributing to CVI2’s activities in computer vision and pattern recognition. CVI2 offers the opportunity to work on industrial projects (with industrial partners such as Lift-Me Off, ARTEC 3D and DataThings) or national and international academic projects. CVI2 is a young group composed of highly motivated and active members. Their work focuses on innovative research topics such as 3D shape modelling, 6DOF object pose estimation, human behavior understating, and deep learning and is disseminated in top-tiers venues.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral candidates in Statistics and Probability
The successful candidates will be expected to conduct research under the guidance of professors (names and areas of expertise listed above), with the aim of obtaining a PhD in mathematics. They will also be expected to contribute to the department’s many activities, including seminars, teaching, outreach and various other research related events.
Our departments offer an outstanding and dynamic environments for PhD candidates, with multiple seminars, working groups, colloquia, and doctoral schools which also grant access to multiple training opportunities, including some not only focused on mathematics.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidates – Spontaneous Applications for Next Generation Radar Sensing Networks
To augment the current research and investigate interesting novel problems identified in the aforementioned areas, the SPARC group is looking for a Doctoral candidate to work in any of the aforementioned applications of next generation radar networks. The research would be based on radar signal processing principles and would involve system modelling, use of optimization or data-driven methods for system optimization and an elaborate performance analysis. The PhD would focus on one of the following:
- Theoretical performance bounds on radar tasks in distributed radar networks with the use of large reflective surfaces and robust estimation algorithms
- Novel high mobility joint radar and communication systems exploring novel architectures (ultra-massive MIMO, intelligent surfaces), new modulation techniques exploiting available dimensions in next generation sub-THz/ THz systems
- Novel approaches to radar based health monitoring, including vital sign monitoring in the absence of a controlled environment through the use of distributed sensors
- erif; font-size: 12px;”>Novel algorithms and architectures for distributed point cloud processing for target detection, identification and tracking
- Statistical analysis of interference in radar networks
- Novel radar related applications including automotive, autonomous vehicles, in-cabin monitoring, occupancy sensing, drones, multi-copters, gesture recognition, smart buildings, smart street lighting, smart factories, and robotics
- Novel methodologies for improving the performance of radar systems for weather applications, and dual use radar systems
Deadline : Open until filled
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral candidate (PhD student) in the field of soft matter physics
Discovered only six years ago, the ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal (LC) phase has revolutionized soft matter physics and created an explosion of creativity and excitement in the field. Apart from the excitement from a fundamental physics point of view of a spontaneously polarized 3D liquid, the nascent research field is also driven by enormous application potential in, e.g., piezoelectric energy generators, supercapacitors, soft actuators and much more. The SHADOW project takes an innovative approach to studying ferroelectric nematics in a three-PI collaboration between Prof. Irena Drevensek-Olenik (experimental physics) and Prof. Miha Ravnik (theoretical physics) at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the ESMP group in Luxembourg, headed by Prof. Jan Lagerwall. You will be working closely together with post-docs in the two Ljubljana groups, connecting your research with the theoretical and experimental activities in Ljubljana.
You will be preparing and studying spherical shells in which the ferroelectric nematic LC is suspended in and surrounds immiscible isotropic liquids. With tangential boundary conditions, the spherical topology requires positive-signed topological defects to form, but the typical configuration seen with conventional nematics, with four half-integer defects dominated by splay deformation, is not expected, as the ferroelectric nematic forbids half-integer defects and splay is shunned by the phase because it causes divergence in the polarisation field, with consequent bound electric charges. We will also study the behavior with normal boundary conditions, where a uniform shell would have enormous boundary charge, hence a break-up in domains is expected. Interestingly, the unequal areas of out- and inside would require a splayed configuration, which the LC avoids, hence an intriguing state of frustration should arise. Finally, we will also study chiral versions of the ferroelectric nematic LC in shell geometry, which develops structural color that can be tuned by electric field application.
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidates in Automatic Testing (via computational intelligence) in Continuous Integration Environments
The successful candidates will join the Serval research group and will contribute to its Software Testing research agenda. The subject of the thesis will be the automatic testing via computational intelligence techniques (targeting the test creation, test oracle and test assessment topics) with supervisor Dr. Mike Papadakis. Successful PhD candidates will extensively explore and develop software engineering techniques that include the feasibility, practicality and success evaluation of prototype implementations.
