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2 PhD positions in planetary science and machine learning

📍 Location
bern
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
June 21, 2026

About the Role

About The Position

We seek qualified candidates for two 4-year PhD positions in exoplanet science in the research group of Prof. Yann Alibert (University of Bern), focusing on the internal structure, formation and architecture of planetary systems, in particular with the help of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) as developed in the AI4exoplanets group. The PhD positions will be part of TAPS (Theoretical Astrophysics and Planetary Science – Prof. Yann Alibert, Prof. Christoph Mordasini, Dr. Martin Jutzi) at the Space Research & Planetary Sciences division of the Physics Institute of the University of Bern. Frequent interactions with the Centre for Space and Habitability (University of Bern) and Institutes part of SIPS (Swiss Institute for Planetary Sciences) are foreseen.

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The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's and master's degree in physics, astrophysics, planetary science or equivalent. Experience with data analysi...

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