项目介绍
The Department of Computer Science has a vacancy for a
PhD Candidate in Machine Learning for Temporal and Spatiotemporal Data
- time-series foundation models, including pretraining on synthetic data from simulated dynamical systems, to handle events that are rare in real data
- spatiotemporal graph neural networks that model how disruptions propagate through a network
- anomaly detection and localization of disruptions in time series on graphs
About the project
How do we build a society that is resilient to crises, attacks, and unexpected shocks? A More Resilient Society is a major strategic initiative at NTNU that requires interdisciplinarity and innovative thinking to address complex and socially relevant challenges. A total of 16 PhD candidates will work across faculties and academic communities within the fields of critical societal infrastructure and health preparedness. The aim is to support research that challenges established assumptions and contributes to a safer and more resilient society.
STRIDE (Synergizing Transport Resilience, Infrastructure, and Defense in Extremes) is one of the projects under the More Resilient Society initiative. This is an interdisciplinary research project involving researchers in transport modelling, artificial intelligence, operations research, civil engineering, and science and technology studies. The project studies how transport systems respond to disruptions and how modelling and decision-support methods can strengthen resilience across planning, response, and recovery. The PhD candidate will work closely with three other PhD candidates studying interdependent hazards, data-driven modelling of multimodal transport, and the societal dimensions of resilience and total defense.
- Complete the doctoral education until obtaining a doctorate
- Carry out research of good quality within the framework described above
- Develop, implement and evaluate deep learning methods, and release code and benchmarks openly
- Academic publications and popular science dissemination
- Participate in the research group Data and Artificial Intelligence (DART)
- Take part in STRIDE activities and collaborate with the other three PhD candidates in the project
- Participate in international activities such as conferences and/or research stays at foreign educational institutions
- Teaching and other career-promoting work at the Department of Computer Science (one year in total)
- You must meet the requirements for admission to the PhD programme in Computer Science, see Section 6-1 of the PhD regulations for more information.
- You must have a relevant Master’s degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics, applied mathematics, physics or equivalent. Your degree must include a major independent project (minimum 30 ECTS) equivalent to a master’s thesis
- Master students can apply, but the master’s degree must be obtained and documented before starting the position and no later than 1 August 2027.
- You must have a strong and relevant academic background from your previous studies and have an average grade from your Master’s degree study, or equivalent education, which is equal to B or better compared to NTNU’s grading scale. If you do not have letter grades from previous studies, you must have an equally good academic foundation. If you have a weaker academic background, you may be considered if you can document that you are exceptionally suited for a PhD education, for example through relevant work experience and/or peer-reviewed academic works.
- Good oral and written presentation skills in English
- A strong background in deep learning, and a solid foundation in probability, statistics and linear algebra
- Good programming skills in Python, and experience with PyTorch or JAX
- Experience with one or more of: transformers and foundation models, graph neural networks, time-series forecasting, anomaly detection
- Experience implementing and training deep learning models; provide link to GitHub/GitLab or similar
Personal characteristics
To complete a doctoral degree (PhD), it is important that you are able to:
• Work independently
• Present and discuss your research with other professionals
• Show curiosity and a strong motivation for the subject
• Analyze data, assess different perspectives and draw well-founded conclusions
• Work with researchers from other disciplines and draw on their perspectives
Emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.
- An exciting job with an important mission in society
- Developing tasks in a strong and international professional environment
- An interdisciplinary team of four PhD candidates, with supervisors from four NTNU faculties
- Access to NTNU’s high-performance computing resources, including GPUs
- Career guidance and follow-up during the PhD period
- Open and inclusive working environment with committed colleagues
- Working capital that can be used to implement the project
- Mentor programme as a new employee at NTNU
- Favorable terms as a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK)
- Free Norwegian language training at a basic level (A2)
Diversity
Diversity is a strength, and at NTNU we aim to be an employer that reflects the diversity in society and that makes use of the potential of the population’s collective skills. Our vision is Knowledge for a better world and our values are creative, critical, constructive and respectful. We believe that an organization that is equal, diverse and gender-balanced is essential for us to achieve our goals.
We strive to attract employees with different skills, life experiences and perspectives to contribute to even better problem solving of our societal mission in research and education.
If you think this position is relevant and interesting, we encourage you to apply, regardless of gender, functional ability and cultural background, or whether you have been out of work for a period of time.
At NTNU we want to increase the proportion of women in scientific positions. We have a number of measures to promote equality.
Salary and conditions
In the position of PhD Candidate, code 1017, your gross salary will normally be NOK 580 000,-per annum depending on qualifications and seniority. A 2% statutory contribution to the State Pension Fund is deducted from the salary.
The employment period is four years: three years of doctoral work and one year of career-promoting work.
For employment as a PhD Candidate, it is a prerequisite that you gain admission to the PhD programme in Computer Science within three months of your employment contract start date, and that you participate in an organized doctoral programme through out the period of employment.
As an employee at NTNU, it is important that you keep yourself up to date with academic and organizational changes and adapt to them.
For the necessary professional and social interaction, it is a prerequisite that you are physically present and available to the institution on a daily basis.
The appointment is carried out in accordance with the principles of the State Employees Act, and Export control (legislation that regulates the export of knowledge, technology and services). Candidates who, after assessment of the application and attachments, are considered to bein conflict with the criteria in the latter act, will not be able to be employed.
- Transcripts and diplomas for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees
- CV
- Copy of Master’s thesis. If you have recently submitted your Master’s thesis, you can attach a draft of the thesis. Documentation of a completed Master’s degree must be presented before taking up the position.
- Research statement describing how you would approach one or more of the research directions described under About the position (maximum 1000 words/2 pages)
- Short letter of motivation (400 words/1 page)
- Publications or other relevant research work, if any, including links to code (for example on GitHub)
- Names and contact information of three relevant referees
General information
A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you wish to be exempt from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation. You will be notified if the exemption is not granted.
If you think this position looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, you are welcome to apply.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Associate Professor Massimiliano Ruocco, e-mail: massimiliano.ruocco@ntnu.no.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR at the Department of Computer Science, e-mail: hr@idi.ntnu.no.
Application deadline: 20.11.2026
For practical information about working at NTNU, please visit this webpage.
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