荷兰莱顿大学博士后—老龄化社会中的算法偏差

荷兰莱顿大学博士后—老龄化社会中的算法偏差

莱顿大学（Leiden University），是一所研究型大学。成立于公元1575年，是荷兰第一所国立大学。自2018年以来，莱顿大学与中国内陆的顶尖高校建立了深度合作关系，包括清华大学和北京大学。

Post-doc : Algorithmic Bias in Ageing Societies

LEIDEN UNIVERSITY

Vacancy number 15261

Job type Academic staff

Hours (in fte) 0,8

External/ internal External

Location Leiden

Placed on 12 November 2024

Closing date 4 December 2024

Post-doc : Algorithmic Bias in Ageing Societies

Are you interested in exploring how AI-induced bias and discrimination affects our societies, especially with respect to age? Is working in an interdisciplinary team that integrates insights from statistics, machine learning, and social science interesting for you? Are you committed to Open Science? We are looking for a post-doc researcher for a two-year position (0.80 fte) who would give affirmative answers to these questions.

The research will focus on the exploration of the way in which AI-bias is generated through comparative analysis of human-judgements and algorithmic reasoning in key domains (employment, finance, health-care). This endeavor requires both conducting in-depth interviews with human-decision makers, and experts; and probing deeper into the implications of algorithm design choices through simulations and data analysis. Publishing the results in international peer-reviewed journals; and disseminating them in the conferences, project meetings and workshops are key requirements. We also expect the researcher to actively engage with Science Communication activities; such as organizing participatory workshops, organizing a hackathon, writing recommendation papers, preparing press releases, and actively seeking ways to engage relevant stakeholders.

What you will do

The postdoc will conduct research within the context of an international multi-disciplinary project (Ageism in AI: New forms of Age Discrimination and Exclusion in the era of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence) funded by The Volkswagen Foundation. The project scrutinizes how AI-based algorithms may generate bias and discrimination on the basis of sensitive characteristics with a special emphasis on age, which is a surprisingly overlooked feature in research and policy on AI bias in aging societies. Against this background the aim of the AGEAI project is to critically assess how ageism operates in AI systems, products, services, and infrastructure by focusing on critical areas of AI deployment. AGEAI- project has a strong commitment to science communication, receiving input from all societal stakeholders, and broad dissemination of its findings. The postdoc will function within this context and the tasks will include

Exploration of the way in which AI-bias is generated through comparative analysis of human-judgements and algorithmic reasoning in key domains (employment, finance, health-care etc..). This endeavor requires both conducting in-depth interviews with human-decision makers, and experts; and probing deeper into the implications of algorithm design choices through simulations and data analysis.

Publishing the results in international peer-reviewed journals; and disseminating them in the conferences, project meetings and workshops.

Actively engaging with Science Communication activities; such as organizing participatory workshops, organizing a hackathon, writing recommendation papers, preparing press releases, and actively seeking ways to engage relevant stakeholders.

Where you will work

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences consists of five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology. The faculty has approximately 7000 students and 1000 staff members. Within the institutes, not only education is provided but also groundbreaking research is conducted that pushes the boundaries of our understanding of human behaviour and societal structures. What makes our faculty unique is the diversity of research topics, the various styles of teaching, and the way professional support is organized; this provides you with the opportunity to explore and develop your interests and expertise. Visit our website for an impression: Welcome to the Leiden Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Leiden University.

What you bring

A PhD degree in sociology or (cognitive) psychology or in other social sciences

Experience in quantitative data analysis and implementing statistical methods

Experience in programming with R (and/or Python)

Demonstrated experience in conducting interviews

A track record of publishing in international peer-reviewed journals

Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Experience in interdisciplinary approach to research

Experience with other research methods (e.g. surveys, participatory workshops) is desirable

Demonstrable interest and willingness to advance in the following topics will give an advantage to the candidates

Machine Learning Methods

Natural Language Processing Methods

Social Gerontology, Ageing studies

If you would like more information about what the job entails, please contact

Dr. Ruya G. Kocer by sending an e-mail to r.g.kocer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl You can apply until December 4, 2024, applications will be processed immediately. Interviews will be held in the second week of December. The intended starting date is 1st February 2025.

To help us get to know each other better, we follow a number of steps in the application procedure. For more information, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/werken-bij/sollicitatieprocedure-en-arbeidsvoorwaarden

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