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As an Assistant Professor you will be employed in the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University. Depending on expertise and interest, one candidate will be accommodated in the chair of Prof. Stefan van der Stigchel (entitled “Cognitive Psychology”), and one in the chair of Prof. Henk Aarts (entitled “Social Cognition and Goal-directed Behaviour”).
Tasks
The position involves 60% on teaching activities and 40% on research time. The core tasks will include:
We are looking for two candidates who have a profile that fits well with the programme of studying functional and social features of AI in human perception and cognition. Candidates should:
We offer a position (0.8 - 1.0 FTE) for five years in an international working environment, but following a positive evaluation, they are expected to become permanent. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience - ranges between €3,637 and €5,656 (scale 11/12 according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for a full-time employment.
Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). Here you'll find more information about working at Utrecht University.
More than 5,600 students are enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programmes. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences has some 850 faculty and staff members, all providing their individual contribution to the training and education of young talent and to the research into and finding solutions for scientific and societal issues.
The department of Psychology in Utrecht takes part in the recently accredited research focus area Human Centered AI and the HUMAN-AI strategic alliance programme between UU, TU/e and UMC Utrecht. This research area has an interdisciplinary focus, combining perspectives on AI from philosophy, computer science, linguistics and psychology. Your job will be to develop a successful research line within the cognitive perspective of this area. In addition, you will be teaching the cognitive perspective on AI in the bachelor programme Artificial Intelligence (a Dutch taught programme) and the research master Artificial Intelligence (an English taught programme).
The Department of Psychology has excellent research facilities within a state-of-the-art lab environment, including eye-tracking, virtual reality, TMS, EEG, and MRI (3 & 7T). The research programme is part of the Helmholtz Institute of Utrecht University and the Interuniversity graduate school Kurt Lewin Institute.
The assistant professors will participate in a research programme that studies the cognitive and social aspects of AI. The programme is a collaboration initiative between two research groups in Psychology (chaired by Profs. Stefan van der Stigchel and Henk Aarts), and addresses scientific challenges that are at the heart of the interplay between human and machine autonomy by using cognitive modelling and behavioural studies.
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