Call for Applications: for Postdoctoral Fellowship Program- Program in Technology, Law, and Society (PTLS) at Peter A. Allard School of Law
The Peter A. Allard School of Law invites applications for a post-doctoral fellow in technology and law. The Peter A. Allard School of Law is committed to excellence in legal education, research, and public engagement. Situated within an outstanding public university on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) people, the Peter A. Allard School of Law offers an inspiring environment for scholars and students to explore law’s role in society and to contribute to improving lives in local communities, across Canada, and around the world.
We welcome applications from early-career legal scholars whose research examines the relationships among law, technology, governance, and society. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to, artificial intelligence and law, privacy and data governance, cybersecurity, platform regulation, digital rights, intellectual property and innovation, legal technologies, computational law, and the regulation of emerging technologies. We are particularly interested in candidates with ambitious scholarly agendas, including those using innovative methodologies or interdisciplinary approaches.
This fellowship is applicant-driven, independently structured, and subject-specific. Applicants should apply only if their primary field of research is law and technology, broadly understood.
Value and Duration
The postdoctoral fellowship is tenable for two years and provides an annual salary of $90,000 plus benefits.
Eligibility
The successful candidate will have an outstanding academic profile commensurate with their early career stage, including scholarly publications and research plans that demonstrate strong potential. They will be expected to establish and further a productive scholarly agenda during the fellowship.
Candidates must:
• hold a JD, LLB, or equivalent law degree;
• absent exceptional circumstances, have completed or substantially completed a doctoral degree in law or a related discipline*;
• be within five years of completing their doctoral degree;
• not have previously held more than one postdoctoral fellowship appointment; and
• not hold, or be on leave from, a faculty position.
Teaching Expectations
There may be an opportunity for the successful candidate to teach a course or seminar during the course of the postdoctoral fellowship.
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