vacancies

Latest openings and available student thesis topics.

Open Postdoc Positions (Application deadline: August 1st, 2025)

We are hiring two postdoctoral researchers in the areas of Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Knowledge Graphs, or Graph Machine Learning at ScaDS.AI, TU Dresden.

Start date: As soon as possible
Contract duration: up to 2 years (extension possible)

Please send your application to jobs-scads.ai@tu-dresden.de.
For inquiries, contact michael.faerber@tu-dresden.de.

International applicants can also apply for external funding through agencies such as DAAD, DFG, and Humboldt, among others. For more information on research stays—from short-term visits to long-term stays of up to 2 years—please visit this page.

Open PhD Positions

While we do not have a public call for PhD positions at the moment, several opportunities are available:

  1. NHR Call: If you plan to start your PhD in April 2026, consider applying for a PhD scholarship by NHR. The next deadline is in September 2025. This funding, which covers 3 years without teaching obligations, has already supported two of our current PhD students.

  2. International Grants: Applicants from abroad can apply for grants from various funding agencies. For instance, DAAD offers research grants for PhD students from nearly all countries of origin. A full doctoral programme grant in Germany is primarily available for candidates from developing and emerging countries. Please note that applications for these grants must be submitted several months before your planned start date.

  3. EUTOPIA PhD Co-Tutelle Program:
    From time to time, positions may become available through the EUTOPIA co-tutelle call. This program supports PhD projects co-supervised by me as a faculty member at TU Dresden and a professor from another EUTOPIA member university. It offers fellowships for 3 to 4 years and aims to foster internationally co-developed, high-quality research. TU Dresden may serve as either the HOME (funding) or HOST (co-supervising) institution.

  4. Proposal-Driven Funding: If you have a rough idea for your PhD topic (or are simply highly interested in the group’s research areas), contact me and we can work together on a funding proposal (e.g., for DFG Sachbeihilfe). If approved, this could secure a full PhD position (TVL E13) with funding for 3 years, including travel support. Keep in mind that the review process can take up to six months, so early engagement is recommended.

Open Student Theses

For current calls regarding student theses and general information on supervision, please see our student thesis page.

Research Stays

We also welcome researchers at all career stages—from Master’s and PhD students to postdocs and established scientists—for research stays (e.g., between 3 and 12 months) in our research group. For more details, please visit our research stays page.

We look forward to welcoming you to our lab!