Postdoc Position in the Science of Hybrid Intelligence

We are looking for an enthusiast postdoctoral researcher to work on an exciting project on the science of Hybrid Intelligence!

Your job
You will work on a new project on Hybrid Intelligence, which is funded by a 10-year Gravitation Grant from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. It brings together many prominent AI researchers in the Netherlands. Hybrid Intelligence (HI) is the combination of human and machine intelligence, expanding human intellect instead of replacing it. HI takes human expertise and intentionality into account when making meaningful decisions and performing appropriate actions, together with ethical, legal and societal values. The vision of the project is to design Hybrid Intelligent systems, an approach to Artificial Intelligence that puts humans at the center, changing the course of the ongoing AI revolution.

The position has two key goals:

• Contribute to shaping Hybrid Intelligence as an internationally recognised area of research. A key goal of this postdoc position is to scientifically investigate Hybrid Intelligence and contribute toward establishing it as a research field. Your role in the project will be to lead the effort to develop a methodology to identify the levels of hybrid intelligence, design the metrics or processes to measure or assess them, and create use-cases to demonstrate different levels.
• Evaluate methods for developing Hybrid Intelligent Systems. The Hybrid Intelligence programme consists of many smaller projects that are researched by PhD candidates and postdocs to develop Hybrid Intelligence. It is our aim to be able to use the developed methodologies to evaluate how well these projects provide solutions for hybrid intelligence as well as establish synergies between them. In order to facilitate this, you will interact frequently with the consortium members.

These activities will include partaking in research meetings and the writing and contributing to co-authored papers.

Requirements:

We are looking for an enthusiastic new colleague who meets several or all of the following criteria:

• You have a PhD in a computational field such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Software Engineering for Artificial Intelligence, or you have a PhD in design science or a similar field with programming and research methodology skills.
• You have experience with user studies and qualitative analyses. Experience with Human-AI Teams is a plus.
• You possess good communication skills and are able to work with people of different backgrounds.
• You have demonstrated your ability to publish and present your work at international conferences.
• You have an interest in formulating vision, roadmaps, and methodologies for developing and evaluating Hybrid Intelligence systems. Previous experience with meta-analysis research is a plus.

Salary Benefits:

We offer:

• a position for one year, with an extension to a total of three years upon positive evaluation;
• a gross monthly salary – depending on previous qualifications and experience – between €3,226 and €5,090 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 10 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
• 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.

In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees. This includes schemes facilitating professional development, leave schemes and schemes for sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products. We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.

36 - 40 hours per week

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