{"job":{"jobId":2421673,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":577,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"PhD Studentship, Human-Centred AI","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Web & Internet Science</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Location</strong>: Highfield Campus\n<strong>Closing Date:</strong> Thursday 31 March 2022\n<strong>Reference</strong>: 1667722FP</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Supervisory Team:</strong> Dr Mark Weal</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong><u>Project description</u></strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">There is a global need to develop a large and highly skilled workforce that will drive an increasingly innovative economy, while understanding the adaptations necessary for working and living with Artificial Intelligence (AI), mitigating the risks it poses and shaping a future AI society.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/index.page?\" rel=\"no-follow\">Web Science Institute (WSI)</a> at the University of Southampton is offering a PhD studentship for multidisciplinary doctoral research in any topic relevant to our <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/aifs/index.page\" rel=\"no-follow\">Human-Centred AI themes</a>, for example: </p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online Health:</strong> collaborative data sharing and the development of data-driven systems and advances in AI for health applications.</li>\n<li><strong>Social and Embodied AI:</strong> immersive media; cultural history of the Web and AI; AI art; musical improvisation algorithms as social machines.</li>\n<li><strong>Democratic Futures:</strong> using new technologies to future-proof democracy and ensure the resilience of democratic norms.</li>\n<li><strong>Trustworthy AI for the Future of Society:</strong> exploring the values, principles and foundations of trustworthy and ethical technologies, such as AI and Automated Decision Making (ADM).</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">You will be supervised by an interdisciplinary academic team and be part of a broader cohort of students investigating the challenges of a future AI society. Your research will be supported by relevant training, including MSc modules according to your individual needs, and you will also benefit from opportunities offered by the University’s partnership with the <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"http://www.jobs.ac.uk/\" rel=\"no-follow\">Alan Turing Institute</a>.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Project start date:</strong> Sept / Oct 2022</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>About the Web Science Institute </strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/how-to-apply/postgraduate-applications.page\" rel=\"no-follow\">Web Science Institute (WSI)</a> is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute which focuses on supports globally-recognised cross-disciplinary research, training and innovation. The Institute’s work explores digital economy, cultures and social practices based on Web, Data Science and AI technologies. The WSI is a founder member of the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories<u>, </u>co-ordinates doctoral training in Web Science Innovation and <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/human-centred-ai/index.page\" rel=\"no-follow\">Human-Centred AI</a>, and is linked with the <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.tas.ac.uk/\" rel=\"no-follow\">UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub</a>.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">If you wish to discuss any details of the project informally, please contact Dr Mark Weal (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:M.Weal@southampton.ac.uk\" rel=\"no-follow\">M.Weal@southampton.ac.uk</a>) or Alison Tebbutt (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:websciencecdt@southampton.ac.uk\" rel=\"no-follow\">websciencecdt@southampton.ac.uk</a>).</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Entry Requirements</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">A good undergraduate degree (at least a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent) in a computational subject or relevant discipline from the social sciences or humanities, plus evidence of multidisciplinary research. Advanced AI experience is not needed but some programming experience would be desirable.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Closing date</strong>: 31 March 2022. Later applications may be considered until the position is filled.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Funding: </strong> This studentship is open to applicants who are eligible for UK fees. Funding will cover tuition fees and a stipend of £15,609 (UKRI rate 2021/22) tax-free per annum for up to 3.5 years. </p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>How To Apply</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Applications should be made online. </p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Select programme type (Research), 2022/23, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Next page select “PhD Web Science (Full time)”. As the Research Area, please add “Web Science Institute – Human-Centred AI”. </p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Applications should include</strong>: </p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Research Proposal – see our <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/content-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/BC5BC73F77384F478A686255FB09B8C6/writing-a-research-proposal-guidelines.pdf?_gl=1*ozoodq*_ga*MjEzMjg4MDk4OS4xNjA0NDEyODk3*_ga_51YK64STMR*MTYxNjQ5MTQyMi4xNTQuMS4xNjE2NDk1MDI5LjYw#_ga=2.75204178.1921225189.1616402987-2132880989.1604412897\" rel=\"no-follow\" title=\"Preparing a research proposal\">guidelines for preparing a research proposal</a></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Curriculum Vitae</li>\n<li>Two reference letters</li>\n<li>Degree Transcripts to date</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Apply online: <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/how-to-apply/postgraduate-applications.page\" rel=\"no-follow\">https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/how-to-apply/postgraduate-applications.page</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">For further information please contact: <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:feps-pgr-apply@soton.ac.uk\" rel=\"no-follow\">feps-pgr-apply@soton.ac.uk</a></p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Southampton, United Kingdom","location1":"유럽","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1667722FP","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Fixed Term","salary":"£15,609 (UKRI rate 2021/22) tax-free per annu","original_id":"UNI|278268","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/278268","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":null,"managerEmail":"feps-pgr-apply@soton.ac.uk","managerName":"UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Southampton, United Kingdom","log_hit":9,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2022-01-19T18:45:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2022-01-19T18:45:05.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":577,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"University of Southampton","name_en":"University of Southampton","name_alt":",","introduction":"<p>The University of Southampton is a research-intensive university on the south coast of England.</p><p>Founded in 1862 as the Hartley Institution, the University of Southampton was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 in one of her first official acts as monarch.</p><p> </p><p>Today the university has five campuses in Southampton, one in Winchester and another in Malaysia, and a student population of almost 25,000 students – a third of whom are international.</p><p>A founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities, Southampton is a comprehensive university offering a choice of more than 300 degree programmes across a wide range of subject areas.</p><p>The university is at the forefront of pioneering cancer immunotherapy research, and its engineering research is pushing the boundaries of performance sport with the help of large-scale facilities such as wind tunnels and towing tanks.</p><p> </p><p>Other centres of expertise include the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, the Institute for Life Sciences, the innovative Optoelectronics Research Centre, the Zepler Institute – a multidisciplinary research centre for electronics, optics, nano and quantum technologies – and the Web Science Institute, pioneers of the worldwide web, open data and Internet of Things.</p><p>The University of Southampton actively helps student and staff start-up companies through its business incubators and Science Park. 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