Call for Expressions of Interest: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoc Fellowship

Call for Expressions of Interest: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoc Fellowship

Embedded Systems Group – TU Delft

The Embedded Systems Group at TU Delft invites Expressions of Interest (EoI) from outstanding international researchers who wish to apply for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship offers an exceptional opportunity to advance your research career through advanced training, international mobility, and collaboration within a world-leading research environment.

Research environment

• Ranked #20 worldwide in Engineering & Technology (QS World University Rankings)
• Ranked #8 worldwide and #1 in Europe in Mobile Computing research (csrankings.org, 2026)
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration across Mobile Computing and 6G research
• Access to world-class laboratories and experimental platforms
• Advanced infrastructure for high-level experimentation, prototyping, and hands-on development
• Active collaboration with leading industry partners
• Multidisciplinary projects connecting science, engineering, and real-world applications
• Research addressing societal challenges, including sustainable communications and AI-driven healthcare
• Structured mentorship and leadership development programs
• International networking opportunities

Research topics of interest

We welcome proposals aligned with, but not limited to, the following areas:

Joint Communication and Sensing in mmWave, sub-THz, and Visible Light

Topics include:

• Security and privacy
• Scheduling and resource optimization
• Signal processing
• Transparent antenna arrays
• Explainable machine learning
• 6G non-terrestrial communications

Embedded AI

Topics include:

• Tiny machine learning (TinyML)
• Distributed/Split learning/inference
• Embedded networked agents
• Embedded devices for medical applications

Sustainable Computing and Communication

Topics include:

• CO₂-neutral communication and computation
• Embodied carbon reduction
• Battery-free systems

Applicant should:

• Hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a closely related field. Candidates with interdisciplinary backgrounds are very welcome.
• Show creativity and enthusiasm to push beyond the current state of the art. A strong publication record from your PhD is valued, and we also appreciate diverse forms of research contributions.
• Bring relevant expertise to pursue the proposed research topic. We value new perspectives, also if your previous experience is in a different but related field.
• Be motivated to publish high-quality scientific results and contribute to the advancement of the research community.
• Be interested in working in an international research environment and enjoy mentoring BSc, MSc, and PhD students in their academic and professional development.
• Be able to work independently while actively contributing to a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive research environment in which team members support each other’s growth.

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 2 years (temporary external finance)
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. We are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. We are also pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. There is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position.

Contact

msca-pf-cs@tudelft.nl