"Recruitment Administrator" . "2025-06-03T12:00:00+01:00"^^ . "postal code"@en . "Radcliffe Humanities" . . . . . . . . "tiene sede en"@es . . """Job Description _________________________________________________________________________ Summary Job title Postdoctoral Research Fellow Division Humanities Department Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Computer Science Location Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, moving to the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in Autumn 2025. There may be the possibility of occasional remote working. Grade and salary Grade 7: £38,674-£40,855 Hours Full time Contract type Fixed-term (18 months) Reporting to Dr. Carina Prunkl and Dr. Jun Zhao Vacancy reference 178191 The role Applications are invited for a full-time, fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, jointly affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy (80%) and the Department of Computer Science (20%). Under the joint supervision of the project co-leads, Dr. Carina Prunkl (Institute for Ethics in AI) and Dr. Jun Zhao (Human Centred Computing), the postholder will contribute to the groundbreaking interdisciplinary research project Children’s Agency in the Age of AI (CHAILD), supported by UKRI. CHAILD (https://chaild.org) is among the first projects funded under the UKRI’s Cross Research Council Responsive Mode. Based in the Faculty of Philosophy, the successful candidate will join the Institute for Ethics in AI and become an active member thereof. They will also collaborate closely with teams from Oxford’s Human Centred Computing group and University College London. This role includes extensive research exchange opportunities among the three groups. Reporting to Dr. Carina Prunkl and Dr. Jun Zhao, the postholder will lead the development of a framework for children’s agency in the context of AI, as well as contribute to the design and development of AI-based systems to foster children’s agency. This work requires deep conceptual work on autonomy, agency, and education. It equally requires translating insights acquired from philosophical analysis into practical design frameworks and policy recommendations. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Co-I, PI, and other members of the CHAILD research team on the project, as well as independently leading and developing their own body of research in line with the project’s aims. The postholder will be a member of the Institute for Ethics in AI within the Faculty of Philosophy. About CHAILD AI systems are increasingly central to children's digital environments, encompassing connected toys, apps, voice assistants, and online learning platforms. While these systems offer valuable opportunities for children’s development and learning, they also pose significant risks, such as screen time addiction and various forms of online harm. Current approaches to children's digital experiences are largely dominated by restrictive and protective measures, neglecting children’s potential to exercise control and make age-appropriate, informed choices for themselves. While it may be challenging for younger children (especially those under 5) to make meaningful decisions, such approaches make little contribution to fostering children’s autonomous agency in a digital context. There is an urgent need for new frameworks, guidelines, and strategies for policymakers, developers, parents, and educators to better support children’s development, well-being, and safety in increasingly data intensive environments. The two-year UKRI-funded project CHAILD — Children’s Agency in the Age of AI: Leveraging Interdisciplinarity — aims to establish a foundational understanding of children’s agency in the age of AI. It aims to achieve the following objectives in the next two years: • Defining children’s critical agency in the digital context, by integrating interdisciplinary expertise, drawing on the knowledge of computer scientists, learning scientists, social scientists, and philosophers. • Establishing approaches to assess the impact of digital environments on agency, by leveraging existing assessment methods from psychology and education, incorporating insights from longitudinal studies, and observing developmental changes over time. • Developing design principles for promoting agency, by drawing on empirical evidence and collaborative co-development with industry partners, forming the basis for creating guidelines that promote children's agency in technological innovations. • Creating new guidelines for parental and educational support, by actively listening to the voices of parents and educators and co-creating materials and resources that directly address their needs. • Formulating policy recommendations to prioritise children’s agency, by collaborating with a strong and highly experienced policy team to develop recommendations and ethical guidelines for creating AI systems for children, engaging with relevant global policy audiences and forums, guided by a clear policy delivery roadmap. October 2024 2 Flexible working Occasional remote working within the UK may be possible. Responsibilities • • • • • • • • • • • • Lead the development of a framework for children’s agency in the context of AI in close collaboration with the CHAILD core team. Manage own academic research and administrative activities related to CHAILD. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. Carry out collaborative projects with colleagues in partner institutions and research groups, but especially with researchers in Computer Science, Education, and Cognitive Science. Adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials related to ethics and valuesensitive design. Participate actively in the Institute for Ethics in AI’s activities, such as fortnightly group meetings, work-in-progress seminars, lunchtime research seminars, and the occasional colloquia and conferences. Contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects. Prepare working theories and analyse qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining theories as appropriate. Develop ideas for generating research income, and present detailed research proposals to senior researchers. Collaborate in the preparation of research publications, and book chapters. Present papers at conferences or public meetings. Act as a source of information and advice to other members of the group on methodologies or procedures. Represent the research group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone. Selection criteria Essential selection criteria 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Hold a PhD/Dphil in philosophy, science and technology studies, or another related discipline, together with relevant experience in technology ethics and value-sensitive design. Possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes. Demonstrable experience of independently managing a discrete area of a research project. Knowledge of the ethical landscape associated with the development of AI technologies. Excellent track record of publications in the relevant research domain. Ability to manage own academic research and associated activities. Willingness to collaborate with others and to work effectively as a member of a team. Previous experience of contributing to publications/presentations, preferably within the context of technology ethics or value-sensitive design. Ability to contribute ideas for new research projects and research income generation. