QS Rank:

105

Utrecht University

Utrecht
,Netherlands

Program Name
PhD in Geoscience

Deadline
January 31st, 2026
Overview
Join the ERC-funded GeoTrAnsQData project and explore hybrid AI approaches to better understand, structure and formalise geo-analytical questions./nThe PhD position focuses on understanding, interpreting, parsing and formalising geo-analytical questions and explores hybrid (symbolic and sub-symbolic) AI approaches to help users formulate and translate natural language questions into structured representations that can be linked to geospatial data sources and workflows./nYou will contribute to the design of the linguistic and conceptual interface between natural language questions and formal workflow models over a geodata repository./nThe project is based at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Duration
4 Months
Ranking
#48
US World and News Report
#69
The World University Rankings
#105
QS World University Rankings
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Application Requirements
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Application Deadlines
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