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The University of Girona (UdG) is offering a PhD position within the research group ViCOROB (Computer Vision and Robotics), a leading group with more than 30 graduated PhD students over the last decade. The successful candidate will join the Underwater Robotics Research Center (CIRS) and contribute to the AI4SEA national project, which focuses on intelligent autonomous underwater systems for ecological restoration.

This PhD topic addresses one of the project’s most innovative challenges: enabling shared autonomy between autonomous underwater vehicles, large language models (LLMs), and human operators under severe communication constraints, such as those imposed by acoustic channels.

Research Topic

Shared Autonomy under Severe Communications Constraints

This PhD will focus on the design and implementation of a novel mission planning and execution framework for an Intervention-AUV (I-AUV), integrating:

  • Classical AI planning using the Planning Domain Definition Language (PDDL)
  • State-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) for translating human goals into grounded mission specifications
  • On-board Light-weight multimodal LLMs (LLLMs) for interpreting sensor data and supporting local replanning
  • Shared autonomy mechanisms that allow efficient cooperation between the robot, a cloud LLM, and human operators through a digital twin interface

The system will handle:

  • Goal translation from natural language
  • Mission plan generation
  • On-board execution monitoring
  • Error handling and dynamic replanning
  • Robust communication of compressed semantic information over acoustic channels

This research will play a key role in enabling reliable and explainable autonomy for underwater restoration missions.

Requirements

Applicants must have:

  • A total of 300 ECTS (including at least 60 at the master’s level) in computer science, robotics, AI, mechatronics, or related fields
  • Strong programming skills in Python and C++
  • Good background in machine learning, robotics, or AI planning
  • Fluency in English, written and spoken
 

Highly valued:

  • Experience with ROS2, robotic systems, symbolic planning or behaviour trees
  • Knowledge of LLMs, multimodal models, or fine-tuning techniques
  • Familiarity with simulators such as Gazebo, IsaacSim, or other physics-based environments
  • Experience working with underwater or field robotics is a plus
 

Conditions

  • _Full-time contract (37.5 h/week)
  • _Duration: 1 year, renewable up to 3 years based on performance
  • _Salary: €18,180.48 (1st and 2nd years), €19,479.12 (3rd year), following UdG regulations
  • _Workplace: Onsite at the CIRS facilities in Girona (Spain)
  • _Expected starting date: February 2026

Application

Candidates must apply by completing the application form and submitting the required documentation before 05/12/2025.

The selection process may include:

  • _An online interview
  • _A knowledge test covering English, programming, and general concepts in AI, planning, machine learning and/or robotics.
APPLICATION FORM
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A fully funded PhD position is open at the medical imaging lab of the Computer Vision and Robotics Institute at the University of Girona. The successful candidate will join a new Spanish research project on advanced foundation models for 2D and 3D chest and breast imaging, focusing on multimodal understanding, precise region-based analysis, and multilingual report generation.

Start Date: February 2026 (tentatively)
Duration: 4 years (full-time, 40 h/week; PhD enrollment required.
Monthly Gross Salary: 1.623 EUR 1st year, 2.2029 € (2nd-4th year). 12 payments/year

Additional grant: 7.000 € (to cover research stays and PhD enrollment)
Position Project Reference: PID2024-157201OB-C21

 

Research Overview

The PhD work will involve:

  • Adapting vision–language models (e.g., Qwen2-VL, CLIP, BLIP) to perform holistic tasks on chest and breast imaging data, including Visual Question Answering, image-text retrieval, and automated report drafting.
  • Developing region-focused methods for detection, segmentation, and referring-expression comprehension/segmentation to locate and describe anatomical and pathological areas.
  • Building multilingual reporting pipelines to generate structured and natural-language clinical reports in English, Spanish, and Catalan.
  • Integrating and evaluating these components on multi-view, longitudinal, and cross-modality datasets to assess robustness and diagnostic utility.

Throughout the project, you will produce open-source code and trained models, document algorithmic developments, measure and benchmark report-generation quality, and demonstrate the methods in comprehensive downstream applications such as progression tracking and comparative performance studies.

Candidate Profile

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Medical Physics, or a related discipline, and demonstrate:

  • Strong expertise in deep learning for medical imaging (2D & 3D)
  • Proficiency with PyTorch (or similar frameworks) and Python
  • Familiarity with vision–language modeling, segmentation, detection, and multimodal retrieval techniques
  • Excellent English communication skills (written and oral)
  • Motivation to publish in top conferences/journals and participate in teaching activities

Desirable: Experience with Visual Question Answering, referring-expression tasks, multilingual NLP, and longitudinal imaging analyses.

Offer and Environment

The ViCOROB Lab provides:

  • Access to high-performance GPU clusters and medical imaging workstations
  • Collaborative partnerships with hospitals and international research centers
  • Additional funding for international conference attendance and research stays
  • A supportive, interdisciplinary community in medical AI and robotics
  • Opportunities for teaching and outreach

The University of Girona is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Application Process

Submit a single PDF (max. 10 MB) including:

  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Cover letter detailing your research interests and fit for this topic
  3. Academic transcripts and diplomas
  4. Contact information for two academic referees

Email your application with the subject “UGD-VICOROB-2025” to Robert Martí at robert.marti@udg.edu.

Application deadline: 1st December 2025.

For informal inquiries or other questions, do not hesitate to contact Robert Martí.

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The University of Girona (UdG) is offering a PhD position within the research group ViCoRob (Computer Vision and Robotics). ViCoRob combines top-level research with technology transfer. Over the past ten years, more than 30 PhD students have graduated from the group.

The successful candidate will join the Underwater Robotics Research Center (CIRS), working on cutting-edge projects to develop learning-based algorithms for autonomous manipulation. The challenge: enabling an autonomous underwater robot equipped with one or two manipulators to perform complex manipulation tasks in real-world scenarios.

Requirements  Applicants must have:

  • A total of 300 ECTS (including at least 60 at the master’s level), preferably in computer science, robotics, AI, mechatronics, or related disciplines
  • Strong skills in Python and C++
  •  Solid background in machine learning, including popular libraries such as PyTorch
  •  Fluency in English, both oral and written

 

Highly valued experience on:

  • Robotics (mobile robots and/or manipulators)
  •  Reinforcement learning and/or imitation learning skills
  • Frameworks such as ROS and simulators like MuJoCo or IsaacSim

 

Conditions

  • Full-time contract (37.5 h/week) for three years, renewable annually based on performance
  • Salary: €18,180.48 (1st and 2nd years), €19,479.12 (3rd year), following UdG regulations
  • Workplace: onsite at the CIRS facilities in Girona (Spain)
  • Expected starting date: January 1, 2026

 

Application

Candidates must apply by completing the application form and submitting the required documents by 30/09/2025. The selection process will also include:

  • An online interview
  • A knowledge test covering English, programming, and general knowledge in areas such as machine learning or robotics.
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APPLICATION FORM

We are looking for a candidate, with a high level of English, to be in charge of administrative work and assistance to the international students of the Erasmus Mundus Master IFROS, Master MIRS and the VICOROB’s research team.

The ideal candidate should be multi-skilled, reliable, solution-oriented, well organised, rigorous and proactive. This position requires high self-motivation, the capacity for self-learning, and the ability to multitask and handle stress. 

In addition, excellent communication, computer skills (MS Office applications), high organisation skills and a total autonomy will be required. Previous experience with management or administration of European projects will be a strong plus.

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Preparation of administrative documentation
  • Managing the budget, and keeping track and reporting expenses
  • Giving support to the academic coordinators of the two masters programs
  • Providing support to the Master’s students, which include assistance during the preregistration and registration, enrolment, visa issuing, accommodation, medical insurance, residence permit, internships, etc.
  • Organisation, promotion and dissemination of events related to the Masters and the VICOROB research group.
  • Organisation and attendance of meetings
  • Administrative support to VICOROB Institute

 

Requirements of the candidates: 

  • Applicants should hold a university degree preferably in management, economics or any related areas. 
  • Excellent command of written and verbal communication skills in English, equivalent to a B2 or higher, and Catalan.
  • Computer skills (advanced user level in MS Word and Excel). 
  • Ability to travel abroad for meetings for periods of up to one week (twice per year).

Starting date: between September 15 and October 1, 2022

Schedule: From Monday to Friday, 35 hours/week 

Duration of the position: a test of 3 months, and possibility of extension to several years according to the performance 

Salary:  30.000 € gross annual salary

Submission instructions:

Applications are evaluated based on the information provided by the applicant and on an interview. Prospective applicants should prepare and submit the following documentation:

  • Motivation letter (in English).
  • University degree.
  • CV including information on their education background and work experience.
  • English language proficiency documentation (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge, etc.) is strongly advised. This requirement is waived for applicants whose mother tongue is English.

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