As part of the German government's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, the successful Saxon competence center ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig (Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence) is being expanded into a leading German AI competence center for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is located at the University of Leipzig and the TUD Dresden University of Technology. At each location we bring together more than 150 staff members. In ScaDS.AI, various research topics are being worked on within the framework of a graduate school on the fundamentals and applications of data science and artificial intelligence. In addition, service-oriented solutions are developed and there is close cooperation with a large number of partner organizations from science and industry. The center offers an excellent working environment with access to state-of-the-art technologies and an outstanding high-performance computing infrastructure. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.
At the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS), the Department Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig) offers 34 positions as
starting between July and December 2025. The positions are limited to three 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 your request in your application.
The work is being done within a multi-disciplinary research environment organized within a structured PhD program that enables to complete a doctoral thesis within three years.
At the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS), the Department Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig) offers 34 positions as
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)
starting between July and December 2025. The positions are limited to three 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 your request in your application.
The work is being done within a multi-disciplinary research environment organized within a structured PhD program that enables to complete a doctoral thesis within three years.
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) at the ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig
Activities and responsibilities
Topics: Researchers of several disciplines are collaborating in ScaDS.AI on advancing a broad spectrum of AI. The spectrum of available topics ranges from core areas of AI Theory, Hardware, Mathematic foundations, AI applications to societal aspects of AI. The topics are not limited. Information about the available topics and supervisors can be found under the following link: http://scads.ai/positions2025. The location of work (Dresden or Leipzig) depends on the topic assigned for each position.
Qualification profile
- outstanding university degree (typically M. Sc.) in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics or another relevant field study with good GPA (at least finished before July 2025)
- very good programming skills and AI/ML knowledge
- good written and spoken English skills (CEFR level C1 or higher)
We offer
- cutting-edge research in data science and artificial intelligence
- full funding (TV-L / minimum monthly gross salary of about 4.500 Euro full time)
- well-structured three-year qualification and research program in English with regular feedback and adjustment mechanisms (reading groups, summer schools, specialized courses, lecture series and soft skill courses)
- strong international orientation, guest program for research stays abroad, international mentoring and supervision by two principal investigators
- excellent hardware facilities for high performance computing and scalable AI
What to submit:
- master certificate and transcript of records (if not in German or English: original and official translation)
- curriculum vitae (as a PDF document)
- research statement (motivation to pursue PhD and the specific research topic you are interested in (maximum 3 positions))
- contact information of two references
- for non-native speakers: proof of English language test not older than 12 months (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, CAE)
- proven language skills can be: completed degree program, school-graduation in Germany, TOEFL)
Please submit your detailed application with the above-mentioned documents quoting the job number w25-063 by April 9,2025 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies) to: TU Dresden, ScaDS.AI, Herrn Prof. Dr. Wolfgang E. Nagel, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany by sending it as a single pdf file to email. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews can be reimbursed.
Reference to data protection: Your data protection rights, the purpose for which your data will be processed, as well as further information about data protection is available to you on the website: https://tu-dresden.de/karriere/datenschutzhinweis.
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Updated at
03/11/2025
While applying for the job please refer to jobvector
and use the following reference number:
w25-063
