Phd On Safe Reinforcement Learning in Partially

6 dagen geleden


Eindhoven, Nederland TU Eindhoven Voltijd

**Job description**:
**Position**

**Program**

During your PhD, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenging problems related to the use of memory, feature extraction, and representation learning. You will delve deeply into the rapidly evolving field of reinforcement learning, while also exploring relevant areas of machine learning.

**Group**

You will work on the Data and AI cluster, where you will have the chance to collaborate with experts designing new AI methods, algorithms and tools to expand the reach of AI and its generalization abilities, focusing particularly on the foundational issues of robustness and safety. The cluster offers a inclusive and collaborative workspace with numerous opportunities for social interactions.

**Application and Supervision**

**Job requirements**:

- A master's degree (or an equivalent university degree) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline.
- Experience with decision-making frameworks (MDP, POMDP, bandits, dynamical systems, etc).
- Experience in programming and empirical analysis in machine learning (Python, PyTorch, etc).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
- Motivated to develop your teaching skills and coach students.

**Conditions of employment**:
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

- Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate evaluation (go/no-go) after nine months. You will spend 10% of your employment on teaching tasks.
- Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the _Collective Labour Agreement_ for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. €2,872 max. €3,670).
- A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
- High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
- An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
- An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.

**About us**

Eindhoven University of Technology is an internationally top-ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.

**Information**

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**Application**
- **Cover letter **in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
- **Curriculum vitae**, including a list of your publications and the contact information of two references.
- **Proposal **describing the first problem you will tackle and the approach we will use (max 2 pages).
- Links to your **MSc thesis** and **examples of code**.



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