项目介绍

2024年12月19日

About the position

A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in Media and Communication is available at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.

The PhD position is linked to the research project «The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Political Knowledge, Opinion Formation, and Democracy» (KnowAI), funded by the Research Council of Norway and led by Professor Rune Karlsen. KnowAI’s starting point is that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), such as ChatGPT, can reinforce, but also counteract, societal trends that drive us apart: increasing knowledge gaps, misinformation, echo chambers, diminishing social and political trust, as well as deepening polarization. The project investigates how knowledge acquisition and opinion formation in a media context are characterized by artificial intelligence, with a focus on how different types of GenAI interact with individuals’ motivation, skills, trust, and cognitive bias. The research group combines expertise from political communication, political science, sociology, digital media studies and computer science to study these questions.

The PhD fellow will have opportunities to contribute across the work packages in the project but will be a key person in the work package (WP2) “Contextual and in-depth inquiry into AI use and its consequences”, which has a qualitative and contextual approach to how GenAI forms knowledge opinion formation. Applicants must prepare a project description that describes the problem, theory, methodological approach, as well as how their project will contribute to KnowAI. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the principal investigator to be sent the original project description.UiO/ Anders Lien

Mer om stillingen

The person appointed will be affiliated with the Faculty’s organized research training. The academic work is to result in a doctoral thesis that will be defended at the Faculty with a view to obtaining the degree of PhD. The successful candidate is expected to join the existing research environment/network of the department and contribute to its development. Read more about the doctoral degree (uio.no).

The appointment is for a duration of 3 years. All PhD Candidates who submit their doctoral dissertation for assessment with a written recommendation from their supervisor within 3 years or 3 ½ years after the start of their PhD position, will be offered, respectively, a 12 or 6 month Completion Grant (uio.no). 

Qualification requirements

• Master’s degree in media and communication, political science, sociology, or other relevant   subject area or equivalent education. The Master’s degree must have been obtained, and results must be available by the application deadline. The Master’s degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English, see Language requirements (uio.no). 
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position 
• To be eligible for admission to the doctoral programmes at the University of Oslo, applicants must, as a minimum, have completed a five-year graduation course (Master’s degree or equivalent). In special cases, the Faculty may grant admission on the basis of a one-year Master course following an assessment of the study programme’s scope and quality. 

When assessing applications, special emphasis will be placed on: 

• The project’s scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation 
• The applicant’s estimated academic and personal ability to complete the project within the time frame 
• The applicant’s ability to complete research training 
• Good collaboration skills and an ability to join interdisciplinary academic communities

Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may be given preference.

We offer

• Salary NOK 532 200 – 575 400 per annum depending on qualifications 
• A professionally stimulating working environment
• Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (spk.no)
• Attractive welfare benefits (uio.no) 

The application must include

• Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position 
• Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (3 – 5 pages, maximum 14,000 characters. See Template for project descriptions (uio.no) 
• Curriculum Vitae (with an overview of education, positions, teaching experience, administrative experience, and other qualifying activities, including a complete list of published and unpublished works) 
• Transcripts of records or diplomas of your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Applicants with education from a foreign university must attach an explanation of their university’s grading system 
• Documentation of Language requirements (uio.no) (if applicable)

Please note that all documents must be in either English or a Scandinavian language.

Educational certificates, master’s theses, and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later. 

The application with attachments must be submitted through our electronic recruitment system, jobbnorge.no. 

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. 

Contacts

For questions regarding the position: Professor Rune Karlsen, e-mail: rune.karlsen@media.uio.no, phone number: +47 91688219

For questions regarding how to apply: HR Adviser Karoline Farbrot