PhD or Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Trustworthy NLP for High-Stakes Domains at TU Darmstadt Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany

PhD/Postdoc opportunity in trustworthy NLP at the UKP Lab, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, led by Prof. Iryna Gurevych. The position focuses on research at the intersection of computer science, natural language processing, and AI security, with applications in high-stakes domains such as misinformation detection, fact-checking, content and AI-text provenance, privacy-preserving clinical and mental-health NLP, and secure LLMs.

Research topics mentioned include claim verification, misinformation and provenance, privacy-preserving NLP for sensitive health data, prompt-injection defenses, vulnerability analysis, and AI-text detection. The lab is also collaborating with ATHENE, described as Europe’s largest applied-cybersecurity centre.

Eligibility: the post states that applicants should have a PhD or Master’s degree in NLP, machine learning, computer science, or a related field, plus interest in one of the listed directions, a strong publication record, solid engineering skills, and awareness of ethics and data protection.

Funding/conditions: this is a full-time TV-TU E13 position, initially for 2 years with possible extension, starting as soon as possible. The post is an employment opening rather than a scholarship.

Deadline: 24 July 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so early submission is encouraged.

How to apply: use the UKP application portal, quote the reference to this post, and upload a motivation letter, CV, transcripts/certificates, work experience documents, recommendation letters if available, and thesis/publications.