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Go to the homepage of Grow at the University of Amsterdam Postdoc in geopolitics and governance of chip security value chains Are you interested in exploring technology value chains and geopolitics through a law and political economy lens? Postdoc in geopolitics and governance of chip security value chains Are you interested in exploring technology value chains and geopolitics through a law and political economy lens? Postdoc in geopolitics and governance of chip security value chains This postdoc position is part of an interdisciplinary project exploring chip-security in globalised value chains. The security of devices has gradually become more "infrastructural," as it intertwines and relies upon cryptographic components and circuitry that are implemented in end devices. Moreover, soft/hardware design, production, assembly, and security evaluation happen across global supply chains, and regional differences in security certification schemes. This raises numerous legal, social, and political economy questions, complicating power dynamics over digital infrastructures, blurring the web of liabilities and responsibilities, all amidst growing geopolitical volatility. Against this background, how does security evaluation fit practically and legally into global supply chains? How does it interact with dominant actors and forces in the semiconductor and electronics industry, with states, national, regional, and/or international organizations? The postdoc is expected to leverage a (law and) political economy lens to map and analyse key actors and vulnerabilities across global value chains, and expose broader regulatory, societal, and political-economic power dynamics. We welcome candidates who are willing to challenge dominant frameworks, centre questions of equity and self-determination, and bring a justice-oriented lens to their research. The postdoc should be committed to critical, reflexive research that interrogates how laws, ...