Applications are invited for 12 PhD positions (“Early Stage Researchers, ESR”) to be funded by the Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network “ETUT – European Training network in collaboration with Ukraine for electrical Transport” within the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. The ETUT Beneficiaries are 3 universities: University of Twente (UT, in NL), the University of Nottingham (UN, in UK), and the Dnepropetrovsk national university of railway transport named after academician V.Lazaryan (UD, in UA). The industrial involvement is completed by 6 Partner Organisations: THALES, Transavtomatic, MM Tech, Lambda Engineering, Prydniprovska Railway, and Network Rail. Every university will hire 4 ESR. The 4 ESRs hired by Dnepropetrovsk national university will finalise their research project at either the University of Twente (2 ESR) or the University of Nottingham (also 2 ESR) and will obtain a double-degree.