PhD Student Human Factors Explainable AI, Volkswagen AG

PhD Student Human Factors Explainable AI

Volkswagen AG

Location:
Germany, Wolfsburg

Category:
Research and Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Volkswagen Group Innovation continuously strives to develop innovative solutions for efficient, sustainable, safe and comfortable mobility. Our 'UX Insights and Concepts' team is concerned with understanding occupants to design functions that enable a positive user experience. Current trends in artificial intelligence (AI) call for the investigation and understanding of AI use in the vehicle environment. As part of your three-year doctoral project, you will develop usage scenarios for Explainable AI (xAI) in the vehicle and investigate these using studies.

Job Responsibility:

Researching on approaches to making AI models explainable
Developing potential usage scenarios of xAI in the vehicle
Empirically investigating variables such as usability, acceptance, trust and preference towards xAI in the vehicle
Assessing the opportunities and risks of xAI in the automotive industry
Deriving design features for xAI

Requirements:

Good to very good university degree qualifying for doctoral studies in the fields of human factors, psychology or comparable fields
In-depth experience with user studies, especially study design
Good knowledge of data analysis and statistics
English language level C1
German language level B1
Knowledge of AI and Explainable AI desirable

Nice to have:

Knowledge of AI and Explainable AI desirable

What we offer:

Attractive salary & 30 vacation days (+ 24.12. and 31.12. off)
35-hour week, flexible working hours, remote work
Special conditions for the purchase and leasing of vehicles
Free seminars on scientific work and interdisciplinary qualifications
Participation in the doctoral network for scientific exchange with science representatives and other doctoral candidates within the Volkswagen Group

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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