[agents] Postdoctoral Research Position on Hybrid Collective Intelligence

[Iyad Rahwan]

The project “Hybrid Collective Intelligence” at the Center for Humans and
Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, is seeking
applications for a


*Postdoctoral Research Position *

*(E 13 TVöD; 39 hours/week) *


Funding for the postdoctoral position is available for two years, with
possibility of extension for a third year. The position is available from
December 1, 2019, or later.


*Job Description *

The “Hybrid Collective Intelligence” theme (PIs: Prof. Rahwan and Dr.
Pescetelli) seeks to quantify the impact that digital technologies have on
human social learning. This research will advance the fields of cultural
evolution and computational social sciences using rigorous experimental and
observational methodology, together with strong analytic and computational
techniques. We expect that the post-doctoral researcher will conduct
rigorous online experiments, supervise quantitative and technical aspects
of the project, and apply statistical inference to collected data.

The successful candidate will have no formal teaching requirements. The
project is part of the Center for Humans and Machines (director: Iyad
Rahwan) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (MPIB) in Berlin.
The successful candidate will closely work with Prof. Rahwan and Dr.
Pescetelli to produce high impact publications in top journals.


*Requirements *

We are searching a postdoc with a strong interest and established expertise
in behavioral science and/or computer science. The successful applicant
must be comfortable working with social scientists and computer scientists.
The position is open to candidates holding a doctoral degree in either
computer science or in a social science discipline (experimental
psychology, anthropology, or related fields).


*Essential *

The successful applicant needs to possess:


   - Expertise in conducting large online experiments (e.g. on Amazon
   Mechanical Turk) involving multiple simultaneous participants.
   - Demonstrated prior work in causal inference and experimental
   methodology
   - Outstanding experience in data science, as demonstrated by a track
   record of publications in top scientific journals.
   - Demonstrated interest in computational social science
   - Experience in working with large datasets
   - The ability to work independently.
   - Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary and fast paced environment
   - High proficiency in English.


*Preferable *

Proficiency also in one (or more) of the following skills will be
advantageous to the successful applicant:


   - Experience with Machine Learning, in particular state-of-the-art
   generative models, e.g. GANs and VAEs.
   - Familiarity in Bayesian statistics, Bayesian networks and graphical
   models
   - Expertise in phylogenetic models


The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals
with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications
from such qualified individuals. The Max Planck Society is committed to
increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and
therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.


To apply, please send (as ONE FILE and via email, with the sentence
“Postdoc application in Hybrid Collective Intelligence” in the subject
line) a statement of research interests, a CV, a copy of relevant
certificates, (p)reprints of two publications, and a list of two references
to Prof. Dr. Iyad Rahwan, MPI for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195
Berlin (sekrahwan at mpib-berlin.mpg.de). Receiving of applications will
continue until the position is filled and evaluation of applicants will
start on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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