PhD Position: Understanding Human Biases During AI-aided Systematic Reviewing

at  Universiteit Utrecht

Do you want to understand how and why humans interact with an AI to accelerate systematic reviews? If so, apply for this PhD position! This position is part of the bigger project “Transparent and Reproducible AI-aided Systematic Reviewing for the Social Sciences (TRASS)”.

WAT BRENG JE MEE?

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague who meets multiple of the following requirements:

• You have (completed or almost completed) a Research Master’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Methods & Statistics, Organisation Science, Economics, Management, Public Administration, or a similar study.
• You have the ambition to conduct excellent scientific research and are motivated to create an impact with your research.
• You have an affinity with transdisciplinary research.
• You have demonstrable affinity and experience with quantitative research such as (field/lab) experiments and/or questionnaires.
• You need an interest in systematic reviewing and AI-aided techniques, or have used software like ASReview, to accelerate the screening process.
• You have an affinity with or strong interest in machine learning / AI / NLP.
• You have a demonstrable affinity with open science, open-code and/or open-source software.
• You have experience with R (Markdown) or Python (Jupyter Notebooks).
• You are familiar with Github.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (or Dutch), which you can prove with for instance your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis.
• You are social, well-organised, communicative, and collaborative.
• You are interested in contributing to high-quality teaching, including supervising students, teaching lectures in data science and statistics.

Please refer the Job description for details