Deadline : Open until filled
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Luxembourg Constitutional Law
The doctoral researcher will work under the supervision of Professor Luc Heuschling. His/her main task will be to prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of Luxembourg constitutional law, in the broad sense. The thesis must be carried out at the University of Luxembourg; if the subject justifies it, a joint supervision with another University is possible. Research stays abroad are also possible and encouraged.
All candidates are invited to submit a supported thesis project on a freely chosen subject of old or current Luxembourg constitutional law (organisation of the State and/or fundamental rights). The project may focus on an aspect of the past of Luxembourg law or, conversely, focus on a topic of current legal dogma. Whatever the subject, old or current, it must be contextualised and can/or must be illuminated from a comparative angle, in connection with the relevant foreign legal system(s). The thesis subject may also focus on the interaction between the Luxembourg legal system and the broader legal systems of which Luxembourg was or is a part from its birth to the present day (Deutscher Bund, Zollverein, European law, international law, etc.). The thesis may focus on sub-disciplines such as parliamentary law, electoral law, constitutional litigation, etc. or even be located at the crossroads with other legal disciplines such as Luxembourg administrative law, private law, etc.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD Position) in Domain Adaptation for Space Applications
We offer an attractive PhD candidate position research in close cooperation with our industrial partner LMO. LMO is a start-up located in London and Luxembourg designing novel AI Solutions to enable future in-orbit services (https://www.lmo.space/). The successful candidate will join the Computer Vision, machine Intelligence and Imaging (CVI2) research group headed by Prof. Djamila Aouada to pursue a PhD in the area of Domain Adaptation for Space applications. He/she will carry out research in predefined topics contributing to SnT and LMO’s R&D activities. This project will require conducting full scale experiments, including data acquisition, training and validation at the SnT Zero-G Lab.
Deadline : Open until filled
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Autonomous Driving Systems
The successful candidate will join the UBIX Research Group, led by Prof. Raphaël Frank, in collaboration with the CVI2 Research Group, led by Prof. Djamila Aouada. Additionally, this industrial project will be conducted in partnership with the companies emile weber and the eBus Competence Center as part of the IPBG ATLAS Programme.
This PhD project aims to develop and validate an infrastructure-aided automated driving system for electric buses at the main depot of emile weber in Luxembourg. The project will deploy sensors and communication devices at the depot to automate e-bus navigation, enhancing operational efficiency. Instead of retrofitting buses with expensive equipment, the system will utilize depot-installed technology, requiring only a communication module and a drive-by-wire system on the buses. The project’s outcome will be a proof-of-concept demonstrating the feasibility of this approach, with potential applications for broader automated driving initiatives.
Deadline : Open until filled
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Vision-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (vSLAM)
The position holder will work under the umbrella of a partnership project Theia with the Luxembourg-based company GAMMA AR, developing a solution for real-time vision-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) of a hand-held tablet on real construction sites (i.e. as-built), with drift-free alignment with existing construction plans from the Building Information Management (BIM) data (i.e. as-planned). This solution will extend our novel Situational Graphs (S-Graphs), specifically, our Informed S-Graphs and our Vision-based S-Graphs. The main scientific challenges are the (1) vision-based global localization of the hand-held device within BIM (i.e. global alignment between the real construction site and the BIM) when the main structural elements (e.g. walls) are built and there are no major deviations from the BIM. (2) vision-based individual alignment between the main elements of the construction site and BIM, when there are no major deviations. And (3) vision-based global and individual alignment between the construction site and its main elements and BIM in the presence of deviations. The solution will be validated experimentally in real datasets and real construction sites (together with their BIM). On top of this, the solution will be integrated into our ready-to-use robotic platforms to demonstrate its potential use in autonomous robot systems in real-world use cases.
Deadline : Open until filled
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Developmental Psychology
This PhD position in Developmental Psychology will explore executive functions in children with and without care experience, aiming to identify cognitive risk markers for language learning difficulties and poor mental health. Research methods will include interviews, questionnaires, experimental tests with children, and statistical analyses.
Deadline : Open until filled
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 12 PHD STUDENT POSITIONS – XPOSE
Elements such as urbanization, technological advancements, and climate change have a strong impact on humans, who are constantly and increasingly exposed to factors such as air/noise pollution, chemicals, processed food and sedentary lifestyle contributing to development of chronic diseases. This generates the need for a deeper understanding of human exposure to develop countermeasures and effective interventions and inform public health policies. The XPOSE doctoral program will train the next generation of exposome scientists, capable of acting on the interface of scientific disciplines, understanding the complexities of big and real-world data and using innovative knowledge and methods to harvest and analyse it. The main scientific objective of XPOSE is to develop novel methodologies for a holistic analysis of the impact of environmental, chemical, nutritional, social, and lifestyle-related exposures on health. Taking advantage of new technological developments, such as digital health solutions, Big Data and AI, XPOSE will put a particular focus on modifiable factors that can influence exposure and its effects on individuals’ health.
