Connectionists: PhD position with Prof. Laurenz Wiskott at the Institute for Neural Computation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

[Laurenz Wiskott]

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		     Open position for a PhD-student with
			 Prof. Laurenz Wiskott at the
	      Institute for Neural Computation, Bochum, Germany

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 University:

   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.


 Institute:

   Institute for Neural Computation Ruhr-University Bochum
   Universitaetsstr. 150 D-44801 Bochum, Germany, EU

   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.

 Chair:

   Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskott, see
   https://www.ini.rub.de/research/groups/theory_of_neural_systems/

 Research topics:

   We are looking for an excellent PhD student at the intersection of
   reinforcement learning and representation learning in real world
   applications.  This is done in close cooperation with Prof. Wolfgang Konen
   at the TH Köln, site Gummersbach, in an effort to develop transparent and
   explainable AI by combining representation learning, reinforcement
   learning, and rule learning.

 Teaching:

   There is a teaching load of 4 hours per week during the semester.

 Time:

   The appointment will be for three and a half years Anticipated starting
   date is January 1st.

 Requirements:

   Candidates should have a recent and ery good Master degree in mathematics,
   computer science, engineering or a related field.

 Salary:

   Salary is 100% of salary scale TV-L E13.

 Inquiries:

   Informal inquiries can be addressed to Prof. Laurenz Wiskott
   <laurenz.wiskott at rub.de>.

 Application:

   Applications (CV, transcript of records for MSc and BSc, statement of
   purpose) should be sent as a single pdf file to Prof. Laurenz Wiskott
   <laurenz.wiskott at rub.de>.

   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.