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings Desirable selection criteria 1. Experience of policy engagement and challenges around tech regulation October 2024 3 Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. If you have previously worked for the University we will also verify key information such as your dates of employment and reason for leaving your previous role with the department/unit where you worked. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spinouts, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information, please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. Faculty of Philosophy The Oxford Philosophy Faculty has over 150 academic members, all of whom are undertaking teaching and/or research in Philosophy at Oxford. Of these, around 60 hold permanent posts within the Faculty or the colleges; many distinguished philosophers hold posts elsewhere in the University. Oxford thus contains the largest group of philosophers in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. It has a vigorous research culture, and performed outstandingly in the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework, achieving the highest volume of world-leading (4* ranked) philosophy research of any unit in the country. Each year, many distinguished philosophers from around the world visit Oxford to give lectures and seminars. There are over fourteen hundred students studying Philosophy at undergraduate level, always in combination with at least one other subject, and around 150 graduate students, about half of whom are studying for the BPhil or the specialist MSt courses in Ancient Philosophy and Philosophy of Physics, and the rest for the DPhil. A list of current Faculty members and their research interests can be found on the Philosophy Faculty website at: October 2024 4 http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/faculty-members. Further information about the Faculty can be found on its website at: http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk. The Institute for Ethics in AI The Institute for Ethics in AI was announced in June 2019 and, starting in September 2025, will be housed in Oxford University's Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The Institute responds to the pressing dual need for disciplinary rigour and multidisciplinary engagement in engaging with the important ethical questions thrown up by the development of Artificial Intelligence. The Institute is rooted in rigorous philosophical inquiry. However, it also reaches out across the University and beyond to select the questions to address, understand technological capabilities and constraints, and test proposed solutions. In so doing, it creates a flexible research platform that can engage successfully with the new and profoundly difficult ethical, metaphysical, and social challenges presented by the form, scale, and scope of emerging capabilities in AI. The Institute is also concerned with fostering the policy impact of research produced by its members and is in the process of making a major investment in a scheme that will significantly increase opportunities for policy impact. The Institute's inaugural Director is Professor John Tasioulas, and the Programme Directors heading two pioneering initiatives are Dr Caroline Green and Professor Philipp Koralus. Also on the team of researchers are Associate Professors Dr Carissa Veliz (Philosophy), Dr Katya Hertog (Oxford Internet Institute), and Professor Ignacio Cofone (Professor of Law and Regulation of AI). Postdoctoral Research Fellows are Dr Linda Eggert (Philosophy), Dr David Storrs-Fox (Philosophy), and Dr Thomas Mitchell (Philosophy). The Institute expects to make further appointments over the coming year. The Institute also benefits from the involvement of its Distinguished Senior Scientist, Sir Nigel Shadbolt, its Head of Technical Engagement, Professor Vince Conitzer, and its Head of Public Engagement, Dr Caroline Green, as well as an array of research associates at different levels of seniority, all of whom contribute to a vibrant cross-disciplinary community. The Institute is administratively located in the Faculty of Philosophy and builds upon the University's world-class capabilities in the Humanities to lead the study of the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and other new computing technologies. Cross-disciplinary collaboration is fundamental to the initiative, and the Institute draws upon the entire educational and research endeavour of Oxford University – including the Social Sciences, Medical Sciences, Mathematical, Physical, & Life Sciences – to deliver innovative, cutting-edge scholarships. It also develops significant opportunities for collaboration on these important issues with other distinguished research universities and public- and private-sector institutions worldwide. Its diverse array of activities includes a popular weekly lunchtime research seminar, regular colloquiums that are open to the public, a fortnightly work-in-progress seminar, an annual lecture, and an Oxford-Berlin Early Career colloquium, among others. For more information, see the Institute's website. Department of Computer Science The Department of Computer Science is consistently recognised as the internationally leading centre of research and teaching across a broad spectrum of computer science. We are proud of our history as one of the longest-established computer science departments in the country, as we continue to provide firstrate undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to some of the world’s brightest minds. October 2024 5 Our world-class research is conducted across our research themes, which span the broad spectrum of computer science, ranging from foundational discoveries to interdisciplinary work with significant realworld impact. A significant majority of our staff are active in externally sponsored research, with both government and industrial funding. Our 2021 Research Excellence Framework submission saw 81% of our research activity ranked as world-leading (4*), with the rest ranked as internationally excellent (3*). We have had 19 ERC Fellowships in the last decade (including 7 Advanced) and we have 6 Fellows of the Royal Society, 4 Turing/Turing AI Fellows, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. We enjoy close links with other Oxford University departments (Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Statistics and Life sciences) and work collaboratively with Oxford research groups and institutes (including the Oxford Internet Institute and the Oxford e-Research Centre). At present, the department has 71 faculty members and 98 researchers housed across multiple sites within the University’s South Parks Road Science Area and the neighbouring area. Through a programme of continuous improvement, the department is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse, inclusive and equal culture, with a particular focus on growth in gender equality (from our students to our staff). The department holds over £75m of external funding of which £58m is research. Research in the department is currently managed in ten themes: • • • • • • • • • • Algorithms and Complexity Theory, led by Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg, focusses on determining the inherent difficulty of computational problems, classifying problems according to this inherent difficulty, and designing and analysing algorithms that use computational resources as efficiently as possible. