Postdoc or Junior Researcher On Law

Vacaturenr.

15716

Functie-categorie

Omvang (fte)

0,8-1,0

Extern/intern

Extern

Locatie

Leiden

Geplaatst op

27 mei 2025

Sluitingsdatum

9 juni 2025

**Postdoc or junior researcher on Law & Responsible AI for Critical Infrastructure (0,8-1,0 fte)**
Vacancy number: 15716

**This is what you will do**
As a researcher at eLaw, you will advance the knowledge of Responsible AI and Critical Infrastructure, particularly on sewer management. In concrete, you will:

- Contribute to the objectives of the research project by supporting the development of a data governance framework and strategies to ensure responsible AI adoption for sewer management.
- Management and coordination tasks of the department
- Independent performance of research in AI and critical infrastructure
- Conduct qualitative research, including expert interviews and stakeholder perception surveys, to understand the impact of automation in sewer management.
- Analyze legal frameworks and contribute to developing an online platform assessing AI compliance with European regulatory standards.
- Lead workshops and presentations to engage stakeholders, including policy and standard-makers, in discussions around regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across EU countries and institutions.
- Publish high-quality research papers and contribute to public engagement efforts to communicate findings.
- Education in the department, such as occasional guest lectures and supervising LLM theses.
- Contribute to the team spirit of eLaw.

Within this narrative, you will contribute to several ongoing activities, projects, and initiatives in our research group eLaw at Leiden University, including:

- Prepare and give lectures for courses on Law and Artificial Intelligence, Law and Human-Machine Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, and Pre-University Class from eLaw (taught in English).
- Supervise master thesis students of the Adv. LLM. in Law and Digital Technologies.

A postdoctoral researcher will also have some time to forge their own research line and explore the topics dearest to you. A junior researcher will also have the time to work on a PhD project aligned with the project.

**This is where you will work**
**The department**
Leiden Law School, Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw)
The Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) was founded in 1985 and has a leading role in research and education on law and digital technologies. The Center studies the social, legal and normative impact of emerging digital technologies. The focus of our research and education is particularly on digital technologies and their interplay with fundamental rights and the rule of law. Key themes in our research and education are: online privacy and personal data protection; cybercrime and cybersecurity; data science and law; internet governance; law and complexity in digital society; electronic communications law; children's rights in the digital world; fundamental rights and digital technologies; platform regulation; regulation of AI; law and human-machine interaction; legal technologies; ethics and digital technologies.

**The faculty**

**This is what you bring**
In this team we are looking for someone who can work independently. Every function is different, so there is attention for familiarization in the beginning. If certain activities are new to you, we will look together at what you need and draw up a development plan for this. This function suits you if you recognize yourself in the following points:

- Familiarity with the European AI Act, General Data Protection Regulation, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations, and knowledge of responsible AI frameworks.
- Strong background in empirical research, including qualitative interviews and survey methodologies, demonstrated by published research in the field.
- Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Stata) for data analysis.
- Experience with assistive technologies, in particular lower-limb exoskeletons and socially assistive robotics is an advantage, but not a strict requirement;
- Availability to travel internationally to project consortium countries. This position requires moving to the Netherlands.
- Excellent research and writing qualities, demonstrated by (international, peer-reviewed) publications, dissertation, and outreach activities;
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary and/or international teams, including sensitivity and inclusiveness regarding cultural differences among project members, staff, and students;
- Enthusiastic and proactive, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, spoken and written;
- Excellent team player and community builder;
- Excellent English, spoken and written. Command of other European languages, including Dutch, is an advantage.

Do you fully recognize yourself in this profile or do you not meet all the requirements but do you think this is the position for you? Then we would like to invite you