- The applicant must hold a Norwegian PhD or an equivalent degree in Information Science, Computer Science, or Artificial Intelligence. They must have submitted their doctoral thesis for assessment before the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the PhD has been awarded.
- Strong programming skills are a must.
- Background within media technology and AI in journalism is an advantage.
- Experience from scientific work (e.g., previous conferences and journal publications) is a requirement.
- Experience in innovation work, grant writing, and proposal authorship is an advantage.
- Great motivation for research and innovation work, interest in the topic, and good knowledge of relevant theory and methods are a must.
- We are seeking candidates that have proven skills to work in a team, as well has the ability to work independently and in a structured manner.
- Proficiency in both written and oral English (this is the working language of the center).
- A good and professionally challenging working environment.
- Salary at NOK per year (code 1109) on the government salary scale upon appointment (equivalent to pay grade 64). Further promotions are made according to the length of service in the position.
- An inclusive workspace at MediaCity Bergen.
- Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- Good welfare benefits
Researcher Position in AI at MediaFutures - Bergen, Norge - University of Bergen
Beskrivelse
About the project/work tasks :The candidate will work at MediaFutures at MediaCity Bergen in Work Package 3 within Media Content Production and Analysis and will closely collaborate with researchers and partners in this work package, including, Schibsted, BT, Wolftech, TV2, etc., and with relevant researchers and partners in other work packages as well.
The Work Package 3 on Media Content Production and Analysis in MediaFutures aims at the development of novel approaches to creating media content with the support of artificial intelligence, as well as novel ways to analyze media content for various purposes of interest to media businesses and consumers. Our focus is particularly on news content, evaluating the trustworthiness of existing news sources as well as ensuring trustworthiness in news content produced through novel tools.
The researcher position will be involved in developing technology relating to both analysis for news and production of news. There is an emphasis on analysing, evaluating, validating, and providing existing content for the purpose of content production. The content can be from the web, including the semantic web, social media, news outlets, and the media house's own content repositories.
We expect significant contributions to interdisciplinary publications reporting on the project results, as well as an ability to develop prototypes to be showcased to the industry partners in the centre. The position has an orientation towards innovation and will support the transfer of scientific knowledge into prototypes developed by the industrial partners, and the researcher may also aid in the implementation of solutions in real life applications.
The candidate will work be supervised by the work package leadership. The candidate will also carry out secondments at industry partners in MediaFutures.
Personnel responsibility rests with the center leader.
Qualifications and personal qualities:
Potential candidates may be invited to the center for an interview.
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