DSA & GDPR Case Tracker Research Assistant

Uva; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Co-authorship of a DSA ObservatoryBlog

Hands-on research experience

Room for initiative

Job summary

The University of Amsterdam seeks a Master’s student in Law to support comparative empirical legal research at ACT/IViR. You will log DSA private enforcement cases, create case summaries, and help expand GDPR case law analysis across Europe.

You’ll contribute to a co-authored article and a DSA Observatory blog post. The role offers a 10-hour-per-week contract from 1 November 2026 to 30 June 2027 with a monthly gross salary of €3,230–€3,288, plus holiday allowance and year-end bonus under the

Qualifications

• Master's student in Law with a solid legal background.
• Strong interest in platform regulation, data protection and private enforcement.
• Precise and systematic work, clear writing, and comfort with spreadsheets or databases.
• Excellent English and ability to read legal texts in another EU language (German, Dutch or French helpful).

Responsibilities

• Identify, log and code new DSA private enforcement cases for the case tracker.
• Write and review case summaries based on judgments and filings.
• Update GDPR case law analysis with recent developments and new judgments.
• Support comparisons between the two fields for a co-authored academic article and blog post.
• Assist with organizing an online expert workshop and maintaining a literature library.

Skills

English proficiency

Legal research

Attention to detail

Data handling / spreadsheets

Education

Master's student in Law (Information Law or Private Law)

Job description

The University of Amsterdam seeks a Master’s student in Law to support comparative empirical legal research at ACT/IViR. You will log DSA private enforcement cases, create case summaries, and help expand GDPR case law analysis across Europe.

You’ll contribute to a co-authored article and a DSA Observatory blog post. The role offers a 10-hour-per-week contract from 1 November 2026 to 30 June 2027 with a monthly gross salary of €3,230–€3,288, plus holiday allowance and year-end bonus under the