PhD Candidate in Fact Checking/Information Verification
NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Høgskoleringen 1, 7491 Trondheim
Om jobben
Stillingstittel
PhD Candidate in Fact Checking/Information Verification
Type ansettelse
Vikariat
Arbeidsspråk
Engelsk
Antall stillinger
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About the job
For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.
Fact checking or information verification is the basis for many pressing real-world problems such as fake news detection. False information that spreads very fast as news is a growing problem with serious real-world consequences. With the advancements of large language models (LLMs), this issue has become even more important. LLMs have proved themselves very useful in certain tasks and their usage in many areas is increasing. However, these models are not very reliable in means of the truthfulness of the information they generate. For whatever purpose it is, the importance of fact checking or information verification is increasing. External knowledge sources, such as knowledge graphs (KGs) can be used for fact checking purposes, also in combination with LLMs. However, this process has its challenges such as KGs being the bottleneck and not being novel enough in certain domains. In this position, the PhD candidate will work towards fact checking/information verification where one of the important use cases is trustworthy LLMs. The candidate might explore the use and integration of knowledge graphs and other external knowledge resources with LLMs as well as using the fake news domain as a use-case.
The candidate will work in cooperation with the partners of NorwAI at NTNU. The SFI NorwAI is a research-based innovation Center for AI Innovation hosted at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. NorwAI joins forces with 15 partners from industry, universities and research institutes. Research areas cover competences that the Norwegian industry needs to develop cutting-edge theories, methods and technology, for efficient, effective and responsible exploitation of data-driven AI in innovative industrial solutions.
Your immediate leader is the group leader of Data and artificial intelligence.
Duties of the position
- To explore, design and experiment with different techniques in fact checking/information verification.
- To take relevant courses in order to learn the necessary technical background knowledge whenever necessary.
- To publish and disseminate research results.
- To communicate and establish collaborations both with international and national parties including NorwAI partners.
The main supervisor of the candidate will be Associate Professor Özlem Özgöbek.
Required selection criteria
- You must have a professionally relevant background in computer science.
- You must have a good understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and techniques, and good programming skills.
- You must have excellent written and oral English language skills.
- Your education must correspond to a five-year Norwegian degree program, where 120 credits are obtained at master's level.
- You must have a strong academic background from your previous studies and an average grade from the master's degree program, or equivalent education, which is equal to B or better compared with NTNU's grading scale. If you do not have letter grades from previous studies, you must have an equally good academic basis. If you have a weaker grade background, you may be assessed if you can document that you are particularly suitable for a PhD education.
- You must meet the requirements for admission to the PhD programme in computer science at NTNU.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as postdoctoral fellow, Phd candidate, research assistant and specialist candidate and Regulations concerning the degrees of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) and Philosodophiae Doctor (PhD) in artistic research national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant
Preferred selection criteria
- Experience in software development (experience with machine learning and/or semantic methods is an advantage).
- Experience with writing and publishing articles will be considered as an advantage.
Personal characteristics
- Passionate about research and have a high level of curiosity and motivation to learn.
- Able to work independently and in a team environment.
- Have good communication skills.
- Motivated to deliver research results through publications and presentations at international conferences.
- Well organized and have a high level of personal responsibility.
Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.
We offer
- exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
- an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
- favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- employee benefits
Salary and conditions
As a PhD candidate (code 1017) you are normally paid from gross NOK 532 200 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
The period of employment is 3 years. However, there is a possibility that it can be 4 years with 25 % teaching duties.
Appointment to a PhD position requires that you are admitted to the PhD programme in Computer Science within three months of employment, and that you participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period.
The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.
After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.
It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution daily.
About the application
The application and supporting documentation to be used as the basis for the assessment must be in English.
Publications and other scientific work must follow the application. Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfill the criteria specified above.
The application must include:
- CV and certificates.
- Transcripts and diplomas for bachelor's and master's degrees. If you have not completed the master's degree, you must submit a confirmation that the master's thesis has been submitted.
- A copy of the master's thesis. If you recently have submitted your master's thesis, you can attach a draft of the thesis. Documentation of a completed master's degree must be presented before taking up the position.
- A research interest description (maximum 2 pages) that includes a short presentation of the motivation for a PhD study, suitability for the position and the applicant’s view towards listed research challenges as well as the theoretical and methodological approach to the challenges.
- Name and contact information of three referees.
- Publications or other relevant research work (if any).
If all, or parts, of your education has been taken abroad, we also ask you to attach documentation of the scope and quality of your entire education, both bachelor's and master's education, in addition to other higher education. Description of the documentation required can be found here. If you already have a statement from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, please attach this as well.
We will take joint work into account. If it is difficult to identify your efforts in the joint work, you must enclose a short description of your participation.
In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count in the assessment of the candidates.
NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA.
General information
NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is our strength. We want to recruit people with different competencies, educational backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives to contribute to solving our social responsibilities within education and research. We will facilitate for our employees’ needs.
NTNU is working actively to increase the number of women employed in scientific positions and has a number of resources to promote equality.
The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.
As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted.
A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Özlem Özgöbek, email ozlem.ozgobek@ntnu.no . If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR, e-mail: hr@idi.ntnu.no
If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation.
Application deadline: 15.08.24
Om bedriften
NTNU - knowledge for a better world
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) creates knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life.
Department of Computer Science
We are the leading academic IT environment in Norway, and offer a wide range of theoretical and applied IT programmes of study at all levels. Our subject areas include hardware, algorithms, visual computing, AI, databases, software engineering, information systems, learning technology, HCI, CSCW, IT operations and applied data processing. The Department has groups in both Trondheim and Gjøvik. The Department of Computer Science is one of seven departments in the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering .
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Annonsedata
Rapporter annonse- Stillingsnummer
2694551
- Sist endret
16. august 2024
- Hentet fra
jobbnorge
- Referanse
10217531