14 OPEN PhD POSITIONS in the field of computer science and digital agriculture::: project IoRT Data management and analysis for Sustainable Agriculture - GreenFieldData

Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Updated: 10 days ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 15 Apr 2026

18 Jan 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Poznan University of Technology
Department

Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications
Research Field

Computer science » Systems design
Computer science » Database management
Computer science » Programming
Agricultural sciences » Soil science
Agricultural sciences » Other
Computer science » Informatics
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

PhD Positions
Application Deadline

15 Apr 2026 - 01:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Country

Poland
Type of Contract

Permanent
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2026
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - MSCA
Reference Number

101226371
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

101226371
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Grantor: European Union HORIZON Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Joint Doctoral Network

Project portal: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/

Highlights
Duration: 1 Sep, 2026 - 31 Aug, 2029
PhD start date : Sep-Oct, 2026
 

Main partners: 

  • INRAE Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • Poznan University of Technology, Poland
  • Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
  • Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
  • Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
  • Université de Liège, Belgium
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • University College Dublin, Ireland
  • CNRS, France
  • Université Toulouse Capitole, France
  • Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
  • and 27 associated partners (from 10 countries)

Format: double PhD degree, granted by two universities in Europe; see the list of main partners: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/network/beneficiary-partners

Employment: 

  • full-time employment (with pension rights, social security, and health insurance), based on a 3-year contract
  • mobility allowance: an additional monthly contribution to cover private mobility-related costs (e.g., relocation, travel)
  • family allowance: a monthly allowance for researchers with family obligations

Research topics: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/phd-positions-application/list-of-phds

APPLICATION

Deadline: 15th Apr, 2026
Application open: 5th Jan, 2026

Eligibility criteria and application procedure: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/phd-positions-application/how-to-apply

For each PhD topic there is a separate application link at: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/phd-positions-application/list-of-phds

Contacts
Project leader: Sandro Bimonte (INRAE, France) sandro.bimonte@inrae.fr
Contacts to PhD supervisors: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/contact2


Where to apply
Website
https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/phd-positions-application/list-of-phds

Requirements
Research Field
Computer science » Systems design
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Fundamental IT skills:

  • data management
  • data repositories, databases, data warehouses
  • data integration
  • data quality
  • data analytics
  • programming languages (SQL, Python, Java)

Complementary IT skills:

  • machine learning
  • image recognition
  • sensor technologies
  • robotic technologies

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Research Field
Computer science » Database managementComputer science » InformaticsComputer science » Systems designComputer science » Systems designAgricultural sciences

Additional Information
Benefits

Full time employment contract including:

  • living allowance: a monthly gross salary contribution,
  • mobility allowance: an additional monthly contribution to cover private mobility-related costs (e.g., relocation, travel),
  • family allowance: a monthly allowance for researchers with family obligations.

Eligibility criteria
  • At the time of recruitment, a candidate must not have a doctoral degree.
  • Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree are not eligible.
  • Mobility: a candidate must not have lived or carried out their main activity (e.g., work, studies) in the RECRUTING HOST country for more than 12 months within the 36 months immediately preceding their recruitment date.

Eligibility criteria and application procedure are detailed at: https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/phd-positions-application/how-to-apply

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, genders, and nationalities.

We particularly encourage applications from women, non-binary individuals, and candidates with disabilities, as well as from individuals from historically underrepresented groups. Selection is based solely on merit and potential, in accordance with equal opportunity principles.


Selection process

The selection process includes three steps, described below.

  • Verifying whether formal requirements are met and building a ranking, based on delivered documents.
  • The first interview and task assignment.
  • The second interview and assessing the completed task.

