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BI Norwegian Business School

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

PhD Scholarship in Outsider Innovation, Regulatory Foresight and Transformative Technologies BI Norwegian Business School in Norway

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Computer Science

Funding

Four-year full-time PhD position with salary currently NOK 623,200 gross per year, adjusted per regulations. 36 research months are funded through REGULAIRE, with 25% of working time allocated to teaching or other career-promoting duties. The scholarship is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks, with possible mobility and family allowances under grant rules and BI pension scheme membership.

Deadline

Nov 15, 2026

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Norway

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BI Norwegian Business School

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Keywords

Computer Science
Sociology
Information Technology
Communication Studies
Political Science
Network Analysis
Law
Transformer Technology
Qualitative Method
Digital Governance

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About this position

BI Norwegian Business School is advertising a PhD scholarship in Outsider Innovation as Foresight Infrastructure within the REGULAIRE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network. The position is based in Oslo, Norway and sits across the Department of Communication and Culture and the Department of Law and Governance, with affiliation to BI’s Nordic Centre for Internet and Society (NCIS).

The project explores how open-source communities, civic technologists, small and medium-sized enterprises, and marginalised user groups generate early signals about emerging technological risks and opportunities before regulators do. Research themes include regulatory foresight, transformative technologies, AI, quantum computing, neurotechnology, digital governance, and the translation of outsider knowledge into regulatory review.

Possible methods include case studies, interviews, document analysis, and network analysis. The successful candidate will develop an independent PhD project within this theme and contribute to an interdisciplinary network with training, summer schools, and a planned intersectoral secondment.

Funding includes a four-year full-time appointment, a current gross salary of NOK 623,200 per year, and 36 funded research months through REGULAIRE. The post also includes teaching or career-promoting duties and may include mobility/family allowances under MSCA rules.

Eligibility highlights: a relevant two-year master’s degree (or equivalent), thesis work, GPA of B or higher, excellent English, and MSCA mobility/doctoral eligibility conditions. BI normally accepts certain English-language backgrounds, while other applicants may need IELTS or TOEFL results or a waiver application.

Deadline: 15 November 2026 at 23:59 CET. Apply via BI’s electronic recruitment system and upload the required documents before the deadline.

Funding details

Four-year full-time PhD position with salary currently NOK 623,200 gross per year, adjusted per regulations. 36 research months are funded through REGULAIRE, with 25% of working time allocated to teaching or other career-promoting duties. The scholarship is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks, with possible mobility and family allowances under grant rules and BI pension scheme membership.

What's required

Applicants must hold, or complete by the start date, a relevant two-year master’s degree or comparable qualification meeting BI’s PhD entry requirements. The qualifying degree must include thesis work (normally 15–30 ECTS), and applicants must have a GPA of B or higher, equivalent to 4 on BI’s five-point scale. An MBA does not qualify. Relevant backgrounds include communication and media studies, innovation studies, science and technology studies, information systems, sociology, political science, law, public administration, or related interdisciplinary fields. Strong analytical and academic writing skills, the ability to work independently and systematically, excellent written and spoken English, and fulfilment of MSCA eligibility conditions are required. Applicants must not hold a doctoral degree and must satisfy the MSCA mobility rule for Norway.

How to apply

Apply through BI’s electronic recruitment system using the vacancy page and the “Send application” button. Upload a cover letter identifying REGULAIRE DC03, CV, five-page project proposal, degree certificates and transcripts, recommendation letters, BI verification document, and English proficiency evidence or waiver application if needed. Submit all documents before the deadline; applications cannot be revised after submission.

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