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PhD Positions

Join us in an exciting project where we rethink the automated driving stack!

We currently have multiple open full-time PhD positions on planning and learning for automated driving. We are looking for individuals who are highly motivated, curious, and keen to work in a team with excellent peers in a larger project. The positions are fully funded (TV-L E13 100%). Knowledge of the German language is not required and international candidates are encouraged to apply. In particular, we strongly encourage women and people of underrepresented minority groups to apply. 

The candidate should have:

  • Master’s degree in computer science, robotics, machine learning, or a related field
  • Strong mathematical background
  • Programming skills in Python, including in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow (programming experience in C++ is a plus)
  • Excellent communication skills in English
  • Prior research experience in (ideally) several of the following areas:
- Reinforcement Learning and planning 
- Scene understanding
- Multi-object tracking and prediction
- Graph neural networks
- Causal representation learning
- Uncertainty estimation in deep networks
- Self-supervised and unsupervised learning

 

Please send your curriculum vitae and (unofficial) master’s transcripts with an expression of interest via email to   as soon as possible. Selected candidates will be asked for further application documents. The call closes as soon as suitable candidates are found.

 

Postdoctoral Researchers

Our group is looking for outstanding postdoctoral researchers to lead cutting-edge research projects, advise students, and help in organizing lectures.

To apply, you should have:

    • A PhD in robotics, machine learning, control engineering, or a related field
    • Excellent mathematical background
    • Excellent communication skills in English
    • An extensive publication record
    • Programming skills in Python including in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow

 

Your application should contain:

  • Curriculum vitae showing your academic experience
  • Full set of transcripts
  • Expression of interest: Briefly state what drives you, what your goals are and why you want to join us. Generic applications are desk rejected!

 

Please note that the salary scale for full-time positions is TV-L E13 to TV-L E14. Application documents should be submitted to