October 2017 - netsociety - server-nexa.polito.it

TILT fellowship position for Spring 2018

by R.E. Leenes

Dear colleagues, Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Spring 2018 fellowship candidate had to cancel. This means we have an opening for a visiting Senior Scholar in Law & Technology at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society for the Second semester of academic year 2017-2018. Details of the fellowship programme are in the enclosed call. Please contact me if you are interested in a research stay at TILT somewhere between 1 January 2018 and 1 July 2018 for a longer period. The call does provide a format for the stay, but we are flexible in our arrangements. Kind regards, Prof.dr. Ronald Leenes Professor of Regulation by Technology Director of TILT Tilburg University TILT - Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands JADS – Jheronimus Academy of Data Science Sint Janssingel 92 5211 DA 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands Mobile +(31) 6 41 700572 E-mail: r.e.leenes(a)uvt.nl PGP: A6D0 4CE7 77D8 FFF7 F71F D5E8 E1FB 3C12 FC0D CBD7 You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=375736 Newest paper "Regulatory challenges of robotics: some guidelines for addressing legal and ethical issues“ at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17579961.2017.1304921

Oct. 30, 2017

XIII Nordic Conference in ICT Law, Oslo, Nov. 13-15 2017

by Lee Andrew Bygrave

Dear colleagues, In a couple of weeks, the annual Nordic Conference in ICT Law will be hosted by the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL). This year’s theme is "Data Sharing and the Data Economy: Aspirations and Legal Realities". The goal of the conference is to examine aspects of European regulatory policy that critically impact upon data sharing and data economy initiatives. In particular, the conference seeks to cast light on the extent to which these initiatives are supported by the European legal framework. This is an essential step along the path to improving, if necessary, the fit between the law on the one hand and the ideals of data sharing and data economy on the other. When and where: November 13-15, 2017, Oslo, Norway. More information and program: http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/om/organisasjon/seri/arrangementer/2017/nordisk-k… Please note the pre-conference events on Monday 13 November, including a workshop for PhD students and guest lecture by Professor Radim Polcak. Welcome! Lee Bygrave -- Dr. Lee A. Bygrave Professor and Director, Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law Department of Private Law Law Faculty, University of Oslo P.O. Box 6706 St. Olavs plass N-0130 Oslo, NORWAY Tel. +47-22859339 http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/english/people/aca/lee/

Oct. 29, 2017

phd position at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin

by Jeanette Hofmann

Hi all, the newly founded Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin, Germany, has a social science phd position on blockchain technologies on offer: PhD student position on social aspects of blockchain technologies The research group "Trust in Distributed Environments" at WeizenbaumInstitute for the Networked Society in Berlin, Germany has an openposition for a PhD student researcher with a focus on social and governanceaspects of smart contracts and blockchain technologies. The group will be interdisciplinary; the willingness to work with other disciplines(computer science, law, economy) is therefore an essential aspect for the position. The position also includes participating in the activities of the research group and of WeizenbaumInstitute, including scientific events, transfer activities (to politics,society, media). The post is a 67% position in the German salary group TV-L E13.Requirements include a successfully completed scientific study programme(master level or equivalent) in the field of social sciences with avery good degree. Applicants should be able to work with IT (esp. and including office applications), have very good knowledge of English and be able and willing to work in a dynamic and highly interdisciplinary environment. Knowledge of German is welcome, but not mandatory.Please apply until October 26, 2017 by e-mail to Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann(scheuermann(a)informatik.hu-berlin.de <mailto:scheuermann@informatik.hu-berlin.de>). After that date we may accept further applications until the position is filled. The official version of the jobopening announcement can be found at http://hu.berlin/stellen under ID number DR/101/17. https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/ wissenschaftliche-r-mitarbeiter-in-mit-vorauss-2-3-teilzeitbeschaeftigung- e-13-tv-l-hu-drittmittelfinanzierung-befristet-bis-14-09-2020-vorbehaltl- mittelbewilligung Best, Jeanette

Oct. 8, 2017