PhD Position in Machine Learning (m/f/d) - TV-L E 13, 100%

Das ist der Job

The salary is according to TV-L E13 (roughly 57,000 EUR gross income per year).

Darum lohnt es sich

As a PhD student in our international ML research group you conduct research in ML guided by a postdoc and two professors, have the opportunity to cooperate with companies, small and large, as well as with academic partners on real-word ML problems, and are encouraged to assist in teaching ML courses in our renowned International Master‘s Program in Data Analytics to students from all over the world.

You will work in a beautiful town with UNESCO World Heritage Sites, located in the very center of Germany, just 30 km from Hanover and 1.5 hours. by high-speed train to Berlin Who we are The Information Systemsand Machine Learning Lab (ISMLL) at the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Hildesheim is an international research group an machine learning, especially predictive modelling and probabilistic methods for complex data and complex decisions, with an excellent publication track record (NeurlPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, ACM KDD, ECML PKDD, etc.).

In joining the university, you will become part of a dynamic, committed and open-minded team.

Universität Hildesheim Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts Job advertisement Reference number 2026/121 PhD Position in Machine Learning (m/f/d) (TV-L E 13, 100%) The position is full-time, can be filled immediately, and is initially offered for three years. The working language of our group is English.

Current research directions include time series forecasting, probabilistic machine learning, graph neural networks, recommender systems, and mathematical foundations of machine learning. ISMLL takes part in basic and applied research projects in various domains such as mobility, e-commerce, and technologyenhanced learning.

Seehttp://www.ismll.uni-hildesheim.defor more information. The Institute of Computer Science, of which ISMLL is part, has a streng focus on artificial intelligence, with three chairs working in this field. The University of Hildesheim is renowned for high-quality research and education.

What we expect We are looking for a gifted student who loves models, algorithms, and data, can hardly stop discussing them with others, likes to express their ideas in formulas and programs, and now wants to get to the bottom of a complex ML problem over the next three years.

You should have a recent Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or a closely related area. A Master's thesis on an ML topic and ML-related courses in your Master's program will be an asset.

You are expected to have strong analytic and programming skills, the ability to work independently, and strong interpersonal as weil as English language skills.

As a family-friendly university, we offer a varied, interdisciplinary range of tasks, flexible working hours, regular further and advanced training and a special annual payment within the framework of TV-L. The University of Hildesheim has adopted a mission statement that places great importance on gender equality and diversity.

The University of Hildesheim particularly wants to promote the professional equality of women and men. Therefore, it aims to increase the proportion of employees of the gender that is underrepresented in the respective area.

In the case of equal qualification and suitability, applications from applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration. For university degrees obtained abroad, a certificate evaluation by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) is required as proof of equivalence before you are hired.

Please apply for this in good time if necessary. You can find more information athttps://zab.kmk.org/de/zeugnisbewertung.