Senior Research Fellow in Technology and Law
Catholic University of Leuven Faculty of Law
Belgium

Responsibilities

The ongoing digitization and increasing automation transform society and human practices in many ways. These transformations challenge existing legal and regulatory frameworks and require appropriate governance.  The selected research fellow will work on research projects related to such transformations in different domains, such as healthcare / health research, employment, and critical infrastructures.

The research position involves the following tasks:

• Conducting fundamental and applied research in ethical and legal aspects of technological developments, often in cooperation with computer and data scientists;
• Acting as a point of contact for and engaging with CiTiP’s partners in research programmes;
• Publishing research results in high quality peer-reviewed national and international journals; presenting research results at national and international meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops;
• Generating and pursuing original research ideas for new research projects;
• Engaging in science communication towards non-legal experts, stakeholders and the general public (e.g. through CiTiP’s blog);
• Building research collaborations nationally and internationally; facilitating and participating in crosscutting research collaborations as appropriate;
• Contributing to the overall activities of the Centre (taking on limited educational and teaching assignments, contributing to grant applications, participating in thematic team meetings, setting up internal workshops);
• Coaching junior researchers and managing internal research clusters;
• Helping design and conducting innovative, world-class research and securing additional funding;
• Representing the Centre in various fora, such as expert committees, policy groups and advisory boards at national and international level.

Profile

Candidates will hold a master’s degree in law and a doctorate. They will have solid knowledge of European law. Familiarity with philosophical ethics or with science and technology studies will be considered as an important asset.

Offer

• A stimulating and dynamic work environment characterized by a unique mixture of independence, trust and support;
• A favorable remuneration for engaging and enriching work (senior level: monthly gross salary of €4.200-€5.500) with numerous benefits such as end-of-year bonus, holiday bonus, paid leave, flexible holiday periods, insurance, mobility incentives, and discounts for sports and cultural facilities;
• Experience is an asset and can be considered;
• Access to all facilities offered by the University;
• Full-time employment at KULeuven, with a fixed term contract for one year, yearly renewable if both parties agree.

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Anton Vedder, tel.: +32 16 32 69 23, mail: anton.vedder@kuleuven.be or Mrs. Edith Appelmans, tel.: +32 16 32 07 78, mail: edith.appelmans@kuleuven.be.

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