Senior Research Fellow in Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Multidisciplinary recruitment

The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 4000 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 19,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations. The University of Oulu is ranked in the top 3% of the world's universities. All our research, education, and community activities are guided by our university's values and ethical principles.

We are now looking for a

Senior Research Fellow in Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

for a two-year fixed-term position to contribute to Hybrid Intelligence research program. The position will be based in one of the following faculties, or possibly jointly across several faculties depending on the expertise level: the Faculty of Education and Psychology, the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, and/or the Faculty of Medicine.

About the job

The successful candidate will be expected to conduct advanced research in ethics, with a particular focus on AI ethics and to work collaboratively with researchers across disciplines within the Hybrid Intelligence (HI) research community. One of the key responsibilities is to lead the Ethics Forum. The Ethics Forum facilitates new research and discussion on the transdisciplinary ethical, value-related, and societal dimensions of Hybrid Intelligence. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to provide research-led teaching and supervise postgraduate research.