PhD Fellowship in AI/ML — LLMs, Agents & Multimodal

University of Southern Denmark - SDU; Odense; On-site; DKK 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense invites applications for a PhD scholarship in computer science under the Danish Foundation Models initiative. The three-year salaried position will contribute to developing advanced language models and AI systems, with a focus on LLM customization, agentic behavior, and multi-modality.

Applicants should hold a MSc in CS/Data Science/Math or a closely related field, be fluent in English, and have

Qualifications

• PhD candidate with strong background in AI/ML and mathematics.
• Fluency in English and Python required; Rust/C++ is a plus.
• MSc degree or nearing completion in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of advanced language models.
• Engage in research on LLM customization and multi-modality.
• Publish findings and participate in seminars and colloquia.

Skills

Deep learning

ML foundations

AI deployment

Education

MSc in CS/Data Science/Math

Tools

Python

Rust

C++

Job description

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense invites applications for a PhD scholarship in computer science under the Danish Foundation Models initiative. The three-year salaried position will contribute to developing advanced language models and AI systems, with a focus on LLM customization, agentic behavior, and multi-modality.

Applicants should hold a MSc in CS/Data Science/Math or a closely related field, be fluent in English, and have