Department of Informatics
PostDoc Position in Personalized Visual Analytics: Human Preference Elicitation for Ranking-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Support 100 %
Start of employment 01.12.2025, temporaryWe are inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) position at the intersection of Visual Analytics, Human-AI Collaboration, and Human-Centered AI.
Together, we will design and develop innovative approaches for the characterization, design, and evaluation of interactive visual data analysis solutions that combine the complementary strengths of humans and algorithms. Our goal is to explore new forms of human-AI collaboration that enhance, rather than replace, human involvement in data-driven decision-making.
Your responsibilities
The position is part of an SNF-funded research project on multi-criteria decision support, focusing on novel methods for human preference elicitation and interactive-visual ranking creation systems.
Project Title: Personalized Visual Analytics Human Preference Elicitation for Ranking-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Support.
Collaboration with: Prof. Mennatallah El-Assady (ETH Zurich)
Project Title: Personalized Visual Analytics Human Preference Elicitation for Ranking-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Support.
Collaboration with: Prof. Mennatallah El-Assady (ETH Zurich)
Your profile
- Ph.D. degree, e.g., in Informatics, ML/AI, Data Science, or HCI
- Strong publication record and ability to conduct scientific work and dissemination activities in the realm of visual analytics
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
- Ability to independently teach university-level courses and supervise students
- Extensive expertise in some of these areas: visual analytics, human-AI collaboration, data science, information retrieval, data mining, machine/deep learning, AI, natural language processing, explainable AI, human-centered AI, responsible AI, algorithmic fairness, biases, transparency, HCI, applied research methods, or types of empirical research
- Profound skills in programming in Python and supervise programming projects
Information on your application
Official applications should include:- Motivation letter
- Detailed CV
- Certificates of degrees and educational background
- Clear exposition of prior data visualization experience
- Copy of the Ph.D. Thesis
Application deadline: November 15
Flyer: https://juergen-bernard.de/pdf/postDocFlyer.pdf
Project Website: https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ivda/research/ranking-creation.html
For further information, please feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bernard
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Please apply via our job portal www.jobs.uzh.ch.
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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
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