PhD scholarship in Writing, Learning and Teaching with Generative AI in STEM - DTU Management
Conditions
The starting date is 1 May 2026 or according to mutual agreement.
The period of employment is 3 years.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Complete online application must be submitted no later than 1 March 2026 (23:59 Danish time) as one PDF file.
Salary and appointment terms
Tasks
Conduct qualitative and organizational research on how students, faculty, managers, and policymakers interpret, adopt, resist, or institutionalize GenAI technologies in STEM higher education.
Conduct teaching as part of the PhD programme.
Requirements
Must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or an equivalent academic level.
Experience with ethnographic or related qualitative methods is expected.
Candidates may apply before obtaining their master's degree but cannot begin the position until the degree is received.
Open-source background checks may be conducted due to research in critical technology.
Option to join a monthly free seminar regarding practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.
Must provide grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma in English including an official description of the grading scale.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The PhD will be supervised by Professor Helene Friis Ratner and conducted as part of the Algorithms, Data and Democracy project, founded by the VELUX Foundations.
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education.
The department offers a wide range of courses and programs at bachelor, master and PhD levels across DTU's study programs.
Preferred
Familiarity with theories from organization studies, science and technology studies (STS), sociology, education studies, or related fields is an asset.
Benefits
Opportunity to work at DTU, a university founded to create value using science and engineering to benefit society.
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