PhD Student in Automatic Control
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Your work assignments
You will work on a project on data driven control. In recent years, data-driven control in high dimensions has penetrated many new application areas. Examples include control of autonomous vehicles based on video data, simulation-based prediction of turbulent flows and precision medicine based on gene sequencing time series data. Large data sets come with significant computational challenges. Tremendous algorithmic progress has been made in machine learning and related areas, but application to dynamic systems is hampered when the number of time samples is small compared to state dimensions, while latency and stability remain central concerns. As a result, learning-based feedback in high dimensions is still carried out without a solid theoretical foundation. This leads to unpredictable behavior, which is a major bottleneck for efficient and resilient control of complex systems in engineering and medicine. Your research will bridge this gap, and it will be carried out in collaboration with Professor Anders Rantzer at the Department of Automatic Control at Lund University, and within ELLIIT.
As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20 per cent of full-time.
Your qualifications
You have graduated at Master’s level in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics, with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way. The requirement for a degree must be met no later than the time the employment decision is finalized, which occurs when the employment contract is signed.
Applicants must demonstrate strong mathematical maturity, possess excellent programming skills, and have an excellent ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
Furthermore, you should be able to work independently, be goal-oriented, and have strong problem-solving skills. You should also be clear in your communication and able to collaborate effectively with others.
Your workplace
The Division of Automatic Control is successfully conducting research as well as postgraduate and undergraduate education within areas such as autonomous systems, complex networks, data-driven modeling, learning control, optimization, and sensor fusion. The division has extensive collaborations both with industry and other research groups around the world. Read more about the division here: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/isy/rt.
For more information about working at ISY, please visit: https://liu.se/en/article/open-positions-at-isy.
The employment
When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University.
The employment has a duration of normally four years’ full-time equivalent. Extension of employment up to five years is based on the degree of teaching and institutional assignment. Further extensions may be granted in exceptional circumstances. You will initially be employed for one year, after which your employment will be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time, depending on your progress through the study plan.
To learn more on working as a PhD student at ISY, please contact: isyphdcouncil@groups.liu.se.
Starting date by agreement.
Background screening may come to be carried out before any decision on employment is made.
Salary and employment benefits
The salary of PhD students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression.
More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.
Union representatives
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Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than February 27, 2026.
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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