A fully funded PhD position is available immediately at Polytechnique Montreal within the automatic control group. The position will conduct cutting-edge research in one or more of the following areas:
- Multi-agent and networked control systems
- Online estimation of nonlinear systems
- Robotic localization and navigation
- Control under information constraints.
The selected candidate will be affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal and GERAD, a leading multi-university research center on decision systems. Experimental facilities are also available with the Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory. For details on graduate studies at Polytechnique Montréal, visit: https://www.polymtl.ca/futur-etudes-superieures/en.
ELIGIBILITY & QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, or a related field. Good communication skills, a strong foundation in mathematical methods and/or hands-on skills relevant to areas such as control theory, robotics, machine learning, signal processing, optimization, or related fields, are desired. For this position, students with a background in robotics, multi-agent systems, and nonlinear systems, are preferred.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested applicants should submit their application as PDF(s) to Prof. Jérôme Le Ny and Prof. Bowen Yi at jerome.le-ny@polymtl.ca and bowen.yi@polymtl.ca, including the following documents
1) A cover letter (about one page), stating your research interests and prior experience;
2) A full CV (including a list of publications if applicable);
3) Unofficial transcripts;
4) 1 or 2 samples of past contributions/publications (which could be project reports).
5) The names of 2 references who can evaluate your potential to succeed in a PhD program in engineering.
A successful applicant will then need to submit an official complete application to the university before one of the upcoming deadlines: https://www.polymtl.ca/admission/en/graduate-studies/check-application-deadlines
WHY JOIN US?
Polytechnique Montreal is the engineering school affiliated with the Université de Montréal and is one Canada’s leading engineering teaching and research institutions. Graduate courses are taught either in French of English, and non French-speaking students can also take their courses in English at McGill University or Concordia University. Polytechnique Montreal is deeply committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion. Accordingly, we encourage women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.
LIVING IN MONTREAL
Montreal is regularly ranked one of the best student cities in the world. Greater Montréal, which is North America’s second university city (after Boston) in terms of the number of students per capita, offers a stimulating environment for research-oriented studies. This multicultural metropolis also benefits from an ecosystem of innovative companies and is one of the world leaders in high value-added sectors.
