Ph.D. at the Department
Information for people who are interested in doing a Ph.D. at the department.
General Information
There is no central doctoral program at the department that one can apply to.
Ph.D. studies are organized individually by the respective chairs.
In case of interest, please ...
- ... check the individual homepages of the chairs/working groups for their options and contact the professors directly if applicable (e.g. for DAAD applications).
- ... check the job market pages of the department and of LMU (linked below). If there are open positions at the department, they will be announced there.
- ... check the doctoral programs of MCML, relAI, and MUDS (linked below). When applying to these programs, professors of the department can be selected as prospective supervisors.
Research Centers and Graduate Schools
© mcml
MCML is one of six national AI Competence Centers. It is funded on a permanent basis by the German and Bavarian government's AI strategy, and brings together the leading ML researchers from LMU, TUM and associated institutions. Check their homepage for Ph.D. application opportunities.
© MUDS
The Munich School for Data Science MUDS, the Technical University and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich as well as the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have joined forces with the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics to form an internationally visible and highly attractive research network. MUDS also cooperates with the Leibniz Computing Centre (LRZ) and the Max Planck Computing & Data Facility (MPCDF) and works with Roche Penzberg, Boehringer Ingelheim, and other industry partners to promote application-oriented doctoral projects in biomedicine. Check their homepage for Ph.D. application opportunities.
© relAI
The Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI (relAI) focuses on training future AI experts with an emphasis on the reliability of AI, encompassing safety, security, and privacy. It offers an innovative educational program that blends scientific knowledge with business and industrial insights, alongside conducting cutting-edge research to prepare AI for critical applications. Check their homepage for Ph.D. application opportunities.