[Jobs] PhD positions in perception for automated driving at the University of Freiburg, Germany

[Abhinav Valada]

The Robot Learning Lab (https://rl.cs.uni-freiburg.de) at the University of Freiburg, Germany, headed by Prof. Abhinav Valada currently has multiple open full-time PhD positions on perception for automated driving. The positions are fully funded (TV-L E13) 100%. International candidates are encouraged to apply, knowledge of the German language is not required. Women and people of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. 

The candidate should have:

+ Master’s degree in computer science, robotics, machine learning, computer vision, or a related field
+ Strong mathematical background
+ Programming skills including in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, programming experience in C++ is advantageous

+ Excellent communication skills in English

+ Prior research experience in one or more of the following areas:

* Scene understanding

* Multi-object tracking and prediction

* Multi-modal and multi-task learning

* Domain adaptation and continual learning

* self-supervised and unsupervised learning

We furthermore expect outstanding qualifications, the motivation to obtain a doctoral degree and the interest to work in an interdisciplinary environment. The candidates are expected to conduct independent research and at the same time contribute to the ongoing projects, and guide master and bachelor students.

About the Lab and Freiburg:

The Robot Learning Lab is part of the ELLIS Unit Freiburg, the Department of Computer Science, and the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center. The lab is equipped with several robots ranging from a self-driving perception car, mobile service robots, UAVs, and mobile manipulators. The lab has state of the art computing resources in the form of multiple GPU clusters.

Wikipedia says about Freiburg: "...The city is known for its ancient university and its medieval munster, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of a major wine-growing region and serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, the city is the sunniest and warmest in Germany..."

Please send your curriculum vitae and unofficial master’s transcripts with an expression of interest via email to rl-a...@cs.uni-freiburg.de as soon as possible. Selected candidates will be asked for further application documents. The call closes as soon as a suitable candidates are found.