DIAS Fellow in Hybrid War and Democratic Challenges

Official occupation: Adjunkt, samfundsvidenskab. Employment conditions: Almindelige vilkår. Employer CVR: 29283958.

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Public Sector, Education & Impact (employer-sector evidence).

The Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) and the Digital Democracy Centre (DDC) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) seek an outstanding candidate to fill a tenure track Fellow (Assistant Professor level) position with a background in computational social sciences, data science, including (but not limited to) computer science, communication, political science, linguistics, information studies, digital humanities, sociology or psychology on the topic of Hybrid War and Democratic Challenges.

The candidate is expected to start on April 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The place of employment will be Odense. The ’Hybrid War and Democracy’ initiative explores changes in how international conflicts are waged. Domestic and foreign influence campaigns are bolstered by new digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

This creates new challenges for democracies, threat perceptions, information integrity, and for citizens’ information agency. We are looking for a researcher with clear potential for research excellence who thrives in and is inspired by interdisciplinary collaboration1 …