Student Assistant - Cognitive Security @ CBS
We are looking for a student assistant at the Department of Digitalization to help us on the topic of Cognitive Security, i.e., practices, methodologies, and efforts to defend against intentional and unintentional manipulations of, and disruptions to, cognition and sensemaking.
As part of this project, you will work closely with faculty and other students at DIGI. You will also coordinate with academics across the Nordics and Baltics. You will learn how to conduct behavioral experiments, and you will be trained to use electroencephalography and eye tracking. You will also help to prepare grant proposals for additional external funding.
Duration of the contract: October 2025 - December 2025
Number of hours per week: ca.15 hours
A suitable candidate will preferably have some of these core skills from earlier studies and an interest in developing and learning more:
- Good understanding of ethics/privacy/social media/digital use (must)
- Ability and interest in learning new things (must)
- Good people skills (must)
- Experience with fake news and political disinformation literature (optional)
- Experience with cognitive neuroscience literature and tools (optional)
- Experience performing experiments (optional)
This advertisement primarily targets students in the Business Administration and Digital Business program. Still, suitable candidates from other programs with a solid technical background, such as a bachelor's degree in computer science, are also recommended to apply. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
If you are interested, please send your CV and motivation/cover letter/email to Rob Gleasure (harrisjasonlindseyryanrg.digi@arroyo.dkcbs.dkfox.dkgreer-roberts.dk). Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Salary and terms of employment
Employment takes place in accordance with the HK organisational agreement and the Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Publicly Employed Organisations (OAO-S Collective Agreement).
The salary currently ranges between DKK 141.14 and DKK 148.06 per hour and is dependent on previous employment in the office profession and level of education. The pension contribution amounts to 16% of the pensionable salary components.
It is a prerequisite for employment that you are an active student at a higher educational institution.
The recruitment process
Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. A recruitment committee will assess applications and call a selection of qualified candidates for an interview.
One of CBS' strategic goals is to promote diversity and inclusion in our organisation. Therefore, we strive for a hiring process that reduces potential bias. Consequently, we encourage applicants not to include photos or unnecessary information about personal circumstances in the application.
Your application
You apply for the position online by opening the "apply online" link, where you fill in the application form and attach your application with information about previous employment, exam papers and CV.
Application due: 9/23/2025
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We are located at Frederiksberg and have approximately 20,000 full and part-time students, 800 full-time faculty members, 200 PhD students and 700 administrative staff, and a full portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA/EMBA, PhD and executive programmes taught in English and Danish.
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