[visionlist] Twelve PhD positions in Research Training Group 2853 “Neuroexplicit Models of Language, Vision, and Action”

[Christian Theobalt]

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        Twelve positions for PhD students

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*Start date:*01 September 2025
*Advertised on:*11 October 2024 /*Application deadline:*26 November 2024

The Research Training Group 2853 “Neuroexplicit Models of Language, 
Vision, and Action” is looking for

*Twelve PhD students - Fall 2025*

Neuroexplicit models combine neural and human-interpretable (“explicit”) 
models in order to overcome the limitations that each model class has 
separately. They include neurosymbolic models, which combine neural and 
symbolic models, but also e.g. combinations of neural and physics-based 
models. In the RTG, we will improve the state of the art in natural 
language processing (“Language”), computer vision (“Vision”), and 
planning and reinforcement learning (“Action”) through the use of 
neuroexplicit models and investigate the cross-cutting design principles 
of effective neuroexplicit models (“Foundations”).

The RTG is scheduled to grow to a total of*24 PhD students and one 
postdoc*by 2025. An excellent and international group oftwelve PhD 
students and one postdoc <https://www.neuroexplicit.org/people/>have 
already joined the RTG. Through the inclusion of ~20 associated PhD 
students and postdocs funded from other sources, it will be one of the 
largest research centers on neuroexplicit or neurosymbolic models in the 
world.

The RTG brings together researchers atSaarland University 
<https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/home.html>, theMax Planck Institute for 
Informatics <https://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/home>, theMax Planck Institute 
for Software Systems <https://www.mpi-sws.org/>, theCISPA Helmholtz 
Center for Information Security <https://cispa.de/en>, and theGerman 
Research Center for Artificial Intelligence 
<https://www.dfki.de/en/web>(DFKI). All of these institutions are 
colocated on the same campus in Saarbrücken, Germany.

The positions will be funded for up to four years at the TV-L E13 100% 
pay scale. The positions are intended to start in September 2025, but 
could start a little earlier or later depending on the student’s 
availability. You should have or be about to complete an MSc degree in 
computer science or a related field and have demonstrated expertise in 
one of the research areas of the RTG, e.g. through an excellent Master’s 
thesis or relevant publications.

The RTG is part of theSaarland Informatics Campus 
<https://saarland-informatics-campus.de/en/>, one of the*leading centers 
for research*in computer science, artificial intelligence, and natural 
language processing in Europe. The Saarland Informatics Campus brings 
together 900 researchers and 2500 students from 81 countries. TheCISPA 
Helmholtz Center <https://cispa.de/en>, located on the same campus, is 
home to an additional 350 researchers and on track to grow to 800 by 
2026. Researchers at SIC and CISPA are part of theELLIS 
<https://ellis.eu/units/saarbrucken>network and have been awarded more 
than 40 ERC grants.

Each PhD student in the RTG will be*jointly supervised by two PhD 
advisors*from among thePrincipal Investigators 
<https://www.neuroexplicit.org/people>. Each student will freely define 
their own research topic; we encourage the choice of topics that cross 
the traditional boundaries of research fields. Students may be 
affiliated with Saarland University or with one of the participating 
institutes.

Please send your application by*26 November 
2024*toapply at neuroexplicit.org. Include the reference number W2543. We 
aim to conduct job interviews in January 2025, ideally in person in 
Saarbrücken, Germany. Please see theFAQ 
<https://www.neuroexplicit.org/about/#faq>for details on the selection 
process and what materials to include in your application.

The legally binding version of this job ad ishere 
<https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/verwaltung/stellen/Wissenschaftler/W2543.pdf>.
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