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We are actively recruiting DPhil students and postdoctoral research associates to work on the secure computing systems of the future, in the heart of Oxford.

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DPhil Studentship

Fully engage in interdisciplinary research across computer architecture and security as a DPhil (PhD) student at Oxford.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA)

Lead research projects, mentor students and publish at the top venues in computer architecture.

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Graduate study

DPhil Studentship

We are actively recruiting for DPhil positions at OSCAR.

If interested in the following topics, feel free to reach out directly to Professor Amro Awad (amro.awad@eng.ox.ac.uk):

  • 01Chiplet-based Architectures
  • 02Novel Compute-in-Memory (CiM) Architectures
  • 03Privacy-Preserving Computing

How to apply

  1. Email Professor Awad

    Write to amro.awad@eng.ox.ac.uk using the subject line [DPhil Studentship 2025 - Topic-from-Above].

  2. Attach your resume

    Include your CV, and a sample publication if you have one.

  3. Language scores

    Attach your IELTS/TOEFL scores, if applicable.

  4. Summarise one of our papers

    Include a one-paragraph summary of one of OSCAR’s recent publications.

For more information about the requirements, deadlines and admission process, please check the DPhil in Engineering Science page at the University of Oxford.

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Research staff

Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA)

We are actively recruiting for PDRA positions at OSCAR.

If interested in the following topics, feel free to reach out directly to Professor Amro Awad (amro.awad@eng.ox.ac.uk):

  • 01Chiplet-based Architectures
  • 02Novel Compute-in-Memory (CiM) Architectures
  • 03Privacy-Preserving Computing

How to apply

  1. Email Professor Awad

    Write to amro.awad@eng.ox.ac.uk using the subject line [PDRA 2025 - Topic-from-Above].

  2. Attach your resume

    Include your CV and three recent publications.

  3. References

    Provide the names of three references.

  4. Summarise one of our papers

    Include a one-paragraph summary of one of OSCAR’s recent publications.

Successful PDRA applicants usually have 3+ publications in reputed computer architecture conferences/journals.

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Why OSCAR at Oxford

World-class research, a historic home

Members of OSCAR join one of the world’s leading engineering departments and a research group whose work is regularly featured at ISCA, MICRO, HPCA and ASPLOS. Our graduates have gone on to Apple, AMD, Intel, Samsung Research and faculty positions worldwide.

  • 29top-tier conference papers, with best-paper nominations at MICRO’23, IEEE VR’22 and ICS’21
  • 7 + 2PhD students and post-doctoral scholars trained to completion
  • Industry linksDirector with experience at HP Labs, AMD Research, MediaTek, Sandia and Los Alamos
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Professor Amro Awad

Professor Amro Awad

OSCAR Director · Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering · Tutorial Fellow, University College

amro.awad@eng.ox.ac.uk