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The Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Information 

Technology (CETINIA) at University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) offers six 

predoctoral research contracts in the context of a large Spanish 

national project on Value-Awareness Engineering (VAE). The project will 

be carried out in cooperation with the Artificial Intelligence Research 

Institute (IIIA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and 

the Valencian Research Institute on Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN) at 

Technical University of Valencia (UPV).



The general aim of the VAE project is to develop tools and technologies 

for building value-aware systems. Here, value-aware refers to systems 

that understand our human values and ensure their behaviour to be 

aligned with those values. The project is centred in the context of 

trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and will build upon and advance 

works in the field of multiagent systems, especially related to 

normative systems, agreement technologies, machine learning, logic 

programming, individual and collective decision making and explanation 

mechanisms, as well as ethical foundations of agency.



Successful candidates will work closely with senior CETINIA researchers 

and other research associates in the project on modelling and 

implementation tasks, preparing research articles for publication in 

peer-reviewed journals, and presenting findings at conferences and 

workshops. Desired outcomes of the research contracts are PhD 

dissertations, possibly related to one or several of the aforementioned 

topics of the VAE project. Some positions include the opportunity of 

implementing cotutelle agreements with collaborating European Universities.





Requirements

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Candidates are required to hold a degree in Computer Science or related 

fields (Telecommunication Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Industrial 

Engineering, etc.), have good communication skills in English and/or 

Spanish, and be able to demonstrate strong motivation to conduct 

research. Having completed (or finishing) a Master’s Degree, 

preferably on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or similar topics, 

is a plus. Good programming skills (Python, Java, and/or Matlab) as well 

as a solid background in Artificial Intelligence (see the VAE topics 

above) are desirable. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.





Benefits

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The annual salary is 24.000 EUR before taxes and includes Spanish Social 

Security. In addition, generous allowances are given to support 

presentation of work at international conferences and to attend seminars 

and tutorials. The expected duration of contracts is three years. 

Contracts are conditional on satisfactory progress, which is reviewed 

every year.





Start date

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The desirable start date is February 2023 although variations may be 

possible depending on the candidates’ circumstances.





Application

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To apply for these contracts, you are kindly asked to send your (i) 

motivation letter describing your research interests and goals, (ii) CV, 

(iii) transcripts, (iv) certificates, (v) contacts for two references, 

and (vi) relevant publications (if any) in one PDF file to the following 

e-mail: [log in to unmask] preferably by January 7th 2023. 

Applications will be considered by the Principal Investigators of the 

VAE project at URJC (Prof. Billhardt and Prof. Ossowski) on a rolling basis.





About the CETINIA Research Centre at URJC

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The CETINIA research centre aims at promoting R&D&I in the field of 

Artificial Intelligence and IT at URJC. It currently comprises 6 

research groups and over 60 faculty members. To successfully carry out 

its research, technology transfer, and dissemination activities, CETINIA 

relies on a broad multinational team of researchers and practitioners in 

the field of Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning, Software 

Engineering, and Operations Research, among others. CETINIA is involved 

in research projects with industrial as well as public funding, from 

regional, national, and European sources.



University Rey Juan Carlos is a young public university with several 

campuses in the greater Madrid. In its 25 years of operation, it managed 

to grow to 46.000 students, being currently the second largest among the 

six public Universities in Madrid. CETINIA is located in the campus of 

Mostoles, where the Presidency of the University is located. Mostoles is 

the second-largest city in population belonging to the autonomous 

community of Madrid. It is located 18 kilometres southwest from central 

Madrid, which can be easily reached by metro, train, or bus.



For further information visit the websites at 

http://www.cetinia.urjc.es/ and http://www.ia.urjc.es/GIA/



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