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Computational Modeling of Motivation and Emotion (Internship/Thesis)

22.07.2025, Biete ...

Join our team for recreating the human mind: Motivation & Emotion!

The working unit AG Personality & Motivation (Prof. Dr. Markus Quirin)
of TUM School of Medicine & Health
offers an
Internship (and/or BSc/MSc thesis)
Working in the area of
Computational Modeling of Motivation & Emotion:
Psychology Engineering - Robotics - Computational Neuroscience
We look for:
a motivated student with a background in engineering (control systems, cybernetics, dynamic systems), AI, robotics,
or (neuro)computational (e.g., cognitive) modeling with an interest in psychology. The length of the internship is
3 months at maximum but may be a step into a thesis, publication, or other form of cooperation. Note that the internship
is unpaid.
We offer:
• Working on an exciting project of simulating human mind (i.e., motivation, emotion, cognition & personality).
• The chance to start an academic career in this field of research.
• A young, open-minded, and international team.
• Diverse and challenging tasks at the forefront of interdisciplinary research.
• In-depth insights and strong involvement in our research activities.
• A relatively flexible work arrangement regarding location and time, so your studies are not compromised.
• The possibility to integrate your bachelor's/master's thesis or project studies with the specified topic. Requests
for supervising theses or research internships in this area are possible regardless of the advertised position.
Process of Application:
Please send the following application documents in a PDF document via email to m.quirin@tum.de:
• brief statement of motivation
• Curriculum Vitae (especially degrees, grades, practical and academic experiences)
• transcript of records (updated)
Please use the following subject line: "Internship/Thesis on Modeling the Mind". We look forward to receiving your
application!

Kontakt: m.quirin@tum.de