Application for PhD position with relAI

Application for PhD position with relAI

Position Title: PhD position with relAI

Location: Munich

Overview:

The application deadline for our 2023 cohort of MSc students has passed. We will accept new applications for MSc students in the spring of 2024.

Our 2023/2024 call for PhD students is now open. We are accepting students based on the following prerequisites:

  • Excellent bachelor’s and master’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science, mathematics, engineering, natural sciences or other data science/machine learning/AI related disciplines.
  • a genuine interest to work on a topic of reliable AI covering aspects such as safety, security, privacy and responsibility in one relAI’s research areas Mathematical & Algorithmic foundations, Algorithmic Decision-Making, Medicine & Healthcare or Robotics & Interacting Systems

Please have the following documents/information ready before starting the application process:

  • Your CV
  • Copies of your relevant diplomas and transcripts
  • Motivation, also highlighting previous experience in the field
  • Preferred relAI research area
  • Choice of two preferred supervisors who are relAI Fellows, along with an explanation for each why the respective supervisor would be a good fit (illustrate with a thesis topic you would like to pursue if you have one in mind)
  • Names and addresses of two researchers who consent to be contacted for recommendation letters
    (deadline for references: January 21st, 2024)
  • Proof of English language proficiency: level C1 or equivalent
    (also acceptable: proof that University degree was taught mainly in English)

Submission deadline for the relAI PhD program is January 15th, 2024 (23:59 AoE).
Applicants who have passed our first round of screening will be contacted for interviews in February / March 2024.