PhD Student: BIFOLD Graduate School — Salary Grade TV-L 13

Each year, BIFOLD offers 10 PhD positions within its graduate school, of which our research group is an active part. We are thus looking for PhD students eager to explore the intersection of machine learning and security. Interested candidates can apply via the link below. Select Prof. Rieck/MLSEC as the preferred research group.

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PhD Student: Security of Generative AI — Salary Grade TV-L 13

We are looking for another PhD student to join the research project AIGENCY. This project investigates the opportunities and risks of generative AI (such as ChatGPT) from the perspective of security. It explores the attack surface of generative AI models and develops novel attack and protection mechanisms.

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PhD Student: Security of Generative AI — Salary Grade TV-L 13

We are looking for a PhD student to join the research project AIGENCY. This project investigates the opportunities and risks of generative AI (such as ChatGPT) from the perspective of security. It explores the attack surface of generative AI models and develops novel attack and protection mechanisms.

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PhD Student: Privacy of Machine Learning — Salary Grade TV-L 13

We are looking for a PhD student to join the AI Competence Center BIFOLD. The task is to explore the trustworthiness and privacy protection of AI models and systems. The goal is to develop novel methods for detecting security and privacy vulnerabilities as well as devise adequate countermeasures.

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IT-Administrator — Salary Grade TV-L E 12

We are looking for a full-time employee in information and communication technology to oversee the IT infrastructure of the center BIFOLD. The position primarily entails designing, configuring, and managing network and computing services to facilitate the center's research activities.

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Foreign Language Secretary — Salary Grade TV-L E 7

We are seeking a foreign language secretary (Fremdsprachensekretär:in) to work with our chair and the Chair of Big Data Engineering. The main responsibilities of this position include secretarial and administrative support of research and teaching, as well as handling general correspondence.

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PhD Student: Adversarial Machine Learning — Salary Grade TV-L 13

The chair is looking for a PhD student to join the DFG project ALISON. The project investigates the security of machine learning in structured domains, such as in program code, file formats, or texts. It explores how attacks on learning algorithms can be constructed with this data and how suitable defenses can be developed.

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PostDoc: Machine Learning and Offensive Security — Salary Grade TV-L 14

The chair is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the research projects MALFOY (ERC) and ALISON (DFG). Both projects investigate the connection between offensive security and machine learning. The position should create a bridge between both research topics and establish an own research profile.

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