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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University (Sweden)
is offering a postdoctoral scholarship within the project “Dealing
with Misinformation through Sources Evaluation to enhance
Decision-Making”. The scholarship is full-time for two years of
full-time studies, starting September 1, 2024 or by agreement. <br>
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<p>The overall purpose of the project is to develop formal theories
and software tools to deal with misinformation. Misinformation
(e.g. fake news) can be defined as false or inaccurate information
that is deliberately created and is intentionally or
unintentionally propagated. Misinformation has been principally
studied in journalism due to its negative impact on people since
it leads to poor judgments and obstructs good decision-making. Due
to the openness of social networking platforms along with the
potential for automation, e.g. Generative Artificial Intelligence,
Chat GPT, it has had a fast propagation to a larger group of
people. In recent years, to mitigate the problem of
misinformation, computational detection of fake news has been
widely studied, producing some promising results. This project
aims to develop formal theories to develop Trustworthy AI tools
that could help in the detection of misinformation.<br>
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This project is open to exploring different logic-based methods to
deal with misinformation. Hence, the postdoc is encouraged to
bring his or her expertise and will get the opportunity to
contribute to the social problem of misinformation.<br>
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The scholarship project is financed by the Kempe Foundation. The
scholarship is for two years with a starting date as agreed. The
scholarship amounts to 350 000 SEK per year (around 32 000 Euros).
The scholarship is not subject to tax.<br>
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Are you the person for this project? <b>We welcome applications
until May 30.</b></p>
<p>For information on how to apply to this position visit the
following website: </p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/6-897-24/">https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/6-897-24/</a></p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Juan Carlos Nieves</p>
<p>Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, Sweden <br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.umu.se/en/staff/juan-carlos-nieves/">https://www.umu.se/en/staff/juan-carlos-nieves/</a><br>
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