The Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, is seeking to fill the position, starting as soon as possible, of an

Assistant Professor (W1) of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (W1 with Tenure Track to W3); (m/f/d)

The research focus of the position is on fundamentals and methods for explainable artificial intelligence. Relevant topics include:

• Explainability of black-box models (e.g. neural networks)
• Interpretability of generative AI models
• Integration and extraction of knowledge in AI systems
• Neuro-symbolic AI systems
• Multimodal clarification dialogues

Applicants should have a track record of internationally recognized research work and contribute to advancement of the academic profile of the Department of Computer Science within the university. Of particular interest is a link between the candidate’s research work and the DFG-funded research training center KEMAI "Knowledge Infusion and Extraction for Explainable Medical AI“. The assistant professorship finds an ideal research environment within the faculty and university, e.g. within the university's profile area "From Data to Knowledge" or the faculty's research focus areas " Human – Technology Interaction" or "Logic & Algorithms", as well as outside, e.g. with companies in the Science Park Ulm, the DLR Institute for Secure AI and the Transfer Center for Digitalization, Analytics & Data Science Ulm. Experience in acquiring third-party funding and participation in collaborative research projects is advantageous.

In terms of teaching, the professorship is intended to strengthen the bachelor's and master's degree programs in computer science, particularly in the master's programs "Artificial Intelligence" and "Cognitive Systems". Applicants should have excellent didactic skills, which can be demonstrated, for example, by appropriate teaching evaluations. Participation in academic self-administration is expected.

Employment is as a temporary civil servant or as an employee; as a rule, for a term of 6 years.

If the evaluation is positive, appointment to a tenured W3 professorship will be offered. Requirements for a later transition to a W3 professorship are defined in the Satzung der Universität Ulm zur Qualitätssicherung bei der Berufung und Evaluierung von Tenure-Track-Professoren und Tenure-Track-Professorinnen vom 21.11.2018 (Statutes  of Ulm University regarding quality assurance during the appointment and evaluation of tenure track professors of 21 November 2018) and the subject-specific prerequisites for this professorship.

In addition to the general legal requirements, the employment requirements include completed university studies as well as teaching aptitute and special aptitude for academic work, which is usually demonstrated by the outstanding quality of a doctorate (§ 51 Abs. 2 LHG).

Applications with the usual documents (CV with a description of the academic and professional career, list of publications with details of the five most important publications, list of third-party funded projects, list of courses, teaching evaluations, research and teaching concept, copies of certificates and diplomas) must be submitted electronically via the application portal of the University of Ulm.

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