Job offer: Researcher for Multimodal Fake-News and Disinformation Detection at DFKI Berlin

The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) has operated as a non-profit, Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) since 1988. DFKI combines scientific excellence and commercially-oriented value creation with social awareness and is recognized as a major "Center of Excellence" by the international scientific community. In the field of artificial intelligence, DFKI as Germany’s biggest public and independent organisation dedicated to AI research and development, has focused on the goal of human-centric AI for more than 30 years. Research is committed to essential, future-oriented areas of application and socially relevant topics.

We are looking for a highly motivated research assistant to join our existing team and work on a project focused on fake-news and disinformation detection from speech and multimedia data. Content authenticity verification of speech combined with other modalities like text, visuals or meta-data will be a center part. In any case, xAI and bias analysis are aspects of high relevance to the position as well.

The successful candidate will work closely with high-impact partners in this field, e.g. Technical University of Berlin, RBB (Berlin TV and news broadcaster), Deutsche Welle (Germany's broadcaster abroad), and 5 other partners.

Responsibilities will include developing and testing different AI/NLP models and techniques, analyzing the performance of machine learning models in the context of applicable fake-news and disinformation fighting for journalists, and communicating project progress and results to relevant stakeholders. The position offers opportunities for pursuing a doctorate and publishing research results in scientific journals and conferences.

Qualified candidates will have a completed university degree in (technical) computer science or computational linguistics, excellent programming skills in Python, and a strong background in machine learning/AI and signal processing or NLP. Previous experience in the field of fake-news or spoofing / authenticity detection of multimedia data is an advantage.

DFKI offers an agile and lively international and interdisciplinary environment for working in a self-determined manner. If you are interested in contributing to cutting-edge research and working with a dynamic team, please apply!

More details and link: https://jobs.dfki.de/en/vacancy/researcher-m-f-d-547585.html Application deadline: Jan 23, 2024.

In terms of questions please don’t hesitate to contact tim.polzehl@dfki.demailto:tim.polzehl@dfki.de

-- Dr.-Ing. Tim Polzehl

Senior Researcher Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence Speech & Language Technology

Associate Senior Researcher Technische Universität Berlin Quality and Usability Lab

DFKI Labor Berlin Alt-Moabit 91c, D-10559 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49.30.238951863 Fax: +49 30 23895 1810 E-Mail tim.polzehl@dfki.demailto:tim.polzehl@dfki.de

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