Job description

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 26th of October 2022.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

About the project

VIGILANT is a 36 month, €4m project with 17 partners that will equip European Police Authorities with advanced technologies from academia to detect and analyse misinformation and disinformation that leads to criminal activities. The project was the winning submission to the Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-03 Disinformation and fake news are combated and trust in the digital world is raised.

About the role

This role will suit an early career Post-Doctoral Researcher whose work is at the intersection of technology and social science. It is an ‘all-rounder’ position that would be ideal for someone who is interested in design and technology, who has good interpersonal skills, and who wants to work with leading experts in each of these areas on a variety of tasks. The successful candidate will conduct research into methods and technologies to combat misinformation and assist in the design, development and evaluation of VIGILANT.

This is an academic research role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator.

The primary purpose of the role is to further develop your research skills and competences, including the processes of publication in peer-reviewed academic publications, the development of funding proposals, the mentorship of graduate students along with the opportunity to develop your skills in research led teaching.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Please see the full list of responsibilities at https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=015069

In addition to the Principal Duties and Responsibilities listed, the successful candidate will also carry out the following duties specific to this project:

• Assist in the delivery of co-design workshops with clients and partners to define functional and non-functional requirements
• Assist in the development of prototype designs
• Evaluate solutions created by the development teams

Assist in the development of training material and assist in the delivery of training.

Post Doc Level 1 or Post Doc Level 2 Salary Range: ) €39,522 – €45,610 per annum or €46,906 – €51,035 per annum.

Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Further Information for Candidates

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join the ADAPT Centre, a Science Foundation Ireland National Research Centre which is co-located in eight Irish higher education institutions including UCD. They will be able to avail of the significant supports the centre offers to members including access to leading experts, training, network building, access to research supports including software, computer clusters and hosting, and the support of experts in research funding, intellectual property, and commercialisation.

Career Development

UCD and ADAPT offer excellent opportunities for career development. The successful candidate will be encouraged to:

• Publish results in leading international conferences and
• Develop their network through collaborative research within and outside the VIGILANT
• Attend career development and training
• Develop new projects on misinformation, disinformation or other related
• Submit independent funding applications for Irish, UK and European research
• Co-supervise
• Contribute to other related

One of the primary ancillary objectives of the VIGILANT project is the setting up of a new research lab focused on misinformation, disinformation and other related problematic content such as hate-speech, radicalisation, incel, extremist, violent separatist, nationalist, and conspiracy theory content. As such, the successful candidate will be encouraged to join a growing community of researchers in this domain. In particular they will be encouraged to:

• Develop new project ideas focused on misinformation, disinformation and other related
• Submit funding proposals (independently or as a team) for prestigious Irish and European

Why UCD and ADAPT?

• Contribute to the ADAPT research agenda that pioneers and combines research in AI driven technologies: Natural Language Processing, Video/Text/Image/Speech processing, digital engagement & HCI, semantic modelling, personalisation, privacy & data
• Work with our interdisciplinary team of leading experts from the complementary fields of, Social Sciences, Communications, Commerce/Fintech, Ethics, Law, Health, Environment and
• Leverage our success. ADAPT’s researchers have signed 43 collaborative research projects, 52 licence agreements and oversee 16 active commercialisation funds and 52 commercialisation ADAPT has won 40+ competitive EU research projects and obtained €18.5 million in non-exchequer non-commercial funding. Additionally, six spinout companies have been formed. ADAPT’s researchers have produced over 1,500 journal and conference publications and nearly 100 PhD students have been trained.

As an UCD ADAPT researcher you will have access to a network of 85 global experts and over 250 staff as well as a wide multi-disciplinary ecosystem across 8 leading Irish universities. We can influence and inform your work, share our networks and collaborate with you to increase your impact, and accelerate your career opportunities. Specifically we offer:

• Exposure and free access within a multi-disciplinary ecosystem across 8 leading Irish
• Opportunity to build your profile at international conferences and global
• Fast-track your career through formalised training & development, expert one-on-one supervision and exposure to top AI

Application Process

Applications will only be accepted via https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=015069 and should include the following

• A Cover Letter detailing your motivation, personal qualities which you believe will help you make a success of the role, and long term research goals;
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae, including links to relevant publications (Google Scholar, ORCID) GitHub repositories (if applicable)

Job Types: Full-time, Specified-purpose
Contract length: 36 months

Salary: €39,522.00-€51,035.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Flexitime
• Free or subsidised travel
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

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