13 Sep 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company

Bucharest Universty of Economic Studies

Research Field

Economics

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Romania

Application Deadline

20 Sep 2023 - 16:00 (Europe/Bucharest)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

10

Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The diffusion of rapidly improving, powerful artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is rendering automated decision making an increasingly common component of organizational processes, in which employees, managers, clients and the public are more and more facing a reality where machines make ‘decisions' that are implemented without always meaningful avenues for questioning and redress. While AI and its employment in organizations has made great progress over the last decade, often for the better, there is often a countervailing harm that tends to affect more vulnerable members of the workforce and society. Often, preventing these harms goes beyond technical matters, but goes hand in hand with organizational implementations, managerial ethics and responsibility taken, as well as societal systems ensuring the accountability of such autonomous systems. The central objective of this project is thus to offer a business ethics perspective on how social, commercial, and political actors on both a local and global scale can ensure accountability in algorithmic decision-making processes. The project aims at tackling issues associated with algorithmic opacity such as lack of resources on the user side, bias, and discrimination. To this end, the project shall conduct a multi-method and multi-stakeholder investigation to develop a comprehensive framework of the affordances, responsibilities, and outcomes of algorithmic decision-making, to help explore question of what explainable and accountable AI mean in the context of organizations, which actors drive solutions, what (unintended) consequences might be, and how harms might be diminished through organizational mitigations.

Requirements

Research Field

Economics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

participation as a team member in at least one project with national or international funding

experience in drafting scientific articles, working papers, work reports, etc.

knowledge of English – minimum intermediate level

capacity for analysis and synthesis

experience in using statistical methods for data analysis and interpretation

result orientation

Deadline management skills

communication and collaboration skills within an international and interdisciplinary project team

Specific Requirements

collaborates with other members of the project team

carries out the activities assigned according to the requirements of the project

conducts research, data analysis and dissemination of results together with other members of the project team

elaborates individually or in a team intermediate and final work reports, scientific articles, working papers, any other document requested by the funder or project management

participates in the organization of work-shops or any other events carried out to meet the requirements of the project.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Economics

Years of Research Experience

None

Additional Information

Benefits

Work in a dynamic group.

Eligibility criteria

Evaluation of the application file and interview. The minimum grade to pass the selection is 70 points.

Selection process

There will be an interview in person, the jury includes members of the project. The interview will take place in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies location or on ZOOM.

Website for additional job details

https: // fondurieuropene.ase.ro/anunturi/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Country

Romania

State/Province

Bucharest

City

Bucharest

Street

Piata Romana no 6

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https: // fondurieuropene.ase.ro/anunturi/

Contact

City

Bucharest

Website

https:// www. ase.ro

Street

Piata Romana nr.6 sect.1

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED