promote international cooperation within different specific fields of acoustics, provide assistance in organizing EAA events, suggest special issues for Acta Acustica or Acoustics in Practice, initiate studies and prepare documents such as strategies, policy statements, state-of-the-art assessments, reports, etc, within its defined technical field.

PhD in Acoustics - Project SONIFY (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain) - 2 positions available

Application deadline: Mon 15 Jun 2026

About the job

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site PhD position at the Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), where the candidate will engage in academic research as part of the ERC CoG funded project SONIFY (Scalable Spatial Sensing and Dynamic Reconstruction of Complex Sound Fields).This project provides a unique opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in acoustics, sound field analysis, spatial audio, room acoustics and sensing technology. We are seeking highly motivated candidates. The candidates will be part of a cutting edge research project, participating in international conferences, establishing collaboration with other research labs, publishing findings in scientific journals, and supporting teaching and mentoring.

Job description (application deadline 15/6): Jobs and Career Opportunities in Europe | EURAXESS

Company Description

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) is Spain's oldest and largest technical university, known for its excellence in engineering, architecture, technology and design disciplines. Located across multiple campuses in Madrid, UPM serves over 40,000 students and fosters international collaboration with top universities, particularly in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. UPM offers a comprehensive academic framework aligned with the European Higher Education Area standards. Renowned for its strong focus on research and innovation, UPM leads Spanish universities in securing European Union R&D funding and actively participates in high-profile projects like the Framework Program, EUREKA, and ESA initiatives.

Learn mora about the SONIFY project.

The European Acoustics Association (EAA) is a non-profit entity established in 1992 that includes in its membership societies predominantly in European countries interested in to promote development and progress of acoustics in its different aspects, its technologies and applications. EAA gathers 33 societies of acoustics and serves more than 9000 individual members all over Europe. The European Acoustics Association (EAA) is an Affiliate Member of the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) and of Initiative of Science in Europe (ISE).

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