PhD MSCA Doctoral Network EMANAIRE

School of Medicine and Health/ School of Social Sciences and Technology

Organisation/Company Technical University of Munich (TUM) Department School of Medicine and Health/ School of Social Sciences and Technology Research Field Communication sciences Computer science Information science Management sciences Technology Psychological sciences Juridical sciences Political sciences Sociology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Final date to receive applications 1 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Berlin) Country Germany Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - MSCA Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number  Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Doctoral Candidate for MSCA Doctoral Network EMANAIRE, DC11:
Human-Machine Communication in Hybrid Knowledge-Intensive Work

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is recruiting a doctoral researcher for EMANAIRE (Empowering Human Agency in AI-Augmented Futures of Work), a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network studying how AI is changing work and human agency. This fully funded, three-year doctoral position will examine how professionals in knowledge-intensive fields interact and communicate with generative AI in their day-to-day work, and how these interactions evolve over time.

The position comes with a full-time employment contract, international training and mobility, a six-month intersect oral secondment, and close supervision within an interdisciplinary European research network.

POSITION DETAILS

• Employer:
  
  Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Health and School of Social Sciences and Technology. You must be willing to enroll in a doctoral program at either the TUM School of Medicine and Health or the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology.
• Contract:
  
  Full-time employment contract (40 hours per week) for 36 months, with social security, health insurance and pension contributions. Approximately 25% of the position will be dedicated to teaching and other career-development activities.
• Salary: A gross monthly salary of approximately €3,800 before taxes and social security contributions, in accordance with the MSCA Grant Agreement. This amount includes the MSCA mobility allowance. An additional family allowance may be available to eligible candidates.
• Location:
  
  On site in Munich, Germany, as required by the MSCA program; with travel for network events. The position requires full-time commitment with a physical presence at the recruiting institution. Teleworking is not permitted.
• Language:
  The working language is English. German is not required.
• Expected start: 01.01.2027, or upon agreement

ABOUT EMANAIRE

EMANAIRE: (Sie können sich bewerben oder uns per E-Mail kontaktieren in dem Sie die untenstehende Online-Bewerbungsbox verwenden) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network bringing together 15 doctoral candidates at nine European universities to study how AI is changing work. Its projects examine what happens when generative and agentic AI enters leadership, everyday workflows, team communication, professional learning and career decisions. Across the network, human agency means the practical ability to understand AI-supported decisions, exercise judgment, question outputs and shape how work is organized.

Each researcher joins an international cohort, receives supervision across institutions and takes part in three residential schools, methods workshops, monthly research seminars and joint work with organizations beyond academia. Every project includes a planned six-month intersect oral secondment.

THE DOCTORAL PROJECT

This project will examine how workers in knowledge-intensive professions, such as law, academia, consulting, and journalism, engage with…