Please note the below is a shortened version of the full job specification. For more details please refer to the full Job Description document, which can be downloaded by clicking on the ‘Download full job spec’ button above. Closing date 13th May 2024.
Role Profile The ADAPT Centre seeks to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work on a project involving the creation and utilisation of tools that utilise machine-readable semantics and LLMs to assist with policy documentation, discovery, and enforcement workflows. 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 2. Exploring potential of LLMs to assist with using the policy in documentation 3. Developing a policy enforcement tool to apply the developed specification
Duties and Responsibilities • Manage and conduct the research under the leadership of the Principal Investigator • Disseminating outcomes of research through project reports as well as peer-reviewed academic publications, technical reports, industry and public events, and other channels. • Assist in the further development of research potential by pursuing external funding. • Where relevant to the research topic, and within the bounds of DCU policies, assist in co-supervising graduate and postgraduate research students. • Administrative and management tasks associated with the project. • Carry out any other duties within the scope and purpose of the job as requested by the PI. • Comply with all ADAPT and DCU policies and regulations, including those in relation to Research Ethics and Health and Safety.
Minimum Criteria Applicants should have a PhD in Computer Science or equivalent. In addition, it is desirable that the candidate has experience in: Knowledge and Experience • 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 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) • Capability for demonstrable high quality research (essential) • Experience working on collaborative projects (ideal)
Candidates will be assessed on the following competencies: Discipline knowledge and Research skills – Demonstrates knowledge of a research discipline and the ability to conduct a specific programme of research within that discipline Understanding the Research Environment – Demonstrates an awareness of the research environment (for example funding bodies) and the ability to contribute to grant applications
Communicating Research – Demonstrates the ability to communicate their research with their peers and the wider research community (for example presenting at conferences and publishing research in relevant journals) and the potential to teach and tutor students Managing & Leadership skills – Demonstrates the potential to manage a research project including the supervision of undergraduate students
