Ph.D. Candidate in Data Science (f/m) - Ref: 25-37

The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

is recruiting a

Ph.D. Candidate in Data Science (f/m)

• Ref: 25-37
• 3 years fixed-term contract
• Full-time, 40hours/week (possible part-time arrangement)
• Department : Labor Market (LM)
• Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)
• Deadline: October 26th, 2025

The Labour Market Department of LISER offers a dynamic environment where cutting-edge research influences real-world economic policies and labor market dynamics. Collaborating with a diverse team of experts allows for interdisciplinary approaches to addressing pressing labor market issues, fostering innovation and professional growth. The department has been heavily investing in big data and big data analytics, which provides unique opportunities to gain insights that can significantly impact society and drive positive change.

Your role

We are looking to expand our data science team that uses state-of-the-art tools and HPC to answer policy-relevant questions. You will be working with economists, other social scientists and data scientists to develop the data infrastructure and use the data to produce high-level research in the areas of data science and economics. There will be ample opportunities to get exposed to current research in labor economics, migration, education and related fields through seminars, internal working groups, workshops and visitors.

Your profile

• Master in Data Science or related fields, ideally with a focus on economic or social sciences ;
• Skills in programming (R, Python), machine learning and data science ;
• Experience with working with HPC models and LLMs ;
• Prior experience in working with economists and social scientists ;
• Critical thinking and capacity to connect data and tools with real-world problems ;
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills ;
• Excellent English skills in speaking and writing; German or French is a plus.

LISER particularly encourage female applicants to apply

What we offer

• A dynamic and international research environment with attractive working conditions and a stimulating work environment ;
• Flexibility in the organisation of the working hours and the possibility of teleworking ;
• Competitive remuneration according to the Collective Labour Agreement in force ;
• Investment in career support and development (trainings, seminars, participation to international meetings and conferences) ;
• 32.5 days of annual leave for a full-time contract.

The yearly gross salary for full-time employment is as follows:

1st  year – 50’430 euros

2nd year – 52’890 euros

3rd year – 55’350 euros

How to apply

Please submit your complete application in English via https://jobs.liser.lu/jobs by including the following documents before October 26th, 2025 :

• Curriculum vitae ;
• Motivation letter ;
• Recent piece of work ;
• Copy of your Master diploma and transcripts ;
• Two reference letters (to be uploaded with the application documents or sent separately to recruitment@liser.lu).

For any work-related question, please contact Mrs. Anna DOBER at anna.dober@liser.lu.

For administrative matters, please contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA at recruitment@liser.lu.

Why LISER?

LISER is a publicly funded research institute located in Luxembourg and dedicated to applied empirical research in economic, social and spatial sciences. The Institute attracts top researchers from all over the world and high-level student training is a vibrant part of the Institute’s activities. LISER staff consists of approx. 200 employees, about 60% of the staff being researchers; mainly from the fields of economics, geography and sociology. The vision of the institute is to be a socio-economic research institute internationally recognised, focused on scientific excellence and societal impact, able to contribute through multi-disciplinary and intersectoral research, in an active and inclusive way to a sustainable and inclusive society at national and international level.

The institute is located on the new Belval campus in the south of Luxembourg (Cité des Sciences, Luxembourg), which hosts the University of Luxembourg and a substantial part of the country’s publicly funded research facilities, i.e. LISER, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) cross-national data centre, the Luxembourg institutes of Health (LIH) and of Science and Technology (LIST). Information on research in Luxembourg is accessible via the national EURAXESS platform.

LISER is an Equal Opportunity Employer