European MSCA Doctoral Network (SPRING) PhD Scholarship (DC12) — University of Cyprus

The European MSCA Doctoral Network (SPRING) PhD Scholarship is a full-time, funded doctoral position hosted by the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus. The position supports interdisciplinary research on resilience of critical infrastructures across energy, water and transport sectors, and provides structured doctoral training, mobility and secondments. The appointment is for a minimum of three years subject to annual evaluation and is part of the SPRING DN consortium of universities, research institutes and industry partners.

Monthly gross salary, social and health insurance, mobility allowance, family allowance if applicable, tuition fee coverage, maternity leave protections; structured training, mobility and secondments within the SPRING consortium.

Applicants of any nationality who do not already hold a doctoral degree and who satisfy the MSCA Doctoral Network mobility rule; must meet the admission requirements of the Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering PhD programme at the University of Cyprus. A Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields (e.g. Electrical/Electronic/Computer/Control Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics) and strong background in systems and control and/or cyber-physical systems are required. English proficiency is required.

Submit applications concurrently through the UCY recruitment portal (https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment) and the SPRING application system (https://forms.gle/FE9BffYwmQ1yK6mM6). Required documents include cover letter, statements (research and motivation), CV, degree certificates and transcripts, English proficiency proof, and referees' contact details. Incomplete or non-concurrent submissions will not be considered.