[governance] urgent VACANCY FOR RESEARCHER (philosophy) ON ICT ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE IN NAMUR, BELGIUM 34 month

[Philippe goujon]

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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)
> **
> *beginning of june 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*
> *_/* high level master(orPh.d. ) from philosophy or social sciences 
> (with a good knowledge concerning 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 
> <http://www.fundp.ac.be/en/inf> 
> <http://www.fundp.ac.be/en/inf%20%3Chttp://www.fundp.ac.be/en/inf%3E>)
> - an international network of 15 European labs expert in the field
>
>
> *
> *Procedure of recruitment *
> *CV
> Interview (tel)
> Test
>
> CV and accompanying letter of motivation to be sent **before 1st may* 
> (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


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