OpenFieldHLRS Supercomputing Doctoral Fellowship in Exascale Computational Modeling
Three-year doctoral research placement investigating asynchronous parallel algorithms, dynamic load-balancing, and fault tolerance on heterogeneous GPU-accelerated exascale clusters.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- Master of Science in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Computational Engineering, or Physics.
- English language proficiency
- Fluent technical English (C1 equivalent).
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Not required.
- Thesis / Research statement
- Master's thesis copy, CV, programming portfolio (C++, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA), and 3-page research proposal.
- Recommendation letters
- Two letters of recommendation from HPC faculty.
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- Full TV-L E13 research salary (€50,000–€54,000/year gross) plus dedicated supercomputing node allocation
- Application fee
- None
- Tuition / joining costs
- Tuition-free
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- January 20, 2027
- Last source review
- 2026-10-15
Important verification note
Facts reflect official University of Stuttgart - High Performance Computing Center (HLRS) documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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