Full-time PhD at MSCA project IGNIDTE DC 6

Mathhire.org; Innsbruck; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrolment in doctoral programme

Two secondments at partner institutes

Interdisciplinary environment in Alps

Job summary

The University of Innsbruck invites applications for a full-time PhD position under the MSCA IGNIDTE DC 6, hosted in Innsbruck, Austria. The contract runs for 3 years at 40 hours per week, with a starting salary of 3,776.10 EUR gross per month and allowances.

The successful candidate will have a Master’s in mathematics or related fields, strong Python skills, and interest in inverse problems, modelling, ML and optimization. Collaboration across disciplines and alpine life await.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with solid mathematical training and Python coding experience.
• Strong mathematical background aligned with inverse problems and ML.
• Documented interest in modelling, algorithms, and data-driven methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate algorithms for inverse problems.
• Mathematical modelling and machine learning for research problems.
• Collaborate across disciplines in an interdisciplinary environment.

Skills

Mathematics

Python

Inverse problems

Mathematical modelling

Machine learning

Optimization

Algorithms development

Education

Master’s degree in mathematics

Master’s degree in physics or engineering

Master’s degree in computer science with mathematical focus

Tools

Python

Job description

Full-time PhD at MSCA project IGNIDTE DC 6

We are looking for student with a masters degree and a strong mathematical background as well as coding skills in Python. You should be interested in

• inverse problems
• mathematical modelling
• machine learning and optimization
• development, implementation and evaluation of algorithms

but direct experience in the field is not necessary.

Ideally you have

• a Master’s degree in mathematics with coding experience in Python;
• a degree in physics or engineering with documented mathematical interrest (masters topic, elective subjects, ...) and coding experience;
• a degree in computer science with also a strong mathematical focus.

Purely application-oriented profiles without solid, documented mathematical training are not an ideal fit.

Formal eligibility (as in the official call)

• Master’s (or equivalent) degree, final certificate available before the employment starts; no doctoral degree yet.
• MSCA mobility rule: not more than 12 months of living, working or studying in Austria in the 36 months before 10 December 2026.

What we offer

• Full-time doctoral employment contract for 3 years (40 h/week).
• Salary from C 3,776.10 gross per month (level B1, Austrian universities’ collective agreement) plus allowances (about a third above most PhD contracts in Austria).
• Enrolment in the doctoral programme in Mathematics at the University of Innsbruck, with structured training across both universities (winter schools, transferable-skills courses).
• Two secondments at international academic and non-academic partner institutions.
• A truly interdisciplinary environment between mathematics and clinical radiology – and life in the Alps.

Questions about the project? Informal enquiries are welcome: Lukas Neumann, [e-mail]

General questions about the programme and the application: [e-mail]

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