Karriere
am Klinikum & Medizinischer Fakultät
PhD student in machine learning (f/m/d)
Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health, index number 6890
Part-time75 %
Limited: 3 years*
Start of work:as soon as possible
Application deadline:09.12.2025
*with possibility of extension
- Develop mathematical foundations for visualization methods such as neighbor embeddings and diffusion-based techniques
- Analyze the structure of graph representations of high-dimensional data, especially single-cell omics datasets
- Design and implement novel representation learning algorithms and apply them to neuro and clinical single-cell data
- Publish and present research results at international venues
- Contribute to project management, teaching, and grant preparation
- Very good Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computational Neuroscience, Cognitive Science or a related field
- Strong interest and experience in machine learning algorithm design and analysis, as well as in developing open-source software (Python)
- Proficiency in handling complex datasets; experience with single-cell data is advantageous
- Curiosity, excellent analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team
- Prior publications at conferences or in journals are a plus
Benefits
- Exciting and supportive environment with access to state-of-the-art compute facilities, interesting and diverse medical data sets and mentoring and career advice through experienced faculty
- Hertie AI closely collaborates with the world-class AI and neuroscience ecosystem in Tübingen (e.g. Cyber Valley, Cluster of Excellence “Machine Learning in Science”, Tübingen AI Center, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research)
The Faculty of Medicine is one of the four founding faculties of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. With its non-clinical facilities as well as its research and teaching area corresponding to the organisational units of the University Hospital, it is one of the largest medical training and research institutions in Baden-Württemberg.
The “Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health” (Hertie AI) at the Faculty of Medicine of the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen is funded by the Gemeinnützige Hertie Stiftung to develop AI algorithms, which detect diseases of the nervous system earlier and treat them better.
Mr. Sebastian Damrich
hertieai@medizin.uni-tuebingen.de
hertieai@medizin.uni-tuebingen.de
Mr. Sebastian Damrich
Index number: 6890
Please apply through the application portal including CV and a cover letter.
Application deadline: 09.12.2025
Index number: 6890
Please apply through the application portal including CV and a cover letter.
Application deadline: 09.12.2025
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We offer remuneration in accordance with TV-L (collective wage agreement for the Public Service of the German Federal States),
severely handicapped persons with equal qualifications are given preferential consideration.
Interview expenses are not covered.
Please note the applicable vaccination regulations.
