The Centre for Philosophy and AI Research {PAIR} at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU, est. 1743) offers two positions for PhD students (www.pair.fau.de).
Employment can start in October 2026 or earlier. The contracts are for three years.
The PhD students will be supervised by the Director, Prof. Vincent C. Müller, and a Research Fellow at PAIR. They benefit from an excellent research environment and a well-organised support structure.
We are looking for a candidate with clear intellectual and academic excellence, capable of good teamwork, with an international outlook, and good English proficiency. The specific topic of the PhD will be developed in year one. Fruitful areas of research may include: agency, intention, perception, limits of machine-learning, AI in education & research, AI and philosophical method, well-being, and human rights.
Some organisational or teaching work for the Centre are required (ca. 15%). Employees are expected to reside in the region and to work on-site at PAIR during the semester time most of the week.
Applications via e-mail to pair-jobs@fau.de, with subject “PAIR PhD: Application“ until the 6th of May with a single PDF that includes:
(1) motivation letter (1-2 pages);
(2) 2–4 page outline of a proposed PhD-project (including references);
(3) CV;
(4) contact information for 2 referees
MORE INFORMATION UNDER https://philjobs.org/job/show/30722
If any questions are not answered in the PhilJobs ad, please contact pair-jobs@fau.de with the subject line “PAIR PhD: Inquiry” for targeted inquiries.