PhD position in Digital Twins for optimization and prediction of sustainability indicators to join the European project SOSFood
We seek an Engineer in Computer Science or related disciplines to join our team at CiTIUS in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The candidate will be enrolled in the doctoral program in Information Technologies at USC to develop a PhD thesis related with the Horizon Europe project “Sustainability Optimization for Secure Food Systems (SOSFood)”, which aims to design, develop and validate data-driven AI-based tools to transform the food system to be more productive, inclusive, sustainable and resilient.
Key responsibilities
- Design and implementation of edge-based digital twin architecture.
- Automation of synchronization between physical and virtual spaces.
- Continuous data integration and feedback for model evolution.
- Sustainability assessment of AI-based services through digital twin integration.
- Collaboration with companies and multidisciplinary teams involved in the project SOSFood, facilitating data sharing and knowledge exchange to enhance efficiency and sustainability in the food production network.
- Documentation of technical progress and experimental results, contributing to scientific publications in the areas of digital twins, process optimization, and sustainability.
Requirements
- Bachelor and Master (300 ECTS) in Computer Science or related disciplines.
- Knowledge on digital twin-based modeling.
- Good academic record.
- Great motivation for scientific work.
- Excellent organizational, communications and teamwork skills
- English (level B2 or equivalent).
Position details
- Type of contract: Predoctoral Researcher in Training.
- Contract period: 01/03/2025 – 31/12/2027 (34 months full-time contract).
- Salary according to Spanish pay scale for Predoctoral Researcher in Training (~€ 18.5k/yr. Additional complements of up to 40% are possible depending on achievement of objectives).
- Location: Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña, Spain).
What we offer
- An extensive international network of scientific and technological collaborators.
- Professional development and training plan aimed at improving scientific and transversal skills to prepare our researchers for a competitive scientific career.
- State-of-the-art scientific facilities with equipped laboratories, our own data processing centre and free access to the second supercomputing centre in Spain (CESGA), located on the same Campus.
- A professional research support team with extensive experience in project management, financing opportunities, technology transfer, IT management, dissemination and outreach, HR management, economic and administrative management.
- Participation in dissemination events with industry and outreach activities with scholars, organised throughout the year.
- CiTIUS is committed to reconcile the work and family life of its employees. Specific benefits include flexible working schedules, young scientist promotion opportunities, parental leave benefits, nursery services, care for dependents and much more.
- Access to university facilities: gym, sport activities, language courses, libraries, etc.
Who we are
CiTIUS is a research centre specialised in Intelligent Technologies with a team of more than 120 researchers. Our team is the greatest asset of our centre and we are continuously looking for scientific talent. CiTIUS provides a stimulating, interdisciplinary and cutting-edge scientific environment, where our researchers can foster and develop their scientific career in an international team. We are in a high-level scientific environment with five research centres specialized in different areas (CiQUS, CiMUS, IGFAE, CRETUS and CiTIUS) that belong to University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). The city where is located, Santiago de Compostela, is a UNESCO World Heritage City with more than 5 million square meters of green spaces and one of the 100 best places in the world by TIME Magazine 2021.
Expression of interest
Candidates interested in this position must send an expression of interest with their CV and short cover letter to anabelen.garcia@usc.es. Questions or clarifications about this call can be directed to the same mail. Deadline: January 20th 2025.