PhD Candidate in Human-Centered Generative AI for Software Engineering

8 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Radboud University

Research Field

Technology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

8 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

38.0

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Are you fascinated by the possibilities of Generative Artificial Intelligence in software development? Are you eager to ensure that Generative AI is actually used to boost developers’ productivity? Then we invite you to apply for this PhD position on Human-Centered Generative Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering in the Software Science group at the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) powered by large language models (LLMs) plays an increasing role in software development, allowing for task automation and just-in-time developer feedback. However, without considering humans, it is easy for LLM-based tools to hinder rather than help software developers in their tasks or to introduce unexpected side effects. Human-centered GenAI for Software Engineering aims to put software developers at the forefront of the design of LLM-based tools to amplify and augment their capabilities.

In this multidisciplinary PhD project supervised by Dr Mairieli Wessel and Prof. Frits Vaandrager, you will combine insights from software engineering, human-computer interaction and machine learning by applying empirical research methods such as field studies, mining studies and interviews. Specifically, you will investigate ways of effectively augmenting software developers' abilities in achieving their specific goals. There are many directions in which your research can contribute to this and you will have the freedom to shape your own research direction within this broad field. You will be expected to conduct high-quality research, coming up with creative solutions, working diligently, interacting with peers worldwide, and interacting with practitioners from both the open source and industrial domains to evaluate your research. Your teaching load will be up to 10% of your working time.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

• You hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Sciences, or a similar discipline.
• You have a demonstrable interest in software engineering, empirical research and socio-technical factors.
• You have solid programming and software engineering skills.
• You have an excellent command of written and spoken English.
• You have a healthy dose of creativity.

Additional Information
Benefits

• We will give you a temporary employment contract (0.8 FTE 5- year contract - 1.0 FTE 4- year contract) of 1,5 years, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, your contract will be extended by 2.5 years (4-year contract) or 3.5 years (5-year contract).
• You will receive a starting salary of €2,770 gross per month based on a 38-hour working week, which will increase to €3,539 from the fourth year onwards (salary scale P ).
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Support Service . The Dual Career Programme assists your partner via support, tools, and resources to improve their chances of independently finding employment in the Netherlands. Our Family Support Service helps you and your partner feel welcome and at home by providing customised assistance in navigating local facilities, schools, and amenities. Also take a look at our support for international staff page to discover all our services for international employees.
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions . You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

Additional comments

You can apply no later than 8 April only via the button below. Address your letter of application to Mairieli Wessel.

In your motivation letter, please include your vision (e.g. stating what you consider an urgent problem to address, how you would go about the project, etc.) and describe how your background or research interests relate to the PhD subject. A generic letter of motivation is not appreciated.

The first interviews will take place on Monday 29 April. Any second interview will take place on Monday 6 May. You will preferably start your employment as soon as possible.

We can imagine you're curious about our application procedure . It describes what you can expect during the application procedure and how we handle your personal data and internal and external candidates. If you wish to apply for a non-scientific position with a non-EU nationality, please take notice of the following information .

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/338755/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Radboud Universiteit

Country

Netherlands

City

Nijmegen

Postal Code

6525XZ

Street

Houtlaan 4

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/338755/phd-candidate-in-human-centered-gene…

Contact

City

Nijmegen

Website

http://www.ru.nl/

Street

Houtlaan 4

Postal Code

6525 XZ

STATUS: EXPIRED