PRIDE PhD fellow in Computational Science 1044 views

The University of Luxembourg (UL) and Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) invite applications for a DRIVEN PhD Fellow (Doctoral Candidate) position (m/f) as part of the DRIVEN Doctoral Training. DRIVEN is funded by the FNR PRIDE funding instrument.

Duration: 14 months fixed-term contract, renewable up to 3 years

About the position:

• The selected candidate will be working as part of DRIVEN Doctoral Training Unit (DTU) funded by the FNR PRIDE scheme.
• The Computational and Data DRIVEN Science DTU will train a cohort of 19 Doctoral Candidates who will develop data-driven modelling approaches common to a number of applications strategic to the Luxembourgish Research Area and Luxembourg’s Smart Specialisation Strategies.
• DRIVEN will build a bridge between state-of-the-art data driven modelling approaches and particular application domains, including Computational Physics and Engineering Sciences, Computational Biology and Life Sciences, and Computational Behavioural and Social Sciences.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computational Sciences or Computational Sociology.
• Applicant must have sound knowledge of Data Science, Graph Analytics, Content and Metadata Analysis
• Applicant must have some experience with Python/C++ programming and related software development environments.
• Applicant must possess good English language skills (a certified level B2 is the minimum required, while level C1 is a plus).
• Applicant must be willing to work in an inter-cultural and international environment and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Applications:

The online application must include the following:

• CV (maximum two pages).
• Motivation letter (maximum two pages) detailing how candidate would meet the selection criteria for the given research direction.
• Publication list (if any) and PDFs of those publications.
• Master’s thesis (final or draft, if draft, then state the expected submission date).
• Full contact details of two persons willing to act as referees.
• Copies of diplomas, transcripts with grades, with English, French or German translation.
• All documents should be uploaded in PDF format

PRIDE PhD Fellow Ref: R-AGR-3440-16-C