Post-doctoral fellow in AI Ethics

Post-doc Fellowship in Ethics of AI

The Technology Ethics Lab at the Technion invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethics and Technology. 

Position and Tasks

The position is funded by the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab, and is in collaboration with Prof. Don Howard, co-director of Ethics of Emerging Technologies focus area at University of Notre Dame’s Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values.

As a post-doc in this project, you will be involved in developing a normative framework for evaluating the goodness of AI tools and LLMs in particular, as well as developing an Embedded Ethics module that will be integrated into computer science courses at the University of Notre Dame and the Technion.

Project overview

As AI systems, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), become increasingly prevalent, there is growing concern about their ethical implications for society. Most discussions on this topic focus solely on the risks and harms associated with LLMs, overlooking their impact on human flourishing. As part of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab call, this project aims to fill this gap by applying a virtue ethics approach to LLM environments and their relationship with the human good.

Requirements

PhD in a relevant field (ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of technology, philosophy of mind, or similar areas), normally by the time of appointment. A track record in publications in the relevant disciplines will be considered a plus.

Project duration

The Post-doctoral project is part of the "LLMs and a Well-Rounded Approach to Human Flourishing" project, concluding on February 2025. Post-doctoral position is 6-8 months between July 2024-Feb 2025 (inclusive).

For further inquiries, including salary, please contact Dr. Avigail Ferdman, [email protected].