Postdoc in computational social choice for large-scale deliberation (1.0 FTE)

Department

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Organisation

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Groningen, V25.0203

Job description

A 2-year postdoc position in computational social choice for digital democracy is available at the Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

The position is embedded within the European project PERYCLES (Participatory dEmocRacY that sCaLES) led by Davide Grossi. The project is pursued by a large interdisciplinary consortium of digital democracy researchers as well as several societal partners. The successful applicant is expected to carry out research on the algorithmic foundations of digital platforms for large-scale deliberation. The research has the potential to directly inform the further development of existing platforms such as LiquidFeedback, whose developers are part of the project.

Knowledge of the Dutch language is not required.

Organisation

Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative centre of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Balanced study and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage currently more than 35,000 students and researchers to develop their own individual talents. Belonging to the best research universities in Europe and the top 100 universities in the world, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of knowledge.

Within the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), the Bernoulli Institute conducts research combining theoretical as well as practical aspects of three disciplines, namely Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. The position is embedded in the Multi-Agent Systems group of the department of Artificial Intelligence of the Bernoulli Institute.

Requirements

You should have a PhD degree in computer science, AI, mathematics, or a related discipline, with a research track record in computational social choice.

Conditions of employment

Contract length: 24 months.

The University of Groningen offers, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities;
- A salary from a minimum of €4.060 (salary scale 10.4) gross per month for a full-time position depending of relevant experience and training after obtaining the PhD
- A full-time position (1.0 FTE)
- A holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
- 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance

The position is limited to a period of 2 years. The starting date is flexible, but the successful candidate can ideally start around September 2025.

Job Application

Application should include: - CV - Research statement - Names and contacts of two references Applications should be submitted by 30 April 2025, 23:59PM / before 1 May Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/ Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen. Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact:

Davide Grossi
[email protected]

In your application, please always include the job opening ID V25.0203

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