Connectionists: [jobs] 2 Doctoral Researcher Positions - Generative Explainability and Transparency in Proactive Learning for Robotics

[Stefan Wermter]

EU Project: GREET – Generative Explainability and Transparency in 
Proactive Cyber-Physical Environments (Doctoral Network, EU MSCA Project)

Institution: University of Hamburg, Department of Informatics, Knowledge 
Technology
Salary level: salary in accordance with the attractive EU MSCA Doctoral 
Network regulations for doctoral candidates ( *standard rates* 
<https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/sites/mariecurie2/files/msca-itn-fellows-note_en_v2.pdf>**for 
MSCA regulations ).
Start date: as soon as possible, fixed for 3 years

The Knowledge Technology Research Group at the University of Hamburg 
invites applications for two Doctoral Candidate Research Associates (PhD 
students) within the prestigious MSCA Doctoral Network "GREET" where we 
will build a framework for an explainable proactive learning engine for 
smart robotic care home scenarios. The Doctoral Network GREET consists 
of 13 institutions including universities, research institutions and 
industry partners.

The research area for the two Doctoral Research Associates is neural 
network learning, intelligent robotics and explainability in artificial 
intelligence and is coordinated by the University of Hamburg (Prof 
Wermter, Dr Weber). The two research positions will be filled in the 
context of proactive neural learning for interactive cognitive robots. 
The researchers will develop research on the following topics:

Researcher 1: Proactive learning engine, based on a hybrid neural 
approach for building world models in smart home
Researcher 2: Generative AI and Explainability for the proactive 
learning engine

The successful candidates will receive a salary in accordance with the 
MSCA for Doctoral Candidates. The exact (net) salary will be confirmed 
upon appointment and is dependent on local tax regulations and on the 
country correction factor (to allow for the difference in cost of living 
in different EU Member States). The salary includes a living allowance, 
a mobility allowance and a family allowance (if applicable). 
Furthermore, GREET will offer joint scientific research trainings, 
transferable skills workshops, and fund travel to international 
conferences to present papers.

Your Profile: A university degree in a relevant field. In particular, an 
MSc or equivalent in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Robotics 
or Engineering with a focus on Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Robotics 
or Neural Networks is required. Excellent programming skills (some of 
Python, C++, PyTorch, Machine Learning Frameworks, ROS etc.) are needed 
and demonstrated expertise in at least one of neural networks or 
intelligent robotics is needed for these positions. Prior publication in 
a relevant AI conference is an advantage. Excellent English 
communication skills are an important requirement and if available 
English test certificates are welcome to be included in the online 
application file.

The posts involve substantial traveling within Europe. Each PhD student 
will be expected to spend several secondments at other partner sites and 
travel to international conferences. According to EU mobility rules, the 
doctoral researchers must not have resided or carried out their main 
activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for longer than 12 months in 
the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. In your CV add 
explicit details about where you resided or carried out your main 
activity (work, studies, etc.) in the three years immediately prior to 
the application deadline. Applicants who already have a doctoral degree 
are not eligible.

Please forward to potentially interested finished MSc students.

For more details and on how to apply please go to:

https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/wtm/about/job/open-associate-greet-position.html



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Professor Dr. Stefan Wermter
Director of Knowledge Technology
Department of Informatics
University of Hamburg
Vogt-Koelln-Str. 30
22527 Hamburg, Germany

Email: stefan dot wermter AT uni-hamburg.de
https://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/WTM/
https://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~wermter/
https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/wtm/publications.html
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