Graduate/Ph.D. applications at UC Santa Cruz open in October 2024. Further details about available positions will be made closer to the date. Please refer to the UCSC Electrical and Computer Engineering webpage here for further information.
I strongly encourage those who have contributed to (or used) open-source neuromorphic code-bases (e.g., snnTorch, SpikingJelly, lava-dl, etc.), or students with tape-out experience, to contact me at jeshragh@ucsc.edu with their CV to discuss potential openings.
Available Positions
If you’re interested in any of the following roles, please attach your CV and a brief cover letter to an email with subject heading “Application for [insert position + topic name]” and send it to jeshragh@ucsc.edu.
Position | Topic | Description |
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Undergraduate Student Posted 02/04/2023 |
Thesis Research Projects | Students who wish to conduct their senior thesis projects are encouraged to get in touch. Students with experience in any of the following are strongly encouraged: e.g., Python, PyTorch, snnTorch, JAX, digital/analog design, Verilog/VHDL, RRAM/memristive computing. |
Further Resources for Prospective Students
Domestic Students
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) [A Guide to Applying by Amelia R. Zietlow]
- IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award
- Ford Foundation Fellowship
- GEM Fellowship
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- Link Foundation Energy Fellowship
- Microsoft Research Fellowship [Dissertation PhD students]
- Google Ph.D. Fellowship [Dissertation PhD students]
International Students
- Fulbright Scholarship
- IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award
- Link Foundation Energy Fellowship
- AAUW International Fellowship [Female Graduate Students]
- Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Award [Female Graduate Students]
- Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship [Middle East, Asia, Africa]
- Microsoft Research Fellowship [Dissertation PhD students]
- PEO International Peace Scholarship [Dissertation PhD students]
- Google Ph.D. Fellowship [Dissertation PhD students]