[Air-L] Research Officer (Postdoc) in Ethics and Internet of Things at LSE Media & Communications

[Alison Powell]

*Please circulate to interested candidates*

Are you interested in the Internet of Things? Experienced in
ethnographic research and want to take it in new directions?

LSE’s Department of Media and Communications, established in 2003,
comprises internationally acclaimed faculty who conduct critical,
empirical and engaged research into the central role of media and
communications within contemporary society. We are currently seeking a
research officer to join us on the EU Horizon 2020 VIRT-EU project -
“Values and Ethics in Innovation for Responsible Technology in Europe.”
The project includes five European research partners: ITU (DK); Open
Rights Group (UK), Uppsala University (SE), Politechnico di Torino (IT)
and Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (DK). The goal of the
project is to analyze and map the ethical practices of European hardware
and software entrepreneurs, maker and hacker spaces, and community
innovators in order to:

*   understand how IoT innovators enact ethics as they design future
devices, 

*   generate a new framework for Privacy, Ethical and Social Impact
Assessment (PESIA)  

*   develop tools to support ethical reflection and self-assessment as
part the design and development process for IoT technologies. 

You can find out more about the project here: http://tinyurl.com/zcgmle4

*Salary from £34,156  to £41,317 pa inclusive*

*This is a fixed term appointment for 24 months, beginning Jan 1, 2017*

The ideal candidate hascompleted a PhD, or is working towards completion
of a PhD, or has other research experience that demonstrates the
capability to produce independent original research. They are
experienced in conducting ethnographies of technical cultures, and
comfortable working in a transdisciplinary research project employing
quantitiative, qualitative, legal and design methods.  The post-holder
should have the ability to analyse and research complex ideas, concepts
or theories, and to apply appropriate research methodologies, and be
self-directed with excellent communication skills. A strong interest in
science and technology studies, philosophy of technology or technical
cultures would be an advantage, as would previous experience working
with Internet of Things related development communities across Europe.

For more information and to apply, go here:
https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/ViewVacancyV2.aspx?enc=mEgrBL4XQK0+ld8aNkwYmGGMlg8hupnMFaYzd/hk8ibYAKmGHtWFcbzfmip27GJyI5QsYjpr13C+E7+ztujXi47nAIR5zXQQiQ2bIv3a+CdHDMibzPBWD6L4k/QSOG2pnUS4K/NpYi1l0+CHbPsRNw==

 **For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Alison
Powell directly (a.powell at lse.ac.uk <mailto:j.luyten at lse.ac.uk>)


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Dr Alison Powell
Assistant Professor, Director of MSc Media and Communication (Data & Society)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Tower 3, 701.J, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Twitter: @a_b_powell

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Recent publication: Hacking in the Public Interest: Authority, legitimacy, means and ends. New Media & Society, April 2016; vol. 18, 4: pp. 600-616.doi: 10.1177/1461444816629470