项目介绍

2026年8月27日

PhD position

We welcome your application for a PhD research fellow position within the fields of cognitive psychology, psychophysiology, and human-computer interaction at the Department of Psychosocial Science. The position is for a fixed-term period of three years with the possibility of a fourth year with career-promoting work (e.g. teaching duties at the department). The position is planned to start in January/February 2027 and is financed by the University of Bergen.

About the project/work tasks:

• The position is linked to Technology-Enhanced Cognitive Resilience Toolkit for Disinformation Detection, Vulnerability Profiling, and Digital User Empowerment (infoSHIELD), a five-year research project funded by the Research Council of Norway.
• infoSHIELD investigates psychological vulnerability to misinformation and disinformation associated with emerging technologies, with particular attention to AI-generated content.
• The project combines psychological assessment, behavioral experiments, and psychophysiological methods to examine the cognitive and affective processes involved in evaluating misleading information.
• The PhD candidate will design and conduct experimental studies using behavioral and psychophysiological methods, potentially including EEG, skin conductance, or related measures.
• Responsibilities will include participant recruitment, data collection, preprocessing, statistical analysis, interpretation, and research dissemination.
• The candidate will prepare scientific publications, scientific reports, and complete a doctoral thesis within the framework of infoSHIELD.
• The candidate will collaborate with the project’s interdisciplinary and international research partners and participate in relevant project meetings and research activities.
• The workplace is Bergen, Norway. Regular on-site presence is required for laboratory work, participant testing, and collaboration with the local research team.
• The candidate should be internationally oriented and help establishing and maintain scientific collaborations with international research partners. This includes short visits to InfoSHIELD project partners’ laboratories and potentially longer secondment periods.

Qualifications and personal qualities:

You must:

• hold a master’s degree or equivalent in psychology, human-computer interaction, cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, or another relevant field by the application deadline
• normally have obtained a grade equivalent to B or higher in the Norwegian grading system for the master’s thesis. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may still be considered if permitted under the Faculty’s admission regulations and if they can document exceptional scientific achievement or research potential through peer-reviewed publications, conference contributions, patents, or relevant research experience
• meet the requirements for admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen
• have relevant training or experience in quantitative research methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis
• demonstrate strong scientific motivation and an interest in human-AI interaction, cognitive psychology, or related topics
• be able to work independently and systematically while contributing effectively to collaborative research
• have excellent written and oral English-language skills
• have a good command of Norwegian language or another Scandinavian language
• if currently living outside Bergen area, be willing to relocate to Bergen and maintain a regular on-site presence for laboratory work and project activities
• be willing to undertake research visits at the project’s partner institutions abroad

It is an advantage if you:

• have relevant experience in human-computer interaction, human-AI interaction, misinformation research, or experimental psychology through a master’s thesis, research position, internship, or employment outside academia
• have experience designing and conducting laboratory-based or online behavioral experiments
• have experience collecting or analysing psychophysiological data, such as EEG or skin-conductance data
• have programming and statistical-analysis skills using software such as R, Python, or MATLAB
• have experience with experimental software such as PsychoPy, Psychtoolbox, or PsyToolkit
• have experience developing or validating psychological measures
• have applied open and reproducible research practices, including preregistration, transparent data management, or reproducible analysis workflows
• have contributed to scientific publications, conference proceedings, or research presentations
• have experience working in interdisciplinary or international research environments

Personal suitability, scientific motivation, and research potential will be given considerable weight in the assessment.

The University of Bergen is subjected to the regulation for export control system. The regulation will be applied in the processing of the applications. If the university has not received the assessment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within 6-12 weeks after applying for an export license, any offer of employment will be rescinded.

About the PhD position:

About the PhD position
The duration of the PhD position is 3 years, with the possibility of a fourth year, consisting of 25 % career promoting work (e.g. teaching responsibilities at the department) distributed over the employment period. The fourth year is contingent on your qualifications and the teaching needs of the department and will be decided by the Head of Department upon appointment. You cannot be employed in a PhD-position for more than one fixed term period at the same institution.

About the PhD programme
As a PhD Candidate, you must participate in an approved educational programme for a PhD degree within a period of 3 years. When your qualification for the position is evaluated, you will also be evaluated for admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Psychology. 

You will find further information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Psychology here

We can offer:

• Exciting development opportunities as part of your role in a strong professional environment
• An annual salary of NOK 593 700 before taxes (position code 1017) according to the state salary scale. Further promotions are made according to length of service. A higher salary may be considered if you have a specialist education.
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Good welfare benefits

Your application must include:

• A brief account of your research interests and motivation for applying for the position
• A career development plan (maximum one page) describing your motivation for applying, research ambitions, relevant experience, expected contribution to the infoSHIELD project, skills you wish to develop during the PhD period, and how the position supports your longer-term career goals.
• The names and contact information for two reference persons. One of these must be the main supervisor for the master’s thesis or equivalent thesis. 
• CV
• Transcripts and diplomas (higher education) 
• If you have foreign education, you must enclose certified translations to English or Scandinavian if the original diploma and grade transcripts are not already in one of these languages. 
• Important: If you have foreign education, you must also enclose a confirmation from HK-dir that the education is recognized to be in accordance with a Norwegian master’s degree. The review from HK-dir may take some time and the application should be sent to HK-dir as soon as you have decided to apply for the position. If no answer within the application deadline, please enclose documentation from HK-dir that they have received your application. Certain educational degrees from selected countries have an automatic recognition, please check this website: Automatic recognition – a quicker alternative | HK-dir (hkdir.no). If you found your educational degree here, you must download the automatic recognition and enclose it to your application. 
• Relevant certificates
• A list of any works of a scientific nature (publication list, including conference and workshop contributions).
• Any other published work in your name you want to be included in the evaluation of your application