PhD Opportunities in Data Science

The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is recruiting a PhD researcher to join Nicola Molinaro’s Brain Rhythms and Cognition group in Donostia–San Sebastián, Spain. The PRO-LISTEN project examines how the adult brain adapts to learning and understanding an additional language. The research focuses on Spanish and Basque and uses naturalistic speech, longitudinal magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings and computational modelling to investigate language-related brain dynamics ove...

RWTH Aachen University's Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) is recruiting for two research assistant positions with the opportunity to pursue a doctorate. The projects examine how sustainable innovations emerge, how new technologies move into practical application, and how regions can benefit from innovation-driven transformation. Data Science & Sustainability This research track applies quantitative and computational methods to socially relevant questions about innovation ...

The University of Eastern Finland is recruiting three doctoral researchers for the School of Computing on the Kuopio campus to join the ERC-funded MINE-THE-GAP project. The project combines satellite imagery, mining data reports, and AI to study mining activities and their impacts worldwide, with a focus on improving transparency and sustainability in mining. Each doctoral researcher will lead an individual thesis within one of three research themes: mapping mining land use through semantic segm...

Machine Learning Research Internship - PhD: 2027 is a 10-week immersive research opportunity with Susquehanna International Group’s Quantitative Research team in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The internship focuses on machine learning research at the intersection of data, algorithms, and markets. The selected PhD candidate will work on high-impact projects that mirror the workflows of Susquehanna’s full-time research team, applying machine learning and data science to real financial problems in qua...

This PhD position at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art within the Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU focuses on Artistic Research – Digital Environments . The project explores how AI and other emerging technologies reshape knowledge production, creative practice, accountability, and broader social and ecological transformation through artistic and practice-based research. The successful candidate will develop an independent research project that connects artistic inquiry with digital tec...

The Doctoral Programme in Governance at the Hertie School offers PhD candidates the chance to pursue doctoral research in the social sciences within an international and multidisciplinary environment in Berlin. The programme is designed for researchers working on today’s social, political, legal, and economic challenges, with support from distinguished scholars and a vibrant research community. PhD researchers benefit from rigorous academic training, close supervision, and institutional support,...

DASHH Data Science in Hamburg is a structured doctoral programme at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY in Hamburg, delivered with a wide network of research partners including the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Helmholtz Centre Hereon GmbH, the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, European XFEL, the University of Hamburg, Hamburg University of Technology, Helmut Schmidt University, and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. The programme focuses on data sc...

Funded PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Language is available through the Brain Rhythms and Cognition Group at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastián, Spain. The PRO-LISTEN project investigates the brain mechanisms underlying speech comprehension, multilingualism, and listening in challenging conditions. The position is a four-year, full-time doctoral opportunity funded by Spain’s Ministry of Science and includes research training. The successful candidate wi...

Erasmus University Rotterdam is offering a fully funded, salaried PhD position in Decision Neuroscience through the Erasmus Center for Neuroeconomics, hosted by the Marketing department of the Rotterdam School of Management. The project is open-ended: PhD candidates develop and execute their own research projects in consultation with advisers. Research may address decision-making, persuasive communication, emotions and choice, dishonesty, charitable giving, consumer judgments, advertising, neuro...