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** Apologies for cross-posting ** ** Please forward to anybody who might be interested. ** The University of Deusto invites applications for several PhD projects to be performed in DeustoTech. Deusto Institute of Technology -DeustoTech- (http://deustotech.deusto.es/) located in Bilbao (Spain), is a Research Institute of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto, and was created with the mission of promoting research and postgraduate training in Information Technology and Communications (ICT) through the participation in research projects of interest to society and industry. DeustoTech is looking for promising young researchers in the area of Pervasive Computing. The positions are directed to master graduates and they are intended to offer three years fellowships. *Grant summary* The grants will have duration of 36 months, with annual renewals. Each 12 months the performance of the doctoral student will be evaluated to check if he/she achieves the PhD research goals stablished for the period. The exact amounts awarded will be established by the University of Deusto. In the last year call, the annual gross salary was 16,6380€ for the first two years and 17,827€ for the third year. The application is open to worldwide research applicants. *Research topics* Deusto Smart Mobility (http://mobility.deustotech.eu/), is a high-performance research team that aims to contribute to a more sustainable, safe and fair mobility through Artificial Intelligence and Pervasive Computing. Applicants should choose four of the following topics and indicate their order of preference. You can find more details about each of these topics in the next link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HCe3XKByR9ljChp5Alx8x62y1YvuA2MUFth_BXiblF4/edit?usp=sharing 1. Enhanced Location-Based Services to foster and promote Sustainable Urban Mobility Contact: Luis E. Diez ([log in to unmask]) 2. Data-driven decision-support tools for better analysis of lower urinary tract problems in home settings Contact: Laura Arjona ([log in to unmask]) 3. Digital solutions to enable proactive healthcare systems at home driven by Computational Intelligence Contact: Laura Arjona ([log in to unmask]) 4. Gesture-based remote control with battery-free sensors for IIoT Contact: Hugo Landaluce ([log in to unmask]) *Requirements* Candidates should have a first class or good 2.1 honours degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or Electronic Engineering (other equivalent disciplines will be also considered). An appropriate degree at Masters Level will be mandatory in order to access to the PhD program (applicants finishing a Master’s degree along this academic year will also be considered). Proficiency in spoken and written English is desired; knowledge of Spanish is not a requirement. To be eligible, candidates must become a full-time worker at DeustoTech facilities. All qualified candidates will be considered. *Closing date* April 24th, 2022 (applications will be evaluated in order of arrival). The selected applicants will go through a second phase, for choosing the final candidate. This second phase has a deadline May 6th. *Further details* Applicants must complete the following form with their e-mail, name, research topic preferences and CV in order to formalise their application and be evaluated. Form: https://forms.gle/HVsKFCSaXvNUsaLJ7 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ORNET list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=ORNET&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ORNET, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/