RESEARCH ASSISTANT (M/F/X) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND (EU) LAW

^{RESEARCH ASSISTANT (M/F/X)}

^{ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND (EU) LAW – JUST-AI JEAN}

^{MONNET CENTER OF EXCELLENCE}

^{EU LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER (FACULTY OF LAW,}

^{POLITICAL SCIENCE AND CRIMINOLOGY – ULIÈGE)}

^{START DATE: 01 SEPT. 2024 | DEADLINE: 31 MAY 2024}

^{Located in the French-speaking part of Belgium, the University of Liège welcomes nearly 27,000 students of 123 different nationalities in a dynamic, multicultural city less than an hour away from Brussels and Cologne, two hours from Paris and three hours from London and Amsterdam.}

^{ULiège is spread across 4 campuses and boasts over 5,700 staff members, including 3,600 teachers and researchers active in all areas of the humanities and social sciences, science and technology, and health sciences.}

^{As a key player in social change and environmental awareness, ULiège promotes ethical, transdisciplinary and open science. It contributes to the socio-economic development of its region through numerous partnerships with several institutions, including the university hospital (CHU). Given its international orientation, the University participates in the European University of Post Industrial Cities (UNIC) initiative and has one of the most extensive collaborative networks in the world.}

^{ULiège offers attractive career prospects in a high-quality working environment where wellbeing, diversity and equality of opportunity are promoted. Since 2011, ULiège has been proud to display the European Human resources strategy for researchers (HRS4R) label, which reflects its commitment to open, transparent and merit-based procedures. In addition, it upholds quality and diversity in line with the recommendations of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). ULiège encourages its academic staff to travel internationally and welcomes international researchers through its EURAXESS center.}

^{ABOUT THE PROJECT}

^{The research asssistant will be included in the Justice and AI Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence: Effective Judicial Redress in the Rising European and Global AI litigation (JUST-AI JMCE). The Center strives to become a Belgian and European ‘hub of excellence’ on issues pertaining to}

 ^{procedural fairness in the field of AI. With the participation of a network of Belgian and international experts on AI, and in view of reaching out to expert and non-expert audiences around the world, the activities launched under the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence label aim at promoting innovative, pluri- and interdisciplinary research, creating original and interactive educational content and raising awareness on the most salient current and future issues on procedural fairness in the era of AI. The Centre’s activities will, in particular, focus on two research axes: AI liability and fair trial requirements (1) and regulation and procedural capabilities of litigants in Ai-related disputes (2).}

^{JOB DESCRIPTION}

^{Assistance with the organization and coordination of activities developed as part of the JUST-AI Jean Monnet Center of Excellence and Support and development of research related to the Center's topic (procedural fairness and AI).}

^{SPECIFIC DUTIES & ACTIVITIES}

• ^{Student supervision and monitoring in the seminar (given in English) 'EU law, (big) data and AI applications'}
• ^{JUST-AI Guest Lecturers: help organize sessions with 4 guest lecturers/academic year (total of 8 between 2024-2026)}
• ^{JUST-AI MOOC: participation in the development of a MOOC}
• ^{JUST-AI META conferences: help organize and coordinate conferences in metaverse spaces (4 between 2024-2026)}
• ^{JUST-AI Podcast: help with recording, editing and broadcasting of JUST-AI Podcast episodes}
• ^{JUST-AI Summer Colloquium: organization of the Center's annual conferences (2 between 2024-2026)}
• ^{Centralized calendar, social media development}
• ^{Centralized budget (expense tracking)}
• ^{Participation in the proofreading of upcoming edited volume (Elgar Publishing, 2025)}
• ^{Support for ad hoc research carried out by permanent members of the Centre}
• ^{Publication of at least one article (in English or French) per academic year as author or co-author (total of 2)}

^PROFILE

• ^{REQUIRED SKILLS:}
  • ^{Master’s degree in law (preferably EU law), Interest in new technologies is a plus}
  • ^{Fluency in English and French}
  • ^{Excellent organization skills}
  • ^{Interest in academic research}
• ^{DESIRABLE SKILLS:}
  • ^{Team work}
  • ^{Ability to work autonomously}
• ^LANGUAGES:
  • ^{English: Oral and written level C1}
  • ^{French: Oral and written level C1}

^{TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT}

• ^{Type of contract: Fixed term}
• ^{Work schedule: Part-time (50%)}
• ^{Contract duration : 24 months}
• ^{Start date : 1 September 2024}

^{OUR OFFER}

^{Basic gross monthly salary for full-time work: EUR 4'892,92 (scale ‘0’).}

^{HOW TO APPLY?}

^{Please send a CV and a motivation letter in Word of PDF (format) to lgrozdanovski@uliege.be by 31 May 2024.}

^{SELECTION PROCEDURE}

^{Selection committee : Ljupcho Grozdanovski, Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel, Jérôme De Cooman}

^{Two phases :}

• ^{Reviewing received CV and selecting candidates for interviews (May 31st to June 10th, 2024).}
• ^{Conducting interviews in English and French with selected candidates (between June 10th and June 17th, 2024).} 

^{Interviews will take place in person at IEJE (building B33, Quartier Agora, Pl. des Orateurs 1).}

^{If candidates are unable to attend, an online interview may be arranged.}

^{CONTACT DETAILS}

^{Informal inquiries about the project are welcome. Please feel free to contact Ljupcho Grozdanovski by email lgrozdanovski@uliege.be or phone +32 (0) 4 366 31 74.}

^{Personal data collected following your application will be processed by Ljupcho Grozdanovski, Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel et Jérôme De Cooman of the University of Liege for the sole purpose of recruitment. The data will be processed within the framework of pre-contractual measures (art. 6-1, b. of the General Data Protection Regulation) and kept for up to 9 months after the publication of the vacancy. Your personal data will not be passed on to any third parties. In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR (EU 2016/679), you may exercise your data protection rights (right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and portability) by contacting ULiège Data Protection Officer (dpo@uliege.be - Mr. Data Protection Officer, Bât. B9 Cellule "GDPR", Quartier Village 3, Boulevard de Colonster 2, 4000 Liège, Belgium). You may also lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority}

^{(https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be , contact@apd-gba.be).}

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Deadline: 2024-05-31
Location: Belgium, Liège
Categories: Law, Artificial Intelligence, Research Assistant, science organizations, Technology,

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