The SNSF-funded CREST-AI project aims to shape a new generation of language AI that adapts to people's understanding. CREST-AI brings together NLP, philosophy and law to explore how AI can help people understand, question and reason about complex information, using legal language as a challenging testbed. You will join the research team at the University of St.Gallen and develop interpretable user models that guide adaptive explanations.
Tasks
- Conduct research on user modeling and coordinate selected research activities within CREST-AI together with Prof. Christina Niklaus.
- Combine LLM reasoning with neuro-symbolic NLP to build interpretable models of users' beliefs, uncertainty and misconceptions from dialogue.
- Develop human-centered evaluation methods for personalized AI to assess how people understand and use complex information.
- Contribute your own research ideas to CREST-AI, publish at leading NLP and AI venues, and present at international conferences.
- Supervise master's and bachelor's theses and student projects.
- Support research coordination and academic service.
Requirements
- PhD in computer science, computational linguistics or a related field, completed by the start date.
- Research experience in NLP, particularly LLM reasoning, semantic representation or user modeling.
- Strong Python and machine learning skills; experience with knowledge graphs or human–AI interaction is a plus.
- A publication record demonstrating original contributions to NLP, AI or a related field, appropriate to your career stage.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and collaborate effectively within a research team.
- Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly with researchers in philosophy and law; no prior expertise in these fields is required.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- German is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Funded conference participation.
- Access to project-funded compute time.
- Inspirational work environment.
- Executive education network.
- Support for internal and external executive education opportunities, including seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice.
- Financial and time support for task-specific external training and executive education.
- Culture of cross-functional collaboration and space for forging valuable relationships, including with external partners.
- Regular exchanges and internal events to strengthen relationships.
- Flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week.
- Family-friendly employer offering part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
- Equal opportunities for all employees and students.
- Diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge.
- Campaign weeks for corporate health management.
- Fruit in the workplace.
- Wide selection of freshly prepared meals in the canteen at discounted prices.
- Modern IT infrastructure and nationwide access to scientific information via HSGswisscovery.
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Das Team
You will work closely with Prof. Christina Niklaus and her team, with room to contribute your own ideas within the project's research agenda. Collaboration with researchers at St.Gallen and the University of Zurich, alongside a fellow postdoc developing complementary methods for conversational AI, is part of the role.