The University of Luxembourg invites online applications for a range of Fully Funded PhD Degree programs across various departments. We provide a comprehensive list of Fully Funded PhD Programs currently available at the University of Luxembourg. Prospective candidates who meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.
The University of Luxembourg is a public research university in Luxembourg. It started in 2003 by combining four education and research institutes. The university provides fourteen bachelor’s degrees, forty-two master’s degrees, and doctorates. If students are studying for a bachelor’s degree, they need to spend one semester in another country. The university also has sixteen vocational training and lifelong learning courses.
The university uses multiple languages. Most courses are taught in two languages, like French and English or French and German. Some courses use three languages, and a few are entirely in English. There are three faculties at the university: Science, Technology, and Medicine; Law, Economics, and Finance; and Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. It also has three interdisciplinary centers: Security, Reliability, and Trust; Systems Biomedicine; and Contemporary and Digital History. All the faculties offer baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and vocational programs.
1. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Researcher in Contemporary History
- Do a PhD thesis on how the University of Luxembourg started and grew in the last 25 years.
- Talk to important people from the past and write down what they say.
- Help make a digital library of old and new information for the public to use (like online exhibits, interactive stories, and podcasts).
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
2. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD thesis in Statistical Physics of Active Matter
- Do a PhD on active matter in physics, focusing on dense active matter.
- Use computer simulations to study how things move in this kind of matter.
- Join in on science activities like seminars and events.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
3. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD candidate in Beyond Cognitive Radar for Emerging Sensing Applications
- The group has been working on waveform design and signal processing for next generation of mmWave radar sensors in different applications, including automotive, indoor sensing, in-cabin monitoring, occupancy sensing, drones, multi-copters, gesture recognition, smart buildings, smart street lighting, smart factories, healthcare, and robotics. The emerging radar sensors that are in use by the group, are using multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology and can be connected to build a distributed and co-operative network.
- To develop the signal processing techniques, the group researchers are using real data captured by the available radar modules at the lab, or the custom-built MIMO radar with flexibility of changing the transmit waveform and signal processing units on the fly. Its members have been involved in several seminal papers in waveform optimization, vital signs monitoring, joint radar and communications, sparse arrays, interference modeling, 4D imaging radars, distributed sensing, and tracking. SPARC has also collaborated with long term industry partner IEE S.A (www.iee.lu), University of Naples Federico II, US Airforce Laboratories, TU Berlin, and TU Munich, among others. Personnel at SPARC have also been involved in European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant and in ERC Proof-of-Concept activities.
- We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place!
4. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD student in Antenna Design and Prototyping Using Additive Manufacturing
- Help make new antennas for satellites using 3D printing.
- Research different types of antennas to make them simpler and lighter.
- Use special techniques to build and test the new antennas.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
5. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD candidate in Emerging Technologies in Financial Regulation and Compliance
- Study computer science and engineering with a focus on financial technology (FinTech).
- Research how new technologies can be used in financial rules and supervision.
- Work on different projects related to digital identities and machine learning.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
6. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral candidate (PhD student) in Geography
- Research and write a PhD thesis on migration, mobility, integration, asylum, or reception.
- Attend classes and share research at conferences.
- Help with teaching in the Master’s programs.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
7. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral candidate (PhD student) in ultra-reliable and energy-efficient intra-avionic wireless communication systems
- Work on a project to monitor air vehicles using smart sensors.
- Focus on making wireless communication inside planes more reliable and energy-efficient.
- Deal with challenges like reliability and interference in wireless technology for air vehicles.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
8. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD Candidate in Machine Learning-based Code Analysis
- Join the Serval research group for a PhD project on ML-based Code Analysis.
- Work on the MiCE project, funded by FNR, with a focus on assessing and improving ML-based Code Analysis techniques.
- Explore and develop software engineering techniques, and evaluate prototype implementations.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
9. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Ph.D student positions: Advanced photovoltaic concepts
- Research advanced concepts in inorganic thin film photovoltaics.
- Study the highly ordered structure of new epitaxial solar cells.
- Contact Prof. Susanne Siebentritt or Prof. Alex Redinger for more information.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
10. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD student) in Antenna Design and Prototyping Using Additive Manufacturing
- Join the Cosmic Communication Construction project for a fully funded PhD position.
- Research and prototype metamaterial antennas and RF components for satellite antennas using AM&M techniques.
- Investigate different metamaterial antennas and RF components to simplify satellite antenna design.
- Explore suitable AM&M techniques for prototyping with a focus on reducing weight while maintaining performance.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
11. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD-positions in Finance
- Follow an international format PhD program in Finance.
- Engage in rigorous coursework in the first year, followed by up to four years of research projects.
- All courses are in English, taught by local and visiting faculty from renowned universities/business schools.
- Located in the financial center of Luxembourg with a prominent finance department.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
12. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate in Requirements Engineering
- Join the PLAITO project for a PhD position focused on building trustworthy AI systems.
- Work on enhancing the completeness of natural-language software requirements, emphasizing diversity and non-discrimination ethical concerns.
- Leverage knowledge from large language models like GPT to understand diverse user needs.
- Contribute to the SVV research group’s efforts in software development and design.
- No specific deadline, apply anytime.
13. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD student) in 6G Communications
- Join the research group led by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas for a PhD in 6G Communications.
- Research areas include wireless/satellite communications and networking for future communication networks.
- Explore topics like IoT, unmanned aerial vehicles, integrated satellite-space-terrestrial networks, quantum communications, and more.
- Use technical enablers such as massive MIMO, intelligent surfaces, machine-type communications, and network softwarization.
- Apply tools like artificial intelligence/machine learning, graph theory, and optimization.
- Deadline: Open until filled
14. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD student position on computational spectroscopy of 2D materials
- Join the group of Prof. Ludger Wirtz for a PhD in computational spectroscopy of 2D materials.
- Focus on the role of electron-phonon coupling in spectroscopy.
- Collaborate with partner groups in the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility.
- Deadline: Open until filled
15. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral candidate (PhD student) in Modelling and Control of Soft Aerial Manipulators
- Work with Prof. Dr. Holger Voos on a joint research project between Engineering and Physics.
- Design, model, and control a novel soft robotic arm attached to an unmanned aerial vehicle.
- Tasks include soft arm design, integration into a UAV, modeling the combination, and developing control approaches.
- Validate solutions through simulations and experimental flight tests.
- Deadline: Open until filled
16. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD student position in computational systems biology
- Develop computational approaches for integrating single-cell RNA-Seq and imaging data.
- Focus on detailed metabolic network modeling of cancer tissue.
- Apply the framework to characterize metabolic alterations in TNBC and predict drug candidates.
- Deadline: Open until filled
17. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral candidate (PhD student) in the field of soft matter physics applied in robotics
- Contribute to a multidisciplinary project on fiducial markers with encrypted messages.
- Work with polymerized Cholesteric liquid crystal Spherical selective Retroreflectors.
- Collaborate with groups in computer science, encryption, and robotics engineering.
- Deadline: Open until filled
18.PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD student) in Software Engineering (Understanding and Detecting Log Smells)
- Join the LOGODOR project for automated techniques in log smell detection and removal.
- Empirically evaluate processed logs in log-driven analyses like anomaly detection.
- Work with the SVV research group led by Prof. Domenico Bianculli.
- Deadline: Open until filled
19.PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD Candidate in Forming Effective Code Representations
- Join the Serval research group for a PhD project on Mutation-based Code Embeddings.
- Work on the MiCE project, exploring and developing software engineering techniques.
- Evaluate prototype implementations for code embeddings.
- Deadline: Open until filled
20. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD) in Computer Science / Software Engineering on Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Join the FINATRAX Research Group for a PhD in computer science / software engineering.
- Research the application and impact of large language models (LLMs) on task automation.
- Investigate architectures enabling communication between LLMs and task automation tools.
- Explore security and business implications.
- Deadline: Open until filled
21. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD positions in the frame of the PRIDE grant “Active phenomena across scales in biological systems”
- Conduct research for a Doctorate in Physics, Biology, or Engineering Science.
- Contribute to the institution’s activities, including seminars, teaching, outreach, and research events.
- Dynamic environment with seminars, working groups, colloquia, and a doctoral school.
- Deadline: Open until filled
22.PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD Candidate in Software Engineering – Automations for Multi-Stage, Multi-Step and Concurrent Design of Space Program Architectures (SAMP FNR CORE)
- Contribute to designing Luxembourg’s space program architecture.
- Link strategic objectives with systems, technologies, and means to achieve them.
- Opportunity to shape the strategy of the Luxembourg space ecosystem.
- Deadline: Open until filled
23. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD Candidates / Spontaneous Applications
- Seeking highly motivated and outstanding doctoral researchers for SnT.
- Work on enabling technologies for next-generation wireless communications networks.
- Opportunities within the Signal Processing and Communications (SigCom) research group.
- Deadline: Open until filled
24. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD Candidates in Computer Vision
- Join the Computer Vision, Machine Intelligence and Imaging (CVI2) group.
- Research in computer vision and pattern recognition, focusing on innovative topics.
- Work on industrial or academic projects in a young and motivated group.
- Deadline: Open until filled
25. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral candidates in Statistics and Probability
- Conduct research under the guidance of professors in mathematics.
- Contribute to department activities, including seminars, teaching, and outreach.
- Opportunities for training and development in mathematics.
- Deadline: Open until filled
26. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD candidate in Resilient Real-Time and Embedded Systems for Space and Ground
- Shape your PhD research around innovative themes in the CritiX lab.
- Excellent conditions for research skill development, mentoring, and facilities.
