Industrial Ph.D. student with a focus on AI
Awa Sweden AB / Högskolejobb / Malmö
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hela Sverige AWA is looking for an Industrial PhD student with a focus on generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Tech. This unique position offers the opportunity to combine practical work experience at AWA's head office in Malmö with academic research at Linnaeus University in Växjö.
If you want to be part of a leading intellectual property firm with offices across Europe and Asia and embark on an exciting journey forward, this is the position for you.
Your primary responsibilities will be to analyse and develop tools using generative AI that streamline the consultant role and contribute to improving the quality of our delivery. Initially, the focus will be on examining the patent process from different perspectives and security aspects. You'll get a lot of freedom to influence the content of your role, where your contribution will greatly impact the company's results. Example of areas where we think generative AI could be useful are generating draft patent application descriptions, quality assessment of texts such as patent claims, patent descriptions, drafting responses to office actions, translations of different documents etc.
General entry requirements; You have
• been awarded a second-cycle qualification
• passed courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle or has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Specific entry requirements; You have
• passed courses of a minimum of 90 credits in the subject of Computer and Information Science or the equivalent
• successfully defended an individual study project of a minimum of 15 credits in the subject Computer and Information Science, or the equivalent.
Assessment criteria
You have good programming skills and solid training in mathematics and theoretical computer science. Documented expertise and working experience within at least two of the following research and educational areas is a great advantage:
• Generative AI
• Big data analytics
• Large Language Models
• Machine learning
Who are we?
Our clients are innovation-intensive - from start-ups to the world's best-known brands and invention giants. Our teams comprise engineers, attorneys, paralegals, and associates working closely together to ensure that the right skillset and knowledge are available for our clients. We are experts in IP strategy, patents, trademarks, designs, domains, and copyright. AWA was founded in 1897 by the Swedish engineer Anders Wilhelm Anderson. With over 125 years in the IP business, we are a global firm with more than 400 employees across 22 offices. The position is offered in collaboration with Linnaeus University - a creative and international knowledge environment promoting curiosity, creativity, companionship and utility. Linnaeus University is located in Växjö and Kalmar and offers over 200 degree-programmes and 1500 single-subject courses. Research at Linnaeus University is of high quality, nationally as well as internationally, and covers a wide range of disciplines. Particularly prominent is the research carried out within our cutting-edge research environments - our Linnaeus University Centres. With the foundation of a Linnaeus University Centre on "Data Intensive Sciences and Applications" (DISA,
https://lnu.se/en/disa) in Jan 2017, Big Data has officially become a research profile at Linnaeus University.
About the position
The doctoral program runs over a five-year period and as an industrial doctoral student, your time will be distributed 20% research studies 60% research and development 20% other duties at AWA.
You will be employed directly by AWA and positioned within the Business Area Software and communication. You will also be enrolled as a PhD-student in information and computer science at Linnaeus University and affiliated to the industry graduate school of DISA (DIA,
https://lnu.se/en/dia). Who are you?
You're attracted to a position that merges technology, legal expertise, and business acumen, fuelled by a strong passion for generative AI and Legal Tech and a talent for identifying how technology can assist our business to become more efficient and deliver services with higher quality.
In addition to the formal academic requirements, you have a strong interest in AI and a passion for business. Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written, is a requirement, and a basic command of Swedish, both orally and in writing, is also valued.
In the recruitment process, we place great focus on your personal strengths like a strong analytical talent and technical interest in the software side and AI. You are also social and have good communication skills.
AWA is a value-based organisation, built on passion, openness, and courage - values we hope you share with us.
Our offer
Our employees are valuable to us, and it is important that everyone takes responsibility and feels the courage to share their ideas. We have a flat organisational structure, encouraging openness to be involved in influencing and contributing to the firm's continued development. Your qualified and dedicated colleagues will support you and challenge you to thrive and develop. Our goal is to be an attractive employer where you feel passionate about your work. We invest in you from day one with education, networking opportunities, and training.
Our offices have been certified as a Great Place to Work which is based on employee surveys and a comprehensive review of the employees' experience of trust and pride in the workplace.
In addition to varying work assignments, development opportunities, and an international work environment, you also can become a shareholder in the firm. AWA is 100% owned by its employees and more than half choose to invest or hold shares. This reflects our personal and long-term commitment to both the firm and our clients.
Want to know more?
For more information about the role, please contact the recruiting manager:
Henrik Aurell,
Henrik.aurell@awa.com For more information about the PhD-studies
Diana Unander
Diana.unander@lnu.se For questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact:
Mathilda Shiburi, HR
mathilda.shiburi@awa.comPlease apply with your CV and cover letter as soon as possible and no later than June 30. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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Arbetsgivare AWA Sweden AB (org.nr 556082-7023)
Jobbnummer 8698073
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