A premium PhD scholarship of AUD $31,000 per annum is available at the University of Queensland, Australia to work on one of the following projects: * Developing approaches for observing automated and dark advertising on digital platforms. The candidate would work with researchers on the ADM+S ad observatory<https://www.admscentre.org.au/adobservatory/> to develop and extend tools and approaches for observing and analysing advertising, in addition to using innovative digital methods, the research project could also use complementary critical and qualitative approaches and could be oriented toward debates about platform civics and accountability. This project will be supervised by Associate Professor Nicholas Carah (School of Communications and Arts, n.carah@uq.edu.au<mailto:n.carah@uq.edu.au>). * Explanations of AI-assisted reasoning in the provision of public services. The candidate will investigate the nature and scope of the legal duty to give an explanation, and what might constitute meaningful explanations of government automated decisions. This project will be supervised by Dr Robert Mullins (School of Law, r.mullins@law.uq.edu.au<mailto:r.mullins@law.uq.edu.au>). * Co-design of AI for social services. The candidate will work with researchers in the ADM+S Centre and other social welfare organisations to identify digital technology responses and/or test co-design approaches to enhance the experience of social service users (e.g. in social welfare, criminal justice, housing, health). This project will be supervised by Professor Paul Henman (School of Social Science, p.henman@uq.edu.au<mailto:p.henman@uq.edu.au>). See https://scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/artificial-intelligence-ai-and-automated-decision-making-society for further details Paul Professor Paul Henman Professor for Digital Sociology & Social Policy | School of Social Science UQ Node Leader | ARC CoE for Automated Decision-Making & Society, https://www.admscentre.org.au/ The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia T +61 7 3365 2383 E p.henman@uq.edu.au<mailto:p.henman@uq.edu.au> Zoom: https<https://uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893>://<https://uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893>uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893<https://uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893> W https://social-science.uq.edu.au/profile/72/paul-henman Selected recent publications: Governing by Algorithms and Algorithmic Governmentality: Towards machinic judgement, in Algorithmic Societies (Routledge 2021) Administrative Justice in a Digital World, in Oxford Handbook for Administrative Justice (OUP 2021) Webportal vs google for finding government information on the web<https://content.iospress.com/articles/information-polity/ip180071?resultNumber=2&totalResults=18&start=0&q=henman&resultsPageSize=10&rows=10>, Information Polity (with Tim Graham) Of algorithms, apps and advice: digital social policy and service delivery<https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/fJCkMsRAtUsFJHky4i2m/full>, Journal of Asian Public Policy CRICOS code: 00025B UQ ALLY Supporting and celebrating the diversity of sexuality, gender and sex at UQ. The University of Queensland is embracing the Green Office philosophy. Please consider the environment before printing this email. This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland.