6 November 2024 |

IMPRS-IS Call for Applications is Now Open

Join the Cyber Valley Community as a PhD student

The Cyber Valley doctoral program is calling for new applicants for spring 2025. The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the Universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen are collaborating to offer an interdisciplinary doctoral program, the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS). This doctoral program will accept its ninth generation of doctoral researchers next spring.

This school is a key element of Baden-Württemberg’s Cyber Valley initiative to accelerate basic research and commercial development in artificial intelligence and robotics. The program seeks students who want to earn a doctorate while contributing to world-leading research in areas such as:

• Artificial Intelligence

• Biomedical Technology

• Computational Cognitive Science

• Computer Vision and Graphics

• Control Systems and Optimization

• Data Science & Visualization

• Haptics and Human-Computer Interaction

• Machine Learning

• Micro- and Nano-Robotics

• Natural Language Processing

• Neuroscience

• Perceptual Inference

• Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction

• Soft Robotics and Materials

Intelligent systems that can successfully perceive, act, and learn in complex environments hold great potential for aiding society. The IMPRS-IS program seeks doctoral students who are curious, creative, and passionate about research to join the school and help advance human knowledge about intelligent systems.

• Admitted students can join the program starting in spring of 2025.

• You will be mentored by internationally renowned faculty.

• You will register as a university doctoral student and conduct research.

• IMPRS-IS offers a wide variety of scientific seminars, workshops, and social activities.

• All aspects of the program are in English.

• Your doctoral degree will be conferred when you successfully complete your doctoral project.

• Dedicated staff members will assist you throughout your time as a doctoral student.

Who can apply?

People with a strong academic background and a master’s degree (conferred or expected soon) in Engineering, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Mathematics, Control Theory, Neuroscience, Materials Science, Physics, or related fields should apply.

IMPRS-IS is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to excellence through diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, gender identity, or any other non-job-related criteria. They believe in the importance of a multicultural community of students, faculty, and staff who seek to advance our commitment to diversity and inclusion. IMPRS-IS strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

Admission is competitive. If selected, applicants will receive funding via an employment contract, subject to the rules of the Max Planck Society and the two participating universities.

You can apply at https://imprs.is.mpg.de/application before 11:59 p.m. (23:59) CET on November 15, 2024. Finalists will be invited to selection interviews that will take place from February 13 to 21, 2025.

For further information, please visit https://imprs.is.mpg.de.