Posting Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) and Sloan School of Management in collaboration with The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC), will focus on generative AI and reasoning through the lens of social and ethical responsibilities of computing; provide supervision and guidance to students, and researchers while engaging in activities that support the general mission of MIT Sloan, SERC, and LIDS; collaborate with other post docs, and instructors along with supervising a SERC scholar’s group throughout the academic year. This unique joint appointment offers an exceptional opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research across multiple departments at MIT. Responsibilities will approximately be divided as 50% ongoing and new applied research projects under the supervision of Professors Sertac Karaman and Eric So; 25% independent research; 20% participating in SERC's community-building activities and programming, including to lead a SERC Scholar Group throughout the academic year; and additional responsibilities as determined by organizational needs. The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) is facilitating the development of responsible “habits of mind and action” for those who create and deploy computing technologies and foster the creation of technologies in the public interest.