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Tilburg University
Endowed Professor 'Data and AI for the Rule of Law'
Tilburg
PART TIME
November 5, 2024
School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University
is searching for a
Endowed Professor ‘Data and AI for the Rule of Law’
(m/f/x, 0.2 FTE, 5 years)
Scientific and societal background
Data- and AI-intensive systems have great potential to help address major contemporary societal challenges, but they also raise normative challenges themselves. Unless properly designed, trained, implemented, interpreted, and governed, AI systems potentially exacerbate unfair outcomes. At the same time, the use of automated solutions often helps to reveal substantial systemic biases in human decision-making as reflected in data provided for the training of AI systems. It is important that AI-bashing, often accompanied by a lack of knowledge regarding the actual workings of the algorithmic solutions, does not lead to missing out on innovation. Rather, the focus should be on responsible innovation, by developing a socio-technical system where AI supports and improves human-decision making and responsibilities are properly allocated. This is especially important in societal domains where the consequences for people of improper data use can be very serious, such as the justice and security sector.
Research questions and goals
The Endowed Professor will focus on applications in the justice and security domain, focusing on the following key Research Questions (RQs):
- RQ1: Which actionable insights can be derived from the existing legislative and policy initiatives with respect to the development and use of AI solutions in the domain of justice and security?
- RQ2: Which practical insights can be derived from the study of concrete practices involving data- and AI-intensive systems in the justice and security sector for AI governance and algorithmic justice?
- RQ3: To what extent can already existing technological, governance, and/or policy solutions be used to address potential points of concern and contribute to the development of data- and AI-intensive systems for justice and security?
- RQ4: Which algorithmic, governance, and/or policy solutions need to be developed to address the automation needs in the justice and security domain in a way that satisfies the principles of fairness, transparency, and accountability?
- Perform theoretical and practice-oriented research and engage with AI and data science researchers and policy and legal practitioners in the field of the chair, and do this according to the principles of Open Science;
- Publish in academic and professional publication venues, policy briefs or practice guidelines, and where possible made suitable for (guest) lectures in the connected educational programs;
- Supervise Ph D’s;
- Connect Tilburg University, WODC (Ministry of Justice and Security), and society, thereby promoting interaction, including financial interaction, with external collaboration partners; Supervise master’s students in their projects and deliver guest lectures in relevant education programs of Tilburg University.
Appointment criteria:
- Hold a Ph D, with national and/or international standing in the field;
- Be a researcher in the field of the endowed chair, as evidenced by a high level of output and/or social impact of scholarly work and who, additionally, has experience in successfully supervising (Ph D or post-doc) researchers;
- Have a track record on the intersection of data, AI and law, for facilitating the practice and the scientific research with the justice and security domain, evidenced by publications and working experience;
- Have extensive experience with practice-oriented research and developing digital artifacts and/ or case studies;
- Be an inspiring lecturer with didactic qualities and with particular expertise in the field of the chair;
- Have demonstrable leadership skills with a vision of his/her own scientific education and research area and shows a team-oriented and connecting attitude towards his/her colleagues and beyond (academic citizenship);
- Have a rich, relevant (inter-)national network in both academia and society;
- Have a proven track record of research funds acquisition and research collaboration;
- Have excellent command of English and good command of Dutch, both spoken and written;
- Have excellent presentation and communication skills
The candidate will be appointed as an endowed professor at Tilburg University at 0.2 FTE for an appointment period of 5 years. The start date is negotiable.
More information about the vacancy can be obtained from prof. dr. Esther Keymolen, E.L.O.Keymolen@tilburguniversity.edu or prof. dr. Marie Šafář, Marie.Postma@tilburguniversity.edu.
- cover letter
- CV
- official copy of your university degree
- best publication and publication list
- research proposal or research agenda
- contact information of at least two reference persons (including name, phone number, and email address). We only approach referees for candidates who go to the second selection round.
Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).
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