Job offer

Organisation/Company Université Libre de Bruxelles Department Computer and Decision Engineering Research Field Computer science » Database management Engineering » Computer engineering Technology » Information technology Technology » Computer technology Engineering » Electronic engineering Engineering » Mechanical engineering Engineering » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 15 Apr 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are pleased to announce an exciting PhD opportunity in the area of robotics and artificial intelligence as part of the GreenFieldData project , a Marie Curie Doctoral Network funded by the European Union.

This program provides high-level training, participation in an international network of top institutions , research secondments, and competitive compensation .

The research objective is innovative: the development of foundation models for robot trajectories . This project involves creating GPT-like models for spatiotemporal data to predict optimal trajectories for robots operating in real outdoor environments. Historical trajectory data, robot states, and environmental characteristics will be stored in databases and used to train these foundational models.

Hosting and Compensation

• Hosting: 18 months at the Data Science and Engineering Lab, Brussels (Belgium), followed by 18 months at the TSCF unit of INRAE, Clermont-Ferrand (France) .
• Start Date: September 2026
• Base salary (living + mobility allowance): €4,720 gross/month
• Approximate net base salary: €3,140/month
• Additional family allowance (if applicable): €660 gross/month

Eligibility and Requirements

As part of the Horizon Europe MSCA-DN Project, all applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Doctoral Candidate:
• At the time of recruitment, you must not already hold a doctoral degree.
• Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree are not eligible.
• Applicants of any nationality are welcome to apply.
• However, researchers must not have lived or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the RECRUITING HOST country (Belgium in this case) for more than 12 months within the 36 months immediately preceding their recruitment date.

Additional information may be provided by the program administrators as part of the formal application process.