Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS
The Oxford Internet Institute—founded in 2001—is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
We have an exciting opportunity to join Dr Scott A. Hale's team as a Research Assistant at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. This is a variable-hours, fixed-term role, starting January 2025.
Working on misinformation response and narrative extraction, the successful candidate should have a MSc in Social Data Science and experience with performing narrative extraction using machine learning and LLMs. Furthermore, the candidate should have documented interest in migration and creating synthetic benchmarks.
It is expected the successful candidate will work approximately 6-8 hours per week, but the exact number of hours will be variable and mutually agreed from time-to-time with the supervisor. No more than 400 hours will be able during the term of the post, which will last at most until 30 June 2024.
You will be based at 34 St Giles, Oxford, but you may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working in the United Kingdom with your line manager.
The successful candidate will:
• Perform a review of existing narrative extraction techniques.
• Create a synthetic benchmark dataset for narrative extraction and evaluate existing algorithms.
• Build pipelines to identify and extract narratives in text using machine learning, including LLMs.
Those seeking to apply should meet the following requirements:
• Hold a MSc in Social Data Science
• Have experience with performing narrative extraction using machine learning and LLMs
• Have documented interest in migration and creating synthetic benchmarks.
If you would like to discuss this role please contact Dr Scott A Hale at [email protected] and include “RA” at the start of the email subject field. Further details are also found in the Job Description provided.
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of three referees as part of your online application.
Only applications received before noon on 4 December 2024 can be considered.
Contact Person : OII Recruitment Vacancy ID : 176922 Contact Phone : Closing Date & Time : 04-Dec-2024 12:00 Pay Scale : STANDARD GRADE 6 Contact Email : [email protected] Salary (£) : £34,982 - £40,855 per annum pro rata