9 Phd Positions

The Ruhr area, one of Europe’s largest metropolitan regions, offers attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars from around the world. In 2021, Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen established the Research Alliance Ruhr to bundle their cutting-edge international research on the most urgent challenges facing humankind. There are four research centers and a college. This is just the latest chapter in our long-standing collaboration as the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and 120,000 students in the heart of Germany.

As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security is bringing the expertise of its universities together to bridge the gaps between Psychology & Social Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science & Statistical Learning, and Cybersecurity & Privacy. The following nine interdisciplinary PhD positions are to be filled as early as possible and are in full-time (part-time possible). Payment according to public service ´s agreement: TV-L E13.

**9 PhD Positions in Trustworthy Data Science and Security (3 years) (M/F/d)**:
**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Reliability Guarantees for Artificial Intelligence
- Adversarials and Verification of Deep Anomaly Detectors
- Balancing Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Data Governance
- Neuro-Symbolic Verification
- Probabilistic Verification of Learning Systems
- Safe Reinforcement Learning via Runtime Monitoring
- Safety and security Analysis of large generative models
- Privacy and Transparency for AI systems
- Legal and policy frameworks for technology governance
- Data flow monitoring for auditing interconnected systems
- Privacy, security and safety in eXtended Reality (AR/VR/Metaverse)
- Uncertainty Quantification in Statistical and Machine Learning
- Robustness and Properties of Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
- Statistical Learning for Spatio-Temporal Challenges
- Probabilistic Learning Approaches in Human-Centered Systems
- Automated Tuning of Parameters for complex machine learning models

**YOUR QUALIFICATIONS**
- Excellent degree (Master of Science) in psychology, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or similar programs
- High degree of creativity, commitment, analytical competence, and interdisciplinary teamwork.
- High proficiency in English, both written and spoken for your scientific publications and presentations.

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- friendly work-life relationship is important to us; thus, we offer options for flexible working times or part-time remote home-office.

**MORE INFORMATION**

**RESEARCH ALLIANCE RUHR**

The Research Alliance Ruhr is a joint undertaking of the three major universities in the Ruhr area and was initiated by the Ruhr Conference. The four research centers focus on “One Health Ruhr,” “Chemical Sciences and Sustainability,” “Trustworthy Data Science and Security,” and “Future Energy Materials and Systems.” In addition, the Research Alliance Ruhr has established a “College for Social Sciences and Humanities”.

The Research Alliance Ruhr will appoint up to 50 research professors in the next few years and also offer numerous positions for research assistants. Join us now to create innovations for the world of tomorrow in Europe’s densest university landscape, where you can find a wide range of scientific and industrial partners right on the doorstep.

**YOUR APPLICATION**

Research Center Trustworthy
Data Science and Security
Technische Universität Dortmund
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 25
44227 Dortmund

Please provide the usual documents: motivation letter, CV, and copies of your certificates.

**CAREER OPPORTUNITIES**

Our Research Center will hire 12 research professors in the next few years and offer numerous positions for research assistants and research group leaders. Join us now to create trustworthy innovations for the digital world of tomorrow in Europe’s largest metropolitan region.

**DIVERSITY**

The TU Dortmund University promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Convince us with your personality and expertise.

**FURTHER INFORMATION**

If you have any further questions, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller
open-positions(at)rc-trust.ai