[Athena] engage researcher for 24 month full time namur belgique

[Philippe Goujon <pgo AT info.fundp.ac.be>]

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Cellule Interfacultaire de Technology Assessment, specialized in the philosophical, ethical and social evaluation of communication and information technologies

engages

Under the direction of Prof. Philippe Goujon

(

http://www.fundp.ac.be/universite/personnes/page_view/01005672/cv.html
 )

A researcher (24 months 100% - M/F)

Normaly beginning of September 2009

 

Research project

Research lies within the scope of two European projects.
Those projects investigate ethical governance in EU research projects
with the goal of providing a framework for improved governance mechanisms
that will address potential ethical issues arising from new and emerging
technologies. Studying current governance arrangements in actual ICT
projects (and in particular in Ambient Intelligence project) will help to
produce a better understanding of the efficiency and limits of current
ethics governance. This will be applied to the relevant ethical issues
identified which will lead to a recommendation of successful governance
arrangements that will address ethical issues in emerging ICTs before or
as they arise. The recommendations for individual issues will be used to
develop general policy recommendations. 

The researcher's  work will include: Review of ICT ethics governance
- Research on ICT ethics governance in current European projects - 
Evaluation of effectiveness of current governance arrangements -
Application of suitable governance arrangements to most relevant issues
identified -  Evaluation of viability of suggested governance
arrangements

Qualifications
Ph.d.  (or high level master) from philosophy or social
sciences (with a very good knowledge concerning philosophy of governance
and ethics) with a strong interest in the problems involved in social
integration, ethics and the governorship of new technologies.

Necessary qualities

·   available, open-minded;   

·   Scientific rigor and motivation for research;

·   Efficiency in the work and capacity to understand
theoretical developments;

·   Ability to follow orders; 
·   Excellent spoken and written English;

·   Perfect knowledge of power point;

·   Excellent spoken and written English.

 
 Environment of research
- Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix
(http://www.fundp.ac.be/en/)

- Computer sciences department
(http://www.fundp.ac.be/en/inf
 )
- an international network of 15 European labs expert in the field

 

Procedure of recruitment
CV

Interview

Test 

CV and accompanying letter of motivation to be sent before 1st June
(but the sooner is better), 2009 by post or fax to

Professor Philippe Goujon
rue Grandgagnage, 21
5000 - Namur – Belgium

E-mail : pgo AT info.fundp.ac.be

Phone (Cellular) : +32 497 03 50 12
Fax : +32 81 72 49 67