About Joint Manchester-Cambridge CDT for AI in Decision Making for Complex Systems
A joint doctoral training program hosted by the University of Cambridge and the University of Manchester focusing on AI for decision making in complex environmental and Earth Observation systems. Open-source oriented, with collaboration to develop foundational models and their applications in policy and practice.
Job Description
PhD studentship in AI for Earth Observation and environmental decision making. Joint Cambridge-Manchester CDT. One year at Manchester doing taught postgraduate study and three years at Cambridge for the PhD. Open-source focus; significant compute and data challenges; training current-generation models and applying inference at national/global scales; solutions for policymakers. Strong ML and software engineering skills recommended. Application deadline Friday 4th December for a start date of September 2027. Contact information: Sadiq Jaffer (sj514@cam.ac.uk) for project questions and aidecisionscdt@manchester.ac.uk for application process questions.Location
Cambridge, United Kingdom (onsite; 1 year at Manchester)
Salary
30K
to
30K
Benefits
£30k tax-free annual stipend; 4-year PhD program; access to university computing resources; collaboration with practitioners and decision-makers; open-source development; opportunities to attend conferences.
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Date Listed
02 November, 2026 (about 7 hours ago)
