PhD: Digital Rules & Systemic Actors Research

University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam is seeking a doctoral candidate to refine research questions and design, collect and analyze data, and complete a doctoral thesis under the REGULAIRE plan.

The role includes participation in international mobility, trainings, and three residential summer schools, with duties spanning ethics, data management and open-science practices in a dynamic, international academic environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law, political science, media and communication studies, or related fields, completed by start date.
• Interest in studying the relation of law to digital technologies and services; skills in qualitative regulatory process tracing and interviews.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Willingness to engage in international mobility, including planned secondment and network activities.
• Fulfilment of the MSCA eligibility conditions listed below.
• Creative mind, strong analytical skills; ability to work independently and in teams; capable of organizing workshops and events.

Responsibilities

• Refine the research questions and design with supervision; prepare ethics, data-management and open-science materials.
• Collect, manage and analyse research data using project-specific methods.
• Complete a doctoral thesis and related outputs under the doctoral programme and the REGULAIRE plan.
• Participate in local and network-wide training, cohort activities, network reviews, dissemination and practitioner engagement, including three residential summer schools and monthly seminars.
• Undertake the planned three-month intersectoral secondment.
• Contribute to the research and activities of the DSA Observatory.
• Contribute to research integrity, equality and diversity, open science and FAIR data practices.

Skills

Interest in law & digital tech

Qualitative regulatory tracing

Interviews

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree

Job description

University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam is seeking a doctoral candidate to refine research questions and design, collect and analyze data, and complete a doctoral thesis under the REGULAIRE plan.

The role includes participation in international mobility, trainings, and three residential summer schools, with duties spanning ethics, data management and open-science practices in a dynamic, international academic environment.