PhD position (f/m/d) in Junior Research Group “Psychological Aspects of Human-Algorithm-Interaction” (13 TV-L, 100 %)

The Research Alliance Ruhr is a joint undertaking of the three major universities in the Ruhr area and was initiated by the Ruhr Conference. The four research centers focus on “One Health Ruhr,” “Chemical Sciences and Sustainability,” “Trustworthy Data Science and Security,” and “Future Energy Materials and Systems.” In addition, the Research Alliance Ruhr has established a “College for Social Sciences and Humanities”. 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.

Your responsibilities
• Conduct and publish excellent research within the area of Human-AI-Interactions, calibrating perceived trust and system trustworthiness or balancing people’s understanding and trust perceptions
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with the disciplines located at the Research Center (computer science, statistics, cybersecurity)
• 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 qualifications
• Successfully completed Msc. in psychology, cognitive science, communication science or similar
• Emerging publication record in human-technology-interaction
• Experience in interdisciplinary research with computer science/data science/machine learning
• Motivation and ambition to conduct high-quality research that upholds open-science standards