Project staff member (pre-doc)

Job description

You want to understand how things are connected and make a fundamental impact? We offer an environment where you can realize your full potential. At one of Europe’s largest and most modern business and economics universities. On a campus where quality of work is also quality of life. We are looking for support at the Institute for Data, Process and Knowledge Management Part-time, 30 hours/week Starting September 01, 2026, and ending after 3.5 years Qualified candidates with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply for this position. If necessary, a reduction of the extent of employment is possible. Do you want to dive into a state-of-the-art research on large language modeling and information retrieval? We are seeking a highly motivated prospective PhD student to join the newly established Vienna Research Group funded by WWTF and led by Dr. Svitlana Vakulenko. The objective of the group is to develop novel approaches to modeling knowledge specifically designed for use by an LLM. The group is positioned within the Institute for Data, Process and Knowledge Management, which boasts world-class excellence in reasoning, data management and knowledge representation research. We of...