The Ruhr area, one of Europe’s largest metropolitan regions, offers
attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars
from around the world. In 2021, Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund
University and the University of Duisburg-Essen established
the Research Alliance Ruhr to bundle their cutting-edge international
research on the most urgent challenges facing humankind.
There are four research centers and a college. This is just the latest
chapter in our long-standing collaboration as the University
Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and
120,000 students in the heart of Germany.
As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the
Research Center Trustworthy
Data Science and Security is bringing the expertise of its universities together
to bridge the gaps between Psychology & Social Sciences, Artificial
Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science & Statistical Learning, and
Cybersecurity & Privacy. The following nine interdisciplinary PhD positions
are to be filled as early as possible and are in full-time (part-time possible).
Payment according to public service´s agreement: TV-L E13.
9 PhD Positions in Trustworthy Data
Science and Security (3 years) (m/f/d)
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reliability Guarantees for Artificial Intelligence
- Adversarials and Verification of Deep Anomaly Detectors
- Balancing Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Data Governance
- Neuro-Symbolic Verification
- Probabilistic Verification of Learning Systems
- Safe Reinforcement Learning via Runtime Monitoring
- Safety and security Analysis of large generative models
- Privacy and Transparency for AI systems
- Legal and policy frameworks for technology governance
- Data flow monitoring for auditing interconnected systems
- Privacy, security and safety in eXtended Reality (AR/VR/Metaverse)
- Uncertainty Quantification in Statistical and Machine Learning
- Robustness and Properties of Statistical and Machine Learning
Approaches
- Statistical Learning for Spatio-Temporal Challenges
- Probabilistic Learning Approaches in Human-Centered Systems
- Automated Tuning of Parameters for complex machine learning
models
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent degree (Master of Science) in psychology, statistics, computer
science, mathematics, or similar programs
- High degree of creativity, commitment, analytical competence, and
interdisciplinary teamwork.
- High proficiency in English, both written and spoken for your scientific
publications and presentations.
WHAT WE OFFER
We work in a multidisciplinary team on collaborative research rojects
jointly envisioned by leading international experts from different domains.
We aim at both theoretical research as well as practical applications
in close collaboration with academic and industrial partners. The position
is embedded in a creative, attractive, and internationally renowned
research environment. With your research, you will play a primary role in
the development of our new Research Center and outreach with trustworthy
technology to the general public. Our international network of
researchers and industry partners ensures a seamless transition into your
next career step as university professor or international research institutions.
A balanced and family- friendly work-life relationship is important
to us; thus, we offer options for flexible working times or part-time remote
home-office.
MORE INFORMATION
Further information about the Research Center can be found at:
https://rc-trust.ai
RESEARCH ALLIANCE RUHR
The Research Alliance Ruhr is a joint
undertaking of the three major universities
in the Ruhr area and was initiated
by the Ruhr Conference. The four
research centers focus on “One Health
Ruhr,” “Chemical Sciences and Sustainability,”
“Trustworthy Data Science and
Security,” and “Future Energy Materials
and Systems.” In addition, the Research
Alliance Ruhr has established a “College
for Social Sciences and Humanities”.
The Research Alliance Ruhr will appoint
up to 50 research professors in the
next few years and also offer numerous
positions for research assistants.
Join us now to create innovations for
the world of tomorrow in Europe’s
densest university landscape, where
you can find a wide range of scientific
and industrial partners right on the
doorstep.
YOUR APPLICATION
If you are interested in the positions,
please send your application (Ref-No.
w14-23) until 31st May 2023 to:
Research Center Trustworthy
Data Science and Security
Technische Universität Dortmund
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 25
44227 Dortmund
Please provide the usual documents:
motivation letter, CV, and copies of your
certificates.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Our Research Center will hire 12
research professors in the next few
years and offer numerous positions
for research assistants and research
group leaders. Join us now to create
trustworthy innovations for the digital
world of tomorrow in Europe’s largest
metropolitan region.
DIVERSITY
The TU Dortmund University promotes
diversity and equal opportunities.
Convince us with your personality and
expertise
Applications from women will be given
preferential treatment in accordance
with the legal regulations. It is pointed
out that the application of suitable
severely disabled persons is desired.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any further questions,
please contact:
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller
open-positions@rc-trust.ai