Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented researcher to join our team as part of the Green Algorithms Initiative in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, one of Europe's leading academic departments of population health sciences. The post will suit researchers interested in improving our understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of data centres and artificial intelligence.
Primary role will be to lead projects improving how computing environmental impacts are currently estimated and reported and investigate the impacts of high-impact computational tools in AI. You will have research interests aligned with those of our group and the freedom to develop own ideas for new research. Initial possibilities for research projects include:
- Studying environmental impacts of AI tools expected to become prominent in research in coming years.
- Taking a global view on impacts of data centres and AI, encompassing environmental sustainability, human health, and perspectives from the Global South.
- Exploring ways to better integrate life-cycle analyses in impact estimates and expanding environmental impacts beyond carbon footprint, with a focus on water usage.