PhD Position in (Neuro-)Symbolic or Game ML

[Johannes Fürnkranz]

We currently have an opening for a half-time university assistant (doctoral student for up to 4 years) at the Computational Data Analytics group of Prof. Johannes Fürnkranz. The position is announced as a half-time University assistant, but it can be upgraded to a full-time position.

We are particularly interested in researchers who will strengthen our expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Machine Learning and Game Playing
• Symbolic Machine Learning
• Machine Learning and Logic
• Inductive Rule Learning
• Neurosymbolic AI

How to apply

Prospective applicants interested are required to apply on-line. More detailed information, including a link to the application portal can be found here.

Please provide us with

• a CV
• a motivation letter
• a research statement concerning your conducted and/or planned work in one or more of the above-mentioned areas, and
• a sample of your writing in English or German (a thesis, publication, etc.)

The position is open until filled, a first deadline for applications is May 20th, 2026. If you have questions, please contact Johannes Fürnkranz.