PhD student position in Applied Analysis (Inverse Problems)

at the University of Klagenfurt within a project of the Austrian Science Fund FWF with
focus on
Accelerated regularization methods for inverse problems

duration: 3 years
starting date: October, 2025
employment for 30 hours per week
monthly gross salary: about EUR 2700, paid 14 times per year

We offer a lively and inspiring research atmosphere at the Institute of Mathematics.
We are looking for a candidate with master degree in Mathematics, having a strong back-
ground in at least two of the following fields: continuous optimization, functional analysis,
and numerical analysis. Knowledge from convex analysis and/or inverse problems would
be a plus.
The university of Klagenfurt is seeking to increase the proportion of female academic
staff, and therefore specifically invites qualified women to apply. Among equally qualified
applicants, women will receive preferential consideration.
People with disabilities or chronic diseases meeting the specified qualification criteria are
explicitely invited to apply.
We welcome applications comprising a motivation letter not exceeding one page, a cur-
riculum vitae, a list of courses taken so far and grade report (transcripts) for the bachelor
and master studies, title/topic of Master’s thesis, and Master’s thesis, if available. If an
applicant has not received the Master’s degree by the application deadline, the applicant
should provide a declaration, written either by a supervising professor or by the candidate
themself, on the feasibility of finishing the Master’s by September 12, 2025 at the latest.

Applications should be sent as pdf by August 15, 2025 to the email address
math-ip@aau.at