Ph D Position in AI and Meaning-Making

Faculteit/Dienst: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen

Opleidingsniveau: Master

Functie type: Promotieplaats

Sluitingsdatum: 20 november 2024

Vacaturenummer: 13503

• humans making sense of/to/with AI;
• AI making sense of/to/with humans;
• AI and nonesense/absurdism/ambiguity;
• misunderstandings between humans and AI;
• taken-for-granted/common sense knowledge of AI;
• reflexivity and indexicality in AI;
• machine-machine interaction;
• situatedness of AI development and/or adoption;
• in/commensurability between human and artificial meaning-making

• submission of a Ph D thesis within the period of appointment;
• publishing single-authored and co-authored peer reviewed articles;
• presenting intermediate research results at workshops and conferences;
• organising knowledge dissemination activities;
• participation in the Research School and Faculty of Humanities Ph D training programmes.

• a completed Master's degree in social sciences, linguistics, communication science, media studies, artificial intelligence or a related discipline;
• excellent research skills demonstrated by an outstanding Master's thesis and a demonstrable capacity to develop a track record of publishing in high-ranking journals and/or with leading presses;
• a demonstrable interest in inter/trans-disciplinary research at the intersection of technology, culture and society;
• familiarity with ethnomethodology or affine relational perspectives on meaning-making (e.g., systems theory, socio-semiotics, science and technology studies);
• solid methodological skills in any of the proposed methods, especially conversation analysis;
• a strong cooperative attitude and willingness to engage in collaborative research;
• enthusiasm for communicating academic research to non-academic audiences;
• a professional command of English and good presentation skills.

• Ph D candidates receive a tuition fee waiver;

• Ph D candidates have free access to courses offered by the Graduate School of Humanities and the Dutch National Research Schools;
• excellent possibilities for further professional development and education;
• an inspiring academic and international work environment in the heart of Amsterdam;
• an enthusiastic and professional academic team.

• a motivational letter (750 words) and full academic CV;
• a list of all Master-level modules you have taken, with an official transcript of grades;
• a research proposal of 1000-1200 words (excluding references), showing how you would approach the project;
• a writing sample, such as a paper or a chapter of your Master’s thesis
• the names and email addresses of two references, including your advisor, who may be approached by the selection committee.