Full-Time or Part-Time Research Support Officer I or II

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (Call ID: 136/2026)

Post/s of Full-Time or Part-Time Research Support Officer I or II

Project AMPLIFIED – “Avatar-Mediated Pedagogical Learning Innovation For Interactive Education Delivery”

Funded through the FUSION Technical Development Programme 2026 of Xjenza Malta

And any other projects undertaken by the Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.

Applications are invited for three Research Support Officers (RSOs) to work on the AMPLIFIED project, which is funded by Xjenza Malta. The RSOs may also be required to work on other projects undertaken by the Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.

Applicants must be in possession of a first degree or a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence or a related subject area. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or an interest in the following areas:

• Language Technologies and Natural Language Processing;
• Generative Artificial Intelligence;
• Large Language Models;
• audio-visual generation and cloning technologies;
• speech, audio and video processing;
• image processing and computer vision;
• multimodal AI systems;
• UI/UX research and development;
• Human-Computer Interaction and Human-AI Interaction; and
• development and evaluation of AI-powered applications.

The University of Malta is an Equal Opportunity employer.

The selected candidates must be living in Malta for the period of employment.

The posts are for a period of up to 24 months. A part-time position will entail 20 hours of work per week.

The posts start at a remuneration per annum / per hour (inclusive of any cost-of-living adjustment) of €27,207 / €13.08 (RSO I); or €30,327 / €14.58 (RSO II).

Candidates must upload their covering letter, curriculum vitae, and certificates (certificates should be submitted in English) and contact details of at least two referees through this form https://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/workatum-projects by not later than Sunday, 1st November 2026.

Late applications will not be considered.

Further information may be obtained from https://www.um.edu.mt/hr/recruitment/projects/ and should you have any queries, please send us an email on projects.hr@um.edu.mt.

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Further Information

The RSO will be responsible for the execution of a number of tasks related to the AMPLIFIED project. The project concerns the research, development and piloting of an integrated AI-assisted educational content creation and assessment platform for use within higher education. The work will involve the development of technologies for the generation of rich multimedia educational content, including video, interactive activities, quizzes and other learning resources, together with AI-driven interactive avatars capable of supporting real-time conversational assessment. The project will also involve the integration, testing and evaluation of these technologies within operational higher-education settings at the University of Malta, with particular consideration given to usability, accessibility, pedagogical effectiveness and trustworthy Human-AI interaction. Further information may be obtained from Prof. Matthew Montebello at matthew.montebello@um.edu.mt. The RSOs may be required to work on other projects undertaken by the Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.

The RSOs will be required to carry out the following tasks:

• Reviewing and familiarisation with earlier and ongoing work related to the project;
• Researching and reviewing texts, including papers, books and other academic publications, relevant to the research topics;
• Carrying out research, design, development, implementation and evaluation work related to Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI technologies, which may include Language Technologies, Large Language Models, multimodal AI, audio-visual generation and cloning, image processing and related technologies;
• Designing, developing and integrating software prototypes, AI models, services and other technological components required to meet the objectives of the project;
• Contributing to UI and UX research and development, including the design, testing and refinement of user interfaces and Human–AI interaction mechanisms;
• Carrying out experimental and user-evaluation activities, including the collection, processing and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, as required;
• Coordinating work with other members taking part in the project and with project partners;
• Preparing and/or writing reports, presentations, posters, papers and other academic or technical publications relevant to the research topic, as required;
• Attending meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences related to the project and presenting work carried out as part of the project where required;
• Assisting in the organisation of dissemination, demonstration and outreach activities relating to the project; and
• Any further work related to the AMPLIFIED project or other projects as required by the University.

The appointees will be expected to work at such places and during such hours as may be determined by the University authorities.

The selection procedure will involve:

1. scrutiny of qualifications and experience claimed and supported by testimonials and/or certificates (copies to be included with the application);
2. shortlisting; and
3. an interview and / or extended interview.

The posts are for a period of up to 24 months, which will be subject to a probationary period and to the provisions of the Statutes, Regulations and Bye-Laws of the University of Malta which are now or which may hereafter be in force.

Office of the University,

Msida, 17th October 2026

Where to apply

Website: https://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/workatum-projects

Requirements

Research Field: Other

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Applicants must be in possession of a first degree or a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence or a related subject area. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or an interest in the following areas:

• Language Technologies and Natural Language Processing;
• Generative Artificial Intelligence;
• Large Language Models;
• audio-visual generation and cloning technologies;
• speech, audio and video processing;
• image processing and computer vision;
• multimodal AI systems;
• UI/UX research and development;
• Human-Computer Interaction and Human-AI Interaction; and
• development and evaluation of AI-powered applications.

Specific Requirements

Live in Malta

Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: University of Malta

Country: Malta

Contact

City: Msida

Website: http://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/recruitment

Street: University of Malta Msida MSD 2080 MALTA

E-Mail: projects.hr@um.edu.mt