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<p><b>PhD Contracts for outstanding candidates to undertake research
in trustworthy and reliable Artificial Intelligence at Univ. Rey
Juan Carlos, Madrid</b><br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.cetinia.es/announcements/job-offers/vae-contracts" moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.cetinia.es/announcements/job-offers/vae-contracts</a><br>
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</b>The Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence and
Information Technology (CETINIA) at University Rey Juan Carlos
(URJC) offers six predoctoral research contracts in the context of
a large Spanish national project on Value-Awareness Engineering
(VAE). The project will be carried out in cooperation with the
Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the Spanish
National Research Council (CSIC), and the Valencian Research
Institute on Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN) at Technical
University of Valencia (UPV).<br>
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The general aim of the VAE project is to develop tools and
technologies for building value-aware systems. Here, value-aware
refers to systems that understand our human values and ensure
their behaviour to be aligned with those values. The project is
centred in the context of trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and
will build upon and advance works in the field of multiagent
systems, especially related to normative systems, agreement
technologies, machine learning, logic programming, individual and
collective decision making and explanation mechanisms, as well as
ethical foundations of agency.<br>
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Successful candidates will work closely with senior CETINIA
researchers and other research associates in the project on
modelling and implementation tasks, preparing research articles
for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and presenting findings
at conferences and workshops. Desired outcomes of the research
contracts are <b>PhD dissertations</b>, possibly related to one
or several of the aforementioned topics of the VAE project. Some
positions include the opportunity of implementing cotutelle
agreements with collaborating European Universities.<br>
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<b>Requirements</b><b><br>
</b>Candidates are required to hold a degree in Computer Science
or related fields (Telecommunication Engineering, Applied
Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, etc.), have good
communication skills in English and/or Spanish, and be able to
demonstrate strong motivation to conduct research. Having
completed (or finishing) a Master’s Degree, preferably on
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or similar topics, is a
plus. Good programming skills (Python, Java, and/or Matlab) as
well as a solid background in Artificial Intelligence (see the VAE
topics above) are desirable. Qualified women are particularly
encouraged to apply.<br>
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<b>Benefits of the contract</b><b><br>
</b>The annual salary is 24.000 EUR before taxes and includes
Spanish Social Security. In addition, generous allowances are
given to support presentation of work at international conferences
and to attend seminars and tutorials. The expected duration of
contracts is three years. Contracts are conditional on
satisfactory progress, which is reviewed every year.<br>
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<b>Start date</b><b><br>
</b>The desirable start date is February 2023 although variations
may be possible depending on the candidates’ circumstances.<br>
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<b>Application</b><br>
To apply for these contracts, you are kindly asked to send your
(i) motivation letter describing your research interests and
goals, (ii) CV, (iii) transcripts, (iv) certificates, (v) contacts
for two references, and (vi) relevant publications (if any) in one
PDF file to the following e-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:vae.contracts.urjc@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">vae.contracts.urjc@gmail.com</a>
preferably by <b>January 7th 2023</b>. Applications will be
considered by the Principal Investigators of the VAE project at
URJC (Prof. Billhardt and Prof. Ossowski) on a rolling basis.<br>
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<b>About the CETINIA Research Centre at URJC</b><br>
The CETINIA research centre aims at promoting R&D&I in the
field of Artificial Intelligence and IT at URJC. It currently
comprises 6 research groups and over 60 faculty members. To
successfully carry out its research, technology transfer, and
dissemination activities, CETINIA relies on a broad multinational
team of researchers and practitioners in the field of Intelligent
Systems, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, and Operations
Research, among others. CETINIA is involved in research projects
with industrial as well as public funding, from regional,
national, and European sources.<br>
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University Rey Juan Carlos is a young public university with
several campuses in the greater Madrid. In its 25 years of
operation, it managed to grow to 46.000 students, being currently
the second largest among the six public Universities in Madrid.
CETINIA is located in the campus of Mostoles, where the Presidency
of the University is located. Mostoles is the second-largest city
in population belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid. It
is located 18 kilometres southwest from central Madrid, which can
be easily reached by metro, train, or bus.</p>
<p>For further information visit the websites at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cetinia.urjc.es/" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.cetinia.urjc.es/</a> and <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ia.urjc.es/GIA/" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.ia.urjc.es/GIA/</a>.<br>
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Alberto Fernández Gil
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Campus de Móstoles (Madrid), Spain
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:alberto.fernandez@urjc.es" moz-do-not-send="true">alberto.fernandez@urjc.es</a> | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ia.urjc.es/~afgil/" moz-do-not-send="true">www.ia.urjc.es/~afgil/</a>
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