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                Postdoc: Responsible Collection and Analysis of Personal Data for Justice and
<br>Security (extended deadline)
<br>https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/TUD/vacancy/45407/lang/en/
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<br>Faculty/department Technology, Policy and Management
<br>Level PhD degree
<br>Maximum employment 32 hours per week (0,8 FTE)
<br>Duration of contract 23 months
<br>Salary scale: maximum 4084 euros per month gross (scale 10) depending on
<br>(work) experience
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<br>Technology, Policy and Management
<br>The Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management contributes to sustainable
<br>solutions for technical challenges in society by combining the insights from
<br>engineering with the humanities and the social sciences.
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<br>The Department of Values, Technology and
<br>Innovation (VTI) focuses on the value dimension of
<br>comprehensive engineering, the overarching research theme of the Faculty of
<br>Technology, Policy and Management (TPM). It uniquely comprises philosophers,
<br>economists and risk scholars. It studies how to develop and diffuse
<br>responsible technological innovations that reflect deeply held social and
<br>moral values. The department is one of the largest groups in the world
<br>studying value aspects, economics and risks for a wide range of sociotechnical
<br>systems. The department plays a leading role nationally and internationally in
<br>research in responsible innovation and design for values.
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<br>The Ethics and Philosophy of
<br>Technology section
<br>is one of three sections within the VTI Department. The section plays a
<br>central role worldwide in research on ethics and philosophy of technology. The
<br>section participates in the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, a
<br>world-leading centre in the ethics of technology. The research of the section
<br>covers a broad spectrum, ranging from applied research in collaboration with
<br>engineering scholars, experimental and empirical ethics in collaboration with
<br>social scientists, and foundational research in meta-ethics, risk theory,
<br>methodology, ontology and philosophy of science, technology and design. The
<br>ethics research programme focuses specifically on design for values, risk
<br>ethics, and responsible innovation. The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology
<br>section provides for service teaching at all engineering programs of TU Delft,
<br>primarily in ethics but also in philosophy of engineering methodology and
<br>philosophy of science.
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<br>Job description
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<br>The postdoc will study how transparency of data collection and handling can
<br>best be dealt with in the context of justice and security; we will conduct
<br>several case studies to provide recommendations to combine and balance
<br>transparency with other values, such as accountability, security, fairness,
<br>autonomy, accuracy and confidentiality. The research will be carried out by TU
<br>Delft and TNO in close collaboration with the Ministry for Justice and
<br>Security.
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<br>The research will focus on the (semi)automatic collection of large amounts of
<br>data from different sources, on the (semi)automatic analysis of these data,
<br>and on the practical application of the findings from these analyses ('in the
<br>field'). Moreover, we will focus on the role of algorithms (Machine Learning
<br>and Artificial Intelligence) and on their understandability, explainability,
<br>accuracy and fairness-in order to be able to detect and combat, e.g., unwanted
<br>biases or discrimination.
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<br>Part of the research will be conceptual; e.g., the clarification of relevant
<br>values (e.g., transparency, accountability, security, fairness, accuracy,
<br>confidentiality and autonomy) and of the ways in which these values play out
<br>in the context of justice and security, and in relation to each other. Another
<br>part of our research will be empirical and will be carried in close
<br>collaborate with people form the Ministry's "Living Lab Big Data". Three case
<br>studies will be carried out that focus on experiments in this Living Lab,
<br>involving, e.g., workshops and interviews, and the development of scenarios,
<br>demonstrators, and experiments.
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<br>Requirements
<br>We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications:
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<br>*                     PhD degree in relevant discipline, like for example
<br>philosophy, ethics, law or science and technology studies (STS) with a focus
<br>on a relevant topic like ICT, privacy, or big data.
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<br>*                     Good conceptual skills.
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<br>*                     Preferably experience with empirical research.
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<br>*                     Willingness to engage with relevant stakeholders like
<br>the Ministry for Justice and Security.
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<br>*                     Good organisational skills and ability to keep
<br>deadlines.
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<br>*                     Good English skills.
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<br>*                     Proficiency of Dutch or willingness to acquire it.
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<br>*                     Flexibility and readiness to work in teams.
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<br>Conditions of employment
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<br>TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health
<br>insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution.
<br>Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children's Centre
<br>offers childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services
<br>offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance
<br>with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
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<br>Information and application
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<br>For more information about this position, please contact Ibo van de Poel,
<br>i.r.vandepoel@tudelft.nl. A more detailed
<br>description of the project is available on request. To apply, please e-mail a
<br>detailed letter of application, a curriculum vitae including publication list,
<br>the names and contact information of references and a sample of published
<br>academic work by March, 19 to
<br>Vacature-TBM@tudelft.nl . When applying for
<br>this position, please refer to vacancy number ATTBM 18.004.
<br>Interviews with a limited number of applicants will presumably be held on 26
<br>March 2018. The intended starting date is April 2018.
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