Webinar for applicants to LEAD AI fellowships
Do you want to apply for a LEAD AI post-doc fellowship and contribute to cutting-edge research and shape the future of artificial intelligence? This webinar was held 24 October, and focused on practical information about the application process.
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LEAD AI is a career and mobility fellowship program at the University of Bergen for training postdoctoral fellows in artificial intelligence.
In the second call, we have announced four posistions across scientific disiplines:
- AI Excellence: Explore foundational and theoretical AI
- AI for Society: Investigate AI applications in scientific domains.
- Responsible AI, for People, and Society: Address legal and ethical challenges related to AI.
These positions offer exciting opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research and shape the future of artificial intelligence.
Join us on this transformative journey, as a future LEAD AI fellow.
The application deadline is 25 November 2024 for all 4 announcements.
Below, you find a written version of the Questions and Answers (Q&A) session part of the webinar.
The presentation held at the webinar can be found here.
Webinar program
| 14:00 | Welcome and presentation |
| Guro Akre, LEAD AI Programme Administrative Manager | |
| Karoline Christiansen, LEAD AI HR co-ordinator | |
| 14:05 | Introduction to LEAD AI with practical information about the application process |
| Guro Akre | |
| 14:20 | Questions and answers |
The presentation held at the webinar can we found below.
Q & A
Q: Do I understand correclty that the first step is to find a possible supervisor in UiB?
A: In the announcement text for the position that you are applying for, you will find one or more names of contact persons at the bottom of the advertisement, under General information. We recommend contacting these people, to discuss your topic and research proposal. They or someone in their environment will most likely be your mentor/supervisor.
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Q: What's the deadline for submitting all documentations?
A: The deadline is the same as the application deadline for uploading all the documentation.
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Q: For outgoing fellows, will there be funding to also bring your family, in the outgoing phase?
A: There is funds for your travel. As for your family, this is negotiable, and should be discussed with the department where you are employed. Make sure to bring it up quickly after employment, when discussing your outgoing phase.
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Q: Is there any tool to check if we submitted all the information correctly prior to the deadline?
A: Not a tool, but follow the instructions given at the “guide for applicants” and “Templates” on our webpage.
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Q: Is there any special consideration about the career and the productivity, which if I am correct counts 50%, that takes in consideration circumstances like birth of child and challenges like unemployment, etc?
A: The applicants will be evaluated on their career and accomplishments. Evaluators will look at the career of each applicant as a whole and to consider non-academic work, career breaks (e.g., parental and long-term sick leave, compulsory military service, time spent for obtaining refugee status) and variations in chronological order as a potentially valuable contribution to the applicant’s profile rather than a drawback.
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LEAD AI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement, as a MSCA Cofund programme.
