瑞士苏黎世大学2020年招聘博士后职位（经验数字伦理方向）

Job Description

UZH Digital Society Initiative

Post-Doctoral Position in Empirical Digital Ethics

80-100 %

We are offering an interdisciplinary postdoctoral position in Empirical Digital Ethics. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to two research projects focusing on control, trust and responsibility in the context of AI- driven autonomous systems. The position is advertised by the Digital Ethics Lab of the Digital Society Initiative, University of Zurich (UZH). Funding is provided for three years (extension possible) by the Swiss National Science Foundation within the National Research Program 77 "Digital Transformation".

Your responsibilities

The research projects involve cutting-edge topics in digital ethics including fairness-by-design for AI and meaningful human control of autonomous systems in sensitive contexts such as employment and security. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to coordinate the empirical aspects of the research projects, such as experimental design, data analysis and technology design in collaboration with philosophers, experts in international humanitarian law, social scientists as well as computer and data scientists. The team involves researchers from UZH, the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, the University of St. Gallen and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. You will be given leeway for developing own research goals within the framework of the research projects.

The projects are expected to have considerable practical implications, and are conducted in close collaboration with partners from the industry, government and NGOs. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in the operational lead of PhD students with a computer science background who are working in software design and virtual experimental environments and a PhD student in law. Interest and ability in working in such an environment is mandatory.

Your profile

PhD in psychology, experimental ethics, HRI or a related field

Experience in experimental research methods; in particular conception and implementation of (virtual) experiments.

Good command of statistical data analysis

A few publications in top-tier international journals

Team spirit, commitment and pleasure in working with PostDocs and PhD students in the fields of computer science, philosophy, humanitarian law and management

Strong interest in the social aspects of predictive modeling and autonomous systems, in particular fairness, non-discrimination and human rights

Very good command of English, written and spoken

Fluency in German would be an assetWhat we offer

We offer competitive employment conditions at UZH, a highly engaging research environment at the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) and plenty of opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange. Salary will be according to UZH regulations (wage bracket 18/03; annual salary 100%: CHF 96'000).

The project is an excellent opportunity to further develop qualifications and experience in different disciplines at the interface of AI, autonomous systems and ethics.

Place of work

UZH Digital Society Initiative Rämistrasse 69 8001 Zürich

Start of employment

Screening of applicants will start on March 1, 2020 and continue until the position is filled. Please provide the following in a single pdf file when applying for the position:

Cover letter indicating the position you are applying to, stating your motivation, experience and skills you could bring to the project (2 pages max)

Detailed CV (no photo), including publications (3 pages max)

One page summary of your dissertation

One publication

Contact information for two references