Additional comments

PhD topics

  • PhD-A: Optimized IoRT network for enhanced data quality of IoRT cereals production practices. PhD grantors: Aarhus University (DK) & Clermont Auvergne University (FR); keywords: IoRT network optimisation, data quality
  • PhD-B: Data collection and analysis empowered with AI for robotized Olive Oil Precision Farming. PhD grantors: University College Dublin (IE) & Instituto Superior Técnico (PT); keywords: AI, precision farming, robotics
  • PhD-C: Powering data-driven sustainability assessment tasks in agri-food systems with IoT-data Data lakes and Large Language Models. PhD grantors: Aarhus University (DK) & Université Libre Bruxelles (BE); keywords: data lakes, LLMs, sustainability assessment
  • PhD-D: Human-centric Digital twins for monitoring robotized biostimulants application practices. PhD grantors: University Milan (IT) & Université Libre Bruxelles (BE); keywords: digital twins, human-centric systems, robotics
  • PhD-E: Optimizing Images Quality and Deep Learning Methods for Vineyard Disease Detection. PhD grantors: University Padova (IT) & Poznan University of Technology (PL); keywords: deep learning, image quality, crop disease
  • PhD-F: Optimized Olive crop irrigation based on high quality soil data using IoRT networks. PhD grantors: Instituto Superior Técnico (PT) & University Toulouse (FR); keywords: IoRT networks, soil data, irrigation optimisation
  • PhD-G: Characterization of abiotic stress of trees using AI methods on acoustic signals. PhD grantors: University College Dublin (IE) & INRAE (FR); keywords: AI, acoustic signal analysis, abiotic stress
  • PhD-H: Monitoring of grazing animals using sensors and data science. PhD grantors: University Liège (BE) & University College Dublin (IE); keywords: sensors, data science, animal monitoring
  • PhD-I: Assessing soil and crop health across sugar-beet producing farms. PhD grantors: Poznan University of Technology (PL) & University Liège (BE); keywords: data integration, data science, sensors, soil/crop health assessment
  • PhD-L: Natural language based interaction for robotized biostimulant practices. PhD grantors: CNRS (FR) & University Milan (IT); keywords: natural language processing, robotics, biostimulants
  • PhD-M: Assessing drought effects on grassland using IoT-enabled visual sensors. PhD grantors: Poznan University of Technology (PL) & INRAE (FR); keywords: sensors, visual data, drought effects
  • PhD-N: Optimization-simulation coupling for the GHG emission based supervision and planification of a fleet of autonomous agricultural robots. PhD grantors: Aarhus University (DK) & INRAE (FR); keywords: optimisation, simulation, autonomous robots, GHG emissions
  • PhD-O: Adaptive navigation for agricultural robots using database-driven insights. PhD grantors: Université Libre Bruxelles (BE) & INRAE (FR); keywords: database insights, adaptive navigation, robotics
  • PhD-P: Agricultural AI data integration and management based on LLM. PhD grantors: University Toulouse (FR) & University Padova (IT); keywords: AI, data integration, large language models

Website for additional job details

https://www.eu4greenfielddata.eu/

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
2
Company/Institute
Poznan University of Technology
Country
Poland
City
Poznan
Postal Code
60-965
Geofield


Number of offers available
2
Company/Institute
University College Dublin
Country
Ireland
City
Dublin
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
University of Milan
Country
Italy
City
Milan
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
University of Padova
Country
Italy
City
Padova
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Instituto Superior Técnico
Country
Portugal
City
Lisbon
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
University of Liege
Country
Belgium
City
Liege
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
CNRS
Country
France
City
Lyon
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
INRAE
Country
France
City
Clermont-Ferrand
Geofield


Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
University of Toulouse
Country
France
City
Toulouse
Geofield


Number of offers available
2
Company/Institute
Aarhus University
Country
Denmark
City
Aarhus
Geofield


Contact
State/Province

woj. Wielkopolskie
City

Poznań
Website

https://put.poznan.pl/en
https://www.cs.put.poznan.pl/rwrembel/
Street

pl. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 5
Postal Code

60-965
E-Mail

robert.wrembel@cs.put.poznan.pl

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