Linde/MDSI Doctoral Fellowships

Call for Applications

Annually, MDSI launches calls for applications to recruit new fellows from the areas of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, their mathematical foundations, and their application in the various scientific fields represented at TUM. To apply, doctoral candidates outline their interest in the PhD thesis and connection to the above research areas in a motivation letter. Furthermore, they compose a brief research plan describing their ideas for the thesis topic separately.

Before applying, the doctoral candidates reach out to their potential thesis supervisors at TUM. The successful applicants to the Linde/MDSI PhD Fellowship program receive half of the funds for their position from MDSI - the other half must be co-funded by the host.

Eligibility

General requirements:

• Excellent master’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science, mathematics, engineering, natural sciences, or other data science-related social disciplines.
• General admission requirements for a doctorate at TUM are met as defined here.
• Membership in the TUM Graduate School (as per supervision agreement) cannot have started before the application deadline of the respective call.

Please provide the following documents:

• CV including a list of publications and awards (if applicable).
• Scanned transcripts of certificates (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree including transcript of records, other degrees, or awards).
• Motivation letter as described above (max. 500 words).
• Research plan as described above (max. 500 words).
• Names and addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.
• Support letter of the chair who is willing to act as a host. In this letter, the host agrees to supply one-half of the PhD funds.

Details, including deadlines and MDSI contact, will be provided in the annual call's specific documentation.