The Infonomics and New Media Research Centre at Zuyd University has
vacancies for
2 PhD students / junior researchers (5 yrs, full time)
and
1 Postdoc / senior researcher (5 yrs, full time)
Closing date 15th September – interviews are planned in week 39. All positions are part of an exciting and prestigious 5-year project, generously funded by the European Research Council as part of the 7th Framework Ideas Programme, called : DigIDeas: Social and Ethical Aspects of Digital Identities. Towards a Value Sensitive Identity Management.
The overall aims of this project are to increase understanding and awareness of the social and ethical aspects of digital identity management (IDM), and to contribute to the quality and social and ethical acceptability of technological developments. The project will achieve these goals by bringing recent insights gained from several disciplines - social studies of science and technology, surveillance studies, philosophy (social philosophy and philosophy of technology) and computer ethics - to bear on actual developments in digital identity management, thus exploring novel ways to identify and articulate the issues concerned. With a series of interdisciplinary studies focussing on different application areas of IDM, we intend to produce more fine-grained knowledge of the ways IDM is implicated in contemporary transformations of identity. The programme will involve three complementary PhD projects, and one integrative postdoc project, thus achieving a strong concentration of groundbreaking knowledge on a set of fast emerging intellectual and societal problems. All project members will have clearly defined individual research projects, as well as cooperate as team members and contribute to DigIDeas’ overall project goals. Excursions into other ongoing (international) research projects and activities (Can SSHRCC, EC-FP7) are possible, and generous travel budgets are available.
The Infonomics and New Media Research Centre is a young interdisciplinary research unit at Zuyd University, Maastricht/Heerlen, led by ass.prof. dr. Irma van der Ploeg, and currently employing 10 people. Its research agenda is focussed on four themes: digital identities, ubiquitous computing, user centered and value sensitive design, and new communication concepts. With our current project portfolio we operate in national, European (FP7), and international networks of knowledge institutions and stakeholder organisations.
We are looking for candidates for the following three projects:
PhD project 1 (vacancy nr INM-JR-0801)
`Civic and Secure Identities’
Social and ethical aspects of digital identities of citizens in the context of government issued IDs (e-government services, border- and migration management) and their relation to security policies and applications.
PhD project 2 (vacancy nr INM-JR-0802)
`Ubiquitous and Suspect Identities’
Social and ethical aspects of digital identities of individuals in ambient intelligence and ubiquitous computing environments, and their relation to (digital) forensics and law enforcement.
Tasks:
-Conduct analytical and empirical research; produce PhD thesis.
-Contribute to academic publications, (international) workshops and conferences, and other dissemination activities.
-Contribute to minor ‘digital identities’ and other occasional teaching activities
Requirements:
- Degree in relevant disciplines/fields (e.g. science and technology studies; philosophy, ethics, or sociology of technology; media studies; law and technology)
- Good analytical as well as empirical research skills
- Experience with and ability to do interdisciplinary research
- Appropriate communication and writing skills, at least in English, preferably in Dutch as well
- Affinity with and adequate level of understanding of technical developments and issues, willingness to develop meaningful dialogue with technical professionals
- Affinity with and adequate level of understanding of (national and European) legal and policy issues.
- The ability to work independently and as a member of a research team
We offer:
- a 5-year full-time PhD position (with a 1 year trial period)
- a gross salary between min € 2356 and max. € 3566,- depending on experience and education) in accordance with HBO-CAO-s.10
- PhD training courses in recognised graduate school programmes
Postdoc/senior researcher (vacancy nr INM-SR-0803)
`Digital Identities: Towards a Value Sensitive IDM’
Development of theoretical concepts and analytical tools for the study of digital identities and IDM systems, translation of results into viable value sensitive design principles and projects in cooperation with professional fields.
Tasks:
- Contributing to overall conceptual framework
- Description and analysis of relevant national and European policy and legal context
- Providing input/feedback to DigIDeas’ PhD projects
- Translation of research results for development of value sensitive IDM design projects with external professional partners
- Assisting in organisation of international workshops
- (Co-) production academic publications and other dissemination activities
- Contribute to minor ‘digital identities’ and other occasional teaching activities.
Requirements:
- a completed or nearly completed PhD in a relevant field (e.g. science and technology studies; philosophy, ethics, or sociology of technology; media studies; law and technology)
- appropriate communication, writing and editing skills, at least in English, preferably in Dutch as well
- ability to bridge divides between humanities or social science and technical engineering perspectives
- ability to work independently and as a member of a research team
- preferably experience with projects beyond the boundaries of academia
We offer:
- a 5-year full time position (1 year trial period)
- a gross salary between min. € 3029,- max. € 4162,- depending on experience and education, in accordance with CAO-HBO - 11.
Applicants are asked to send:
- Letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Writing specimen in english (academic publication, chapter Master’s thesis, etc.)
- (After reading the project description, available on request) 2 A4 of preliminary ideas about the project applied for
Applications have to be received by September 15th ,
and sent in electronic form to: marina.beckers @ hszuyd.nl
or in printed form to: Ms. Marina Beckers
INM – Zuyd University
Nieuw Eyckholt 290A
6419 DJ Heerlen
The Netherlands
Please make sure to clearly indicate the relevant vacancy number
Requests for information, including description of the DigIDeas project and its sub-projects, can be obtained from Dr. Irma van der Ploeg at i.vdploeg @ hszuyd.nl ; tel +31 +45 4000540/522
vacancies for
2 PhD students / junior researchers (5 yrs, full time)
and
1 Postdoc / senior researcher (5 yrs, full time)
Closing date 15th September – interviews are planned in week 39. All positions are part of an exciting and prestigious 5-year project, generously funded by the European Research Council as part of the 7th Framework Ideas Programme, called : DigIDeas: Social and Ethical Aspects of Digital Identities. Towards a Value Sensitive Identity Management.
