Research assistant (m/f/d)

The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with an internationally competitive and interdisciplinary profile in research and teaching. At the University of Bayreuth, the Chair of Philosophy, Computer Science and AI is seeking to fill a position of a

in pay group 13 TV-L for a fixed term of at least one year (part-time or full-time) at the earliest possible date.

Your area of responsibility:

• Initiation or completion of a doctoral or postdoctoral reserach project
• Acquisition of own funds to continue the project or to start a follow-up project
• Independent implementation of teaching activities, preferably in the interdisciplinary Master's program “Philosophy & Computer Science”
• Supporting the chair of Philosophy, Computer Science and AI, e.g. in academic administration

We offer you individual supervision of your project with the possibility of joining interdisciplinary collaborations (e.g. in law and computer science). Additionally, you will have the opportunity to participate in academic and didactic trainings.

Your profile:

• Completed academic university degree (e.g. Master's or Diploma) in philosophy or another subject area relevant to the philosophy of AI (e.g. cognitive science, psychology, computer science, etc.)
• or, for the PostDoc project, a relevant doctorate

In addition, you should have:

• excellent command of written and spoken English; a good command of German is advantageous
• at least basic training in analytical philosophy
• a keen interest in topics where philosophy and computer science overlap
• a sketch of your project or an initial project outline (approx. 2 pages), on the basis of which you want to develop your project or bring it to completion
• the ability to work in a team and willingness to develop collaborative projects
• fun working in interdisciplinary teams and the ability to communicate your specialist knowledge in interdisciplinary groups
• the willingness to make your work internationally visible

Remuneration is in accordance with TV-L.

What you can expect:

• a crisis-proof job at a modern university
• an interesting, varied job in a university environment
• flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home
• A constructive working atmosphere in a friendly, open-minded team
• Compatibility of family and career
• Opportunities for personal and professional development and further training through various training opportunities
• as well as other benefits of the public sector, such as JobRad, attractive additional pension scheme with the Federal and State Pension Institution,
• A wide range of health promotion offers, e.g. health days, workshops, active breaks break and the opportunity to participate in a very large number of different sports
• sports activities as part of the general university sports prograIn addition to vacation and the option of flexible working hours, time off on 24.12. and 31.12. of the year
  
  

The University of Bayreuth values the diversity of its employees as an enrichment and is expressly committed to equal opportunities for men and women. Women are strongly encouraged to submit their applications. Applicants with children are especially welcome.

The University of Bayreuth is a member of the best-practice club “Familie in der Hochschule e. V.”, and has successfully participated in the HRK audit “Internationalization of the University”. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration if equally qualified.

Please apply online with the usual documents (project outline or work plan, CV, list of publications, certificates, names of two reviewers, writing sample (max. 20 pages, e.g. term paper, essay, part of a Master's thesis, dissertation chapter, etc.) by April 6^th 2025)) stating

the keyword “PhilCS” via our application portal Uni Bayreuth of the University of Bayreuth.
The documents will be deleted after the position has been filled in accordance with data protection requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Lena Kästner (lena.kaestner@uni-bayreuth.de Tel. 0921/55-4164)