The School of Embedded Composite AI (SECAI), a DAAD Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence offers, subject to the availability of resources, in cooperation with Leipzig University eight positions as
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)
starting September 1, 2025. The positions are limited to 3 years. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The positions aim at obtaining further academic qualification (usually PhD). Balancing family and career is an important issue. The positions are generally suitable for candidates seeking part-time employment. Please indicate the request in your application.
Topics and Work Location: Researchers of several disciplines are collaborating in SECAI on advancing AI. The spectrum of available topics ranges from core areas of computer science and electronics over medical applications to societal aspects of AI. SECAI’s main research focus areas are:
- Composite AI: How can machine learning and symbolic AI methods be combined?
- AI Compute Paradigms: How will future AI hardware look and how will it be used?
- Intelligent Medical Devices: How can AI advance cybermedical systems?
- AI Methods for Health: How can AI methods support therapy and diagnostics?
- Societal Framework of AI: How can AI become trustworthy and free of legal risks?
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) at the School of Embedded Composite AI (SECAI)
Activities and responsibilities
Qualification profile
Please specify for which of the topics found at https://secai.org/research/topics you would like to apply.
We offer
TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment.
Please submit your detailed application with the usual documents by May 30, 2025 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies), preferably by sending it as a single pdf file to email or to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Informatik, Institut für Theoretische Informatik, Professur für Wissensbasierte Systeme, Herrn Prof. Dr. Markus Krötzsch, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews can be reimbursed upon prior invitation.
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