PhD Student Position in GenAIDE Project

Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Organisation/Company University of Würzburg Department Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Research Field Computer science » Informatics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 28 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Country Germany Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Mar 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon 2020 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We currently have an open position for a PhD student working in the GenAIDE project.

GenAIDE (Generative AI for Industrial Design Engineering) is a Marie-Skłodowska Curie Doctoral Network (DN) funded by the European Union with the objective to research and develop collaborative AI systems that partner with engineers for next generation industrial engineering design. In the network, 14 Doctoral Candidates will carry out research at 16 leading academic and industrial partners, including:

• Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH
• University Leiden
• University Jyvaskyla
• University of Manchester
• Kone Oyi

The candidates will have the opportunity to visit various partners in the network, supported by a mobility allowance. At the Chair of Machine Learning for Complex Networkswe are looking for one candidates as research scientists in the GenAIDE project, which will engage in a collaboration with our partners DATEV eG and Honda Research GmbH. The specific focus of this position is the use of AI to support software development teams.

Successful applicants must hold an excellent MSc degree (or equivalent, e.g. Diploma) in an AI-related discipline, e.g. computer science, mathematics, engineering, or natural sciences. Applicants must also have proven software engineering skills as well as experience with web technologies and data visualization.

Excellent language skills in English are a precondition for this position.

We welcome applications fromall qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, nationality or ethnicity. However, due to conditions set by the European Union, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date

Interested applicants shall send the usual documents (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, MSc thesis, grade transcript and certificates, name of possible references) toProf. Dr. Ingo Scholtes , while citing the reference code GenAIDE_2026 in the subject of the E-Mail. All documents shall be submitted in PDF format.

Where to apply

E-mail

Requirements

Research Field Computer science » Informatics Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Successful applicants must hold an excellent MSc degree (or equivalent, e.g. Diploma) in an AI-related discipline, e.g. computer science, mathematics, engineering, or natural sciences. Applicants must also have proven software engineering skills as well as experience with web technologies and data visualization.

Excellent language skills in English are a precondition for this position.

Specific Requirements

Due to conditions set by the European Union, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.