The Utrecht University (The Netherlands) is looking for two PhD students in geographic question answering; more information can be found in:

• https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-semantic-modelling-of-geodata-sources-and-geo-analytical-workflows
• https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-position-in-modelling-and-representation-of-geographic-questions

They are looking for motivated candidates with a strong background in GIScience, GeoInformatics, Geography, Artificial Intelligence, Ontological Engineering, Computational Linguistics, or Natural Language Processing (NLP). The positions are for 4 years and cover the modeling of geographic data sources and geo-analytical workflows, as well as the modeling and representation of geographic questions.

The expected start date is May 2026, but it can be extended until the summer.

The application deadline is January 31, 2026.

For more information, contact Scheider, S. (Simon) at s.scheider@uu.nl.