Research & Development Specialist - Development of Argumentation Tools

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as: Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.

**About the role...**:
Main responsabilities:

- Tool Extension & Integration: Develop a plugin or extension for either ARG2P or Carneades to support meta-argumentation with preferences (values, goals, enforcement) and decision-making mechanisms.
- Goal-Oriented Reasoning: Suggest argumentative paths or interpretations to maximize attainment of goals/values and provide legal justifications.
- Knowledge Input & Representation: Enable input from SHACL-SPARQL for rule encoding and OWL/RDF for knowledge base representation.
- Visualization & Interaction: Implement interactive visualizations of argument and meta-argument structures, including support and attack relations, argument weights, rule violations, and goal satisfaction.
- User Experience: Improve the user interface to support legal experts and practitioners.
- Deployment: Ensure the tool can run locally (online version desirable but optional within a 12-month timeframe).

**Your profile...**:

- Degree (MSc or equivalent) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Logic, or Knowledge Representation.
- Strong programming skills, ideally including Prolog and Java/JavaScript.
- Knowledge of Semantic Web technologies (e.g., RDF, OWL, SHACL, SPARQL).Desirable Skills
- Familiarity with argumentation theory (e.g., ASPIC+, Dung’s frameworks).
- Prior experience with ARG2P or Carneades.Background or interest in legal informatics or computational law.
- Experience developing graph-based visualization interfaces.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team (legal scholars, AI researchers).

**In return you will get**:

- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs

**How to apply...**:

- Applications should include:_
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
- General information:_
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 12 Months (with possibility of extension upon performance review and funding availability)
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Kirchberg Campus
- Internal Title: Research & Development Specialist
- Job Reference: UOL07606