Post Doctoral Research Associate

Contract

Hybrid

Deadline

September 30, 2024

About the organization

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King's College London

Organization type

Academic Institution

In A Nutshell

Location

Hybrid London, United Kingdom

Salary

£43,205 – £46,732

Job Type

Contract

Experience Level

Mid-level

Deadline to apply

September 30, 2024

The research will investigate the ethical and social challenges associated with Large Language Models deployed in morally loaded contexts (such as healthcare, justice and education).

Responsibilities

  • Background research: ethical and social implications as well as systemic risks of LLMs,
    human-computer interaction studies related to LLMs, uncertainty quantification and
    communication methods in the context of LLMs;
  • Co-development of theoretical framework;
  • Liaising with The Centre for Language AI Research at Tohoku University, coordinating collaborative research;
  • Planning of all project meetings;
  • Organising cross-disciplinary workshops pertinent to the project;
  • Participating in national and international conferences and workshops to present the results of the project to academic, policy and practice audiences; and
  • Drafting of final project report and journal articles for submission.

Skillset

  • PhD awarded in Philosophy or Computer Science.
  • Specialist knowledge in a relevant area(s) and Demonstrated ability to engage with relevant computer science literature.
  • Proven experience in research as demonstrated through published results of research in peer reviewed journals or books.
  • Good interpersonal skills, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
  • A keen interest and ability to work with computer scientists and organize cross-disciplinary research and workshops.
  • Wishes to develop sole-authored and/or co-authored publications in the areas of Ethics and social implications of large language models.

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