Organisation/Company IRTA Department Human Resources Research Field Computer science » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 23 Oct 2026 - 23:56 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
We are looking for a PhD Candidate incomputer vision and image processing tecnologies focused on fruit crops to join the IRTA Fruit Production program based in Lleida and the Computer Vision Center (CVC) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), based in Bellaterra (Barcelona). We offer the opportunity to be part of an organization with a dynamic, collaborative work environment focused on professional development.
The selected candidate will be able to choose their primary work location, either Bellaterra or Lleida, according to their preference.



The position involves temporary mobility to Lleida and Girona for periods of several days throughout the year.
The selected candidate will develop a PhD project within a national research project funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) and join our research team and work on cutting-edge computer vision and image processing tecnologies focused on apple and peach crops under field conditions. The successful applicant will focus on developing advanced algorithms for 3D image reconstruction, object detection, and semantic segmentation. Additionally, the research will involve processing and analyzing multispectral imagery to solve complex real-world challenges. These solutions will support agronomic decision-making and site-specific crop management, actively contributing to the digitalization of orchards and technology transfer to the agricultural sector.
The successful applicant will be co-supervised by

📌 PhD Candidate in computer vision and image processing tecnologies focused on fruit crops (España)
🏢 IRTA
📍 España