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Tilburg University
PhD Researcher on Decentralising AI Governance
Tilburg
FULL TIME
December 3, 2024
is looking for a
Location: Tilburg
Contract size: 1,0 fte (40 hours per week)
Full-time gross monthly salary: €2.872
Contract duration: 48 months in total
Desired starting date: 1 February 2025
While the technological capabilities of AI applications are advancing rapidly, we lack a clear understanding of what defines successful AI for society as a whole and of the conditions of possibility for successful AI deployment. For the most part successful AI has been defined in technological and economic terms: as a set of scalable technologies that improve accuracy and efficiency in tasks associated with problem solving and cognition; and as contributing to increases in productivity and economic growth. However, AI applications are not deployed in a vacuum: rather, they are conceived, developed, deployed and received in a social context, and as such they both reflect and reinforce existing social (mis)conceptions, biases and faults, as well as aspirations and hopes. To understand what makes AI systems succeed or fail, we need to know for whom, and under what conditions. As such it is important not only to think about AI as posing definable risks and opportunities, but to also analyse how these occur in societal domains, and where along the AI production and deployment process they occur.
This job is suited for you if you are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking; curious about developing new methodologies and are familiar with researching the effects of technology within, and in collaboration with, civil society. You have some experience with qualitative empirical research and have an affinity with Artificial Intelligence or digital technologies.
- Completed master degree in Public Policy, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Law, Anthropology, Philosophy of Technology, or a related degree;
- Experience with qualitative empirical research skills;
- Project management and organisation skills;
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English. Knowledge of the Dutch language is an asset, but not required;
- The ability to collaborate with non-academic partners, exchange ideas, and communicate knowledge to non-expert audiences;
- Awareness of ethical concerns and scientific integrity in conducting research;
- The ability to contribute to an open and inclusive organizational culture;
- Experience or affinity with working in a multidisciplinary environment;
- International experience would be an asset.
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:
- A position based on 1,0 fte (40 hours per week).
- A salary of €2.872 gross per month for full-time employment, based on UFO profile Promovendus and salary scale P. Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant work experience.
- This is a vacancy for a Ph D position in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 8 sub b CLA DU. It is a vacancy for 48 months. You will initially be appointed for a fixed period of 16 months with a statutory probationary period of two months. After 12 months, an evaluation will take place. If the performance evaluation is positive, your employment agreement will be extended for the remaining period of 2 months.
- Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
- Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.
- The opportunity to work partly on campus and partly from home with a home office allowance of €2 per day.
- Reimbursement for sustainable commuting: walking, cycling, and public transport.
- A monthly internet allowance of €25.
- An options model in which you exchange benefits for things such as additional leave, more pension, a bicycle or personal training at our Sports Center.
- A moving allowance (subject to conditions).
- Employees from abroad may be eligible for a tax-free allowance for extraterritorial expenses equal to 30% of taxable salary.
- A pension with ABP; the largest Dutch pension fund.
- Training in personal development, career development, leadership, education, and research. Or a language course at our Language Center.
- A work culture in which we embrace differences, everyone is welcome and given equal opportunities.
- A vibrant campus in green surroundings that is easily accessible by public transport.
Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Feel free to contact Merel Noorman at +31134664035 or m.e.noorman@tilburguniversity.edu.
- An official copy of your university degree
- Grades list
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Contact details of at least two referees
We only approach referees for candidates invited to the second round of interviews
- Merel Noorman, Assistant Professor
- Linnet Taylor, Professor
Tilburg University is an academic, inclusive, and engaged community. Together with nearly 3,000 employees, we are committed to broad prosperity, sustainably, and inclusion. For current and future generations. We develop and share knowledge for the requirements of people and our society. This is how we contribute to solving complex social issues and help society move forward.
The Department Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Science (TILT) is home to education and research on the effects of socio-technical change on the regulation and governance of economic activities in an era where information technology is a key driver of innovation. TILT is one of the leading research groups in Europe at the intersection of law, technology, and society. It is premised on the multidisciplinary study of socio-technical change, aiming at understanding the interaction of technology and social and normative practices in order to clarify how regulatory challenges of socio-technical change can be addressed.
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