30.06.2025

Job vacancy: AIMS - Tübingen Junior Research Chair in Machine Learning for Science

The AIMS - Tübingen Junior Research Chair in Machine Learning for Science is designed to strengthen mathematical higher education and research in Africa, promote networking between AIMS and German higher education institutions, in particular the University of Tübingen, and support networking amongst the various AIMS centres in Africa.

The position is made possible through the partnership between the University of Tübingen and AIMS and the Excellence Strategy of Germany funded via the German Research Foundation (DFG).

The successful candidate will be based at the AIMS Research and Innovation Centre (AIMS RIC) in Kigali, Rwanda, but will also be integrated into our Cluster of Excellence “Machine Learning – New Perspectives for Science” at the University of Tübingen, Germany. AIMS RIC is the sixth centre of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African network of Centres of Excellence for post-graduate training, research and public engagement in mathematical sciences.

We are looking for aspiring scientists with a PhD to work on machine learning for science in a wide sense: either pursuing research on core machine learning or applying machine learning to a scientific discipline of your choice, be it in the natural sciences, social sciences, or life sciences.

Deadline for application is August 31, 2025.

Details on the job offer can be found here.