Open vacancy for researcher in trustworthy AI

The JRC's unit on algorithmic transparency is looking for an AI researcher to join the team’s science for policy activities on human behaviour and machine intelligence, with a focus on recent developments in AI and recommender systems and addressing minor protection and other societal impacts. 

Applicants should be interested in supporting EU AI policies, with a focus on system-centric and user-centric AI auditing and evaluation (e.g., benchmarking, red-teaming, user studies) and trustworthy AI (fairness, transparency, human oversight and social and environmental impact).

The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of modern AI systems and models, including AI systems for content recommendation and information retrieval, as well as general-purpose AI models, generative AI and large language models. 

Furthermore the following experience and skills are essential:

• A PhD or alternatively a university degree and at least 3 years of relevant research experience in artificial intelligence-related topics.
• Research expertise in topics linked to AI evaluation, with a focus on trustworthy AI (transparency, fairness, human oversight, societal impact) in the context of minor protection and other societal impacts.
• Practical experience in system-centric or human-centric AI evaluation in the context of machine learning and deep learning models, in domains linked to recommender systems and generative AI.

• Very good (C1 level) knowledge of English.

   

To find out more about the team, as well as additional desirable skills and experience, please see the full vacancy notice, linked below.

Place of employment: Seville (ES)

Application deadline: 17 April 2026

Vacancy code: 2026-JRC.T.3-SVQ-FGIV-002704

Read the full vacancy notice and apply here