About this role
We are looking for a junior researcher with a profile in information law / technology governance to contribute to the activities and research of the the Trust in the Digital Society Research Priority Area ( https://digitaltrust.uva.nl / ) and the Institute for Information Law (IViR), at the Amsterdam Law School. /static/uploads/73 hippo jp g universiteit van amsterdam shoot 17012023 1135.jpg We are looking for a junior researcher with a profile in information law / technology governance to contribute to the activities and research of the the Trust in the Digital Society Research Priority Area ( https://digitaltrust.uva.nl / ) and the Institute for Information Law (IViR), at the Amsterdam Law School. Tackle one of the most consequential topics of this day and age: trust On the one hand you'll be responsible for the internal organisation of the TRUST RPA: you'll coordinate internal meetings, maintain and grow our local, national and international networks, organise workshops and conferences, contribute to the work of the Principal Investigators and the research team by providing research and administrative support. You're also expected to conduct your own empirical socio-legal research in the domain of trust and technology governance. Your research work will be focusing on the domain of platform regulation and the DSA, and the relationship of the platform regulation instruments with the trustworthiness of these techno-social systems. You'll conduct socio-legal research which highlights how the trustworthiness of platform technologies can be achieved through various approaches, including but not limited to regulation. The TRUST RPA is a collaboration of five UvA faculties (law, humanities, communications, economics and computer science), spearheaded by the Institute for Information Law (IViR). The RPA focuses on the shifting trust dynamics in the digital society; the trustworthiness of digital technological infrastructures, and th...