Research Luxembourg at the PhDTalent Career Fair 2023

08 November 2023

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Recruiting young researchers

Visit Research Luxembourg’s pavilion at PhDTalent Career Fair 2023 in Paris.

World’s largest forum for researcher recruitment!

For over 10 years, more than 5,000 PhDs have come to the PhDTalent Career Fair in search of opportunities.

More than just a recruitment fair, the PhDTalent Career Fair is the annual innovation and research event where all sectors are represented. It brings together more than a dozen leading institutional players in research, 150 companies and start-ups, 76 speakers and sponsors.

At the crossroads of the public and private sectors, pragmatic and inspiring, the PhDTalent Career Fair takes place in the heart of Paris, with a rich programme of conferences, workshops, one-on-one interviews, on 6,000 m2 of exhibition space.

Exhibiting institutions

Luxembourg’s main public research institutions will be present to showcase strategic job offers, in Research Luxembourg’s key sectors.

Current Job Offers

Job Offers of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)

> Field: Immuno-Oncology
> 1-year fixed-term contract (renewable for 1 year) / January 24
> Profile:

  • PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology or Oncology with strong expertise in cancer immunology.  
  • Strong skill in animal experimentation
  • Comprehensive immune landscape profiling using CyTOF; RNAseq and scRNAseq; handling large multi-omics data sets; molecular biology and cell imaging techniques.

> Field: Nutrition
> 2-year fixed-term contract / at  the latest early 2024
> Profile:

  • PhD in Nutrition, Public Health, Biochemistry, Pharmacy or comparable;
  • Experience in working on systematic/scoping reviews and large datasets;
  • Hands-on experience in the laboratory, preferably related to biomarkers;
  • Excellent writing skills in English.

> Field: Epidemiology
> 1-year fixed-term contract (renewable for 1 year) / January 24
> Profile:

  • PhD in epidemiology, public health, or other related discipline
  • Experience of working with large datasets.
  • Good statistical knowledge.
  • Very good command of R or STATA.

> Field: Life Sciences
> 2-year fixed-term contract / January 2024
> Profile:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in the field of Life Sciences or equivalent.
  • Ideally, at least 1 year experience in project management in clinical research or Laboratory / Biobanking.
  • Good negotiation and diplomatic skills to push projects firmly in order to get results.

Job Offers of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

> Field: Environment
> Permanent contract
> Profile:

  • PhD in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • 4-year postdoctoral experience (in research or consulting or industry)
  • Excellent knowledge of LCA software
  • Previous successful experience in acquiring competitive research funding
  • Proven organizational skills and interdisciplinary thinking, a problem-solving mindset, and a strong team-working capability, but is also able to work in autonomy and creatively.

> Field: Informatics/Machine Learning
> 2-year fixed-term contract
> Profile:

  • PhD degree in a scientific, technological or engineering
  • Machine Learning; Large Language models and Natural Language Processing
  • Testing of complex systems
  • Data analysis
  • Conducting and publishing research in these topics

> Field: Computer Science
> 2-year fixed-term contract
> Profile:

  • PhD degree on Computer Science and Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Statistics with application or specialization in Data Science.
  • Proficiency in designing research studies, formulating research questions, and selecting appropriate methodologies for data collection and analysis. Understanding of experimental design, control variables, and data validity.
  • Experience in building machine learning models.
  • Experience with Python and its numerical libraries.
  • Experience in using database systems (relational, data warehouse and data lake).

> Field: Materials/Physics
>18 months fixed-term contract
> Profile:

  • PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Experimental Solid-State Physics, Materials Science or a related subject
  • Pronounced taste for numerical modelling
  • Background in high-frequency electrical characterization or microwave technology
  • Good knowledge of Finite Element Modelling using COMSOL or a related software package.

> Field: Computer Science or Applied Mathematics
> 2-year fixed-term contract
> Profile:

  • Engineering degree in Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering, Civil Engineering or Applied Mathematics, with application or specialization in Digital Twins-related technologies and/or optimisation
  • Expertise in Digital Twin-related technologies (e.g., data collection and modelling, AI-modelling, simulation).
  • Expertise in optimization techniques and tools.
  • Excellent programming skills, preferably in Python or Java.
  • Expertise in simulation techniques (domain independent).

> Field: Materials/Natural Sciences
> 2-year fixed-term contract
> Profile:

  • PhD in natural sciences, material sciences, biotechnology, nanotoxicology or comparable
  • Proven hands-on experience (>3 years) in electron/ion microscopy preparation and analysis tools for the physico-chemical characterization of materials and/or biological specimen
  • Experience in developing and using correlative workflows, data processing and data visualisation, including methodologies and algorithms for image fusion and co-registration
  • Interest in setting-up new academic and industrial collaborations.

