PhD Fellow in Trustworthy Generative AI with Knowledge Verification - OsloMet

Your main duties and areas of responsibility

Responding to a growing “greenlash” and the distance between technocratic policy and everyday experience, the PhD project seeks to foreground the emotional and affective dimensions related to personal experiences and civic engagement in green transition processes. Its objectives are to anchor climate policy in local contexts, create spaces for collective listening across diverse perspectives, and contribute to participatory justice in research and policymaking. Key here is to position artistic practice as a catalyst for more grounded, inclusive climate governance. Methodologically, the PhD fellow will gather oral histories in Norwegian zero-emission areas through participatory action research and dialogical approaches. The empirical material will be shaped into a staged performance for strategically diverse audiences of residents and decision-makers, followed by audience feedback and facilitated focus groups to generate reflexive data and policy learning. Expected outputs include a research-based performance, two academic articles, and a policy brief.As a PhD Fellow at OsloMet, you have the opportunity to apply for funding for extended research stays abroad.

Qualification requirements

• Master's degree within performing arts, visual arts, cultural studies, human geography, anthropology, development studies, or equivalent related disciplines. The degree must normally include 120 credits (ECTS). If the master’s degree includes fewer than 120 ECTS credits, the applicant must, by the application deadline, submit documentation confirming that the master’s degree qualifies for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was awarded. All exams for the master's degree must be completed by 30 June 2026.
• An academic profile aligned with the needs of the research group and the department.
• For appointment to the position, the following grade requirements normally apply
  • Minimum average grade B on subjects included in the master's degree.
  • Minimum grade B on the master's thesis.
  • Exceptions to the grade requirements are provided on the doctoral programme’s website 
• Written and oral proficiency in English (Language requirements for employees at OsloMet)

Admission to the PhD programme Innovation for Sustainability at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Designis a prerequisite for employment in the position. An application for admission to the PhD programme must be submitted within three months of the start date.General criteria for appointment to teaching and research positions are set out in the Regulations relating to the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges. 

It will be an advantage if you have

• Practical experience within one or more of the following areas: performance production, dramaturgy, socially engaged art, storytelling, community work
• Experience with participatory and qualitative research methods, (i.e. oral history, narrative interviews, focus groups, sensory/creative approaches)
• Collaboration capacity within the Norwegian performing arts sector
• Strong academic writing and dissemination skills
• Written and spoken proficiency in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish

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