[JOB] Postdoc position in LLMs and Policy specifications at Dublin City University

Hi.Please help circulate this postdoc position, and apologies for cross-posting.

See full ad: https://www.adaptcentre.ie/careers/postdoctoral-researcher-in-automating-policy-compliance-2/

The ADAPT Centre in Dublin City University, Ireland seeks to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work on a project involving the creation and utilisation of machine-readable semantics to assist with policy documentation, discovery, and enforcement workflows using LLMs. This project is a collaboration between ADAPT and an industry partner, and the Researcher will be mainly based in the ADAPT Centre within Dublin City University. The Researcher will work on a project involving developing a Machine-readable Data Policy Specification based on standards (RDF, ODRL), exploring its use to represent data policy workflows (e.g. under GDPR), explore the use of LLMs to assist in generating structured information, and to develop tools and techniques for policy enforcement (e.g. ensure workflows align with data processing agreements).

The open position corresponds to the work on one or more of the following topics:
1) Developing a machine-readable policy specification based on semantic web standards
2) Exploring potential of LLMs to assist with creation and verification of policies
3) Developing a policy enforcement tool to apply the developed specification

Knowledge and Experience

- A PhD in Computer Science or equivalent (essential)
- A strong background in use of semantic web, developing ontologies and applications that use querying (e.g. SPARQL), reasoning, and validation (e.g. SHACL) (essential)
- Knowledge or awareness of privacy and data protection regulations such as GDPR (ideal)
- Knowledge of ODRL and Data Privacy Vocabulary (DPV) (ideal)
- Experience in using and developing applications with LLMs designing and developing (ideal)
- Evidence of a research profile and publication record (essential)
- Knowledge of research techniques and methodologies (essential)

LOCATION: Dublin City University, Ireland
Duration: 2 years
Salary: IUA Postdoctoral Researcher Salary Scale – Point 1 €43,908 – Point 7 €51,677
Closing Date: June 10, 2024

Regards,
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Harshvardhan J. Pandit, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
ADAPT Centre, Dublin City University
https://harshp.com/

Received on Wednesday, 29 May 2024 02:53:33 UTC