Finland: PhD Position (3 years) in Applied Mathematics

The University of Oulu is inviting applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD position in Applied Mathematics within the project:

“Sparse Measurement Strategies for Goal-Oriented Inverse Problems”

The project is part of the SPARSe Academy Fellowship project and connected to the Finnish FAME Flagship (Flagship of Advanced Mathematics for Sensing, Imaging and Modelling).

Research topics include:
-inverse problems
-uncertainty quantification
-Bayesian methods
-numerical analysis and scientific computing
-PDE-based computational modelling
-sparse and optimal measurement strategies

Applications involve medical imaging, X-ray computed tomography, and seismic imaging.

The position offers:
-an active international research environment in inverse problems and computational mathematics
-opportunities for international collaboration and yearly academic visits
-participation in leading conferences in applied mathematics and inverse problems
-access to national high-performance computing infrastructure
-opportunities to contribute to open-source scientific software

We welcome applicants with a strong background in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, scientific computing, PDEs, inverse problems, probability, optimization, or related areas.

Application deadline: June 1, 2026

Further details and application:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7459508958647508992

Informal inquiries are welcome:
Babak Maboudi Afkham
babak.maboudi@oulu.fi