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    [1]    From: Federico Pianzola <f.pianzola@gmail.com>
           Subject: PhD position: computational approaches to Narrative in Argumentation (1.0 FTE) (12)

    [2]    From: Melissa Terras <M.Terras@ed.ac.uk>
           Subject: PhD studentship, Edinburgh - "Scripted Production Futures in the Age of AI" (58)


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        Date: 2024-04-18 14:08:34+00:00
        From: Federico Pianzola <f.pianzola@gmail.com>
        Subject: PhD position: computational approaches to Narrative in Argumentation (1.0 FTE)

Fully-funded 4-year PhD position in the field of Computational Linguistics,
focusing on the intricate relationship between narratives and argumentation
in various domains (social media, fiction, news).

University of Groningen, Netherlands

Deadline: 5 May 2024 11:59pm CET

More info at the link below:

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-
opportunities/?details=00347-02S000AQCP

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        Date: 2024-04-18 10:44:39+00:00
        From: Melissa Terras <M.Terras@ed.ac.uk>
        Subject: PhD studentship, Edinburgh - "Scripted Production Futures in the Age of AI"

Dear colleagues,

I would appreciate if you could circulate this funded PhD student opportunity at
Edinburgh via your networks, and encourage promising applicants to apply:
thanks!

Melissa

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We are recruiting a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, UK for a new
studentship entitled "Scripted Production Futures in the Age of AI"

Award: The studentship is funded by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and
Humanities (SGSAH) Collaborative Doctoral Award scheme, and is in collaboration
with BBC Research & Development. The successful applicant will receive an annual
stipend at the UKRI rate (£19,237 for 24/25) for 3 years 6 months full-time,
plus PhD tuition fees. The award also provides a research training support grant
comprising access to a nominal amount of £1750 over the course of the 3.5 years
to support travel to conferences. The award is open to both home and
international students.

Deadline for applications: 6th May 2024 (interviews w/c 13th May)

About the PhD: As AI evolves at an unprecedented speed, it is important to
reflect on whether and how AI tools will support, or conflict with, the values
embedded in the sectors in which they will be utilised. The 2023 Writers Guild
of America strike brought to the fore fears about how AI will impact the
scripted production sector – a creative sector comprising film and scripted TV.
The aim of this project is to investigate these questions in-depth, in context
of scripted production. Through qualitative and participatory design research
with scripted production practitioners (e.g., scriptwriters, post-production
specialists, among others), the project will develop understandings of the
sector’s values and inform how future AI systems, supporting aspects of scripted
production workflows, can be designed with sensitivity to these values. The PhD
will be based within the Institute for Design Informatics 
(https://www.designinformatics.org/ ), a flourishing hub for research in 
human-computer interaction, design and data science. As part of the 
studentship, there will also be a period of funded work placement at BBC R&D, 
which will be co-determined with the student.

Supervisory team: Dr. Susan Lechelt (Institute for Design Informatics, School of
Informatics, University of Edinburgh), Professor Ewa Luger (Institute for Design
Informatics, School of Design, University of Edinburgh), and Dr. Michael Evans
(Research Lead – User Experience and Human-Computer Interaction, BBC R&D).

The full ad and application details are available here:
https://www.designinformatics.org/news/sgsah-bbc-phd-studentship-hci-ai/ 

Please get in touch with Susan at susan.lechelt@ed.ac.uk
with any questions, and if you know anyone who
might be interested, please feel free to circulate.

————
Professor Melissa Terras
Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art
University of Edinburgh
@melissaterras


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