Deadline : Open until filled
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD) in Automated Testing of Autonomous Satellite Operation Orchestrators
We offer an attractive doctoral position in the context of the ATLAS project, funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and GomSpace Luxembourg. Specifically, you will contribute to one of the space systems track of ATLAS, which concerns the automated assessment of Autonomous Satellite Operation Orchestrators (ASOOs). ASOOs automate tasks that, a few years ago, were performed manually to minimise costs and improve the quality of service. Unfortunately, physical constraints (e.g., orbits), continuous evolution (e.g., to achieve more autonomy), and the distributed nature of ASOOs make their validation and verification (V&V) costly, ineffective, and nearly infeasible. Our research will lead to a toolset capable of exercising the PUS and REST entry points of those systems, automatically setting up simulation environments, and automatically determining the correctness of execution results. To this end, we aim to combine meta-heuristic and fuzzing approaches with natural language processing (e.g., enabled by Large Language Models) to automatically derive system-level testing scenarios that ensure requirements coverage and maximise structural coverage, in addition to deriving expected outputs.
The successful candidate will join the SVV research group, headed by Prof. Domenico Bianculli, and will report to Prof. Fabrizio Pastore (lead for one space systems track of ATLAS). The team focuses on the development and design of reliable, safe, and secure software systems, carrying out both upstream activities, such as requirements quality assurance and architecture analysis, as well as downstream verification & validation activities, primarily software testing and analysis. For further information, you may refer to https://www.uni.lu/snt-en/research-groups/svv
Deadline : Open until filled
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Positions in CyberSecurity, Software Engineering and AI
The successful candidates will join a strong and motivated research team led by Prof. Tegawendé F. Bissyandé and Prof. Jacques Klein and in order to carry out research to pursue a PhD on the following topic: Software Engineering and AI for CyberSecurity
- Carrying out research in the predefined areas
- Disseminating results through scientific publications
- Participating in proposal drafting
- Collaborating with partners, for instance, with the Belgium Royal Military Academy and the Luxembourg Army Force
Deadline : Open until filled
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Research Fellowship within the LawMode Project
The research fellowship is integrated into the LawMode research project, which is supervised and coordinated by the University of Luxembourg and led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Braum, Professor in European Criminal Law, Criminal Procedures, Criminology and Philosophy of Law at the University of Luxembourg. LawMode is conducted in partnership with the National University of Laos and is funded by the Luxembourgish National Research Fund (FNR) under the LuxAidBridges program which aims to fuel aid and development policies through rigorous research on topics such as the rule of law and good governance.
The overarching topic of the PhD thesis to be conducted under LawMode is “Rule of Law Principles: Which Model for the Global South? – The People’s Democratic Republic of Laos in Transition to a Constitutional State.”
Therefore, in the context of Lao PDR, this research fellowship enables in-depth research into important topics for the country’s development, such as climate protection, poverty eradication, access to justice, law enforcement, and transparency. The research fellow is expected to significantly contribute to improving the quality of the legal system in Lao PDR.
Deadline : Open until filled
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in 5G/6G Communications for UAV Cross-border Service Continuity
The successful candidate will join the SIGCOM Research Group, led by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas, in collaboration with the Automation and Robotics Research Group, led by Prof. Holger Voos. Additionally, this industrial project will be conducted in partnership with the Proximus company as part of the IPBG ATLAS program.
This PhD project aims to develop a solution for 5G-UAVs in the context of service continuity in roaming scenarios between Luxembourg and Belgium. 5G-enabled UAVs will be deployed to deliver a wide range of services across both countries. The project will aim to design solutions to reduce the handover and roaming procedure time, validate the resulting approaches using simulations firsthand, and then implement them on practical testbeds.
Deadline : Open until filled
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher (PhD) in Cyber Policy
The doctoral researcher will be working under the supervision of Professor Niovi Vavoula, Chair in Cyber Policy. The doctoral researcher’s main task will be to prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of cyber policy. The thesis work will be undertaken at the University of Luxembourg but can also be jointly-supervised with another university. The suggested theme of the PhD is cyber policy, broadly encompassing topics relating to cybersecurity, cyber defence and cyber sovereignty. The candidate is, however, welcome to suggest any other topic within the overarching project theme. The doctoral candidate will contribute to the teaching of classes ranging from one to three hours per week, of small group teachings and tutorials.
