Research Engineer (6 months), AI systems - Befattningen är under tillsättning eller redan tillsatt, och det är inte längre möjligt att lämna in en ansökan

The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University (www.cs.umu.se) is seeking a candidate for a position as Research Engineer, with focus onengineering methods to develop AI systems responsibly,for the European project AI4EU. The appointment is for 6 months full-time employment. Start January 1, 2019, or as otherwise agreed.

You will be part of the newly started Social and Ethical Artificial Intelligence group at Umeå University. The Social and Ethical Artificial Intelligence group conducts research into AI systems that meet their social responsibility, including the development of theories, models and tools for oversight, accountability and verification, and methods to analyse, design, measure and audit social implications. The group collaborates with several national and international research groups, and has active links with industry and policy organisations. For more information, please visit http://people.cs.umu.se/virginia/. The research spans from basic research to applied research, and the group collaborates with internationally renowned groups in academia and industry.

Project description
The main goal is to develop the Value-Based AI Design Methodology that underlies the AI open platform to be developed in the AI4EU project. The final outcome should be a well-tested methodology that can give guidance to AI applications in industry and is a proposal for EU standardization.

Work description
The tasks are expected to include:

• To develop a methodology for the technical and formal integration of ethical, legal, societal and economic (ELSE) issues into the systematic design and deployment of AI systems.
• To test this methodology in the context of the different use-cases developed within the AI4EU framework.
• To develop and spread the design methodology through an educational material (e.g. a MOOC), tutorials, training programs.

Qualifications
A Master degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science or a subject relevant for the position is required. Documented experience from at least one of the areas systems modelling and knowledge representation, andsoftware development are required. Proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is required.Research merits in the area of the position are a merit.

Application
A complete application should include:

• Introductory letter including a motivation of why your expertise is appropriate for the position.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Copies of degree certificates, including documentation of completed academic courses and obtained grades
• Any other information relevant for the position such as description of software development experience, or previous industry experience.
• Names and contact information for two persons willing to act as references.

Please observe that all material needs to be in Swedish or English, in Word or pdf format. If material is submitted in other languages a translation to Swedish or English must be included. As we strive for a more balanced gender distribution within the department, we encourage women as applicants.

Welcome with your application
Applications must be submitted electronically using the e-recruitment system of Umeå University, and be received no later than 17 December, 2018.

Further information
For further information, please contact Professor Virginia Dignum (virginia@cs.umu.se).

More information about the hosting research group and Umeå University can be found at http://people.cs.umu.se/virginia/and http://www.umu.se/