The CITEC (Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology) has the following job opening in the SFB TRR 318 [subproject C05]: 
Employment is conducive to academic qualification.
Research Position in the SFB TRR 318 in the field of human-machine cooperative decision making in medicine
ID: Wiss25336
- starting: 01.01.2026
- Vollzeit
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet
The transregional collaborative research center (TRR) “Constructing Explainability” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the Universities of Paderborn and Bielefeld, deals with explainable and explanatory artificial intelligence. The central hypothesis of the TRR is that explanations should be co-constructed by dialogue partners so that humans can make confident and informed decisions when interacting with intelligent systems.
To this end, both universities aim to contribute basic research in the areas of co-constructive explanation processes and their mechanisms, explanation as a socio-technical phenomenon, and computational representations of the dynamics of co-constructive explanation. They bring together different disciplinary perspectives both at the level of individual projects and the TRR as a whole. The goal of the second funding phase is to develop more flexible, personalized, proactive explanation systems (sXAI) that take social and situational context into account when adapting their explanatory behavior.
Project C05 implements a new approach in the field of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) that supports cooperative decision-making between humans and machines. Humans and machines are to systematically explore the decision space and decision options together, evaluating all options by generating arguments. For this new cooperative approach, new systems are to be developed and evaluated with medical professionals.
The position will be filled subject to project approval.
To this end, both universities aim to contribute basic research in the areas of co-constructive explanation processes and their mechanisms, explanation as a socio-technical phenomenon, and computational representations of the dynamics of co-constructive explanation. They bring together different disciplinary perspectives both at the level of individual projects and the TRR as a whole. The goal of the second funding phase is to develop more flexible, personalized, proactive explanation systems (sXAI) that take social and situational context into account when adapting their explanatory behavior.
Project C05 implements a new approach in the field of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) that supports cooperative decision-making between humans and machines. Humans and machines are to systematically explore the decision space and decision options together, evaluating all options by generating arguments. For this new cooperative approach, new systems are to be developed and evaluated with medical professionals.
The position will be filled subject to project approval.
Your Tasks
- research activities (100 %):
- research into new approaches in the field of evaluative XAI
- design and implementation of system architectures
- evaluation of systems with users
- publication and presentation of results at international conferences
Employment is conducive to academic qualification.
We offer
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet (limited until 30.06.2029 - end of project) (§ 2 (1) sentence 1 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
- Vollzeit
- internal and external training opportunities
- variety of health, consulting and prevention services
- reconcilability of family and work
- constant place of work (Bielefeld) without travel activities
- flexible working hours
- good transport connection
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
- open and pleasant working atmosphere
- exciting, varied tasks
- modern work environment with digital processes
- various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)
Your Profile
We expect
- completed scientific university degree in computer science, business informatics or data science
- interest and passion for interdisciplinary research
- ability to conduct scientific work and publish
- strong presentation and writing skills
- excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written)
- analytical skills and a scientific mindset
- independent, responsible and committed approach to work
Preferred experience and skills
- practical experience and theoretical knowledge in the areas of human-computer interaction, XAI or knowledge representation
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application. To apply, please preferably use our online form via the application button below.
application deadline: 13.10.2025
Contact
Prof. Dr. Philipp Cimiano
+49 521 106-12249
cimiano@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Technische Fakultät
Prof. Dr. Philipp Cimiano
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Philipp Cimiano
+49 521 106-12249
cimiano@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Technische Fakultät
Prof. Dr. Philipp Cimiano
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
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