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https://youtu.be/i4SDcLir6OcThere is a vacancy for a fixed-term full-time position as Researcher (code 1109) at MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation, University of Bergen. The position is for a period of two (2) years and is externally funded.
Latest start date: 1st of October 2026.
Place of service: Media City Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
MediaFutures is a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) funded by the Research Council of Norway and hosted by the University of Bergen. The centre is located at Media City Bergen and is closely connected to the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, the DARS research group, and adjacent computational social science and AI research environments at UiB.
MediaFutures conducts interdisciplinary research on responsible artificial intelligence and media technologies, including media trust, recommender systems, AI-driven content production and analysis, content interaction and accessibility, Norwegian language technology, and broader questions in computational social science and behavioural data science.
The centre produces scientific publications, prototypes, tools, and innovation outputs in close cooperation with industry partners. In the coming years, MediaFutures is also expected to play an important role in shaping possible post-SFI research structures and future research trajectories at UiB, including activities linked to DARS and to the broader scientific agenda associated with the Norwegian Computational Behaviour & AI Lab.
Read more about the centre at: https://mediafutures.no/
As MediaFutures enters the final phase of the SFI period, the centre is strengthening its long-term portfolio-building and external funding capacity in order to support possible post-SFI organisational models and future research trajectories at UiB.
This position is designed as a strategic research-development role and will work closely with the Centre Director to help build future national and international funding pipelines, while also contributing active research within DARS and within the broader scientific agenda associated with the Norwegian Computational Behaviour & AI Lab.
The position will collaborate closely with the Centre Director on a daily basis and report formally to the Centre Director at MediaFutures.
The position will be affiliated with the DARS research group. The successful candidate is also expected to conduct research relevant to the broader scientific agenda associated with the Norwegian Computational Behaviour & AI Lab at UiB and to demonstrate an understanding of the research themes, methods, and long-term academic ambitions connected to this environment.
This position focuses on strengthening MediaFutures', DARS', and related research environments' future research portfolio and funding capacity.
The successful candidate will combine active research with the identification, development, and shaping of new national and international grant opportunities, especially within RCN, EU, and other strategically relevant funding schemes.
Potential candidates may be invited to the centre for an interview.
For more information about moving to Bergen and Norway, please visit:
https://www.uib.no/en/international/128545/international-staff
Applications and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded via Jobbnorge.
Applications sent by e-mail or without requested documents will not be evaluated.
Application deadline: May 3, 2026.
Detailed information about the position can be obtained by contacting:
Centre Director Christoph Trattner, MediaFutures, University of Bergen; christoph.trattner@uib.no
Practical questions about the application process should be directed to HR Adviser Gudrun Horvei; gudrun.horvei@uib.no
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