PhD Scholarships in Privacy Data Practices at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark 2018

The Department of Information Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD scholarship in privacy data practices. The candidate is expected to begin on January 1, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful candidate will become a member of the research project ”’Don't Take it Personal’- Privacy and information in an algorithmic age”, funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Eligibility criteria:

[1] Applicants are requested to situate their proposed PhD project both within the research project’s overall research question, and within one or more of the following work packages: II (Privacy), III (Users), IV (Platform providers).

[2] It is expected that the candidate will formulate an independent PhD project that contributes the ”Don't Take it Personal” project’s goals and aims.

[3] Applicants are expected to have a strong educational background within one or more of the disciplines relevant to the ”Don't Take it Personal” project – incl. humanities, social sciences, technical science, and law.

[4] Applicants need to hold a two-year Master's degree or the equivalent.

[5] It is expected that the successful candidate takes part in the research team’s activities and contribute the development of the overall research project.

[6] Applicants must have submitted their thesis at the time of application, to the extent the thesis forms part of their Master program.

[7] Applicants with a non-Danish Master's degree will have their degree assessed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science in order to establish, if the Master's degree is equivalent to a Danish Master's degree.

[8] Applicants must speak and write academic English fluently.