PhD – Ethics of AI Foundational Models – Ireland

Minimum Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) and Master’s degree (MA or MS), one of which should be in philosophy
• interest in interdisciplinary work at the intersection of philosophy/ethics, law, data science and AI
• must not have a doctoral degree (PhD) at the date of their recruitment

In addition, HARNESS PhD students must demonstrate:

• ability to collaborate with international research teams in the English language.
• enthusiasm for working on multidisciplinary research problems, including research collaboration and publication across disciplinary boundaries.

Eligibility Criteria

All researchers recruited must be Doctoral Candidates. 

• must not have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment
• should be enrolled in a doctoral programme during the project
• must enroll in at the Dublin City University doctoral programme before October 1st 2025;
• should comply with the mobility rules: in general, they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organisation for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
• [for non-native English speakers] Applicants who have not had secondary or tertiary education (undergraduate or graduate) in English can only be admitted with an IELTS-test showing a total band score of at least 6.5, internet, a TOEFL test (TOEFL-iBT) showing a score of at least 90, or a Cambridge CAE-C (CPE).

In addition, HARNESS PhD students must demonstrate:

• ability to collaborate with international research teams in the English language.
• enthusiasm for working on multidisciplinary research problems, including research collaboration and publication across disciplinary boundaries.