Location

Campus Duisburg

Application area

Faculty of Computer Science

Post-Doctoral Researcher (f/m/d, Nr. 177-24)
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The position will be at the newly found Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security. The RC Trust addresses the trustworthiness of intelligent systems in safety-critical applications. Its human-centered research approach covers the entire interdisciplinary research of trustworthy data analytics, explainable machine learning, and privacy-aware algorithms. In this Post-Doc you will be part of Nils Köbis’ new lab on “The Human Understanding of Algorithms and Machines” and also work closely with Dr. Margarita Leib (Tilburg University) and Prof. Wilhelm Hofmann (Ruhr University Bochum).

The project

People interact increasingly with technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This project aims to explore people’s perceptions of and interactions with AI-based systems in their daily lives. Utilizing experience sampling methods, we will gather real-time data on participants' thoughts, feelings, experiences, and behaviors as they encounter and interact with various forms of AI in their daily lives. This longitudinal approach will enable us to understand the nuanced dynamics of human-AI interaction and its implications for technology design and policy.

Start of employment

as soon as possible

Duration of employment

2 years, extension is possible

Working time

39 h 50 min (100%)

Your main tasks

Scientific collaboration and independent research in our research projects and experiments. You will contribute to gaining a better understanding of how emerging technologies shape people’s thoughts and behavior with the eventual aim of informing the responsible design of such technology. For this purpose, you will work together with a team of experts who can guide you but also have the opportunity to develop your own research focus and supervise PhD students in their work. In addition, you will take on the implementation and execution of teaching and administrative tasks.

Your profile

Completed PhD in psychology or project-related fields such as business informatics, communication science, computer science, data science, economics, media studies, or other relevant fields.

Further requirements

• Strong interest and high motivation to work on the described project
• Interest and motivation in developing your own research agenda as well, in the psychology of technology, machine behavior, and/or the ethical implications of AI
• Confidence in working independently in this area
• Aspiring for an academic career and looking for an opportunity for further career development
• Experience in scientific work (e.g., empirical research methods, experiments, statistical data analysis) necessary
• Experience in university teaching is desirable
• Good moderation/presentation/communication skills
• Excellent English skills
• Goal-oriented, structured, and independent working method, organizational talent
• Openness to new developments and creative solutions
• Willingness and ability to work in a diverse and interdisciplinary environment

We offer you

• Integration into a dynamically growing, committed, and international team of leading researchers at the newly founded research center
• Diverse responsibilities in a lively and research-intensive environment
• Develop and execute exciting projects
• Working with leading experts
• Potential opportunity to do a research stay in the Netherlands
• Opportunity to participate in university teaching (optional).
• Opportunity for habilitation and intensive support on the path to developing your own research focus
• Flexible arrangements for working hours and the possibility of home office, long-term contracts
• A quiet, research-oriented atmosphere while being close to leisure and cultural facilities of the Ruhr metropolis and the Rhineland, one of Europe’s largest but also greenest metropolitan areas with the highest university density in Germany.
• Diverse possibilities for your place of residence: In the vicinity of the university, you will find large cities (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf), as well as medium-sized cities (Moers, Krefeld) and rural regions on the Lower Rhine with wonderful nature
• Family-friendliness through flexible and individual care for your children
• Continuing education and training offers
• A discounted public transport ticket
• Sports and health offers (university sports)

Application deadline

2024-05-15

Code number

177-24

Application

Please send your application containing a) a CV, b) a 1-page research proposal c) a 1-page motivation letter and d) a list up to three references whom we could contact for further inquiries in electronic form (in one PDF document) stating the reference number 177-24 in an email to Prof. Nils Köbis, University of Duisburg-Essen, Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security, Bismarckstr. 120, 47057 Duisburg, Email: nils.koebis@uni-due.de.

Information about the job

For more information about the newly created Research Center you can visit: https://rc-trust.ai/