The Ruhr area, one of Europe‘s largest metropolitan regions, offers attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars from around the world. In 2021, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen established the Research Alliance Ruhr to bundle their cutting-edge international research on the most urgent challenges facing humankind. There are four research centers and a college. This is just the latest chapter in our long-standing collaboration as the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and 120,000 students in the heart of Germany.
As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security is bringing the expertise of its universities together to bridge the gaps between Psychology & Social Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science & Statistical Learning, and Cybersecurity & Privacy. The following position is to be filled:
Junior research group leader (f/m/d) on Psychological Aspects of Human-Algorithm-Interaction
(salary 14 TV-L, 100 %)
Start of position: as soon as possible
Contract period: three years (potential prolongation of 2 years)
Working time: full-time position (part-time work is possible)
Application deadline: 2024-04-18
The Research Alliance Ruhr is a joint undertaking of the three major universities in the Ruhr area and was initiated by the Ruhr Conference. The four research centers focus on “One Health Ruhr,” “Chemical Sciences and Sustainability,” “Trustworthy Data Science and Security,” and “Future Energy Materials and Systems.” In addition, the Research Alliance Ruhr has established a “College for Social Sciences and Humanities”.
Join us now to create innovations for the world of tomorrow in Europe’s densest university landscape, where you can find a wide range of scientific and industrial partners right on the doorstep.
Your Responsibilities
- conduct and publish excellent research within the area of Human-AI-Interactions, calibrating perceived trust and system trustworthiness or balancing people’s understanding and trust perceptions
- managing a junior research group, including supervising a PhD position funded for three years
- interdisciplinary collaboration with the disciplines located at the Research Center (computer science, statistics, cybersecurity)
- networking with teams and institutions within the University Alliance Ruhr (e.g., Social Science Faculties, DFG Research Training School 2535, College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS))
Your qualifications
- successfully completed PhD and Msc./Bsc. in psychology, cognitive science, communication science or similar
- strong publication record in human-technology-interaction
- emerging engagement in attracting competitive third-party funding
- experience in interdisciplinary research with computer science/data science/machine learning
- first leadership experience
- motivation and ambition to conduct high-quality research that upholds open-science standards
What we offer
The position is embedded in a creative, attractive, and internationally renowned research environment. With your work, you will play an essential role in developing our new Research Center and outreach with trustworthy technology to the general public. Our international network of researchers and industry partners offers a stimulating work environment. A balanced and family-friendly work-life relationship is important to us; thus, we offer flexible working times or part-time remote home office options.
Please send your application including CV, certificates and a 2-page description of your planned research program to
Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Computer Science, 47048 Duisburg, e-mail: nicole.kraemer@uni-due.de stating the code number
193-24.
Further information about the Research Center can be found at:
https://rc-trust.ai The University of Duisburg-Essen pursues the goal of promoting the diversity of its members (
http://www.uni-due.de/diversity).
In accordance with the State Equal Opportunity act, woman with the same qualifications are given referential considered.
Applications from suitable severely disabled persons and persons of equal status within the meaning of § 2 Para. 3 SGB IX are welcome.