PhD Scholarship in AI & Language Modeling

DTU — Technical University of Denmark; Odense; Hybrid; DKK 446,000 - 536,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Denmark in Odense invites applications for a PhD scholarship in computer science under the Danish Foundation Models initiative. The three-year position will follow the PhD study programme with a competitive salary.

The successful candidate will contribute to the development of advanced language models, focusing on LLM customization, tool use, and multi-modality, within the Odense NLP group of the Data Science & Statistics section.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Physics, or Mathematics with strong CS/AI background.
• Fluency in English and Python required; Rust/C++ experience plus ML frameworks is a plus.
• Experience with deep learning software stacks and extensive software development experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of advanced language models and related use cases.
• Work on LLM customization and test-time scaling.
• Explore agentic behaviour, tool use, multi-modality and interactivity within research projects.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

English proficiency

Rust/C++

Education

MSc degree in Computer Science

Tools

Rust

C++

Job description

University of Southern Denmark in Odense invites applications for a PhD scholarship in computer science under the Danish Foundation Models initiative. The three-year position will follow the PhD study programme with a competitive salary.

The successful candidate will contribute to the development of advanced language models, focusing on LLM customization, tool use, and multi-modality, within the Odense NLP group of the Data Science & Statistics section.