Research Assistant in Ai and Humanitarian Action - London, United Kingdom - University College London

University College London

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Description

Ref Number
B

Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support

Department
UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location
London

Working Pattern
Full time

Salary
See advert text

Contract Type
Fixed-term

Working Type
Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)

Available For Secondment
No

Closing Date
25-Mar-2024

About us:

UCL's Department of Computer Science (CS) is a top-ranked Computer Science Department in the UK.

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation, UCL Computer Science was ranked second in the UK for research power and first in England.

This project sits at the intersection of Computer Science, Disability Innovation and Humanitarian Response and will be hosted at the Global Disability Innovation Hub.

Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) is an Academic Research and Practice Centre accelerating disability innovation for a more just world.

Based at UCL (University College London) GDI Hub is operational in 60 countries, with more than 70 partners and is the first Global Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology.

About the role:

Applications are invited for the role of Research Assistant (RA) to work with a multidisciplinary research group on the project 'AI Solutions for Humanitarian Challenges', funded by the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UK HIH).

This first phase project will involve a scoping literature review, expert interviews, and an expert consultation to establish a foundational understanding of existing uses of AI in humanitarian response, along with key ethical and operational, and other relevant considerations.

The second phase of the project will incorporate the design and development of capacity building workshops for Elrha AI and Humanitarianism grantees.

The project involves a collaboration between staff at UCL and several partner organisations, including: the University of Cape Coast (Ghana), the Data Scientists Network Foundation (Nigeria), and Kathmandu University (Nepal), among others.

This research group has been tasked with conducting foundational research on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and humanitarian response.

Salary will be between Grade 6b at £37,332 and £39,980, dependent on experience.

About you:

What we offer:

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below: