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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> The Research Training Group 2853 “Neuroexplicit
Models of Language, Vision, and Action” is looking for</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> <strong>1 PhD student (E13, 100%), September 2024</strong></p>
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align="left"> <strong>with the specific topic:</strong><span
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<font size="4">Neuroexplicit models combine neural and symbolic
models, but also study how explicit information (e.g. from
physics) can be learned by deep neural networks. In this specific
PhD topic we will explore methods how deep neural networks can
learn the dynamics of complex systems in physics.</font><br>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> In the RTG, we will improve the state of the art in
natural language processing (“Language”), computer vision
(“Vision”), and planning and reinforcement learning (“Action”)
through the use of neuroexplicit models and investigate the
cross-cutting design principles of effective neuroexplicit models
(“Foundations”). This PhD topic will be in the foundations area.</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> The RTG is scheduled to grow to a total of <strong>24
PhD students and one postdoc</strong> by 2025. Through the
inclusion of ~20 further PhD students and postdocs funded from
other sources, it will be one of the largest research centers on
neuroexplicit or neurosymbolic models in the world. The RTG brings
together researchers at Saarland University, the Max Planck
Institute for Informatics, the Max Planck Institute for Software
Systems, the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, and
the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). All
of these institutions are colocated on the same campus in
Saarbrücken, Germany.</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> The <strong>PhD position will be funded for up to
four years at the TV-L E13 100% pay scale </strong>(which is
about 4188€ per month before tax and social security
contributions). You should have or be about to complete an MSc
degree in physics, mathematics or computer science or a related
field and have demonstrated expertise in research e.g. through an
excellent Master’s thesis or a relevant publication.</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> The RTG is part of the Saarland Informatics Campus,
one of the <strong>leading centers for research</strong> in
computer science, artificial intelligence, and natural language
processing in Europe. The Saarland Informatics Campus brings
together 900 researchers and 2500 students from 81 countries. The
CISPA Helmholtz Center, located on the same campus, is home to an
additional 350 researchers and on track to grow to 800 by 2026.
Researchers at SIC and CISPA are part of the ELLIS network and
have been awarded more than 35 ERC grants.</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"
align="left"> For this research topic Joachim Weickert and
Dietrich Klakow will be the supervisors.</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.5cm"
align="left"> We look forward to receiving your meaningful online
application (in a single PDF file) with the following information</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="left">A CV
that describes your education and work history, any particular
achievements, and your publications (if any).</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="left">Transcripts
of your academic degrees and, if possible, a copy of your MSc
diploma.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="left">A
research proposal (1-2 pages) that outlines how you would
approach the problem of deep learning for dynamical systems</p>
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<p class="western" align="left">Names and e-mail addresses of
two academic references.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="left">Please
send your application by <strong><span
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style="text-decoration: none"><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="2"><span style="font-style: normal"><b><span
style="background: transparent">21 June 2024</span></b></span></font></font></span></font></span></strong>
to <font color="#000080"><u><a
href="mailto:apply@neuroexplicit.org"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">apply@neuroexplicit.org</a></u></font>
.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="left">Include
the reference number <span style="font-variant: normal"><font
color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="2"><span style="font-style: normal"><b><span
style="background: transparent">W2487</span></b></span></font></font></span></font></span>
in your application. We aim to conduct job interviews in July.</p>
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