PhD Research Fellow in Stochastics and Computational Mathematics –  up to two positions Full-time

PhD Research Fellow In Stochastic Analysis And Computational Mathematics

Up to two positions as PhD Research Fellow in Stochastic Analysis and Computational Mathematics are available at Department of Mathematics, within the Section of Risk and Stochastics.

Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.

The fellowships period is three years.

A fourth year may be considered, and it will involve 25 % of other career-promoting work. Other career-promoting work may consist of teaching and/or supervision. This is dependent upon the qualification of the applicant and the current needs of the department.

No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.

The positions are bounded to the SURE-AI consortium agreement and its research scopes.

The Centre for Sustainable, Risk-Averse, and Ethical AI or SURE-AI is a Norwegian AI centre funded by the Research Council of Norway (2025-2030). The primary objective is to create a new generation of algorithms for inference and decision-making by pushing the boundaries of the underlying computational techniques. SURE-AI researchers will drive a transformative leap in AI through a groundbreaking Centre initiative dedicated to making Artificial Intelligence more efficient, transparent and safe, addressing the critical challenges of resource consumption, behaviour unpredictability and ethical alignment with human and societal values. The centre involves senior researchers from well-renowned national and international research institutions, in close collaboration with industry and public sector. Overall, SURE-AI includes 19 national Norwegian partners, as well as researchers from 15 international institutions.

Six national research centres for Artificial Intelligence (AI) were launched in the Fall of 2025. These centres will foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers to address both scientific and societal challenges, develop new technologies, understand the impact of AI, and drive innovation across both the business and public sectors. This initiative is established and financed through the government's significant investment in artificial intelligence over the next five years.

The open PhD fellow positions are hosted at the Department of Mathematics within the PhD program of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Place of work is Department of Mathematics at Blindern, Oslo.