Phd Position

vor 2 Wochen

Zurich, Schweiz Department of Informatics, Dynamic and Distributed Information System Group Vollzeit

Department of Informatics DDIS_
**PhD Position**
**80-100 %**:
**_Do you want to invent the future of Democracy_**
**?**

**_Do you think technology can help make democracies better_**
**?**

**_Then this job ad is for you_**

**Your responsibilities**: The Ph.D. student will work in the context of a new SNSF interdisciplinary project that will address the topics of democratic issue identification, deliberation, and democratic proposal co-creation. The Ph.D. student will investigate hybrid human-machine systems that cultivate, coordinate, and support participants using coordination technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of real-world democratic processes. The Ph.D. student will work in close collaboration with other Ph.D. students from the disciplines of computer science, political science, and law.

In the tradition of our research group to explore both the technical and the behavioral dimension of computer science, we are seeking an interested Ph.D. student to investigate the traditional computer science approach, as well as human behavior, specifically in the realm of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW).

**Your profile**:

- MSc in Computer Science or a related discipline (such as information systems or human-computer interaction); the degree should be attained by the time you start the position
- A passion for discovering new things

**What we offer**:

- A highly exciting, timely, and societally important as well as meaningful research topic
- A diverse and multi-disciplinary research group of highly motivated colleagues who are passionate about topics at the intersection of computer science, AI, and social science
- Strong support for your professional/career development
- Attractive work environment both within the research group and beyond: the University of Zurich is one of Switzerland's leading universities in the middle of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city that regularly ranks as one of the cities with the highest quality of life in the world.
- Generous support for professional travel and research needs

**Place of work**: Binzmühlestrasse 14, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland

**Start of employment**: Employment start date to be mutually agreed.

To apply, please gather your curriculum vitae, all grade transcripts, selected publications (if available), a list of at least three references, and your BSc/MSc theses as PDF files and go to

The University of Zurich is committed to enhancing the number of women in scientific positions and, therefore, particularly invites women to apply. Women who are as qualified for the position in question as male applicants will be given priority.

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