Postdoc Research Fellow Lv 1, UCD Information, 18 Months

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Information and Communications Studies.

The ARTICULATE research project aims to research the design of a conversational AI system that communicates scientific knowledge by creating ongoing dialogues between two AI agents and a user so as to communicate science in their own language (broadly defined). To achieve this the project looks to hire an excellent researcher with experience leading research activities related to conversational human-AI interaction. The project is a collaboration between academics at University of Oulu, Finland (Prof. Sanna Järvelä and Dr. Justin Edwards) and Heriot Watt University (Assoc. Profs Yannis Konstas and Matthew Aylett). The researcher will be based within the HCI at UCD group at the School of Information and Communication Studies within University College Dublin.

Salary Range: €47,273 - €53,925 Per Annum.

Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 08/07/2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/