Stellenticket Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Research and teaching tasks in the research group Distributed Operating Systems (DOS). Development and experimental evaluation of methods for the interpretability and capability analysis of internal representations of LLMs, aimed at systematically detecting misbehavior using anomaly detection and identifying its causes through root cause analysis. Design and implementation of prototypes to investigate and explain model behavior. Publication of research results in international conferences.

• Successfully completed university degree (Master, Diplom or equivalent) and a PhD in Computer Science
• Proven track record of scientific publications at international conferences
• Several years of experience in industry research projects, particularly in the analysis and modeling of large datasets for the detection of misbehavior
• Solid research experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly in their interpretability, capability analysis, and the study of their internal representations and structures, with the aim of systematically understanding the causes and mechanisms of misbehavior. This requires, among other things, very good knowledge in anomaly detection, root cause analysis, as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence methods, applied specifically to the identification and analysis of misbehavior in complex models.
• The ability to teach in German and/or in English is required; willingness to acquire the respective missing language skills
• Excellent programming skills in Python and proficiency with modern machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
• Experience with scalable data analysis, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructures
• Strong experience in publishing and presenting scientific results as well as in teaching and mentoring students
• Ability to conduct independent scientific work and to successfully collaborate with industry partners desirable

Please send your written application with the reference number and the usual documents (CV, list of grades, language certificates) to Technische Universität Berlin - Die Präsidentin - Fakultät IV, Institut für Telekommunikationssysteme, FG Distributed and Operating Systems (DOS), Herrn Prof. Kao, online only: odej.kao@tu-berlin.de.

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