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Two PhD Positions in Computational Social Choice for Digital Democracy
Deadline: Monday 16 February 2026Are you looking for a PhD position where you can use your mathematical skills to improve existing mechanisms for democratic decision making and invent new ones? Are you excited about doing this kind of research in an interdisciplinary environment, in a team of smart and supportive colleagues?
Then you may want to join us. We are looking for two PhD candidates in the field of computational social choice to join the COMSOC Group at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC).
For more information, see here or at https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/two-phd-positions-in-computational-social-choice-for-digital-democracy-netherlands-14686 or contact Ulle Endriss at u.endriss at uva.nl. -
Research assistant in Designing an AR Remote Sign Language Interpreting Service
Deadline: Saturday 31 January 2026Would you like to contribute to rethinking how deaf people access essential services through technology, especially Augmented Reality, with key national partners in the Netherlands?For more information, see here or at https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/research-assistant-in-designing-an-ar-remote-sign-language-interpreting-service-netherlands-14690 or contact Floris Roelofsen at F.Roelofsen at uva.nl.
ILLC Events this week
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12 - 13 January 2026, Symposium "The logical appearance of meaning"
Location: A0.08, Oudemanhuispoort, 1012 CZ AmsterdamThe logical appearance of meaning: a two-day symposium organized at the occasion of Paul Dekker's retirement. This event is open to everyone with an interest in logic and the philosophy of language. Thanks to the hybrid format you can also join us remotely, but if you can, we warmly welcome you to attend the symposium in person.
Additionally, you are welcome to the borrel held at Kapitein Zeppos on Monday 12 January starting at 17:30. To help us plan for the event, we kindly ask you to fill out the registration form.
For more information, see https://events.illc.uva.nl/Workshops/P67/ or contact Peter van Ormondt at p.vanormondt at uva.nl.