________________________________________ Von: Agnieszka Faleńska agnieszka.falenska@ims.uni-stuttgart.de Gesendet: Montag, 24. November 2025 10:29 An: Roth, Michael (UTN) Betreff: Postdoc in "Authority Presuppositions in Human—AI Communication" project (University of Stuttgart)
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Dear colleagues,
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in the interdisciplinary project "Authority Presuppositions in Human—AI Communication" (APHIC) at the University of Stuttgart. The project is led by Dr. Agnieszka Faleńska [1] and Prof. Judith Tonhauser [2] under the IRIS-HISIT initiative.
Project APHIC is part of the "Human-Intelligent Systems Interaction and Teaming" (IRIS-HISIT) programme [3] funded by the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg [4]. The project investigates authority presuppositions—implicit assumptions that an AI system has the expertise to deliver high-stakes advice (e.g., medical or legal). The project aims to (1) develop a theoretically grounded taxonomy of authority presuppositions, and (2) design and evaluate conversational repair strategies that maintain trust and informativeness while ensuring user safety.
Position • Duration: 18 months • Start: February 2026 (latest starting date: July 2026) • Salary: TV-L 13 (100%), see [5] for details • Environment: The researcher will be embedded in the IRIS community [6] and collaborate closely with colleagues at the Institute for Natural Language Processing [7] and the Institute of Linguistics [8].
Candidate Profile • PhD in linguistics, computational linguistics, or a related field • Background in formal pragmatics is an advantage • Strong programming skills • Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research • Proficiency in English (German not required)
How to Apply Please submit one PDF containing: • a brief motivation letter outlining your research interests, • your CV with publication list • contact information for one to two references.
Applications should be sent to: Agnieszka Faleńska (agnieszka.falenska at ims.uni-stuttgart.dehttp://ims.uni-stuttgart.de/). Applications received before 15th December 2025 will be given full consideration. The position will remain open until filled, so do not hesitate to get in touch when you find this opening after 15th of December.
The University of Stuttgart would like to increase the proportion of women in the scientific field and is therefore particularly interested in applications from women. Severely disabled persons are given priority in the case of equal suitability.
University of Stuttgart The University of Stuttgart is a technically oriented university in Germany. It is especially known for engineering and related topics, with its computer science department being ranked highly, both nationally and internationally.
The city of Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. It is a lively and international city, known for its strong economy and rich culture. With Germany's high-speed train system, it is well-connected to many other interesting places, for instance, Munich and Cologne (~2.5 hours), Paris (~3.5 hours), Berlin (~5.5 hours), Strasbourg (<1.5 hours), and Lake of Constance (~2.5 hours).
Links [1] www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/en/institute/team/Falenskahttp://www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/en/institute/team/Falenska [2] www.ling.uni-stuttgart.de/en/institute/team/Tonhauser/http://www.ling.uni-stuttgart.de/en/institute/team/Tonhauser/ [3] www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/research/human-intelligent-systems-interaction-and-teaming/http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/research/human-intelligent-systems-interaction-and-teaming/ [4] mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/startseitehttp://mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/startseite [5] oeffentlicher-dienst.info/c/t/rechner/tv-l/west?id=tv-l-2025http://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/c/t/rechner/tv-l/west?id=tv-l-2025 [6] www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/ [7] www.ims.uni-stuttgart.dehttp://www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/ [8] www.ling.uni-stuttgart.dehttp://www.ling.uni-stuttgart.de/