The research project aims to research the design of and interaction with proactive collaboration AI agents to build long term trust. To achieve this, the project looks to hire an excellent researcher with experience leading research activities related to collaborative human-AI interaction. The project is a collaboration between SFI ADAPT academics (Prof. Benjamin Cowan and Assist. Prof. Giovanni Di Liberto) and an industry partner. The researcher will be based within the HCI@UCD group at the School of Information & Communication Studies within University College Dublin. The researcher will also join the ADAPT Centre, a leading large scale research centre focused on AI driven content technology research.
Salary Range: €44,347 – €50,805 Per Annum Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 30th of August 2024. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.
UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV’s submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
This position (PD1) is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead found here.
===About HCI@UCD: ==== The HCI@UCD group, based at University College Dublin, is one of the largest and leading HCI labs in Ireland. We are a friendly, collaborative and highly research active group, publishing regularly in leading HCI research venues (e.g. CHI, Mobile HCI, HCI Journal, TOCHI, IJHCS, ACM CUI, DIS, JMIR). The group is a collaboration between the Schools of Computer Science (CS) and Information & Communication Studies (ICS) at University College Dublin. Members of the group are heavily involved in major internationally leading Research Centres (SFI ADAPT-https://www.adaptcentre.ie/, SFI Insight-https://www.insight-centre.org/; SFI D-REAL-https://d-real.ie/) with access to major national and international academic and industry networks and infrastructure.
The group’s faculty focus on a number of areas of research including: 1) Cognition and Conversational AI (Prof. Benjamin Cowan- ICS) 2) Ethics, Communication and Design (Assoc. Prof Marguerite Barry- ICS) 3) Mental Health and Agency (Assoc. Prof. David Coyle- CS) 4) Human-Centred Health (incl. Mental Health) Technology Design (Assist. Prof. Kevin Doherty- ICS) 5) Misinformation and Disinformation (Assist. Prof. Brendan Spillane- ICS) 6) Cognitive and Social Psychological Processes in HCI (Assist. Prof. Madeleine Steeds- ICS)
University College Dublin is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities and is ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide. It is the top university in Ireland for research output.
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To access the advertised roles, select Research in the Search by Vacancy Area and Information & Comms Studies in the Search by UCD School / Unit
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