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Two PhD student positions on Epistemology & Ethics of Explainable AI, Tuebingen (Germany), Deadline: 16 Jun 2020

The Cluster of Excellence "Machine Learning - New Perspectives for 
Science" at the University of Tübingen in cooperation with the 
International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW) 
advertises

*2 PhD Positions - on the Epistemology and on the Ethics of Explainable AI
(m/w/d; E13 TV-L, 75%, 36 Months)*

to be filled in fall 2020. Both positions are limited to 3 years and are
part of the project ?Artificial Intelligence, Trustworthiness, and
Explainability? funded by the Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung.

For further information, see

https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/177525

https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/128980#c1088871

*PhD position 1: Epistemology of Explainable AI*
The doctoral student will work on ?Explainability and (Scientific)
Explanation?, in close collaboration with Dr. Eric Raidl. The objective of
this project is to identify epistemic and scientific norms governing
explanation and to analyze how these are to constrain explainable AI.

*Requirements:*

    - an excellent MA degree in philosophy or logic
    - demonstrable interest in interdisciplinary research
    - a strong background in either philosophy of science or epistemology.
    Knowledge of logic or probability theory is recommended
    - proficiency in English
    - excellent organizational skills



*PhD position 2: Ethics of Explainable AI*
The doctoral student will work on ?The Value(s) of Explainable AI?, in
close collaboration with Dr. Thomas Grote. The objective of this project is
to identify normative criteria for algorithmic explanations, which render
algorithmic decisions justifiable and/or trustworthy.

*Requirements:*

    - an excellent MA degree in philosophy
    - demonstrable interest in interdisciplinary research
    - a strong background in either ethics (broadly construed) or
    epistemology (with an interest to apply tools from epistemology to morally
    relevant issues)
    - proficiency in English
    - excellent organizational skills

*Offer: *
The two PhD students will be embedded in the Cluster of Excellence ?Machine
Learning ? New Perspectives for Science? at the University of Tübingen. In
addition to their salary, the PhD students will receive a travel budget to
take part in summer schools as well as national and international
conferences.

Please send the usual documents (cover letter, short research proposal (~2
pages), curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, list of publications ? as
a single PDF; not exceeding 5 MB) to the Central Office of the Cluster of
Excellence (ml-in-science@uni-tuebingen.de) by *June 16, 2020*. Please
indicate which of the two vacancies you are applying for. Questions can be
directed to eric.raidl@uni-tuebingen.de for position 1 and
thomas.grote@uni-tuebingen.de for position 2.

The university seeks to raise the number of women in research and teaching
and therefore urges qualified women academics to apply for these positions.
Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference.

The employment will be carried out by the central administration of the
University of Tübingen.
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