CAM-DTP PhD Studentship Opportunity

As AI transforms higher education, we must empirically investigate how it can complement and extend rather than replace human expertise in assessment and feedback. This PhD will examine AI-supported grading and feedback through systematic research addressing critical questions about effectiveness, implementation, equity, ethics and educational impact.  

The project, supervised by Dr Deborah Talmi (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge), Dr Alexandru Marcoci (Institute for Technology and Humanity, University of Cambridge) and Dr Imogen Casebourne (Digital Education Futures Initiative, Innovation Lab, University of Cambridge) is part of the ai@cam project OpRaise.

We invite applications to explore which human-AI collaboration models best maintain quality while improving efficiency, equity, inclusivity, and learning outcomes. 

This question is best addressed through a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, and would benefit from experimental approaches that also consider moderating factors (e.g., discipline, assignment type, student demographics, educator practices, and institutional contexts).  

We welcome candidates from education, computer science, psychology, human-computer interaction, or cognate fields. Applicants are also encouraged to propose complementary or novel directions that expand the scope of this inquiry.

To discuss the project further, please reach out to Dr Alexandru Marcoci in the first instance: am3159@cam.ac.uk

Note: Applications for this position have now closed