Message posted on 30/03/2020
PhD position: How can AI support human moral judgements?
PhD position: How can AI support human moral judgements? <br>Application deadline: 22 April 2020 <br>Job description <br>Many current AI systems are implicitly supporting or constraining human moral <br>judgment, e.g. information on Facebook, recommendation systems, targeted <br>advertising. The goal of this project is to make this support (or constraint) <br>explicit as a step towards empowering better human moral judgments. Our <br>working assumption is that AI should support but not take over human moral <br>judgement and decisions. To determine the desirable role of AI support, we <br>should first of all better understand human moral judgement, and particularly <br>the importance of context in it. Two case studies will be carried out on how <br>AI may support moral human judgement in the context of changing values. On the <br>basis of these, desirable (and undesirable) forms of AI support will be <br>identified, and insights will be translated into a number of design principles <br>for AI support for human moral judgement. <br>This position is part of the research program Hybrid Intelligence <br>Hybrid Intelligence <br>Why build AI systems that replace people if we can build AI systems that <br>collaborate with people? Hybrid Intelligence is the combination of human and <br>machine intelligence, expanding human intellect instead of replacing it. Our <br>goal is to design Hybrid Intelligent systems, an approach to Artificial <br>Intelligence that puts humans at the centre, changing the course of the <br>ongoing AI revolution. The project will be recruiting 27 PhD or postdoc <br>positions in total. For more information on the project see <br>www.hybrid-intelligence-centre.nl <br>Requirements <br>We seek an energetic PhD candidate, to carry out this research project at the <br>forefront of the interdisciplinary combination of ethics and artificial <br>intelligence. The candidate has a master's degree, or equivalent, in ethics <br>and/or philosophy. During the project you are expected to write the research <br>articles that together will form the basis of a thesis to attain a PhD degree <br>(dr.) at Delft University. Candidates will participate in the education and <br>supervision program of the Delft Graduate School as well as in the Hybrid <br>Intelligence project graduate school. Teaching duties of max 10% of the time <br>are foreseen. <br>Conditions of employment <br>Fixed-term contract: 4 years. <br>The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health <br>insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. <br>Flexible work schedules can be arranged. Coming to Delft Service organizes <br>diverse events for new international employees and their accompanying <br>partners, like Partner Career Workshops and Dutch Culture Workshops. Located <br>on campus are the International Children's Centre and an international primary <br>school which are subject to availability as well as several bilingual schools <br>in the nearby surrounding. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the <br>Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. <br>As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. TU <br>Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment; an excellent <br>team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor; and a Doctoral Education <br>Programme aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and <br>research skills. Please visit www.tudelft.nl/phd <br>for more information. <br>Employer <br>Technische Universiteit Delft <br>Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a multifaceted institution <br>offering education and carrying out research in the technical sciences at an <br>internationally recognised level. Education, research and design are strongly <br>oriented towards applicability. TU Delft develops technologies for future <br>generations, focusing on sustainability, safety and economic vitality. At TU <br>Delft you will work in an environment where technical sciences and society <br>converge. TU Delft comprises eight faculties, unique laboratories, research <br>institutes and schools. <br>Department <br>Faculty Technology, Policy and Management <br>The Faculty of Technology, Policy and <br>Management contributes to sustainable <br>solutions for technical challenges in society by combining the insights from <br>engineering with the humanities and the social sciences. <br>The Department of Values, Technology and Innovation (VTI) focuses on the value <br>dimension of comprehensive engineering, the overarching research theme of the <br>Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM). It uniquely comprises <br>philosophers, economists and risk scholars. It studies how to develop and <br>diffuse responsible technological innovations that reflect deeply held social <br>and moral values. The department is one of the largest groups in the world <br>studying value aspects, economics and risks for a wide range of sociotechnical <br>systems. The department plays a leading role nationally and internationally in <br>research in responsible innovation and design for values. <br>The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section is one of three sections <br>within the VTI Department. The section plays a central role worldwide in <br>research on ethics and philosophy of technology. The section participates in <br>the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, a world-leading centre in the ethics <br>of technology. The research of the section covers a broad spectrum, ranging <br>from applied research in collaboration with engineering scholars, experimental <br>and empirical ethics in collaboration with social scientists, and foundational <br>research in meta-ethics, risk theory, methodology, ontology and philosophy of <br>science, technology and design. The ethics research program focuses <br>specifically on design for values, risk ethics, and responsible innovation. <br>The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section provides for service teaching <br>at all engineering programs of TU Delft, primarily in ethics but also in <br>philosophy of engineering methodology and philosophy of science. For more <br>information on our unique teaching approach, see: <br>https://www.tudelft.nl/ethics/ <br>Additional information <br>For information about this vacancy, you can contact Prof.dr.ir. Ibo van de <br>Poel, Professor in Ethics and Technology, email: <br>i.r.vandepoel@tudelft.nl, tel: +31 (0)15 27 <br>84716. <br>To apply, please send by e-mail an application letter, a curriculum vitae, a <br>writing sample (e.g. master thesis) and the names of two references by April <br>22, 2020, to Ms. Van Vianen, <br>vacature-tbm@tudelft.nl, mentioning vacancy <br>number ATTBM 20.026. <br>If you want to be considered for one of our other PhD positions, then also <br>upload your documents to our Hybrid Intelligence talent pool at <br>http://www.hybrid-intelligence-centre.nl/jobs. <br>Your information will then be shared among the researchers in the consortium, <br>and you may be approached for one of the other positions listed on <br>www.hybrid-intelligence-centre.nl/jobs. <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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