The SIGNAL project examines the legal regulatory structures for cybersecurity by focusing on established, new and proposed legal security requirements, at both international and national levels, for critical internet infrastructure and cloud computing. The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and UNINETT Norid AS.
The appointee(s) will work as part of a team at the NRCCL in collaboration with an interdisciplinary group of experts from other institutions. The main tasks of the appointee(s) will be to carry out supervised research on one or more issues that fall within the remit of the SIGNAL project and to write a thesis on the basis of the research. The thesis is to be written with a view to having it published (in revised form) in an international, peer-reviewed academic journal. Additionally, the appointee(s) will assist in organising seminars, conferences and other events under the aegis of the SIGNAL project, and assist in the research and writing activities of senior researchers in the SIGNAL team.
Each research assistant position will be a 50% position for one year, starting in May 2017. The gross salary will be NOK 174 700 per year.
Requirements
Applicants should be enrolled in one of the four specialised LL.M. programs of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. Students enrolled in the ordinary Norwegian law program (Master i rettsvitenskap) are also eligible to apply if they have completed at least the third year of their master degree in law and are willing to write a large master thesis (60 credits) relevant for the project. Only students that are eligible to submit the 60 credit thesis will be awarded the corresponding credits on completion of the thesis.
Applicants should have a very good command of written and spoken English due to the fact that English is the working language for the SIGNAL project and written output of the project is predominantly produced in English.
Applicants should provide a short statement (maximum 2 pages) explaining their interest in and suitability for the position, transcripts of their University grades, and a short CV (maximum 2 pages). Applications should be sent by e–mail to Eva Dobos <eva.dobos@jus.uio.no>.
Short-listed applicants will be invited to an interview.
For more information about the position(s), please contact Professor Lee A. Bygrave: <lee.bygrave@jus.uio.no>.
The deadline for application is 30 March.