[Air-L] 2 postdoc positions in data protection/data governance (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

[Anna Jobin]

Dear AoIRistas,
These positions at a fabulous, newly founded lab at ETHZ might be of
interest to some of you.
Apologies for cross-posting (&happy new year).
Anna

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The Chair of Bioethics (http://www.bioethics.ethz.ch/) at ETH Zurich in
Switzerland is looking for

- a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the ethics of data protection and
privacy-preserving technologies in precision medicine;

- a Postdoctoral researcher working on the ethics of data governance and
citizen participation in precision medicine.

The positions are suited to candidates who have recently completed a
doctorate or a post-doctoral appointment in social sciences (e.g.
bioethics, law, sociology, anthropology, science and technology studies and
related fields).

* Job load: 100%
* Closing date for applications: 1 February, 2018
* Starting date: 1 April, 2018 (or later)
* Duration: 2 years, with the possibility of extension

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Topic 1: DATA PROTECTION IN PERSONALIZED HEALTH

The Health Ethics and Policy Lab at ETH Zurich is looking for an
outstanding postdoctoral researcher to work with Prof. Vayena and her team
on ethical and regulatory challenges of data privacy and security in
precision medicine
.
As a member of the Health Ethics and Policy Lab, the selected candidate
will be in charge of activities related to a newly awarded PHRT research
project on Data Protection in Personalized Health. In this capacity, the
postdoctoral researcher will be in charge or contribute to study design,
qualitative and quantitative data collection, literature reviews, policy
analyses and normative analyses. Moreover he/she will take the lead or
collaborate in the publication of research results. The selected candidate
is also expected to help in the dissemination of research activities by
collaborating to the organization of academic events, by participating in
scientific conferences, and by curating content for blogs and social media
platforms.

More information can be found in the Job-Description:
https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/hest/institute-itm/bioethics-dam/documents/pdf-1.pdf

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Topic: PARTICIPATORY DATA GOVERNANCE IN PRECISION MEDICINE

The Health Ethics and Policy Lab at ETH Zurich is looking for an
outstanding postdoctoral researcher to work with Prof. Vayena and her team
on ethical issues in participatory data governance for precision medicine.

As a member of the Health Ethics and Policy Lab, the selected candidate
will be in charge of activities related to a newly awarded PHRT research
project on the development of novel models to foster participatory data
governance in precision medicine. In this capacity, the postdoctoral
researcher will be in charge or contribute to study design, qualitative and
quantitative data collection, literature reviews, policy analyses and
normative analyses. Moreover he/she will take the lead or collaborate in
the publication of research results. The selected candidate is also
expected to help in the dissemination of research activities by
collaborating to the organization of academic events, by taking part in
 scientific conferences, and by curating content for blogs and
 social media platforms.

More information can be found in the found in the Job-Description:
https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/hest/institute-itm/bioethics-dam/documents/pdf-2.pdf

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