Connectionists: Call for applications - Science of Intelligence Berlin - Cluster of Excellence

[researchpositions@scienceofintelligence.de]

*Early notice*

Call for applications - Science of Intelligence Berlin - Cluster of 
Excellence

11 PhD and 12 Postdoc positions

Cross-disciplinary research in artificial intelligence, machine 
learning, control, robotics, computer vision, behavioral biology, 
cognitive science, psychology, educational science, neuroscience, and 
philosophy.

Starting dates: Summer / Fall 2019
Duration: 3 years
Salary level: TV-L 13, 100%

What are the principles of intelligence, shared by all forms of 
intelligence, no matter whether artificial or biological, whether robot, 
computer program, human, or animal? And how can we apply these 
principles to create intelligent technology? Answering these questions - 
in an ethically responsible way - is the central scientific objective of 
the new Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (www.scioi.de).

Researchers from a large number of analytic and synthetic disciplines - 
artificial intelligence, machine learning, control, robotics, computer 
vision, behavioral biology, cognitive science, psychology, educational 
science, neuroscience, and philosophy - join forces to create a 
multi-disciplinary research program across universities and research 
institutes in Berlin. Our approach is driven by the insight, that any 
method, concept, and theory must demonstrate its merits by contributing 
to the intelligent behavior of a synthetic artifact, such as a robot or 
a computer program. These artifacts represent the shared “language” 
across disciplines, enabling the validation, combination, transfer, and 
extension of research results. Thus we expect to attain cohesion among 
disciplines, which currently produce their own theories and empirical 
findings about aspects of intelligence.

Interdisciplinary research projects have been defined which combine 
analytic and synthetic research and which address key aspects of 
individual, social, and collective intelligence. In addition the Science 
of Intelligence graduate program promotes the cross-disciplinary 
education of young scientists on a Master, PhD, and postdoctoral level. 
All PhD students associated with the cluster are expected to join the 
Science of Intelligence doctoral program 
(www.scioi.de/education/doctoral-program).

The cluster welcomes applications from all disciplines that contribute 
to intelligence research. Applications shall be uploaded through the 
application portal 
(www.scioi.de/call-for-applications/application-process), where details 
of the individual research projects 
(www.scioi.de/call-for-applications/open-positions) are also available. 
Please submit your applications by 15 February 2019 in order to receive 
full consideration. Applicants wishing to apply for several projects 
need to upload separate applications for each project.