PhD position at the Department of Media Studies at the University of Basel on the topic of 'Promptology/Prompting with AI models'
Job
The Department of Media Studies at the University of Basel (Chair of Media History and Media Theory, Prof. Dr Markus Krajewski) is seeking to fill a doctoral position for a period of 3 years, as part of the research project 'Assisted Thinking. A Deep History of Scholarly Artificial Intelligence', funded by the NOMIS Foundation, Zurich. The research project deals with a deep history of artificial intelligence by relating the practices and procedures of contemporary AI models, in particular LLMs and LMMs, to a broader historical context. Part of this research relates to the language of large language models and how new modes of questioning and media practices emerge through prompting. It is in this context that your doctoral project, to be developed independently, is located, which will be carried out in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley (Prof. Dr. Hannes Bajohr). Your profile As a successful applicant, you will have a university degree (MA) in literary studies, media studies, history of science, philosophy, modern history, or STS as well as good foreign language skills. You have excellent research skills as well as the ability to conduct independent academic research. In addition to working on your doctorate, we expect you to be involved in the conception, organisation and implementation of workshops, colloquia and conferences, which we organise together with our cooperation partners.
Initiator(s):
University of Basel
Deadline: 14.03.2025
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein