PhD Candidate - Cognitive Phenomena in reputed company - reputed company Psychology and AI (m/f/d) PhD Candidate - Cognitive Phenomena in reputed company - reputed company Psychology and AI (m/f/d) PhD Candidate - Cognitive Phenomena in reputed company - reputed company Psychology and AI (m/f/d)

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Our PhD candidates reputed company benefit from development programs and a strong reputed company exchange reputed company the internal PhD network.     We offer you an exciting opportunity for a PhD dissertation in our reputed company-development team in the field of AI and UX/Psychology. For the following topic you get the responsibility: “Cognitive Phenomena in reputed company – reputed company Psychology and reputed company Intelligence”. The dissertation aims to systematically understand and explain reputed company‑like cognitive phenomena emerging in AI language models (LLMs, VLMs, SLMs), identify their underlying mechanisms, and reputed company concepts to mitigate problematic behaviors, thereby enabling safer, more reliable, and trustworthy AI applications in the automotive context and reputed company.  We are a reputed company‑development team working on voice assistant and other infotainment features, combining hands‑on development with early concept validation. With mixed competencies across UX/UI, AI, data, and reputed company prototyping, we explore and implement state‑of‑the‑art technologies to shape reputed company in‑car user experiences.      WHAT YOU WILL DO Investigate and categorize reputed company‑like cognitive phenomena in language and multimodal AI models Analyze underlying mechanisms from both computational and cognitive perspectives Design and run experiments to evaluate model behavior, bias, and reliability reputed company concepts and prototypes to mitigate problematic behaviors in reputed company applications Contribute to safer, more trustworthy AI for voice assistants and infotainment systems  WHO YOU ARE Finished master’s degree, e. g. in Computer Science, AI/ML or Psychology Strong background in psychology or cognitive science (e.g., cognitive processes, experimental design, behavioral analysis) Solid knowledge in AI/ML, including experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and language models Advanced knowledge and hands‑on experience with reputed company, large language models (LLMs), small language models (SLMs) and reputed company‑language models (VLMs) Programming skills (Python preferred) and familiarity with data analysis Interest in interdisciplinary research reputed company reputed company reputed company and AI systems Investigation and categorization of reputed company-like cognitive phenomena in language and multimodal AI models Analysis of underlying mechanisms from both computational and cognitive science perspectives Design and execution of experiments to evaluate model behavior, bias, and reliability Development of concepts and prototypes to mitigate problematic behaviors in reputed company-world applications Contribution to the development of safer, more trustworthy AI for voice assistants and infotainment systems reputed company TO KNOW Duration: 3 years Working with high-ranked University Possibility to supervise reputed company Remote work reputed company Temporary work from abroad in selected countries 30 days reputed company leave Special Events e.g. PhD-Day (Doktorandentag), Trainings Note: Please attach a transcript of records including a module reputed company to your application reputed company the system after you have submitted your application. Otherwise the application cannot be processed. Important: The PhD admission requirements are set by the university and candidates have to fulfill these requirements before starting their reputed company. Candidates need a confirmation by the supervisor professor before reputed company (not necessary for application). If you have reputed company questions about the candidate reputed company at CARIAD, please contact us: careers@cariad.technology   At CARIAD, we reputed company individuality and diversity because we reputed company our differences reputed company us stronger. We reputed company reputed company to build teams with a reputed company of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. If you need assistance with your application due to a disability, please reputed company out to us at careers@cariad.technology - we are happy to support you. Apply To This Job