PhD Position in Reversible Programming for Energy Efficient Cyber-Physical Systems (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC12)

Syddansk Universitet; Odense; On-site; DKK 320,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a 3-year PhD position within reversible programming languages and their use for energy efficient cyber-physical systems. The PhD candidate will join the MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe (DC12) and work across SDU Drone Center and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute.

Position available from 1 January 2027; deadline 1 November 2026, 23:59 CET. The network is funded under Horizon Europe MSCA; eligibility rules apply.

Job description

PhD Position in Reversible Programming for Energy Efficient Cyber-Physical Systems (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC12)

The SDU Drone Center, part of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), invites applications for a 3-year PhD position on reversible programming languages and their use for energy efficient cyber-physical systems. The position is doctoral candidate DC12, "Energy Efficiency in Cyber-Physical Systems", in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network E-CoRe. The position is available from 1 January 2027, and the specific start date will be agreed upon with the successful candidate.

The application deadline is November 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM/23:59 (CET/CEST).

The position is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks programme, grant agreement no. 101120187. MSCA eligibility rules apply, see the section "What we expect" below. Read more about the network at https://e-core.nws.cs.unibo.it/ .

What we offer

E-CoRe is a European doctoral network on reversible computing. Reversible computation discards no information and therefore avoids the fundamental energy lower bound of conventional