PhD in Sociology

Fully funded four-year PhD position within the ERC Starting Grant '(Re)distributive Politics after the AI Revolution (REPAIR)' led by Dr. Juliana Chueri at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam./nThe project examines how welfare state institutions and welfare politics shape political and societal responses to AI-driven labor market transformation across OECD countries and is structured around four objectives: analyze how welfare and labor market regimes are affected by AI-driven automation; map how political actors frame AI and articulate policy responses; examine public support for welfare and labor market reforms; develop a new theoretical understanding of welfare state adaptation and transformation in the age of AI./nThe PhD will focus on welfare state institutions, labor market regulation, and long-term transformation of the welfare state, using a mixed-methods approach (comparative institutional analysis, quantitative cross-national data analysis, and qualitative case studies). Location: Amsterdam (De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, VU campus).