Calls and Positions

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 Informatics at Gothenburg University
The PhD candidate will be part of the research cluster AI, Power and Politics, funded by WASP-HS. The cluster explores how AI technologies influence political decision-making, trust, power relations, and the foundations of democracy. This specific PhD position is based at the University of Gothenburg and focuses on trust and interactivity in AI-driven media formats, as well as their role in societal communication and public discourse.
Application deadline is 15 September.

Open Position: PhD Student in Information Studies, AI and Digital Humanities research
The PhD candidate will be working in the WASP-HS Research Cluster AI Futures of Culture and Memory. The cluster is led by Uppsala University, and is dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming human culture and collective memory. This specific PhD position is based at the Uppsala University and the research will be conducted in collaboration with a number of already formally committed Swedish cultural heritage institutions.
Application deadline is 30 November.