PhD & Postdoc Position in Trustworthy AI (m/f/d)
CRISTAL Lab, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security · St. Ingbert, Germany

Deadline 15 December 2026 (Europe/Berlin)Deadline 15 December 2026 (Europe/Berlin)
In short
The CRISTAL Lab at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in St. Ingbert, Germany, led by Cristina Gârbacea, recruits fully funded PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in trustworthy AI. Research covers foundation model alignment, agentic reasoning, personalized preference modeling and safety evaluation. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until 15 December 2026.
- PhD track: master's degree in computer science, data science and AI or a related field.
- Postdoc track: PhD in a related field, with a strong publication record in venues such as NeurIPS, ICML or ACL.
- Apply through the CISPA job portal with up to three PDF files; email applications are not accepted.
- Deadline: 15 December 2026 (Europe/Berlin), rolling review. Likely open: confirm dates and requirements on the official page before applying.
- Institution
- CRISTAL Lab, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
- Location
- St. Ingbert, Germany · Onsite
- Type
- Academic position
- Field
- Machine learning, trustworthy AI
- Level
- PhD student / Postdoctoral researcher
- Deadline
- 15 December 2026 (Europe/Berlin)
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