Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Computer Science in the area of Human AI Collaboration

The UCD School of Computer Science is seeking to recruit an assistant professor in the area of Human AI Collaboration. With the advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and, especially, Large Language Models (LLMs) there is a great debate in academia, industry and society about the extent to which Artificial Intelligence (AI) may equal or surpass Human Intelligence. This debate informs our understanding of the differences between Human Intelligence and AI and also informs research on Human AI Collaboration. As AI increasingly supports humans in performing different tasks, from improving medical diagnostics to vehicle navigation, harnessing the strategic partnership between human intelligence and AI technology is crucial.

Candidates for this post should have research expertise on supporting the collaboration between humans and AI and/or on applying AI to facilitate and automate activities. Specific areas of interest are as follows:

• Explainable AI
• Human computer interaction with AI systems
• Speech and audio recognition
• Cybersecurity threat detection and mitigation
• AI and education
• Responsible AI

Given the societal implications of new AI tools, applications from candidates with experience on AI Accountability, AI Ethics and Responsible AI will be particularly welcome. This position would be based in the UCD School of Computer Science, a School where research on AI has been their most active research area for many years. The School hosts:

• Insight: The SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics insight-centre.org
• ML-Labs: The SFI Centre for Research Training in Machine Learning ml-labs.ie.
• CeADAR: Ireland’s Centre for AI - an Enterprise Ireland funded centre established to bring the benefits of AI and machine learning to businesses operating in Ireland www.ceadar.ie.
• UCD Centre for Cybersecurity & Cybercrime Investigation ucd.ie/cci

The School (ucd.ie/cs) has topped the rankings for computer science research in Ireland for many years. The School has over 130 PhD students working on the latest topics in computer science; the majority of these PhDs are working on topics related to AI/ML.

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above the Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €62,855 - €99,533 Per Annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 21st February 2025. 

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

Please note: the eRecruitment system only requests the names of two referees. The full list of 3 referees should be included in the text of your application.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link; https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic%20Contract.pdf