MINDnet’ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Candidates (DC1 & DC2) (792608)

University of Strathclyde - Institute of Photonics

FTE: 35 hours/week
Contract type: 36 months

The Neuromorphic Photonics and Neurotechnologies groups at the Institute of Photonics (IoP) at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK) are seeking a PhD Doctoral Candidate to carry out research in neuromorphic photonic-electronic integrated circuits for brain-inspired information processing and sensing and in the development of efficient learning algorithms for closed-loop optogenetic control of neural circuits. The appointed DC will participate in an international research team as part of the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network “Neuromorphic computing and signal processing training network (MINDnet)”.

The PhD project will take place at Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics (IoP, Physics Dept.). Apart from the time at Strathclyde’s IoP there will be secondments of minimum 3 months at the sites of other European partners in the project. There will also be regular meetings with the other PhD students in the doctoral network, including training schools and workshops. The PhD student will become part of the teams of Profs Antonio Hurtado and Keith Mathieson (main supervisors of the PhD projects) at Strathclyde’s IoP. The activities within the PhD projects will benefit from synergies with other programmes in our groups as well as with other activities at the IoP and the wider Physics Dept. at Strathclyde.

To be considered for the position, candidates are required to have a suitable degree in a relevant field of study for the programme. Candidates must not already hold a doctoral degree, and be able to demonstrate relevant skills and knowledge in the topics of the programme. Full details of the criteria are given below in the list of essential and desirable criteria. The MSCA funding of this position has the additional requirement that DCs must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary (i.e. the UK for the two Doctoral Candidate positions offered at Strathclyde as part of MINDnet) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.

Formal interviews for this post will be held in April 2026.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to iop@strath.ac.uk or Professor Antonio Hurtado (antonio.hurtado@strath.ac.uk).

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