{"data":{"id":184617,"slug":"doktorand-inom-feministisk-ai-for-att-motverka-konsbaserat-vald","type":"job","title":"PhD Candidate in Feminist AI to Counter Gender-Based Violence","description":"Project Description\nDoctoral Field of Study: Information and Communication Technology\nThe Department of Computing and Learning Systems (CLS) is seeking a PhD candidate for a fully funded research project on feminist AI to counter gender-based violence. The project aims to develop new AI methods that make gender-based violence on the internet visible by identifying not only explicit expressions of harassment and abuse, but also the structural silences and omissions that shape digital narratives. By combining the latest developments in large language models (LLM), natural language processing (NLP), and machine learning (ML), the project investigates how AI can identify missing voices, hidden patterns, and gaps in institutional accountability to contribute to more responsible, transparent, and socially conscious AI systems.\nThe successful candidate will develop new machine learning models and evaluation methods, build large-scale datasets and knowledge graphs, collaborate with feminist organizations and civil society actors, and publish research results in leading AI conferences and journals. The project offers a unique opportunity to conduct research at the forefront of the intersection between artificial intelligence, equality, and justice.\nYou will become part of an interdisciplinary and collaborative research environment that values scientific excellence, intellectual curiosity, diversity, and research with genuine societal impact. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and actively work to create an inclusive, respectful, and supportive research environment where everyone has the opportunity to develop. We are convinced that diverse perspectives strengthen both research and innovation and especially encourage people from underrepresented groups in AI and computer science to apply for the position.\nSupervisor: University Lecturer Amir H. Payberah\nEligibility for Admission\nTo be admitted to doctoral education (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility:\ncompleted a degree at the advanced level, or\ncompleted course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or\nacquired knowledge equivalent in substance in some other way within or outside the country.\n\nIn addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement of English equivalent to English B\/6.\nSelection\nTo succeed in your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. In the selection of applicants, the ability to:\nindependently drive your work forward,\nbe able to collaborate with others,\nhave a professional approach, and\nanalyze and work with complex issues.\n\nAfter meeting the eligibility requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.\nDegree Objective: Doctoral Degree\nInformation on Admission and Employment\nOnly those admitted to doctoral education may be employed as a PhD candidate. The total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time education at the research level for four years. An employed PhD candidate may, in limited scope (at most 20%), carry out certain tasks in, for example, education and administration. A new employment as a PhD candidate applies for at most one year; the employment may thereafter be renewed for at most two years at a time.\nAs a PhD candidate, you will receive part of KTH's employment benefits and have a monthly salary according to KTH's agreement for PhD candidate salaries. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nDoctoral Student Section (Royal Institute of Technology Student Union)\nContact information for the doctoral student section.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\nApplication shall contain the following\nCopies of diplomas and transcripts from previous university studies and evidence of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified.\nCV with relevant professional experience and knowledge.\nApplication letter with a brief account of why you want to conduct doctoral studies, about your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages)\nRepresentative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.\nNames and contact information for two to three academic references.\n\nThe application must be received by KTH no later than the final application deadline at midnight, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nOther\nFor information on the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment.\nIt may occur that an employment at KTH is placed in a security class. If this is the case for this particular employment, a security check of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) with consent. In these cases, a condition for employment is that the applicant is approved after the security check.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and sellers of job advertisements.\nBecome Part of KTH\nKTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and participating in the transition to a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal treatment are a quality issue and an integral part of KTH's values as a university and state authority.\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand inom feministisk AI f\u00f6r att motverka k\u00f6nsbaserat v\u00e5ld","description_original":"Projektbeskrivning\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne: Information and Communication Technology\nVi vid Institutionen f\u00f6r datatekniska och l\u00e4rande system (Computing and Learning Systems, CLS) s\u00f6ker en doktorand till ett fullt finansierat forskningsprojekt om feministisk AI f\u00f6r att motverka k\u00f6nsbaserat v\u00e5ld. Projektet syftar till att utveckla nya AI-metoder som synligg\u00f6r k\u00f6nsbaserat v\u00e5ld p\u00e5 n\u00e4tet genom att identifiera inte bara explicita uttryck f\u00f6r trakasserier och \u00f6vergrepp, utan ocks\u00e5 de strukturella tystnader och utel\u00e4mnanden som formar digitala ber\u00e4ttelser. Genom att kombinera den senaste utvecklingen inom stora spr\u00e5kmodeller (LLM), naturlig spr\u00e5kbehandling (NLP) och maskininl\u00e4rning (ML) unders\u00f6ker projektet hur AI kan identifiera saknade r\u00f6ster, dolda m\u00f6nster och brister i institutionellt ansvarsutkr\u00e4vande f\u00f6r att bidra till mer ansvarsfulla, transparenta och samh\u00e4llsmedvetna AI-system.\nDen framg\u00e5ngsrika kandidaten kommer att utveckla nya maskininl\u00e4rningsmodeller och utv\u00e4rderingsmetoder, bygga storskaliga dataset och kunskapsgrafer, samarbeta med feministiska organisationer och akt\u00f6rer inom civilsamh\u00e4llet samt publicera forskningsresultat i ledande konferenser och tidskrifter inom AI. Projektet erbjuder en unik m\u00f6jlighet att bedriva forskning i forskningsfronten i sk\u00e4rningspunkten mellan artificiell intelligens, j\u00e4mlikhet och r\u00e4ttvisa.\nDu blir en del av en tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig och samarbetsinriktad forskningsmilj\u00f6 som v\u00e4rdes\u00e4tter vetenskaplig excellens, intellektuell nyfikenhet, m\u00e5ngfald och forskning med verklig samh\u00e4llsnytta. Vi v\u00e4lkomnar s\u00f6kande med olika bakgrunder, erfarenheter och perspektiv och arbetar aktivt f\u00f6r att skapa en inkluderande, respektfull och st\u00f6djande forskningsmilj\u00f6 d\u00e4r alla ges m\u00f6jlighet att utvecklas. Vi \u00e4r \u00f6vertygade om att olika perspektiv st\u00e4rker b\u00e5de forskning och innovation och uppmuntrar s\u00e4rskilt personer fr\u00e5n grupper som \u00e4r underrepresenterade inom AI och datavetenskap att s\u00f6ka tj\u00e4nsten.\nHandledning: Universitetslektor Amir H. Payberah\nBeh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r antagning\nF\u00f6r att bli antagen till forskarutbildning (kap 7 39 \u00a7 h\u00f6gskolef\u00f6rordningen) kr\u00e4vs att den s\u00f6kande har grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righet:\navlagt en examen p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\nfullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng, varav minst 60 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\np\u00e5 n\u00e5got annat s\u00e4tt inom eller utom landet f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper.\n\nUt\u00f6ver ovanst\u00e5ende finns ocks\u00e5 ett obligatoriskt krav p\u00e5 engelska motsvarande Engelska B\/6.\nUrval\nF\u00f6r att lyckas med dina doktorandstudier p\u00e5 KTH beh\u00f6ver du vara m\u00e5linriktad och ih\u00e4rdig i ditt arbete. Vid urval av de s\u00f6kande bed\u00f6ms f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att:\nsj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt driva sitt arbete fram\u00e5t,\nkunna samarbeta med andra,\nha ett professionellt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt och\nanalysera och arbeta med komplexa fr\u00e5gor.\n\nEfter beh\u00f6righetskraven kommer stor vikt l\u00e4ggas vid personliga egenskaper.\nM\u00e5lexamen: Doktorsexamen\nInformation om antagning och anst\u00e4llning\nEndast den som antagits till forskarutbildning f\u00e5r anst\u00e4llas som doktorand. Den sammanlagda anst\u00e4llningstiden f\u00e5r inte vara l\u00e4ngre \u00e4n vad som motsvarar utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 p\u00e5 heltid under fyra \u00e5r. En anst\u00e4lld doktorand kan i begr\u00e4nsad omfattning (h\u00f6gst 20 %) utf\u00f6ra vissa arbetsuppgifter inom t.ex. utbildning och administration. En ny anst\u00e4llning som doktorand g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r h\u00f6gst ett \u00e5r, anst\u00e4llningen f\u00e5r d\u00e4refter f\u00f6rnyas med h\u00f6gst tv\u00e5 \u00e5r i taget.\nSom doktorand f\u00e5r du del av KTH:s anst\u00e4llningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och har en m\u00e5nadsl\u00f6n enligt KTH:s avtal f\u00f6r doktorandl\u00f6ner. L\u00e4s mer om Forskarstudier vid KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nFackliga representanter\nKontaktuppgifter till fackliga representanter.\nDoktorandsektionen (Tekniska h\u00f6gskolans studentk\u00e5r)\nKontaktuppgifter tilldoktorandsektionen.\nAns\u00f6kan\nDu ans\u00f6ker via KTH:s rekryteringssystem. Du som s\u00f6kande har huvudansvaret f\u00f6r att din ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett n\u00e4r den skickas in.\nAns\u00f6kan ska ha f\u00f6ljande inneh\u00e5ll\nKopior av examensbevis och betyg fr\u00e5n tidigare universitetsstudier och intyg p\u00e5 uppfyllda spr\u00e5kkrav (se ovan). \u00d6vers\u00e4ttningar till engelska eller svenska om originaldokumentet inte \u00e4r utf\u00e4rdade p\u00e5 ett av dessa spr\u00e5k. Kopior av original ska vidimeras\nCV med relevanta professionella erfarenheter och kunskaper.\nAns\u00f6kningsbrev med en kortfattad redog\u00f6relse om varf\u00f6r du vill bedriva forskarstudier, om dina akademiska intressen och hur de relaterar till dina tidigare studier och framtida m\u00e5l. (Max 2 sidor)\nRepresentativa publikationer eller tekniska rapporter. F\u00f6r l\u00e4ngre dokument, bifoga g\u00e4rna en sammanfattning (abstract) och en webbl\u00e4nk till den fullst\u00e4ndiga texten.\nNamn och kontaktuppgifter till tv\u00e5 till tre akademiska referenser.\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara KTH tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen vid midnatt, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\n\u00d6vrigt\nF\u00f6r information om behandling av personuppgifter i samband med rekrytering.\nDet kan f\u00f6rekomma att en anst\u00e4llning hos KTH \u00e4r placerad i s\u00e4kerhetsklass. Om s\u00e5 \u00e4r fallet f\u00f6r just denna anst\u00e4llning g\u00f6rs en s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning av s\u00f6kande i enlighet med s\u00e4kerhetsskyddslagen (2018:585) efter samtycke. I dessa fall \u00e4r en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning att s\u00f6kande blir godk\u00e4nd efter s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning.\nVi undanber oss direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av platsannonser.\nBli en del av KTH \u00a0\nKTH formar framtiden genom utbildning, forskning och innovation. Som ett ledande internationellt tekniskt universitet spelar vi en aktiv roll i att driva och medverka i omst\u00e4llningen till ett h\u00e5llbart samh\u00e4lle. H\u00e4r erbjuds du m\u00f6jligheten att v\u00e4xa och utvecklas p\u00e5 en kreativ och dynamisk arbetsplats med goda arbetsvillkor och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner. J\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet, m\u00e5ngfald och lika villkor \u00e4r en kvalitetsfr\u00e5ga och en sj\u00e4lvklar del av KTH:s v\u00e4rdegrund som universitet och statlig myndighet.\nL\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och hur det \u00e4r att arbeta och utvecklas p\u00e5 KTH.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Brinellv\u00e4gen 8","full_address":null,"city":"Stockholm","country":"SE","latitude":59.2877928,"longitude":18.0528391},"metadata":{"region":"Stockholms l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Kungliga Tekniska H\u00f6gskolan","postcode":"10044","positions":1,"profession":"Doktorand","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/om\/work-at-kth\/lediga-jobb","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Amir Payberah","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Kungliga Tekniska h\u00f6gskolan, Skolan f\u00f6r elektroteknik och datavetenskap","employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":6,"ai_views_count":10,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":5,"other":4,"openai":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"payberah@kth.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-03T00:00:14+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-24T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-03T03:18:41+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-17T03:26:47+00:00"}}