- Work on challenging and innovative research topics.
- Deadline: Open until filled
27. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Researcher in Digital History and the History of the Second World War
- Join the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH).
- Conduct research on the History of Luxembourg during World War II.
- Use digital methods and tools for innovative historical research.
- Deadline: Open until filled
28.PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral researcher (PhD candidate) in Computer Science
- Be part of the Doctoral School for Science and Engineering (DSSE).
- Continue research in computational number theory and public key cryptography.
- Evaluate graph-based techniques with number-theoretic problems.
- Deadline: Open until filled
29. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral researcher (PhD) in Financial Law
- Work on Investment Fund Law with a focus on Delegation, Outsourcing, and Investment Fund Law.
- Contribute to teaching and be part of a large research group in banking and financial law.
- Benefit from an ambitious research agenda and collaboration with experts.
- Deadline: Open until filled
30. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral researcher in Psychology
- Conduct research toward a cumulative doctoral degree in Psychology.
- Develop a test battery for language development and specific language disorders.
- Collaborate with the national competence center “Centre de Logopédie.”
- Deadline: Open until filled
31. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Researcher in Psychology
- Conduct research for a cumulative doctoral degree in Psychology.
- Develop a test battery for language development and specific language disorders in Luxembourgish.
- Adapt the test for the linguistically heterogeneous Luxembourgish school context.
- Collaborate with the national competence center “Centre de Logopédie.”
- Deadline: Open until filled
32. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate in Information Systems on LLMs & Intraorganizational Change
- Join the FINATRAX Research Group for interdisciplinary research.
- Pursue a Ph.D. degree in computer science with an industry partnership with ENOVOS.
- Investigate LLMs’ applications in knowledge extraction, trust, and interpretability.
- Explore the use of LLMs to promote an agile mindset within organizations.
- Deadline: Open until filled
33. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral Candidate (PhD student) in Quantum Information Sciences (Communications/Computing)
- Join the SnT Interdisciplinary Centre in the SIGCOM research group.
- Research in Quantum Information Sciences, expanding into next-gen communications and computing systems.
- Contribute to secure, reliable, and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
- Deadline: Open until filled
34. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctorant·e en psychologie cognitive différentielle
- Become a member of the Département des Sciences de l’Education et Intervention Sociale.
- Work under the supervision of Prof. Dr Claude Houssemand.
- Assist in research and teaching related to cognitive differential psychology.
- Mandatory enrollment in the doctoral school in social sciences and humanities.
- Deadline: Open until filled
35. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Artificial Intelligence
- Join the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB).
- Conduct fundamental and translational research in Systems Biology and Biomedicine.
- Focus on neurodegenerative processes, especially Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
- Collaborate with scientists from diverse disciplines in an interdisciplinary environment.
- Deadline: Open until filled
36. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD application call of the Research Group Applied Thermodynamics
- Join the international research university of Luxembourg.
- Conduct research in applied thermodynamics.
- Interdisciplinary character with a focus on various research areas.
- Ranked #3 worldwide for “international outlook” by Times Higher Education.
- Deadline: Open until filled
37. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD position on quantum skyrmions
- Study properties of quantum skyrmions in frustrated magnets and quantum spin systems.
- Collaboration between the University of Luxembourg and Nanyang Technological University Singapore.
- Joint PhD degree after successful completion of the program.
- Four-year position with travel funds for conferences and research stays.
- Deadline: Open until filled
38. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Doctoral researcher (PhD) in Empirical Finance
- Work under the supervision of Professor Thorsten Lehnert.
- Prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of Empirical Finance.
- Contribute to teaching classes and small group tutorials.
- Be part of a large research group in the Department of Finance.
- Deadline: Open until filled
39. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: Ph.D. position in secure and privacy
- Contribute to the project on a new generation of fiducial markers for robotics and Augmented Reality.
- Use polymerized Cholesteric liquid crystal Spherical selective Retroreflectors (CSRs).
- Markers designed to carry encrypted messages interpretable only by authorized parties.
- Collaborate with the IRiSC and other Ph.D. candidates from ESMP and ARG groups.
- Deadline: Open until filled
40. PhD Degree – Fully Funded Title: PhD Candidate in Vision-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping with BIM alignment
- Work on a partnership project Theia with GAMMA AR, a Luxembourg-based company.
- Develop a solution for real-time vision-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) of a hand-held tablet on construction sites.
- Achieve drift-free alignment with existing Building Information Management (BIM) data.
- Extend novel Situational Graphs (S-Graphs), specifically Informed S-Graphs and Vision-based S-Graphs.
- Address scientific challenges in vision-based global and individual alignment within BIM, considering deviations.
- Validate the solution experimentally in real datasets and construction sites.
- Integrate the solution into robotic platforms for potential use in autonomous robot systems.
- Deadline: Open until filled
