Research Assistant – TANGO project

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life. Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance. About The Role This is a fixed-term part-time role for 28 hours per week. This role is a member of the Swansea University and PISA Human-Computer Interaction team on the TANGO project (https://tango-horizon.eu/ ). The TANGO project aims to develop the computational framework for effective hybrid decision-making making, based on: A cognitive theory of mutual understanding and hybrid decision making. Cognition-aware eXplainable AI (XAI) paradigms in support of synergistic human-machine interaction and collaboration. A “Human-in-the-loop” co-evolution of human decision-making and machine learning models. The impact on individuals and society will be evaluated on a pool of real-world use cases, namely supporting women during pregnancy, supporting surgical teams in intraoperative decision-making, supporting loan officers and applicants in credit lending decision processes. You will contribute to two main tasks in the project: Firstly, develop some small-scale demonstrators on top of the production TANGO API. These will be used to demonstrate the TANGO API functionality. This will cover particular activities related to the design and implementation of appropriate interfaces for TANGO-powered applications. We will put to the test coordinated decision-making processes involving virtual agents and humans, including assessing and contrasting options, suggesting courses of action, clarifying and establishing a decision-making process state, confirming or elaborating on communication, discussing problem-solving tactics, summarising courses of action, and identifying issues and alternatives. Secondly, Developing Methods for Team Decision Making. We will employ a mixed-initiative approach to model and orchestrate agents and humans collaborating to facilitate effective decision-making. It will build on methods to facilitate decision-making partners in establishing common ground that is concrete and formal enough for agents but also allows nuanced human-focused argumentation where appropriate so that the shared decision richly accounts for different opinions and supporting arguments. The approach will identify the patterns of interaction between the user and agents including the co-evolution of users and agents during and between decision-making activities. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh Language Skills The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 – A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course. The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted. Additional Information Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter. #J-18808-Ljbffr