[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 Tuesday, 28 May 2024 08:54:15 UTC