Looking for MSCA PF 2026 candidates: Universidad de Sevilla (Spain) - Department of Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática - MACS research group

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Seville (USE) is one of the largest universities in Spain, with more than 70,000 students and around 7,600 staff members. It has a strong research profile, hosting over 400 national and regional projects and more than 80 Horizon Europe projects, supported by 134 departments, joint research centres with CSIC, and several research institutes. USE covers a wide range of disciplines and offers advanced research infrastructure through its CITIUS facilities. Ranked among the top universities in Spain and worldwide, USE holds the HRS4R award and actively supports Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Postdoctoral Fellows, who are included in a stabilization plan that may lead to faculty positions.

Brief description of Supervisor /Research Group

Professor (Full) Jose Angel Acosta received the dual B.Sc. degrees in servo-electrical and mechanical engineering from the Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain, in 1996, the M.S. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, in 2000, and the Ph.D. degree from the Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain, in 2004. He was a Marie Curie
Fellow with the Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, in 2003 and 2005. Since 2005, he has been a CNRS Visitor and was an Academic Visitor with Imperial College London, London, U.K., from 2008 to 2011. He is currently a Full Professor with the Dept. de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Automatica, Universidad de Sevilla, and the Head of the Multi-Robot and Control Systems (MACS) Research Group. His research focuses on nonlinear control theory and its applications to mechanical, aerospace, and robotic systems. Dr. Acosta received the Ph.D. European Award in 2005. He was the 2006 Nominee for the IEEE TAC George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award. He has served on several editorial boards and the IEEE CSS Awards Committee. For more details please visit:
https://investigacion.us.es/sisius/sis_showpub.php?idpers=7338 and
https://prisma.us.es/investigador/26

Project description

Theory and application at the interface between nonlinear control and machine learning. Application to Robotics UAVs and USVs. Keywords: Nonlinear Control Theory; Adaptive Control; Constrained nonlinear control; Data-driven control; Machine learning

Evaluation panel:

- Information Science and Engineering (ENG)
- Mathematics (MAT)

IMPORTANT: Applicants should check their elegibility to apply to the MSCA PF 2026 Call:

·         Any nationality (European Fellowship) / European national or long-term resident of a Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country (Global Fellowship)

·         Be in a possession of a doctoral degree (PhD)

·         Have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research, measured from the date of award of the doctoral degree

·         Comply with the mobility rule: not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or in the country of the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Jose Angel Acosta (jaar@us.es

·         CV

·         Recommendation letter

·         Letter of interest and research background

If you are ultimately selected to submit your application alongside Professor Jose Angel Acosta, you will be able to benefit from the Coaching and Advising Programme offered by the International Projects Office at USE, providing additional resources and a proposal review service to the MSCA PF 2026 candidates.