Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) in the field of Software Engineering for Dependable Automated Driving Systems with Autoware and AI-based End-to-End Approaches Full PhD

Doctorat / PhD Type de poste : Full PhD Financement : yes Date limite de candidature : 22. Nov 2026 Date de début : as soon as possible Durée : as soon as possible for 3 years Langue de travail : German, English Diplôme requis : Diplom Master

Clausthal University of Technology is a research-intensive university with a strong national and international network. The approximately 80 professors, 1,100 employees and 3,000 students enjoy short distances, personal contact and the fascinating landscape in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Harz Mountains. As the largest employer in the region, TU Clausthal is the most important economic factor and offers cultural diversity and internationality. Clausthal University of Technology has committed itself to the guiding theme of the "Circular Economy" throughout the university and pursues the goal of contributing to the development of a sustainable society in the digital age through research, teaching and administration. Academic Researcher (m/f/d) (TV-L E 13, 100%, Service Location: Clausthal-Zellerfeld) The research group D ependable and A utonomous C yber-physical S ystems (DACS) at the I nstitute for S oftware and S ystems E ngineering (ISSE), Clausthal University of Technology (TU Clausthal), is seeking to fill a position as Academic Researcher (m/f/d) in the field of Software Engineering for Dependable Automated Driving Systems with Autoware and AI-based End-to-End Approaches (EG 13 TV-L, full-time (39.8 hours / week), limited for a period of up to 3 years) Part time is negotiable. With this position, we invite YOU to join our team, which is working in close collaboration on the development of our real automated shuttle (see image) with Autoware and AI-based end-to-end driving stack for deployment on public roads , while researching and developing dependable automated driving systems based on software and systems engineering approaches . The I nstitute for S oftware and S ystems E ngineering (ISSE) is one of the two computer science institutes at TU Clausthal, hosting several research groups. For more information about the ISSE Institute, please visit our website: https://www.isse.tu-clausthal.de/en/ . Your tasks are Research and development in the field of software engineering for dependable and safe automated driving systems. Conception, design , and implementation of software architectures and prototypes in interdisciplinary projects. Development, testing, and evaluation of methods and software systems directly on our real test vehicles (see image) for automated driving. Design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data pipelines for the systematic collection, processing, management, and provision of driving and sensor data to support the development, training, and validation of AI-based automated driving systems. Transfer and adaptation of developed automated driving technologies and solutions to other application domains, such as autonomous agricultural machinery and unmanned…