Part-Time Liberatory Tech RA

The Pennsylvania State University • University Park, FL

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About The Position

The College of Engineering is seeking applicants for a part-time job of Liberatory Tech RA for research on AI and Black Digital Archives. This role involves working with Dr. Dancy and other members of the Liberatory Tech Project within the Center for Black Digital Research. The position focuses on projects that use a critical AI lens for research on human-AI systems with Black Digital Archives. The RA will collaborate with graduate students to develop critical, human-centered ways to interact with AI-augmented data annotation tools for archives. A key aspect of the role is to use perspectives from Critical Black studies and the Black radical tradition to develop studies that understand how the conceptual underpinnings of Blackness may mediate behavior during human-AI interaction in specific digital archival annotation tools, and the implications of this mediation for interface development.

Requirements

• Must be a current Penn State student (not previously employed by the university) or an external applicant.
• Ability to work with a critical AI lens for research on human-AI systems with Black Digital Archives.
• Familiarity with Critical Black studies and the Black radical tradition.
• Understanding of human-AI interaction in digital archival annotation tools.
• Ability to develop critical, human-centered ways to interact with AI-augmented data annotation tools.

Responsibilities

• Work with Dr. Dancy and other members of the Liberatory Tech Project within the Center for Black Digital Research
• Perform work on projects that use a critical AI lens for research on human-AI systems with Black Digital Archives
• Work with graduate students currently in LibTech to develop critical, human-centered ways to interact with AI augmented data annotation tools for archives
• Use perspectives from Critical Black studies and the Black radical tradition to develop studies to understand how the conceptual underpinnings of Blackness may mediate behavior during human-AI interaction in particular digital archival annotation tools and the implications of this mediation for interface development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed