PhD student position (f/m/d), (Ref. 24/08) Optimal Transport and Machine Learning

Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) • Berlin, Berlin • Posted June 12, 2026

About the Role


The Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) is an institute of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB). The FVB comprises seven non-university research institutes in Berlin which are funded by the federal and state governments. The research institutes belong to the Leibniz Association.

WIAS invites applications for a

PhD student position (f/m/d)

(Ref. 24/08)

“Optimal Transport and Machine Learning”

in the Weierstrass Group

“Data-driven Optimization and Control”

(Head: Dr. Jia-Jie Zhu) to be filled at the earliest possible date.

We are looking for : candidates motivated in researching principled optimal transport theory, optimization, and machine learning. The concrete methodological components of the Ph.D. project include

  • Optimal transport and gradient flows for machine learning and optimization
  • Probabilistic ...