Within the DIDI project at the Theoretical Computer Science Group at the University of Innsbruck, Austria there is an opening for a 3 year PhD student position.

Job Description

We are looking for a strong candidate interested in one (ideally a combination) of the following areas (i) machine learning; (ii) natural language processing; (iii) programming languages and (iv) verification. Your responsibility within the DIDI project would be the development of novel techniques on (explainable and reliable) generative AI employable in natural language processing. These methods should be applicable to the analysis of the multilingual media landscape in South Tyrol, supporting research on the role of media within the German-, Italian-, and Ladin-speaking communities and their contribution to intercultural dialogue and exchange.

It is expected that you write a dissertation in this area, publish in international, relevant conferences; supervise students and participate in public events.

Salary and Benefits

The minimum gross salary for 30 hours amounts to € 2.832,,-- per month (14 times), that is, annually € 39.649,--. The salary will be higher if you have worked in a similar positionbefore. Furthermore, the university has numerous attractive benefits.

The city of Innsbruck is superbly located in the beautiful surroundings of the Tyrolean Alps. The combination of the Alpine environment and urban life in this historic town provides a high quality of living. Moreover, the close proximity to South Tyrol, facilitate collaboration with project partners at Eurac.

Application Process

Applications (including CV, letter of motivation, three references) may be submitted to Georg Moser (georg.moser@uibk.ac.at) no later than September 30, 2026. 
For informal inquiries, please contact Samuel Frontull (samuel.frontull@uibk.ac.at).

The University of Innsbruck strives to increase the proportion of its female employees, especially in leadership positions, and therefore explicitly invites women to apply. In the case of equivalent qualifications, female applicants will be given preference.

Further information is available from the following links:

- Theoretical Computer Science Group
- Department of Computer Science
- University of Innsbruck
- DIDI Project