[liberationtech] Job: Postdoc in criminal law and privacy, due 9 June 2017

[Bryce C Newell]

Dear Colleagues,

My department -- the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society
(TILT) -- at Tilburg Law School in the Netherlands has opened a search for
a post-doctoral researcher in privacy and criminal law. The post would
(ideally) start Sept. 1, 2017 and last for up to 5 years. The post-doc
would initially join a multinational team of researchers on a large
grant-funded comparative law project led by Prof. Bert-Jaap Koops. We are
looking for someone with expertise in privacy, criminal law, criminal
procedure, and/or cybercrime in UK and other common law jurisdictions
(e.g., the USA and Canada). *Applications will be accepted through June 9,
2017.*

Please forward this opening to any of your students or colleagues who may
be interested.

The posting, available here
<https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=S003974031P&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&career_job_req_id=9441&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=zdcnZHW1lRPe28EvPxSIJxk3MgU%3d>
(and
available on the university's job board
<https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/organization/working-at/>) is also
pasted below.

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link:
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Post-doctorate position in criminal law, privacy at TILT: "Privacy in the
21st century: finding new boundary markers through comparative legal
research".



TILT is looking for a post-doctorate researcher with a background in law,
specialized in criminal law and having affinity with cybercrime and
privacy. The position is, for the first two years, part of the VICI project
of prof. Bert-Jaap Koops, 'Privacy in the 21st century: finding a new
paradigm to protect citizens in the age of ubiquitous data'.



The project seeks to find ways to reinvent legal protection of privacy,
which is currently based on a distinction between private and public
places, which is outdated because people carry their private life around
using mobile devices and cloud computing, and the default condition in
public space is changing from being anonymous to being identifiable,
through pervasive surveillance and tracking technologies. In view of these
socio-technical trends, the law should find alternative concepts or
distinctions to determine what comes closest to people's personal life in
our technology-pervaded society:  a metaphorical 'home 2.0'.



The project addresses these questions through integrating comparative law
and Science and Technology Studies. The postdoc will be responsible for
comparative legal analysis of common-law jurisdictions, primarily the
United Kingdom, and secondarily Canada and the United States. The research
will focus on how new privacy concepts, such as ‘home 2.0’, fit in the
legal system and whether they can be used to address topical legal
challenges, such as cloud investigations, smartphone searches incident to
arrest, and police hacking. The postdoc will closely collaborate with prof.
Koops and a PhD student who research the same for civil-law jurisdictions.



Besides the project, the postdoc will supervise Master theses and possibly
conduct other minor teaching tasks, as well as actively participating in
everyday TILT activities. Collaboration may also be requested in other,
shorter-term projects related to privacy or cybersecurity.



After two years, the postdoc will work on other (possibly self-initiated)
projects on related topics, within TILT’s research cluster in cybercrime
and cyber-investigations.



*Job requirements and qualifications*

You have completed a PhD in criminal law, or in a closely related field (a
Juris Doctor (J.D.) is also acceptable). You have experience in researching
UK law and other common-law jurisdictions. You have demonstrable interest
in developments in cybercrime, cybersecurity, and privacy, and you aim to
develop yourself further in this field. You have an academic mind-set, good
analytic skills, strong research, writing and collaborative skills, and an
excellent command of written and spoken English. You like to work
independently but also to collaborate closely within a small team. Teaching
experience and experience in grant applications are considered an advantage.



*Terms of employment*

We offer a challenging job in an inspiring and friendly environment. The
envisaged starting date is 1 September 2017 on a fulltime basis (both
conditions negotiable). The position is for a fixed-term contract for 5
years as post doc researcher (UFO profile: researcher 3). Tilburg
University is among the top of the Dutch employers and has an excellent
policy concerning terms of employment. Depending on the candidates’
experience, the starting gross salary will vary between € 3.427,- and €
4.691,- per month (for a full-time appointment) based on scale 11 of the
Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) Dutch Universities. Researchers from
outside the Netherlands may qualify for a tax-free allowance equal to 30%
of their taxable salary. The university will apply for such an allowance on
their behalf.



In case of 1fte employment (5-days work week), you will devote 80% of your
time (0,8 fte) to the VICI activities, and 20% to other responsibilities,
such as teaching, master thesis supervision and other tasks. In case of 0,8
fte employment (4-days work week), you will devote 100% of your time to the
VICI activities for the duration of the project.



*Applications and information concerning the vacancies*

The project will be conducted at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and
Society (TILT) within Tilburg Law School.

TILT is a top player in the field of the regulation and normative
implications of technology. We conduct research into the legal and social
implications of ICT as well as health-related technologies and robotics. A
key feature of the institute’s research program is the interaction between
legal, technological, and social perspectives. TILT is consistently ranked
a top institute for research
<https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/institutes-and-research-groups/tilt/research/>
 and education
<https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/institutes-and-research-groups/tilt/education/>
by
national and international Legal Research and Education Assessment
Committees.



TILT is a multidisciplinary research institute with over 40 international
research staff, combining law, philosophy, social sciences, public
administration and management sciences. This enables us to look at research
topics from multiple perspectives and deliver valuable contributions to the
existing knowledge in the field of law, technology, and society. TILT’s
collaborative and open environment stimulates social and intellectual
interaction.



Please consult the web for additional information about Tilburg University
<https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/>, Tilburg Law School
<https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/over/schools/law/> and the Institute
for Law Technology and Society (TILT) Specific information about the
vacancy can be obtained from prof. Bert-Jaap Koops (via f.abousalama@
tilburguniversity.edu, reference “VICI vacancy”).

The application must include:

   - a curriculum vitae;
   - a motivation letter;
   - a list of publications and a copy of two (possibly forthcoming)
   publications and the PhD thesis;
   - teaching evaluations (if available)
   - the names and addresses of three referees. Referees will be contacted
   for shortlisted candidates only.



Applications should be submitted through the University’s online
application system before 10 June 2017. Promising candidates will be
invited for an interview, which will be held on the 26th or 27th of June,
2017. Using videoconferencing is a possibility. Candidates may be asked to
write down their ideas about how they would approach the project.



*Tilburg Law School*

Tilburg Law School (TLS) is a modern and specialized university. With a
broad variety of international programmes and innovating research, the
Tilburg Law School stands for high quality. Research at the Tilburg Law
School is conducted in an organisation that fosters diversity. The Tilburg
Graduate Law School is responsible for the training and guidance of its
Research Master students and of the Faculty’s PhD researchers. With its
open and inspiring atmosphere, this school is a congenial working
environment.

Tilburg Law School <https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/law/>



*Recruitment code*

Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode
<http://nvp-plaza.nl/sollicitatiecode> of the Dutch Association for
Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).



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Sincerely,

Bryce
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