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3 demo vacancies · Checked 22 October 2026 · Full board scan not run · Based on universities in the deadlines sheet
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Aalto University2 Doctoral Researchers in Reinforcement Learning
Cyber-physical Systems Group
Fully funded
Salary stated: €3,143/month
Not stated in listingDominik Baumann23 Oct 2026
23:59 EEST
FinlandTwo positions on continual RL for real-world systems: trajectory-centric optimization and adaptive policies. The group mentions testing on robot arms or quadrupeds, making this a close match for your RL and robotics interests.View vacancy ↗
Aarhus UniversityPhD in Physical AI: Adaptive Foundation Models for Robotics
Electrical and Computer Engineering · A3 Lab
PhD fellowship / scholarship; salary under collective agreementNot stated in listingBehzad Bozorgtabar · behzad@ece.au.dk1 Nov 2026
23:59 CET
DenmarkResearch covers vision-language-action models, predictive world models, planning, and continual adaptation. It strongly fits your world-modeling and robotics interests. The listing asks for substantial hands-on deep-learning work.View vacancy ↗
ETH ZurichDoctoral Positions in Robot Learning and Soft, Musculoskeletal, and Biohybrid Robotics
Soft Robotics Lab
Fully funded
Doctoral salary
Not stated in listingFederica Poltronieri · federica.poltronieri@srl.ethz.ch (questions only)30 Nov 2026
Rolling review
SwitzerlandOpenings span soft robots, dexterous manipulation, imitation learning, real-world RL, and sim-to-real. This is a particularly strong match for your manipulation, soft robotics, and robot-learning interests. Apply through the portal, not by email.View vacancy ↗
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Details reflect the linked listings as checked on 22 October 2026. “Not stated” means the vacancy itself does not specify that requirement; check the linked application page before applying. Deadlines and availability can change.