PhD Position in AI Alignment for Responsible AI Systems

16 uur geleden

Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland TU Delft Voltijd
Job Description

At TU Delft, we are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to conduct research on AI alignment and responsible AI systems. The successful candidate will investigate the standards and values surrounding AI usage, particularly concerning openly available models. This entails defining what criteria these models must meet, beyond common considerations like bias and fairness.

The PhD student will also design methods to systematically evaluate a range of models against these established standards and values. This contribution ensures the responsible deployment of AI within the police force, pushes forward our understanding of how to align AI models in practice, and maximizes the efficiency of utilizing publicly available models.

Requirements
  • You hold an MSc in computer science, data science, or another relevant subject such as ethics of AI, with practical machine learning/artificial intelligence courses and relevant project and thesis experience.
  • You have a keen interest in AI alignment, human-AI interaction, and explainable AI and enjoy collaborating with experts in different disciplines.
  • You thrive on conducting research geared to real-world application in the security domain and are intrinsically motivated to collaborate with the Dutch Police.
  • You harness your communication skills to work with different scientific and nonscientific stakeholders in different work cultures.

Doing a PhD at TU Delft requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis.

Conditions of Employment

Pending the screening result, a temporary employment contract as a researcher can be offered for up to 4 months, if requested by the candidate. This contract will be converted to a PhD contract upon a positive screening result. These are 5-year PhD positions, with the extra fifth year (compared to a standard 4-year PhD program) allowing for the additional activities of learning about the police organization and securing the results in the police organization.

Doctoral candidates will be offered a 5-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of two employment contracts. An initial 1.5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 3.5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2872 per month in the first year to € 3670 in the fourth year. In the 5th year, you will receive a temporary monthly allowance based on the gross difference between salary scale P, step 3 and salary scale 10, step 3.

As a PhD candidate, you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff, and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related, and research skills.

The TU Delft offers a customizable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service provides information for new international employees to help you prepare the relocation and to settle in the Netherlands. The Coming to Delft Service offers a Dual Career Programme for partners and they organize events to expand your (social) network.

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