Post-Doc on moral cognition & value-aware AI

The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) is offering a fully-funded Post-Doc position in Artificial Intelligence, focusing on the area of moral cognition.

The position is offered in the context of VALAWAI (short for Value-Aware AI), a new EU project at the frontiers of AI. The project addresses the pressing issue of machines being aware of human values and active in ensuring the alignment of actions with such values. VALAWAI brings together neuroscientists and AI scientists to develop technologies addressing the issue of moral cognition with applications in the domain of social media, social robots and medical protocols.

At IIIA-CSIC, the main focus will be on developing tools for moral cognition and evaluating them within the medical protocols field, where medical protocols and medical decisions are morally analysed.

The candidate will be working with Prof Carles Sierra and Dr Nardine Osman, and will be part of a vibrant and interdisciplinary research team.

About IIIA-CSIC.

IIIA-CSIC, located on the UAB campus, belongs to the Spanish National Research Council, Spain’s largest public institution devoted to research and technological development. IIIA-CSIC is a leading research centre in Europe in the areas of multiagent systems, machine learning, and uncertainty reasoning. It has grown over the last 25 years to become a cohesive group of 60 researchers and engineers, including roughly 20 PhD students.  Many of its near 100 alumni hold relevant research and industrial positions all over the world, in Australia, the US, France, the UK, Singapore, Italy, and Argentina to name a few. IIIA-CSIC has a strong academic record, and is an active player in the Catalan industrial ecosystem, participating in a large number of technology transfer projects.

Responsibilities.

• Collaborating on the development of tools for moral cognition.
• Leading the use case with Hospital del Mar by collaborating with the medical personnel and designing the use case accordingly.
• Designing and overseeing the application of cognitive tools within the medical protocols scenario.

How to apply.

pplicants should send their application by email to Dr Nardine Osman ([email protected] ) with the subject “VALAWAI Post-Doc application”. The application should include (in PDF):

• a short statement of interest explaining why the applicant is interested in this position, how does their profile match the research, along with any other relevant information;
• a full curriculum vitae;
• two reference letters;
• a copy of the applicant’s academic degrees/transcripts; and
• any relevant scientific publications, if applicable.

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis, though the deadline is on 05 September 2022. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview, which can be online if necessary.