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Fully Funded Postdoctoral Fellow in AI-Driven Decision Support for Municipal Public Policy – ICMC/USP, Brazil (IntegraSanca Project)

Postdoc position

8/26/2026

Position Snapshot

  • Institution: Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (ICMC), University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, Brazil

  • Project: IntegraSanca

  • Level: Postdoctoral Fellow (full-time)

  • Location: São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil (fieldwork with São Carlos City Hall)

  • Research areas:

    • AI-based decision support systems (DSSs) for public policy analysis

    • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and data visualization

    • Smart cities and public administration

    • Accessibility and inclusive design

  • Application deadline: Not specified — send applications as soon as possible

  • How to apply: Email application materials, in PDF format, to kalinka@icmc.usp.br, subject line: "Application for the IntegraSanca Postdoctoral Fellowship"


About the Position

ICMC/USP is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join the IntegraSanca project, which focuses on making AI-driven decision support systems (DSSs) usable, trustworthy, and actionable for municipal public administrators in Brazil.

The project entails:

  • Identifying the challenges, opportunities, and actual needs of administrators regarding the use of AI to analyze municipal public policies

  • Designing interfaces and data visualizations that render the system's recommendations understandable, trustworthy, and actionable for public administrators

  • Validating the prototype through case studies and usability testing with real users

  • Proposing replicable guidelines and best practices for the implementation, adoption, and sustainable use of DSSs in Brazilian municipalities

  • Incorporating accessibility and inclusion criteria throughout the design and evaluation process

This work is grounded in real-world deployment, with testing and validation carried out in partnership with the São Carlos City Hall.

Required Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science

  • Experience in research regarding the use of AI

  • Experience in HCI and applied research in smart cities (experience with visual analytics and in-the-wild evaluation)

  • Proficiency in Python programming is essential, as the role involves development and testing in real-world environments (São Carlos City Hall)

Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience evaluating agentic or generative AI


How to Apply

Send the following documents, all in PDF format, to kalinka@icmc.usp.br with the subject line: "Application for the IntegraSanca Postdoctoral Fellowship"

  1. Letter of interest — containing complete contact information, year of graduation, and clearly addressing compliance with the requirements listed above

  2. Curriculum Vitae (updated)

  3. Documents proving compliance with the requirements


Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This postdoctoral position offers:

  • The chance to work on applied, real-world AI with direct impact on municipal governance and public policy in Brazil

  • Hands-on collaboration with a real municipal government (São Carlos City Hall), moving research beyond the lab and into deployed, in-the-wild evaluation

  • A genuinely interdisciplinary scope, spanning AI, HCI, data visualization, smart cities, and accessibility

  • The opportunity to shape replicable guidelines and best practices that could inform DSS adoption across other Brazilian municipalities

  • A base at ICMC/USP, one of Latin America's leading research institutes in mathematical and computer sciences


For candidates passionate about human-centered AI, public-interest technology, and translating AI research into real institutional impact, this is a distinctive opportunity to lead applied research at the intersection of AI and public administration.

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