15-month Post-doc Position in NLP+IR (Misinformation and Confidentiality) at the University of Milano-Bicocca

20 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Milano-Bicocca

Department

Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication

Research Field

Computer science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

15 Mar 2024 – 00:00 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

In the framework of the project KURAMi: Knowledge-based, explainable User empowerment in Releasing private data and Assessing Misinformation in online environments (https://kurami.disco.unimib.it/ ), a 15-month Post-doc position in IR/NLP & Data Privacy is open at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.

Starting date: May 1, 2024

Public call formal interview: March 28, 2024

The KURAMi project stems from observing recent dynamics in considering the protection of users’ data and privacy, and users’ access to potential misinformation, through EU regulations and guidelines. A key aspect is the balance between the rights to confidentiality, autonomous decision-making, free access to information, and freedom of expression. KURAMi aims to develop knowledge-based and explainable solutions for empowering users in addressing different issues in this scenario.

Aims of the Project:

Define explainable knowledge-based solutions enabling users to: (i) specify and have enforced protection requirements over their personal/sensitive data and (ii) assess the risk of personal/sensitive information disclosure associated with the released data;

Define knowledge-based and explainable solutions enabling users to: (i) access genuine content in an environment of free access to information and freedom of expression, and (ii) be informed of how the process of assessing the genuineness of information has unfolded;

Investigate the relationship between the release of personal/sensitive data and access to potential misinformation, both before and after adopting the proposed solutions.

KURAMi will then empower users in their decision-making processes, giving them more control over the release of, and access to, content in online environments with clear benefits in terms of personal and social good, scientific research, and sustainable and responsible economy.

Research Units: The project is inter-university and involves the University of Turin (Turin, Italy) and the University of Milan (La Statale) (Milan, Italy). The candidate for this position will work at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Milano-Bicocca (Milan, Italy), but will have frequent contact with other researchers working on the same project in the other universities of the consortium.

Required Skills: The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or related disciplines (however, this is not a mandatory requirement, also a Master’s Degree in these disciplines will be considered) and should have working/research experience in Natural Language Processing and/or Information Retrieval and (Trustworthy) Artificial Intelligence. Any experience in data privacy/confidentiality will be considered a plus. A very good knowledge of the English language is required. Knowledge of Italian will be a plus but not considered an essential constraint.

Contract Type and Salary: This is a 15-month, full-time, non-permanent contract. The average working day is 7/8 hours. The salary is approximately EUR 2,000 net per month.

Working Place: The candidate will be part of the Information and Knowledge Representation, Retrieval, and Reasoning (IKR3) Lab (https://ikr3.disco.unimib.it/ ) of the Department of Informatics, Systems, and Communication at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Milan, Italy). The supervisor will be Prof. Marco Viviani (https://ikr3.disco.unimib.it/people/marco-viviani/ ).

Starting Date: The position will be officially advertised in March 2024. The actual start of work will be on May 1, 2024.

How to Apply: To show your interest in the position, please send an e-mail complete with a motivation letter and CV directly to Prof. Marco Viviani ([email protected] )

Languages: English (Knowledge of Italian is appreciated but not mandatory)

Level: Good/Excellent

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IMPORTANT: The application must be sent via e-mail to me according to the “How to Apply” instructions. 

Starting date: May 1, 2024

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Computer science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Computer science

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Informatics, Systems, and Communication

Country

Italy

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Milano

Website

https://ikr3.disco.unimib.it/

Street

Viale Sarca, 336

Postal Code

20126

STATUS: EXPIRED