PhD position (f/m/d)
Published on: 05.03.2026
The University of Bonn is an international research university with a wide education and research profile. With a 200-year history, approximately 31,500 students, more than 6,000 staff, and an excellent reputation at home and abroad, the University of Bonn is one of the most important universities in Germany and is recognized as a university of excellence.
The Geoinformation Group within the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation (IGG) at the University of Bonn is offering a fulltime and fully funded
PhD position (f/m/d)
for three years in accordance with § 2 (1) WissZeitVG. The position is funded until 07/2027 from the project FAIRagro (https://fairagro.net/en/) and afterwards from state funds.
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation (IGG)
FAIRagro is a collaborative project in which multiple research institutions in Germany jointly develop a data infrastructure for the agrosystem science domain. The successful candidate will contribute to the working area “Data Quality Annotation, Curation and Feedback/Review” of FAIRagro by developing innovative algorithmic methods for automatically assessing and visualizing the quality of geospatial data, such as multi-temporal data on land use and land cover. FAIRagro is a partner project of the Cluster of Excellence “PhenoRob: Robotics and Phenotyping for Sustainable Crop Production” (http://www.phenorob.de/), which will provide an open, supportive, and stimulating work environment for the PhD candidate at the University of Bonn.
Deadline:
March 31st 2026
Reference number:
2026/120
Working time model:
fulltime
Duration:
Starting date
three years
as soon as possible
Pay grade:
TV-L EG 13
Applications to:
Your tasks
- Designing, implementing, and testing of novel methods of algorithmic data analytics and information visualization, to analyze and communicate the quality of geospatial datasets from the agrosystem science domain,
- Publishing results in peer reviewed journals and presenting at conferences,
- Cooperation with partners in FAIRagro and PhenoRob,
- Starting from 08/2027, the position is assigned a teaching load of four semester hours per week.
We offer
- Active participation in the international research hub The Cluster of Excellence “PhenoRob”,
- An open, supportive, and stimulating work environment promoting interdisciplinary research,
- The opportunity of conducting innovative research in the domain of geoinformatics,
- The possibility of obtaining a doctorate with the title Dr.-Ing.,
- Remuneration in accordance with TV-L pay grade 13.
Your profile
- An excellent MSc degree in geoinformatics, computer science, geodesy and geoinformation or related disciplines, preferably with a focus on the development of algorithms for the analysis of geospatial data,
- Profound programming skills in at least one high-level programming language, e.g., Python, Java or C++,
- Willingness to delve deeper into the applications of algorithmic data analytics in agrosystem science,
- Experience with unsupervised machine learning tasks such as clustering and outlier detection is an advantage.
Diversity and equal opportunity
The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore strongly encourages women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.
