Fully Funded PhD: Sustainable AI & Circular Hardware

University of Oxford; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oxford is offering a 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship titled "Sustainable and Circular AI Systems" under the Circular Economy and Sustainability Lab.

The project investigates how AI growth can be supported by sustainable hardware, materials, and circular economy strategies. The successful candidate will explore connections between AI performance and physical infrastructure, aiming to map material dependencies and identify supply-chain hotspots while considering lifetime extension,

Qualifications

• First class or strong upper second-class honours degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in quantitative modelling and analysis of engineering, material, or technology systems.
• Excellent English written and spoken communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop scenarios for how future UK AI computing could translate into demand for hardware and materials.
• Map hardware requirements to underlying materials and assess circular economy strategies to reduce impacts.
• Collaborate with the Circular Economy and Sustainability Lab on low-carbon, circular electronics initiatives.

Skills

Quantitative modelling

Engineering knowledge

English communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or related

Job description

University of Oxford is offering a 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship titled "Sustainable and Circular AI Systems" under the Circular Economy and Sustainability Lab.

The project investigates how AI growth can be supported by sustainable hardware, materials, and circular economy strategies. The successful candidate will explore connections between AI performance and physical infrastructure, aiming to map material dependencies and identify supply-chain hotspots while considering lifetime extension,