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, led by Professor Michael Wooldridge, focuses on theoretical foundations of AI, multiagent systems, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and computational linguistics. Automated Verification, led by Professor Marta Kwiatkowska, investigates theory and practice of formal verification and correct-by-construction synthesis for software and hardware systems. Computational Biology and Health Informatics, led by Professor Blanca Rodriquez, is concerned with computational approaches for biomedical research and healthcare innovation. Data Knowledge and Action, led by Professor Ian Horrocks, includes databases, knowledge representation and reasoning. Human Centred Computing, led by Professor Nigel Shadbolt, includes human computer interaction, social computing, and the worldwide web. Programming Languages, led by Professor Nobuko Yoshida, includes functional programming, program analysis, and programming language foundations. Quantum, led by Professor Jonathan Barrett, focusses on quantum computing including quantum software, causality in quantum theory, quantum cryptography and foundations of quantum computing. Security, led by Professor Ivan Martinovic, specialises in cybersecurity, protocol analysis, systems security, trusted computing, and networking. Systems, led by Professor Niki Trigoni, focusses especially on cyber physical systems. We plan to substantially broaden our research in systems to complement our existing research areas. Our greatest asset is our people. We consistently attract the best staff and students, and thanks to them, we have been ranked as the world's leading university for Computer Sciences for seven years in a row by the Times Higher Education. We have held an Athena Swan Bronze Award since 2014, reflecting our longstanding commitment to promoting and supporting gender equality. Find out more information on our website https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/ October 2024 6 Humanities Division The Humanities Division is one of four academic divisions in the University of Oxford, bringing together the following faculties: Classics; English; History; Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics; Medieval and Modern Languages; Music; Oriental Studies; Philosophy; Theology and Religion; the Ruskin School of Art. The Division has over 500 members of academic staff, approximately 4,100 undergraduates (more than a third of the total undergraduate population of the University), 1,000 postgraduate research students and 720 students on postgraduate taught courses. The Division offers world-class teaching and research, backed by the superb resources of the University’s libraries and museums, including the famous Bodleian Libraries, with their 11 million volumes and priceless early book and manuscript collections, and the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Such historic resources are linked to cutting-edge agendas in research and teaching, with an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary study. Our faculties are among the largest in the world, enabling Oxford to offer an education in Arts and Humanities unparalleled in its range of subjects, from music and fine art to ancient and modern languages. The Humanities Division has embarked on a major building project on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, following the recent announcement of the £150 million gift to create the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The Schwarzman Centre will serve as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities. The building will bring together seven Humanities faculties, the Humanities Divisional Office, a new library and significant cultural and public engagement spaces in a space designed to encourage experiential learning and bold experimentation through cross-disciplinary and collaborative study. The Faculty of Philosophy will move to the Schwarzman Centre upon the completion of the project. For more information please visit: www.humanities.ox.ac.uk How to apply Applications are made through our online recruitment portal. Information about how to apply is available on our Jobs website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply. Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now. The Faculty of Philosophy wish to take this opportunity to thank in advance those referees who write on behalf of applicants. You will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants) Please upload all documents as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename. All applications must be received by midday UK time on the closing date stated in the online advertisement. 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Applications are invited for a full-time, fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, jointly affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy (80%) and the Department of Computer Science (20%). Under the joint supervision of the project co-leads, Dr. Carina Prunkl (Institute for Ethics in AI) and Dr. Jun Zhao (Human Centred Computing), the postholder will contribute to the groundbreaking interdisciplinary research project Children’s Agency in the Age of AI (CHAILD), supported by UKRI. CHAILD (https://chaild.org) is among the first projects funded under the UKRI’s Cross Research Council Responsive Mode.

 

The post will be based in the Institute for Ethics in AI and collaborate closely with teams from Oxford’s Human Centred Computing group and University College London. This role includes extensive research exchange opportunities among the three groups.

 

Reporting to Dr. Carina Prunkl and Dr. Jun Zhao, the postholder will lead the development of a framework for children’s agency in the context of AI, as well as contribute to the design and development of AI-based systems to foster children’s agency. This work requires deep conceptual work on autonomy, agency, and education. It equally requires translating insights acquired from philosophical analysis into practical design frameworks and policy recommendations.

 

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Co-I, PI, and other members of the CHAILD research team on the project, as well as independently leading and developing their own body of research in line with the project’s aims.

 

Successful candidates will hold a doctoral degree in philosophy, science and technology studies, or another related discipline, together with relevant experience in technology ethics and value-sensitive design.  They will be expected to provide evidence of an outstanding academic research record, appropriate to their career stage.  Also essential are excellent research skills, and the ability to work independently and without close supervision.

 

Applications for this post must be made online and should be submitted no later than 12 noon on 3 June 2025.

 
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