Open positions for Doctoral Students and Postdoctoral Researchers

Working Environment:

The newly established Chair for Human-Centered Technologies for Learning  headed by Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Kasneci, invites applications for PhD positions or PostDocs on Human-Centered Technologies.

Your tasks:

• Research in the areas of Human-Centered Technologies and AI for Learning
• Teaching assistance
• Contribution to interdisciplinary projects

Your qualifications:

• Excellent Master’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or related disciplines (e.g., mathematics, physics, cognitive sciences)
• Good programming skills in at least one of the following programming languages, e.g., Matlab, Python, C/C++, Java
• Interest in interdisciplinary research
• Interest/knowledge in machine learning
• Independent and committed workstyle
• Fluency in scientific English

Good to have:

• Background in human-computer interaction, machine learning, VR/AR, eye tracking, or computer vision
• Hands-on experience with game-engines (e.g., Unity3D, Unreal Engine), ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Tensorflow, Keras etc.)

Our offer:

We offer positions as academic staff with the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree. The positions will be limited to two years, an extension is possible (e.g., for the duration of the dissertation project). Payment will be based on the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service of the Länder (TV-L E13).

We offer a flexible and interdisciplinary work environment in a motivated team that collaborates with well-known international institutes with possibilities of research visits, summer schools, and conference attendance. 

TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. Applications from disabled persons with essentially the same qualifications will be given preference.

Your application:

Please send your application as a single PDF file including a motivation letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts, certificates, and list of academic references (if any) to enkelejda.kasneci@tum.de. The application deadline is October 28, 2022.

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Find out more about us at: www.edu.sot.tum.de/hctl/

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