Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Digital Narrative, Norway

The Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies invites applicants to a postdoctoral position in digital narrative.

The position is for a fixed term of 3 years at The Center for Digital Narrative (CDN) as part of the LEAD AI fellowship programme.

The position is open to an incoming candidate, see the LEAD AI mobility rules.

The Center focuses on algorithmic narrativity, interactive environments, materialities, and shifting cultural contexts in which digital narratives are received and processed. The CDN investigates the ways that the interactions of human authors and non-human agents renew narrative forms, how digital narratives have changed over time, and how textual materialities and cultural contexts are now reshaping the use and function of digital narrative. The activities of the Center include research group meetings, interactions with international research leaders in digital narrative, researcher training, PhD summer schools, frequent symposia and exhibitions. CDN is part of the Centre of Excellence scheme funded by the Research Council of Norway.

Duties of the position

• The postdoctoral position is a fixed term position with the primary objective of qualifying the appointee for work in top academic positions. The position may be extended by up to one year (maximum 4 years in total) if the appointee is granted externally financed research stays abroad. Individuals may not be hired for more than one fixed-term period as a postdoctoral research fellow at the same institution.
• For all LEAD AI fellows, a Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) will be developed jointly by the fellow, supervisor, and co-supervisor by the end of Month 3 of the fellowship, including a plan for the individual research budget, and information on additional funding where applicable.It is a requirement that the project is completed in the course of the period of employment.

Required selection criteria

• The applicant must provide a project proposal (max. 5 pages) aligned with the goals of the Center for Digital Narrative. The proposal should include a progress plan for the project’s main activities, and a plan for publishing results in recognized international channels.
• The applicant must hold a Norwegian PhD or an equivalent foreign degree in a relevant subject area, such as digital culture, digital humanities, computational media, or a related field, including computer science if the dissertation project had a significant humanistic component. The doctoral dissertation must have been submitted for evaluation within the closing date of the application. The PhD degree must be obtained prior to appointment.
• The applicant should have a genuine interest in artificial intelligence, and the research proposal must be related to AI.
• The applicant’s project should be related to at least two of the thematic areas of the CDN, which include Games Studies, Computational Narrative Systems, Artistic Research, Social Media Narratives and Ethnographies of Digital Narrative.
• Applicants cannot previously have been employed as a postdoctoral fellow at UiB and they cannot be employed by any other institution for the time of the fellowship.
• The LEAD AI mobility rules must be followed must be followed.
• Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and have the ability to cooperate with others.
• Applicants must have excellent skills in oral and written English (self-assessed in the CV and demonstrated in the application).
• The application and relevant documents must be in English.

Benefits 

• An engaged and professionally stimulating working environment.
• Welfare benefits and social benefits including pension-saving in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, occupational injury insurance, full salary during sick leave for 52 weeks, and paid parental leave.
• Position as a postdoctoral fellow (code 1352 in the basic collective agreement) and a gross annual salary of NOK 624 500 (equivalent to pay grade 64) upon appointment. Further increases in salary are made according to length of service in the position. A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well-qualified applicant.
• Extension of the position term (work contract) due to sick leave and parental leave.
• Norwegian language courses free of charge.
• High standards for working hours, holidays, place of work, health, and safety.
• Access to specific training activities exclusively provided within the framework of the LEAD AI programme.

Organisation/Company –University of Bergen

Research Field – Computer science, Other

Researcher Profile -Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country – Norway

Application Deadline –25 Nov 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Oslo)