The doctoral researcher will benefit from being part of large research group comprising several PhDs and Postdoctoral Researchers working on related topics of cyber policy or cyber crime. Being part of the project will allow the doctoral researcher to enhance his/her knowledge-base and experience; working on the various aspects of the project will not only strengthen his/her academic profile, but also give him/her access to (and the chance to critically engage with) some of the most renowned experts in the field.
Deadline : Open until filled
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researchers (PhD) in Law and Political Science
We are looking for candidates with demonstrated interest in EU law and European studies. In particular, the following requirements apply:
- A Master’s Degree in Law or Political Science
- Have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment: fluency in either English or French, good understanding of the second language and possibly a third language, German in particular, will be considered an advantage
- Strong communication and writing skills
Deadline : Open until filled
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Hydrogen Production via Catalytic Cracking of Ammonia
With the growing concern regarding the impact of the climate change to the human beings, there is a pressing need to accelerate the transformation towards a green economy. In Europe in particular, one can look in the case of the European Green Deal which was approved in 2020. In the agreement, the European Commission has agreed on a set of policies to make European Union (EU) to be climate neutral in 2050. In this respect, an ambitious plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions as much as 55% by 2030 will be one of the top priorities. Therefore, one of the main strategies to fulfil this objective is through the utilisation of clean energy including hydrogen as one of the promising and cleanest energy carriers. As a young university that continuously supports this transformation to secure the future of the current generations, the University of Luxembourg has been recently endowed to establish a new Paul Wurth Chair research group in 2022 focusing whose research thrust focuses in the field of hydrogen.
One of the main research agendas in the Paul Wurth Chair is then to focus in the continuous improvement of the current hydrogen production processes. For example, one of the current research focuses of the research group is the investigation of the hydrogen production through ammonia cracking. Therefore, in order to achieve this objective, the research group has recently acquired a new, state-of-the-art reactor system that is in tandem with a dedicated gas chromatograph for a continuous monitoring of the hydrogen production. In this PhD position, you will then be mostly working with the reactor. In particular, your research will be focused on developing various promising catalysts that could improve the hydrogen production processes. Thus, there are a number of research objectives that will be fulfilled by this project such as (i) investigation of the new and potential catalyst active sites (e.g. non noble-metal catalyst) and catalyst supports by testing them using our new reactor, (ii) understanding the structure-performance relationship between the catalyst and its support layer, (iii) elucidation of the reaction mechanisms involved in the hydrogen production and (iv) understanding the catalyst deactivation phenomenon and the strategies to address this issue. Moreover, even though the current research project focuses on the ammonia cracking, there is also a possibility during the duration of the project to widen the research agenda. In this case, you might then also be expected to identify and develop other promising catalysts that can be used for other hydrogen production processes (e.g. biogas reforming) and investigate them in our newly acquired reactor.
Deadline : Open until filled
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Electrocatalyst Development for Electrolyzers
Electrical energy storage in the form of hydrogen is gaining momentum with the increasing penetration of renewable energy across the globe. One of the many possible ways of generating hydrogen from renewable is by the electrolysis. The research and development of both acidic and alkaline electrolyzers is one of the frontier areas of research today and the performance improvement (reduction in overpotentials at both the electrodes), durability, and reliability of the system is therefore very important. Paul Wurth Chair at the university of Luxembourg is actively engaged in green hydrogen and is immensely interested in the the development of electrolyzers to produce hydrogen for a variety of applications including fuel cells and various chemical and steel industries. The group has also a strong background in membranes science and technology. Currently, the Chair has a PhD position available for highly motivated, self-driven, and interested candidates in the area of electrolysers.
Deadline : Open until filled
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The University of Luxembourg was founded in 2003, by combining four existing education and research institutes.
The university offers fourteen bachelor’s degrees, forty-two master’s degrees, and doctorates. Students at the university getting a bachelor’s degree are required to spend one semester abroad. The university also offers sixteen vocational training and lifelong learning training courses.
The university is multilingual. Courses are generally taught in two languages, being French and English or French and German. Some courses are taught in three languages and some courses are taught entirely in English.
The university has three faculties, the Faculty of Science, Technology, and Medicine; the Faculty of Law, Economics, and Finance; and the Faculty of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, and three interdisciplinary centers, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust; the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine; and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History. All the faculties offer baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and vocational programs.
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