Research Fellow: Co-Designing Creative AI & AV Practice

Monash University European Research Foundation ETS; Italia; On-site; EUR 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Monash University European Research Foundation ETS in Prato, Italy, invites applications for a Research Fellow to lead participatory and community-embedded research within CULTURAI, a Horizon Europe project. The role focuses on designing Living Labs and engaging cultural institutions, creatives, and communities across Europe.

Working with MUERF and international partners, you will coordinate workshops, analyze data, and contribute to policy papers, while ensuring ethical research governance and

Qualifications

• PhD or strong practice-based research in a relevant field.
• Valid and current EU work rights.
• On-site in Prato, Italy.
• Excellent English and Italian.
• Willingness to travel within Europe.
• Availability for extra hours during peak periods.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of the CULTURAI Living Labs (WP10) and the implementation of the Audiovisual Living Labs (WP11), including the Prato Living Lab.
• Design, facilitate and deliver participatory workshops and co-design activities with cultural institutions, creative practitioners, community members and policymakers.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and mapping, building and sustaining relationships across the project's Prato-based and international sites.
• Support the collection of place-based and qualitative data for the pan-European survey and comparative case studies on AI in the audiovisual sector (WP5–WP6).
• Contribute participatory and site-specific findings to the synthesis of sector recommendations and policy papers (WP13).
• Contribute to global AI governance and cultural policy work (WP9) and to the launch of the Competence Centre (WP15).
• Support the planning and monitoring of MUERF's research tasks and the timely delivery of deliverables.
• Prepare peer-reviewed and practice-based publications, deliverable reports and policy briefs.
• Take part in project governance, consortium meetings and dissemination activities.
• Ensure compliance with MUERF's research governance, ethics and data management policies and with Horizon Europe requirements.
• Contribute to identifying European and international funding opportunities in AI, culture and the creative industries.

Skills

English (Excellent)

Italian (Excellent)

Education

PhD in relevant field

Job description

Monash University European Research Foundation ETS in Prato, Italy, invites applications for a Research Fellow to lead participatory and community-embedded research within CULTURAI, a Horizon Europe project. The role focuses on designing Living Labs and engaging cultural institutions, creatives, and communities across Europe.

Working with MUERF and international partners, you will coordinate workshops, analyze data, and contribute to policy papers, while ensuring ethical research governance and