Open Position: PhD Student in Technology and Society at Lund University
The PhD candidate will be part of the research cluster The AI Welfare State, which is a cross-university and cross-disciplinary collaboration led by researchers at Lund University, Karlstad University and Södertörn University. The cluster is funded by WASP-HS and aims to develop a new theory of the AI welfare state to ensure that AI technologies support, rather than undermine, public values such as justice, transparency and social cohesion. This specific PhD position is based at Lund University and focuses on the role, interaction, regulation and significance of technology within society.
Application deadline is 3 September.

Open Position: PhD Student in Legal Science with a Focus on Regulation of AI
Örebro University and the School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences welcomes one doctoral student in legal science with a focus on Regulation of AI. The PhD candidate will be joining the WASP-HS Research Cluster The Rule of AI — AI, Regulation, and Society, which is led by Örebro University in cooperation with Uppsala University and Stockholm University. The cluster will examine how AI is regulated and aim to understand the dynamics shaping AI governance and the role of AI in compliance and policy implementation.
Application deadline is 1 September.

Open Position: PhD Student in Computer Science and Engineering with a focus on Generative AI in Cultural and Creative Domains
Chalmers University of Technology welcomes doctoral proposals in Computer Science and Engineering Studies. The PhD candidate will be joining the WASP-HS Research Cluster AI Futures of Culture and Memory. This cluster is a collaboration of Uppsala University, Chalmers University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linnaeus University, and Umeå University. The cluster is dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming human culture and collective memory. The PhD position is related to investigating learned cultural representations in data search spaces of generative AI models for culture and creative domains.
Application deadline is 31 August.

Open Position: PhD Student in Media and Communication with a focus on AI and Welfare within Critical and Cultural Theory
Södertörn University welcomes doctoral proposals in Media and Communication Studies, to be conducted within WASP-HS. The successful applicant will write their thesis as part of the AI Welfare State cluster, which is an interdisciplinary collaboration between several universities and is led by researchers at Södertörn University, Lunds University and Karlstad University.
Application deadline is 18 August.

Open Position: PhD Student in Library and Information Science at Linnaeus University
Linnaeus University and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities welcomes doctoral applications in Library and Information Science. The holder of a PhD-position in this project will be employed by and based at the Department of Cultural Sciences and write their thesis as part of the WASP-HS research cluster AI Futures of Culture and Memory. The cluster is a collaboration between Linnaeus University, Uppsala University, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Umeå University. Within the framework of the position, the doctoral student will conduct their research with a focus on the transformative impact of AI on the production, communication, preservation, and interpretation of collective memory and cultural practices.
Application deadline is 15 August.

Open Position: PhD Student in Economics at Örebro University
The holder of a PhD-student position in this project will be based at the Economics subject, School of Business, Örebro University, and will be part of the national WASP-HS graduate school. The research will be conducted within the interdisciplinary WASP-HS Research Cluster AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work.
Application deadline is 31 July.

Open Position: PhD Student in Economics at Uppsala University
The holder of a PhD-student position in this project will be employed and based at the Department of Economics and will be part of the national WASP-HS graduate school. The research will be conducted within the framework of the interdisciplinary project AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work.
Application deadline is 1 July.

Call for Project Initiation Grants
This call aims to stimulate novel, multi-disciplinary research within that domain. Applications for developing research-collaboration with companies and/or public authorities are also welcome. Deadline May 30, 2025

Call for WASP-HS Research Clusters
For the coming five years, WASP-HS aims to fund active, forward-looking, internationally competitive clusters of researchers with cutting-edge humanities and social science expertise to consolidate and complement the current strengths of the research program.
Deadline March 14, 2025

WASP-HS Postdoctoral Scholarships on AI, Humanity, and Society at MIT
WASP-HS invites applications for postdoctoral scholarships, which would begin in the fall of 2025 at MIT. The goal of the scholarship program is to provide postdoctoral fellows with the opportunity to grow into independent investigators, experience new research environments, and expand their international networks. WASP-HS welcomes applicants from all disciplines.

Deadline: 17 November, 2024.

WASP-HS Postdoctoral Scholarships on AI, Hum anity, and S ociety at Stanford University
WASP-HS invites applications for postdoctoral scholarships, which would begin in the fall of 2025 at Stanford University. The goal of the scholarship program is to provide postdoctoral fellows with the opportunity to grow into independent investigators, experience new research environments, and expand their international networks. WASP-HS welcomes applicants from all disciplines.

Deadline: 17 November, 2024.

Invitation to Form and Suggest WASP-HS Research Clusters
WASP-HS aim to fund research clusters, or national hubs for research, to advance the understanding of the consequences of AI and autonomous systems for humanity and society. We are currently seeking input from the research community to help shape the initiative and define themes for the research clusters. The invitation is directed both to senior researchers already active in WASP-HS and other researchers with a strong research record in the area. With this process we hope to initiate discussion and exchange to find common interests and partners.

Deadline: 15 November, 2024.

Research Initiation Grants for Data Driven Life Sciences and Society
This call aims to provide funding for research investigating the human and social challenges of data-driven strategies developed and applied within the life sciences. The research should aim to increase the understanding of how using artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and data-driven methodologies has effects and consequences in the life sciences, medicine, and/or society.

Cross-Project Collaboration
The call for Cross-Project Collaboration is aimed at WASP-HS research and PhD projects. The initiative supports research on issues that require a multidisciplinary approach and are relevant for two or more projects. Collaborations can focus on specific research problems, conceptual, methodological, or theoretical issues, or other scientific inquiries. A maximum of 100,000 SEK can be requested for one collaboration. The call is continuously ongoing and applications for collaborations between projects can be submitted at any time.

Workshops in Conjunction with AI for Humanity and Society 2024
For the WASP-HS annual conference on AI for Humanity and Society 2024, we seek to ensure conversations and interaction with, and within, the diverse and vibrant WASP-HS community. Therefore, we invite you to submit workshop proposals to be held in conjunction with the conference on November 19 at 09-12.

WASP-HS Postdoctoral Scholarships at MIT
In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), WASP-HS invites applications for postodoctoral fellows working in areas related to the impact of technology and computing on society. This could include, but is not limited to, examining the social, historical, philosophical, legal, ethical and cultural aspects of the opportunities and challenges of the development and use of computing, AI, and data sciences. Applicants are encouraged to apply in those or other areas related to the impacts of technology on society.

Call for Affiliated PhD Students 2023
We are currently opening the opportunity for a limited number of PhD students to be part of the WASP-HS Graduate School. The WASP-HS Graduate School complements existing PhD programs by contributing to a wide interdisciplinary competence in humanities and social sciences and its relation to AI and autonomous systems. The goal is to train future researchers to the highest international standards by providing integrated training in philosophy, social science, policy research, organizational science, psychology, and other humanities and social science disciplines. The program puts light on the interdependence of AI technologies and human activity, ranging from face-face interaction, through groups, corporate agents, and communities up to society.

WASP-HS and DDLS Joint Call for Seed-Money 2023
This call aims to provide seed money for research investigating the human and social challenges of data-driven strategies developed within the life sciences. The research should aim to increase the understanding of how using artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and data-driven methodologies in the life sciences, has effects and consequences in the life sciences, medicine, and/or society. The research should be of a visionary nature and have a clear potential for impact both within the life sciences and the humanities and/or social sciences. The call also aims to facilitate the establishment of collaborations between researchers from the data-driven-life sciences and the social sciences and humanities.

WASP-HS Postoctoral Scholarships at MIT
In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), WASP-HS invites applications for Postodoctoral fellows working in areas related to the impact of technology and computing on society. This could include, but is not limited to, examining the social, historical, philosophical, legal, ethical and cultural aspects of the opportunities and challenges of the development and use of computing, AI, and data sciences. Applicants are encouraged to apply in those or other areas related to the impacts of technology on society.

WASP-HS and DDLS Joint Call for Seed-Money
DDLS and WASP-HS are committed to forming meaningful collaborations to bridge the gaps between the scientific disciplines of DDLS and WASP-HS. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation has earmarked funding for such joint efforts in their donation. As a first step in their collaboration, DDLS and WASP-HS now announce a call for seed-money to explore the possibility of developing joint research projects addressing mutually relevant themes. This call is intended to give researchers from DDLS and WASP-HS resources to develop such joint research projects. The proposed collaborations should address issues of major significance that bridge the thematic profiles of DDLS and WASP-HS.

Guest Professors Stage 2 – For Invited Universities
One of WASP-HS instruments is recruitment of Guest Professors. Through the recruitment of six Guest Professors WASP-HS aims to establish strong international relations and thereby ensuring continued excellent research at the host universities on a specific topic. The Guest Professor should strengthen the vision of WASP-HS of excellent multidisciplinary research with high relevance both nationally and internationally. During the evaluation process particular importance will be placed on the scientific excellence and international profile of the candidate, the benefits for the host university and the candidate’s contribution to WASP-HS.

Call for NetX: Networking Excellence Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences for the Study of Consequences and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
NetX is a network initiative that aims to advance groundbreaking scientific cooperation between researchers at different universities and between researchers and external partners. Project proposals should address an issue of highest priority for the goals and vision of WASP-HS that requires the gathered competence of a multidisciplinary or cross-sectorial team. The proposed research must be novel and original, of international academic significance and of societal relevance.

Call for Innovative Collaboration Projects (ICP)
One of WASP-HS instruments is a research program supporting innovative collaborations between Swedish universities and public and private organisations to ensure cross-fertilisation and synergy around relevant societal challenges for the benefit of Swedish society. The program aims in particular to strengthen the scientific competence of young researchers through a competitive program of collaboration with public and/or private partners, in research directions related to the humanities and social sciences.

Call for PhD in Society
One of WASP-HS instruments is a PhD program supporting cross-fertilisation and synergy between academic, public and private entities focusing on relevant societal challenges. The program aims to strengthen the position of Swedish industry and public organisations by financing the PhD research supporting collaborations between Swedish organisations and universities in research directions in the humanities and social sciences.