Research engineer position for InterVisions project

Organisation / Company Computer Vision Center Research Field Computer science » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 31 Jul 2025 - 23 : 59 (Europe / Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number 101214711 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Closing date : The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate is hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

About CVC

The Computer Vision Center (CVC) is a non-profit research center established in 1995 by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Its mission is to carry out cutting-edge research that has the highest international impact in the field of computer vision. It also promotes the transference of knowledge to industry and society.

Computer vision is an exciting research area and an omnipresent technology, essentially empowering machines with the sense of vision. The CVC is a successful marriage between knowledge and innovation. In addition to our cutting-edge scientific achievements, we have established lasting ties with industrial partners and created several spin-off companies.

Context and Mission

The Vision and Language research group is looking for a research engineer to support the development of tools and benchmarks for assessing and mitigating intersectional bias in vision-and-language AI systems .

The selected candidate will contribute to the design, implementation, and validation of a participatory bias audit tool and a technical fairness benchmark .

This position is linked to project 101214711, InterVisions, funded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Key Duties

• Collaborate with domain experts to define evaluation criteria for bias and fairness in AI
• Implement bias detection algorithms and fairness metrics
• Generate synthetic datasets based on socially relevant prompts
• Build user-friendly interfaces and documentation
• Contribute to the creation of an open-access evaluation portal with a public leaderboard

The selected candidate will also participate in interdisciplinary meetings, contribute to project deliverables, and support the public dissemination of tools and results, including co-authoring research publications.

Solid programming skills in Phyton

Specific Requirements

Experience with fairness, bias, or ethics in AI

Fluency in spoken and written English

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Research Field Computer science Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

The position will be located at the Computer Vision Center (Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ).

Eligibility criteria

All applications must be sent through the online form and include a full CV and contact details.

Application Deadline :

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate is hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

Selection process

OTM-R principles for selection processes

The CVC is committed to Open Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment (OTM-R) for any potential candidate in all our processes. In 2015 we received the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) award. Through an extensive and continuous process, we improve the conditions and opportunities at CVC. With these actions, the CVC is committed to the principles of the European Charter for Researchers, as well as the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

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