Good Systems announces three summer research opportunities to help advance the grand challenge’s mission to design ethical AI technologies to benefit society.
Faculty and graduate students who have not yet participated in a Good Systems-funded project are eligible to apply for fellowships to conduct innovative research activities. Undergraduate students are invited to apply to participate in Good Systems’ core research projects in the areas of racial justice, smart cities, disinformation, surveillance and privacy, robotics, and the future of work.
Please find more information about each opportunity and how to apply below.
Faculty Fellowships
Eligibility: UT Austin faculty, research scientists, or postdoctoral fellows
Required Application Materials: CV, research proposal, personal statement
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2022 at 5pm CST
Award Amount: $4,000
Good Systems seeks innovative proposals to conduct research activities that investigate the ethical implications of AI technologies in society over a three-month summer fellowship period. A wide range of themes, topics, and projects are welcome, including but not limited to those involving transparency and explainability, bias and discrimination, privacy and surveillance, safety and security, accountability, and the promotion of human values.
Applications will be evaluated based on creativity, feasibility, engagement, subject matter expertise, and evidence of prior research accomplishments.
Faculty, research scientists, and postdocs can submit applications on the online competition portal by the deadline of April 1. View the Request for Proposals for more details.
Graduate Student Fellowships
Eligibility: Students in a master’s or doctoral program at UT Austin
Required Application Materials: CV, research proposal, personal statement
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2022 at 5pm CST
Award Amount: $6,000
Good Systems seeks innovative proposals to conduct research activities that investigate the ethical implications of AI technologies in society over a three-month summer fellowship period. A wide range of themes, topics, and projects are welcome, including but not limited to those involving transparency and explainability, bias and discrimination, privacy and surveillance, safety and security, accountability, and the promotion of human values.
Applications will be evaluated based on creativity, feasibility, engagement, subject matter expertise, and evidence of prior research accomplishments.
Submit applications on the online competition portal by the deadline of April 1, and view the Request for Proposals for complete details.
Undergraduate Research Experiences
Eligibility: Undergraduate students at UT Austin with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Required Application Materials: Application Statement, Resumé, and Academic Summary
Submission Deadline: April 8, 2022 at 5pm CST
Compensation: $15/hour for up to 40 hours/week for up to 10 weeks
Good Systems seeks undergraduate students to participate in Good Systems core research projects over a ten-week period in the summer (normally, from June 6, 2022 to August 12, 2022). As an interdisciplinary program, Good Systems encourages students from all majors to apply.
Undergraduate researchers should tailor their applications to support one of six Good Systems projects, which investigate ethical AI in the areas of racial justice, disinformation, robotics, smart cities, smart tools and the future of work, and privacy and surveillance.
Learn more about the opportunity on Eureka or by viewing the Call for Applications. Applications should be submitted via Qualtrics by April 8.
Questions? Please contact Lea Sabatini at lea.sabatini@austin.utexas.edu.
Interested in learning more about Good Systems’ research? Register for our free annual symposium, April 7-8, 2022.