PhD Position in Accountable and Responsible AI

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position within the Complex Cyber Infrastructure research group. The project focuses on the emerging field of Accountable and Responsible AI, examining how to make generative AI systems transparent, legally compliant, and robust for professional contexts and creative industries. The successful candidate will investigate opacity in AI inferencing, compliance-by-design under frameworks like the EU AI Act, and structured knowledge integration for non-expert users. The role involves close collaboration with academic supervisors, industrial partners, and other researchers, leading to a PhD dissertation. Responsibilities also include contributing to undergraduate and master's level teaching alongside core research activities.

• Investigate the opacity and reasoning processes of generative AI systems to enhance transparency and traceability in high-stakes professional environments.
• Develop AI systems that incorporate compliance-by-design principles to satisfy regulations such as the EU AI Act while remaining practical for domain-specific workflows.
• Integrate domain-specific structured knowledge into generative AI frameworks to minimize hallucinations and support trustworthy decision-making for non-experts.
• Disseminate fundamental research findings through peer-reviewed academic publications and oral presentations at international conferences.
• Participate in an educational and professional training plan, attending relevant courses and scientific meetings.
• Assist with undergraduate and master's level teaching and student supervision.
• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary consortia and industrial stakeholders in the creative and logistics sectors.