Job Offers of the University of Luxembourg

> Field: Social Sciences
> Fixed Term Contract 24 Months (with potential extension up to 5 years) / Starting date 01/04/2024
> Profile:

  • PhD Degree in social sciences
  • Strong experience in advanced quantitative research with a preference for Stata
  • Focus on domains of stratification, social change, and population dynamics is preferred
  • Evidence of publications in competitive academic journals is required

> Field: Law
> Fixed Term Contract 12 Months / Starting date 01/03/2024
> Profile:

  • A strong interest in, and previous expose to, the law relating to economic sanctions
  • Proven ability to autonomously conduct research at a post-doctoral level
  • Good IT skills

> Field: Law
> Fixed Term Contract 24 Months / Starting date 01/01/2024
> Profile:

  • PhD in Law, preferably with a specialization in Labour Law
  • Excellent knowledge of European and/or comparative labour law
  • Proven ability to autonomously conduct research at a post-doctoral level

> Field: Computer Science
> Fixed Term Contract 12 Months / Starting date 01/02/2024
> Profile:

  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent degree
  • Advanced Know-How in the fields of HPC, HPDA and AI, in particular, parallel programming, use of AI on HPC, management of software stacks using Easybuild or Spack
  • Understanding and implementation of project management best practices. In particular, the ability to manage multiple projects under strict timelines as well as the ability to work well in a demanding, dynamic environment and meet overall objectives

> Field: Mathematics
> Fixed Term Contract 24 Months / Starting date to be defined
> Profile:

  • A high-quality PhD in Mathematics
  • Solid knowledge of Probability Theory and Statistics
  • A taste for the theory of Mathematical Statistics or its applications to Life Sciences and Industry

> Field: Physics
> Fixed Term Contract 12 Months / Starting date 01/04/2024
> Profile:

  • Excellent analytical and numerical skills
  • A high quality PhD in Theoretical Physics
  • Solid knowledge of Statistical Physics

> Field: Computer Science / Engineering
> Fixed Term Contract 24 Months / Starting date 01/03/2024
> Profile:

  • A PhD degree in Telecommunication Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/engineering with a focus on artificial intelligence
  • Experience with 5G communication systems
  • Experience with non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) is considered a plus
  • Good knowledge of the recent trends in machine learning design

> Field: Aerospace Engineering
> Fixed Term Contract 24 Months / ASAP
> Profile:

  • PhD degree in Space or Aerospace Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a closely related field, with a focus on Control Engineering for Space Systems.
  • Development skills in MATLAB/Simulink and C / C++ and Python. Additional experience with STK (Systems Tool Kit) or similar tools would be an asset.

> Field: Computer Science / Applied Mathematics
> Fixed Term Contract 12 Months / Starting date 01/05/2024
> Profile:

  • A PhD degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a related field
  • Competitive research record in applied cryptography or information security
  • (at least one paper in top 10 IT security/crypto conferences)
  • Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background, economics/finance

> Field: ICT systems and services
> Fixed Term Contract 36 Months / Starting date 01/04/2024
> Profile:

  • PhD degree or will graduate soon in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalence
  • Proven track-record on one or some of the following areas: wireless communications technologies, signal processing for communications, ML/AI for communications, UAVs, MTC/IoT, Terahertz communications, and Quantum communications
  • Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python, R or C++

> Field: Mathematics / Physics / Engineering / Computer science
> Full contract for 1.5 years (with the possibility of renewal up to 5 years contingent on performance and availability of funding) / Starting date 01/01/2023
> Profile:

  • PhD degree in (applied or theoretical) mathematics, theoretical physics, engineering, or computer science
  • Candidates must have a publication record in data analysis and machine learning
  • Experience in computational neuroscience is a plus

> Field: Biology & Chemistry
> Fixed Term Contract 24 Months / Starting date 01/01/2024
> Profile:

  • A PhD in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field is required, demonstrating a strong foundation in relevant scientific disciplines
  • Possess extensive experience in the principles of drug discovery, miniaturization, and automation engineering, as well as proficiency in imaging and confocal microscopy techniques
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project partners from diverse technology areas such as biology, compound management, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and analytical chemistry

> Field: AI/Machine Learning in Biomedical Signal Analysis and Medical Image Computing
> Fixed-term contract for 1 year with the possibility of renewal for up to 5 years (contingent on performance and availability of funding) / Starting ASAP
> Profile:

  • PhD in the context of data science (mathematics, engineering, computer science or similar)
  • Background in machine learning, ideally including deep learning, and strong interest in interdisciplinary research
  • Experience in applying recent machine learning techniques to imaging / computer vision / signal analysis problems
  • Experience utilising GPU enabled High-Performance Computing environments is an asset
  • Experience with recent deep learning frameworks (e.g. Pytorch, MONAI) and programming languages (Python, Matlab) are an advantage

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Luxembourg is creating a thriving data-driven research & innovation sector with one ambition: to provide the best conditions in which talents can foster excellence to shape a sustainable future.


This attractive and fertile landscape – supported by robust state funding and public support – makes it the right place to pursue a research career.

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