Organisation/Company Universidad de Sevilla Research Field Engineering » Aerospace engineering Engineering » Control engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe – COFUND Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number 101261439 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description PHD MSCA COFUND BEST The proposed PhD project is entitled: “Autonomous Collision Avoidance Guidance for Low-Thrust Spacecraft: A Combined Pontryagin Principle and Learning-Based Approach”. The PhD will be funded through aEuropean Marie Curie fellowshipand is expected to start inSeptember 2027. The project will be jointly supervised by professor Christophe Louembet at the Université de Toulouse and professor Julio C. Sanchez from the University of Seville.



The PhD research will be primarily carried out in Toulouse, but several research staysat the University of Seville are already planned, amounting to a minimum total duration ofone year. Candidates must have completed their degree by the time they submit their application. In addition, due to the Marie Curie mobility eligibility requirements, candidates mustnot have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months during the three years immediately preceding the application deadline.Periods of stay as a tourist, refugee, or time spent in national service, are not considered as residency The best candidates will be invited for interviews during thefirst quarter of 2027. 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The aim of this PhD project is to develop an autonomous guidance algorithm for satellites, ensuring collision avoidance in the event of a detected conjunction between two spacecraft or between a space

📌 PhD Position MSCA COFUND BEST: "Autonomous Collision Avoidance Guidance for Low-Thrust Spacecraft: A Combined Pontryagin Principle and Learning-Based Approach" (Extremadura)
🏢 Universidad de Sevilla
📍 Extremadura