Postdoc: AI-Driven Citizen Engagement in Public Administration

Freelio; Aarhus; Remote; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU Management at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a two-year postdoc in Public Administration, AI & Citizen Engagement. The project STÅSTEDER investigates how large language models can represent citizen perspectives and support democratic governance in sustainability transitions, in collaboration with Aarhus municipality.

The successful candidate will conduct ethnographic fieldwork, develop perspectival LLMs, and collaborate closely with a second postdoc on technical

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field and internationally oriented research profile.
• Experience with ethnography, interviews, and case-study research.
• Strong analytical and academic writing skills.
• Excellent communication with academic and non-academic stakeholders.
• Proficiency in English; Danish knowledge advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to STÅSTEDER project on perspectival models.
• Collaborate with Aarhus municipality and DTU colleagues.
• Organize field laboratories and ethnographic fieldwork in Aarhus.
• Develop training and validation strategies for perspectival LLMs.
• Publish research findings and participate in public dissemination.

Skills

STS

Organizational ethnography

Public administration

Political sociology

Citizen participation

Stakeholder engagement

Academic writing

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Ethnography

Interviews

Participant observation

Case-study research

Job description

DTU Management at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a two-year postdoc in Public Administration, AI & Citizen Engagement. The project STÅSTEDER investigates how large language models can represent citizen perspectives and support democratic governance in sustainability transitions, in collaboration with Aarhus municipality.

The successful candidate will conduct ethnographic fieldwork, develop perspectival LLMs, and collaborate closely with a second postdoc on technical