Postdoc Position in Personalized Visual Analytics: Human Preference Elicitation for Ranking-based Multi-criteria Decision Support
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**Department of Informatics**
**PostDoc Position in Personalized Visual Analytics: Human Preference Elicitation for Ranking-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Support 100 %**: Start of employment 01.12.2025, temporary
Together, we will design and develop innovative approaches for the characterization, design, and evaluation of interactive visual data analysis solutions that combine the complementary strengths of humans and algorithms. Our goal is to explore new forms of human-AI collaboration that enhance, rather than replace, human involvement in data-driven decision-making.
**Your responsibilities**:
- The position is part of an SNF-funded research project on multi-criteria decision support, focusing on novel methods for human preference elicitation and interactive-visual ranking creation systems.
Project Title: Personalized Visual Analytics Human Preference Elicitation for Ranking-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Support.
Collaboration with: Prof. Mennatallah El-Assady (ETH Zurich)
**Your profile**:
- Ph.D. degree, e.g., in Informatics, ML/AI, Data Science, or HCI
- Strong publication record and ability to conduct scientific work and dissemination activities in the realm of visual analytics
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
- Ability to independently teach university-level courses and supervise students
- Extensive expertise in some of these areas: visual analytics, human-AI collaboration, data science, information retrieval, data mining, machine/deep learning, AI, natural language processing, explainable AI, human-centered AI, responsible AI, algorithmic fairness, biases, transparency, HCI, applied research methods, or types of empirical research
- Profound skills in programming in Python and supervise programming projects-
- Motivation letter
- Detailed CV
- Certificates of degrees and educational background
- Clear exposition of prior data visualization experience
- Copy of the Ph.D. Thesis
- Start Date: As soon as possible
Application deadline: November 15
For further information, please feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bernard
**What we offer**:
- **Work-Life Balance**Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
- **Learning and Development**Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
- **Food**Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
- **Healthcare**Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
- **Discounts**Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations
- **Conditions of Employment**Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
- **International Services**Support for people from outside Switzerland
- **Campuses**Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
**Location**:
- **Department of Informatics**:Binzmühlestrasse 14, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland
**Further information**:
- **Questions about the job**:
- **Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bernard**- Head of IVDA- **Working at UZH**:
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