The overall aims of this project are to increase understanding and awareness of the social and ethical aspects of digital identity management (IDM), and to contribute to the quality and social and ethical acceptability of technological developments. The project will achieve these goals by bringing recent insights gained from several disciplines - social studies of science and technology, surveillance studies, philosophy (social philosophy and philosophy of technology) and computer ethics - to bear on actual developments in digital identity management, thus exploring novel ways to identify and articulate the issues concerned. With a series of interdisciplinary studies focussing on different application areas of IDM, we intend to produce more fine-grained knowledge of the ways IDM is implicated in contemporary transformations of identity. The programme will involve three complementary PhD projects, and one integrative postdoc project, thus achieving a strong concentration of groundbreaking knowledge on a set of fast emerging intellectual and societal problems. All project members will have clearly defined individual research projects, as well as cooperate as team members and contribute to DigIDeas’ overall project goals. Excursions into other ongoing (international) research projects and activities (Can SSHRCC, EC-FP7) are possible, and generous travel budgets are available.
The Infonomics and New Media Research Centre is a young interdisciplinary research unit at Zuyd University, Maastricht/Heerlen, led by ass.prof. dr. Irma van der Ploeg, and currently employing 10 people. Its research agenda is focussed on four themes: digital identities, ubiquitous computing, user centered and value sensitive design, and new communication concepts. With our current project portfolio we operate in national, European (FP7), and international networks of knowledge institutions and stakeholder organisations.
We are looking for candidates for the following three projects:
PhD project 1 (vacancy nr INM-JR-0801)
`Civic and Secure Identities’
Social and ethical aspects of digital identities of citizens in the context of government issued IDs (e-government services, border- and migration management) and their relation to security policies and applications.
PhD project 2 (vacancy nr INM-JR-0802)
`Ubiquitous and Suspect Identities’
Social and ethical aspects of digital identities of individuals in ambient intelligence and ubiquitous computing environments, and their relation to (digital) forensics and law enforcement.
Tasks:
-Conduct analytical and empirical research; produce PhD thesis.
-Contribute to academic publications, (international) workshops and conferences, and other dissemination activities.
-Contribute to minor ‘digital identities’ and other occasional teaching activities
Requirements:
- Degree in relevant disciplines/fields (e.g. science and technology studies; philosophy, ethics, or sociology of technology; media studies; law and technology)
- Good analytical as well as empirical research skills
- Experience with and ability to do interdisciplinary research
- Appropriate communication and writing skills, at least in English, preferably in Dutch as well
- Affinity with and adequate level of understanding of technical developments and issues, willingness to develop meaningful dialogue with technical professionals
- Affinity with and adequate level of understanding of (national and European) legal and policy issues.
- The ability to work independently and as a member of a research team
We offer:
- a 5-year full-time PhD position (with a 1 year trial period)
- a gross salary between min € 2356 and max. € 3566,- depending on experience and education) in accordance with HBO-CAO-s.10
- PhD training courses in recognised graduate school programmes
Postdoc/senior researcher (vacancy nr INM-SR-0803)
`Digital Identities: Towards a Value Sensitive IDM’
Development of theoretical concepts and analytical tools for the study of digital identities and IDM systems, translation of results into viable value sensitive design principles and projects in cooperation with professional fields.
Tasks:
- Contributing to overall conceptual framework
- Description and analysis of relevant national and European policy and legal context
- Providing input/feedback to DigIDeas’ PhD projects
- Translation of research results for development of value sensitive IDM design projects with external professional partners
- Assisting in organisation of international workshops
- (Co-) production academic publications and other dissemination activities
- Contribute to minor ‘digital identities’ and other occasional teaching activities.
Requirements:
- a completed or nearly completed PhD in a relevant field (e.g. science and technology studies; philosophy, ethics, or sociology of technology; media studies; law and technology)
- appropriate communication, writing and editing skills, at least in English, preferably in Dutch as well
- ability to bridge divides between humanities or social science and technical engineering perspectives
- ability to work independently and as a member of a research team
- preferably experience with projects beyond the boundaries of academia
We offer:
- a 5-year full time position (1 year trial period)
- a gross salary between min. € 3029,- max. € 4162,- depending on experience and education, in accordance with CAO-HBO - 11.
Applicants are asked to send:
- Letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Writing specimen in english (academic publication, chapter Master’s thesis, etc.)
- (After reading the project description, available on request) 2 A4 of preliminary ideas about the project applied for
Applications have to be received by September 15th ,
and sent in electronic form to: marina.beckers @ hszuyd.nl
or in printed form to: Ms. Marina Beckers
INM – Zuyd University
Nieuw Eyckholt 290A
6419 DJ Heerlen
The Netherlands
Please make sure to clearly indicate the relevant vacancy number
Requests for information, including description of the DigIDeas project and its sub-projects, can be obtained from Dr. Irma van der Ploeg at i.vdploeg @ hszuyd.nl ; tel +31 +45 4000540/522
