PhD – Faculty of Law (AI LEARN) – Norway

UiB shall be among Europe’s leading universities, internationally recognized for high quality in research and education. As a societal institution, we shall contribute to sustainable and democratic development and be an attractive and inclusive place to study and work.

About the Norwegian AI Centres

Six national research centres for Artificial Intelligence are set to launch in the fall of 2025. These centres will foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers to address societal challenges, understand the impact of AI, develop new technologies, and drive innovation across both the business and public sectors.

This initiative is established and financed through the government’s significant investment in artificial intelligence over the next five years (regjeringen.no) (in Norwegian).

About AI LEARN

AI LEARN is a new national centre dedicated to the empowerment of human learning through responsible, human-centred artificial intelligence. In a world where AI systems are reshaping how we learn, work, create, lead, and participate in democracy, our centre tackles the promise and peril of hybrid intelligence—humans and machines working and learning together. Our mission is to establish an internationally leading interdisciplinary hub that advances foundational research, responsible innovation, robust governance and broad capacity building. AI LEARN is a consortium comprising of 31 national and international partners from academia and the public and private sectors.

About the PhD-project

The PhD position is linked to Cluster 4 Governance, Ethics and Regulation, project “Regulatory Case Studies” led by professor Malgorzata Cyndecka.  The theme of the PhD project is challenges and opportunities raised by the nature, use and regulation of synthetic data in light of, in particular, the GDPR and AI Act while taking into account the purposes of AI LEARN.

The PhD supervisor will be Professor Malgorzata Cyndecka. Please contact her for more information about the project.

Work tasks and expectations:

• Conduct independent and collaborative research connected to AI LEARN leading to a PhD dissertation.
• Engage in continuous dissemination and communication of the research project and project results in relevant arenas, including at international conferences.
• Attend and organize research activities in the project, in close collaboration with the other members in AI LEARN
• Be an active member of the Research Group for Information and Innovation Law, and contribute to the scientific community at the Faculty of Law and at the AI LEARN Centre.

Qualifications and personal qualities

You must:

• hold a Norwegian master’s degree in law or an equivalent degree from abroad. Applicants must have submitted their master’s thesis for assessment prior to the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the degree has been awarded.
• have relevant experience from conducting research within the field of law and AI.
• demonstrate a high academic level through your master’s thesis and if relevant other scientific publications and written work.
• be proficient in both written and oral English. Proficiency in Scandinavian languages is an asset.
• be able to work independently and in a structured manner and to collaborate with others.

Benefits:

• Exciting development opportunities as part of your role in a strong professional environment
• An annual salary of NOK 568 700 (48.233,22 EUR) before taxes (position code 1017) according to the state salary scale. Further promotions are made according to length of service. A higher salary may be considered if you have a specialist education.
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
• Good welfare benefits.

Organisation/Company – University of Bergen.

Field of research – Juridical sciences, European law.

Research profile – First Stage Researcher (R1).

Country – Norway.

Application deadline – 17 Dec 2025 – 23:59 (Europe/Oslo).

More information: Euraxess