Responsibilities
About the project / position
RAISE-UP: Responsible AI Strategy for Education in Universities Project / ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD
The newly funded RAISE-UP [2026–2028] project responds to the rapid and often unguided spread of generative AI (GenAI) in higher and vocational education, which has created urgent gaps in digital skills, responsible AI deployment, and institutional preparedness. It aims to develop actionable guidelines for integrating GenAI into teaching, learning, and assessment; enhance AI literacy among educators, students, and policymakers; pilot and validate tools within public universities; and generate evidence-based policy recommendations for national and EU-level adoption. To achieve this, the project brings partners from six countries together to share best practices for ethical AI governance, to co-organise workshops and policy dialogues, collaborate on key deliverables such as landscape analyses and dissemination, and support joint applications for future EU initiatives.
The successful candidate will be the lead researcher on the project RAISEUP supported by two academics.
- Research Design / Instrumentation
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative research involving a wide range of stakeholders including policymakers
- Documentation and EU project reporting
- Planning and delivery of training activities related to GenAI adoption and use in higher and vocational education
- Presentation of research outcomes at conferences and local events; contribution to publications
- Project coordination and management tasks
Your profile
Research Group: EdMedia Research Group – RAISE-UP Project
Category: An initial one-year full time employment contract, with the possibility for renewal up to two years, subject to performance and project needs.
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus, (physical presence required)
Preferred Start Date: 1st April 2026
Application Deadline: 3 weeks. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
No. Of Positions: 1
Why us?
Benefits
The position offers a fixed remuneration (approx. up to €2,800 monthly gross salary, approx. €33,600 annually), determined by the project budget and scope of responsibilities, in line with the role’s expected contribution.
Application process
For full consideration, interested applicants should submit the following items via the online application form and mention the position you are applying for: “Application for Junior Research Associate – EdMedia Research Group”:
Process for Research Associates:
- A cover letter which clearly specifies
1) contact details,
2) employment availability date,
3) part-time or full-time availability, by April 1st, 2026,
4) how experience meets the requirements per job description (max 1 page) - A detailed curriculum vitae in English.
- Contact details of two University professors or one University professor and one industry referee who will provide the letters
Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applicants who have previously applied to CYENS CoE must submit a new application.
Contact details
For general enquiries, applicants may contact the HR Department of CYENS, Centre of Excellence at vacancies@cyens.org.cy .
About us
CYENS Centre of Excellence (formerly known as RISE) is the Research and Innovation Centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies empowering knowledge and technology transfer in the region. CYENS CoE is supported by the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus and its founding Partners, the Municipality of Nicosia, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI), University College London, the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus University of Technology and the Open University of Cyprus.
The Centre conducts excellent, internationally competitive scientific research in the areas of visual sciences, human factors and design, communication, and artificial intelligence delivered by high-calibre multidisciplinary research teams. CYENS engages in knowledge transfer and innovation activities aiming to bridge the gap between scientific research and STEM-led innovation and entrepreneurship.
CYENS, as a Centre of Excellence, cultivates a culture of innovation and creativity in an inspiring environment filled with academics, researchers, creative and onward-looking people, innovators, entrepreneurs, and practitioners. The Centre operates under the moto “Inspired by Humans Designed for Humans” with the vision to produce world class research that drives innovation towards social and economic benefit while conducting excellent, internationally competitive scientific research in the areas of visual sciences, human factors and design, communication, and artificial intelligence. It sets out to meet the challenge with a total potential funding of more than 30 million Euros for the first 7 years, from a Horizon 2020 Teaming Action and multiple other sources, and a business plan for long-term sustainability and growth.
