PhD Positions in Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of British Columbia is currently recruiting Ph.D. students for Fall 2023. The expected duration of the PhD program is 4 years, though it varies depending on a student’s circumstances.

Students taking their Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering can select one of the below research areas:

• Applied Solid Mechanics
• Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering
• Computational Engineering
• Energy & Environment
• Fluid Mechanics
• Manufacturing Automation & Robotics
• Mechatronics & Instrumentation
• Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Learn more about the different kind of research in the department here .

Why UBC?

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has a long and successful history of teaching, research, and collaboration with industry and science. Comprised of over 30 faculty member, 2 Associate Deans, and multiple Killam Teaching Prize Winners, the Department has a commitment to excellence.

Training environment

The Department is supported by many research centres and facilities that allow our Faculty Members and students to conduct their work. You can see more here .

How to apply

To know more about eligibility and application instructions, you can see here .

December 1, 2022 Formal application deadline for consideration for internal fellowships

February 15, 2023 Final application deadline for fall 2023 admission

This posting is for the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada.

Please refer to reference number NC-55598 during correspondence about this position.

Please note that applicants will have to complete an online application to the University of British Columbia and gain admission as a graduate student to the university. Applicants should review the graduate program profile to learn about admission requirements, application deadlines, program duration, tuition, or to read student and alumni stories.

About UBC
The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

Doctoral studies at UBC Vancouver
UBC is a public university with a comprehensive program offering – covering all major academic disciplines and degree levels, with both research- and course-based program options. More than 50,000 students attend UBC Vancouver. As a PhD student at UBC Vancouver you’ll be part of a diverse community of over 3,600 doctoral scholars at an institution that recognises and rewards the significant contributions of doctoral research. UBC is at the forefront of responding to and building on the extraordinary changes happening in our societies and our world, through reimagining approaches to research graduate education and exploring flexible methodologies for learners to develop needed expertise. UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative for example is a pioneering program designed to encourage and support doctoral students to reimagine the PhD, contribute to the public good, and with their doctoral work rise to the challenges that increasingly define our times.

At UBC, you will be supported with a range of professional development workshops and services, and we’ll partner with you to ensure you have a graduate game plan for academic and professional success.

You are encouraged to review the awards and scholarship database to determine funding opportunities for your doctoral degree. UBC Vancouver guarantees a minimum of CAD $22,000 of funding to eligible students for your first four years of PhD study with many programs offering higher funding packages. Funding highly varies by program and will be commensurate with qualifications, experience and awards secured. Most international students benefit from the International Tuition Award and PhD students usually qualify for the President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award .

About UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science
The Faculty of Applied Science comprises a unique constellation of disciplines – including the Schools of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning and Nursing, as well as all engineering activities at both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Our work and the professional disciplines we represent span the entire human-centred built environment and innovation at all scales – from nanoscale electronic devices that power communications to the design of entire cities.

There has never been a more urgent time for our professions – as planners, architects, nurses and engineers – to come together to build upon our existing strengths and ambitions to ensure a thriving society, to make real impact locally and globally.

With a community of over 300 full-time faculty members and more than 8,600 students across our undergraduate and graduate programs, we shape the leaders and professions that shape the world.

About Vancouver
Vancouver is a dynamic, cosmopolitan and progressive city, consistently ranked as one of the top cities to live in the world. Canada’s third largest city has it all: sea, parks, mountains, beaches, and four seasons per year, including beautiful summers and mild, wet winters with snow in the mountains. It’s the perfect backdrop to your academic research.