[Jobs] PhD position in Reinforcement Learning on Autonomous Driving at the University of Freiburg, Germany

[Jasper Hoffmann]

The Neurorobotics Lab (https://nr.informatik.uni-freiburg.de), headed by Prof. Joschka Boedecker, at the University of Freiburg offers a full-time PhD position (m/f/d, E 13 TV-L, 100%, 3 years) on reinforcement learning for autonomous driving.

 

In this position, the PhD candidate will work in a team together with a major player from the automotive industry to develop new algorithms that combine model-based planning methods with reinforcement learning for finding smarter and safer autonomous driving solutions.

 

Regarding our lab, we are interested in applying reinforcement on a broad spectrum of real-world applications, from robotics, autonomous driving, biology to neuroscience and health applications. Furthermore, the lab is part of the ELLIS unit Freiburg, the Department of Computer Science, and the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center.

The candidate should ideally have:

• MS degree in robotics, machine learning, control engineering, or a related field
• Strong mathematical background
• Programming skills in Python including in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Excellent communication skills in English

We look for a highly motivated PhD student that likes to work in a team, and exchange ideas in an interdisciplinary environment. International candidates are encouraged to apply, knowledge of the German language is not required. Women and people of underrepresented minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Please first send your curriculum vitae and master’s transcripts with an expression of interest via email to nrappli...@cs.uni-freiburg.de. Selected candidates will be asked for further application documents. The call closes as soon as the first suitable candidate is found, but no later than January 31, 2023, 23:59 CEST.