The DECIDE project is a large-scale, NWO-funded interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research initiative coordinated by the University of Twente. It brings together over 50 academic researchers and 30 societal partners to co-develop a new generation of transparent, citizen-empowering AI systems. The project spans domains such as healthcare, mobility, education, law, ethics, and public governance.
The position
We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the DECIDE project. The position combines unique scientific research with a central role in project integration and coordination across the consortium.
Your research focuses on the implementation of AI tools for interdisciplinary societal impact, in particular decision-support systems (AI-DSS) and citizen-support systems (AI-CSS), and on understanding why promising AI tools often fail to translate into robust, trusted instruments in real-world citizen empowerment contexts.
What you will deliver
This position integrates scientific and managerial responsibilities and ensures scientific integration across the different WPs and use-cases of DECIDE project.
The research focuses on the co-design and implementation of AI tools for interdisciplinary societal impact, in particular the decision-support systems (AI-DSS) and citizen-support systems (AI-CSS), and on understanding why promising AI tools often fail to translate into robust, trusted instruments in real-world citizen empowerment contexts.
You will:
Advance scientific integration and outputs
Act as a bridge between technical researchers (AI, data science) and societal researchers (philosophy, education, human factors, governance).
Take part in, coordinate and monitor the co-design and implementation processes of AI-DSS and AI-CSS.
Co-author integrative publications that reflect the project’s interdisciplinary nature.
Contribute to international dissemination by presenting integrated findings at conferences and stakeholder events.
Strengthen coherence across WPs and use-cases
Organize and lead cross-WP integration sessions, research retreats, and synthesis workshops.
Facilitate structured cross-WP and cross-use-case dialogues to ensure that emerging findings inform each other in real time.
Support project governance and risk monitoring
