Connectionists: Funded Ph.D. Positions at the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems - apply until November 2nd, 2020

[Georg Martius]

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the Universities of
Stuttgart and Tübingen collaborate to offer an interdisciplinary Ph.D.
program, the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent
Systems (IMPRS-IS). This doctoral program will accept its fifth
generation of Ph.D. students in spring of 2021.

This school is a key element of Baden-Württemberg’s Cyber Valley
initiative to accelerate basic research and commercial development in
artificial intelligence. We seek students who want to earn a doctorate
while contributing to world-leading research in areas such as:

•  Computational Cognitive Science
•  Computer Graphics
•  Computer Vision
•  Control Systems
•  Haptics
•  Human-Computer Interaction
•  Machine Learning
•  Micro- and Nano-Robotics
•  Perceptual Inference
•  Robotics

The participating faculty are Aamir Ahmad, Zeynep Akata, Frank Allgöwer,
Alexander Badri-Spröwitz, Philipp Berens, Matthias Bethge, Michael J.
Black, Andrés Bruhn, Andreas Bulling, Martin Butz, Caterina De Bacco,
Christian Ebenbauer, Peer Fischer, Andreas Geiger, Martin A. Giese,
Matthias Hein, Philipp Hennig, Ardian Jusufi, Christoph Keplinger,
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Hendrik Lensch, Falk Lieder, Jakob Macke,
Georg Martius, Tian Qiu, C. David Remy, Syn Schmitt, Bernhard Schölkopf,
Gabriele Schweikert, Michael Sedlmair, Fabian Sinz, Metin Sitti, Steffen
Staab, Ingo Steinwart, Jörg Stückler, Ulrike von Luxburg, and Felix
Wichmann.

Participating associated faculty include R. Harald Baayen, Wieland
Brendel, Peter Dayan, Alexander Ecker, Jonathan Fiene, Bedartha Goswami,
Daniel Häufle, Anna Levina, Jim Mainprice, Kay Nieselt, Mijung Park,
Nico Pfeifer, Peter Pott, Gunther Richter, Ludovic Righetti, Marc
Toussaint, Sebastian Trimpe, Isabel Valera, Maria Wirzberger, and Li
Zhaoping.

Intelligent systems that can successfully perceive, act, and learn in
complex environments hold great potential for aiding society. We seek
doctoral students who are curious, creative, and passionate about
research to join our school and help advance human knowledge about
intelligent systems.

•  You may join our program starting in spring of 2021.
•  You will be mentored by our internationally renowned faculty.
•  You will register as a university doctoral student and conduct research.
•  IMPRS-IS offers a wide variety of scientific seminars, workshops, and
social activities.
•  All aspects of our program are in English.
•  Your doctoral degree will be conferred when you successfully complete
your Ph.D. project.
•  Our dedicated staff members will assist you throughout your time as a
doctoral student.

People with a strong academic background and a master’s degree in
Engineering, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Mathematics, Control
Theory, Neuroscience, Materials Science, Physics, or related fields
should apply.

We seek to increase the number of women in areas where they are
underrepresented, so we explicitly encourage women to apply. We are
committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially
encourage them to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and value
diversity at our institutions.

Admission will be competitive. If selected, you will receive funding via
an employment contract, subject to the rules of the Max Planck Society
and the two participating universities.

You can *apply* at https://imprs.is.mpg.de/application before 11:59 p.m.
(23:59) CET on *November 2, 2020*.  Finalists will be invited to
selection interviews that will take place virtually from January 26 to
January 29, 2021.

For further information, please visit http://imprs.is.mpg.de

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