Gwangju AI Industry Convergence Project Group to Recruit Talent Starting from the 16th

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 15th that the Artificial Intelligence Industry Convergence Project Group is recruiting talent to actively promote the ‘AI-Centered Industrial Convergence Cluster Development Project.’

The recruitment will begin with a 15-day announcement period from the 16th to the 30th, with final appointments scheduled around April.

This recruitment is for the first year of the ‘AI-Centered Industrial Convergence Cluster Development Project,’ initially hiring a total of 11 people: 9 general staff, 1 specialist, and 1 contract worker. The plan is to recruit a total of 72 people annually by 2024.

To expedite the project, the AI Industry Convergence Project Group will conduct document screening and interviews after the recruitment announcement, select up to three reserve candidates, and finalize successful candidates based on the highest scores, confirming final appointments next month.

Especially this year, as part of the first-year project, the focus will be on hiring specialists to achieve goals such as ▲infrastructure construction (startup building, demonstration building, data center) ▲introduction of demonstration equipment ▲support for 108 startups, and the project will be promoted with a sense of urgency.

To accelerate the project, the group will proceed without a written exam but will strengthen interviews to secure specialized personnel, conducting job-focused blind interviews to ensure objectivity.

This recruitment of specialists by the AI Industry Convergence Project Group is expected to play a significant role in putting the ‘AI-Centered Industrial Convergence Cluster Development Project’ on track.

Additionally, the city is actively promoting corporate attraction by signing business agreements with AI specialized companies to establish a Gwangju-type AI foundation, and starting with this recruitment, it expects to create about 100 additional jobs this year.

Son Kyung-jong, Director of the AI Industry Bureau of the city, said, “Through the recruitment of specialized personnel for the AI Industry Convergence Project Group, the ‘AI-Centered Industrial Convergence Cluster Development Project’ is expected to proceed smoothly and rapidly,” adding, “We will concentrate all the city’s capabilities in cooperation with the project group to strongly promote the successful implementation of ‘AI-Centered City Gwangju.’”

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