Connectionists: Two open positions for a PhD-student in Machine Learning at the Institute for Neural Computation, Bochum, Germany

[Laurenz Wiskott]

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                  Two open positions for a PhD-student with
         Prof. Tobias Glasmachers and Prof. Laurenz Wiskott at the
              Institute for Neural Computation, Bochum, Germany

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The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of the leading research universities. The university
draws its strengths from both the diversity and the proximity of scientific and
engineering disciplines on a single, coherent campus. This highly dynamic setting enables
students and researchers to work across traditional boundaries of academic subjects and
faculties.

The Institute for Neural Computation is a central research institute at the
Ruhr-University Bochum, see https://www.ini.rub.de/. It focuses on the dynamics and
learning of perception and behavior on a functional level but is otherwise very diverse,
ranging from neurophysiology and psychophysics over computational neuroscience to machine
learning and technical applications.

There are two open positions for PhD students (m/f/d) for a research project in the field
of Machine Learning in the groups of Prof. Dr. Tobias Glasmachers and Prof. Dr. Laurenz
Wiskott. The project has the goal to develop a system for transparent and structured data
analysis with methods from machine learning. The system shall enable non-ML-experts, who
have good knowledge of the application domain, to make a sensible and targeted data
analysis. This project is embedded in a large competence center for AI in the work
sciences and will be conducted with colleagues at the RUB and industrial partners.

If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.

The appointment will be for three years with an option of extension. Anticipated starting
date is March 1, 2021.

Salary is 80% of salary scale TV-L E12/13.

Applications (CV, transcript of records for MSc and BSc, statement of purpose) should be
sent by January 17, 2021 as a single pdf file to laurenz.wiskott at rub.de and
tobias.glasmachers at ini.rub.de.

Travel expenses for interviews cannot be refunded.

Ruhr-University Bochum is committed to equal opportunity in employment and gender
equality in its working environment. We therefore look forward to applications from
qualified women. Applications from appropriately qualified handicapped persons are also
encouraged.