**Research Alliance Ruhr**

**As the densest university landscape in Europe, the Metropole Ruhr offers attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists from all over the world.**

In order to bundle their top international research on the major challenges facing humanity, the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen founded the Research Alliance Ruhr in 2021. Four research centres and a college have been established here.

This is the latest development in the long-standing cooperation as the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and 110,000 students.

**Location**

Duisburg

**Application area**

Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security

Junior research group leader on Human-AI-Interaction (f/m/d, No. 027-26)
**EG 14 TV-L**

As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security is bringing the expertise of its universities together to bridge the gaps between Psychology & Social Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science & Statistical Learning, and Cybersecurity & Privacy.

Join us now to create innovations for the world of tomorrow in Europe’s densest university landscape, where you can find a wide range of scientific and industrial partners right on the doorstep.

**Start of employment**

as soon as possible

**Duration of employment**

5 years

**Working time**

39 h 50 min (100%, part-time work is possiblr

**Your main tasks**

- Contributing to cutting-edge interdisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, and ethical system design by collaborating with the disciplines located at the Research Center (computer science, statistics, cybersecurity)
- Managing a junior research group, including supervising a PhD position funded for three years
- Advancing at least one of the following topics by excellent publications: Human trust and trust calibration in AI systems, Cognitive and social attributions toward AI (e.g., mental state attribution), Formal and informal mechanisms of AI transparency, accountability, and certification
- Networking with teams and institutions within the University Alliance Ruhr (e.g., Social Science Faculties, DFG Research Training School 2535, College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS))

**Your profile**

- Successfully completed PhD and Msc./ Bsc. in psychology, cognitive science, communication science or similar, minimum of two years of postdoctoral research experience
- Strong publication record in human-technology-interaction
- Emerging engagement in attracting competitive third-party funding
- Experience in interdisciplinary research with computer science/data science/machine learning
- First leadership experience
- Motivation and ambition to conduct high-quality research that upholds open-science standards
 
**We offer you**

The position is embedded in a creative, attractive, and internationally renowned research environment. With your work, you will play an essential role in developing our new Research Center and outreach with trustworthy technology to the general public. Our international network of researchers and industry partners offers a stimulating work environment. A balanced and family-friendly work-life relationship is important to us; thus, we offer flexible working times or part-time remote home office options.

**Application deadline**

2026-02-26

**Code number**

027-26

**Application**

Please send your application including CV, certificates and a 2-page description of your planned research program to Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Computer Science, 47048 Duisburg, email: [nicole.kraemer@uni-due.de](mailto:nicole.kraemer@uni-due.de) stating the code number **027-26.**

**Information about the job**

Further information about the Research Center can be found at: [https://rc-trust.ai](https://rc-trust.ai/)

**Learn more**

In accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act, women with the same qualifications are given referential considered.

Applications from suitable disabled persons and persons of equal status within the meaning of § 2 para. 3 SGB IX are desired.

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