This is a parttime Postdoc position of 26,6 hours a week for the duration of 15 months. For the most part, you will conduct research and one day per week you will contribute to education. You will implement your Postdoc project at the Institute for Information Law (IViR), Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam. Your Postdoc project is part of a research project under the supervision of Dr. Kristina Irion. Your research will be published as a co-authored article and you will co-edit a special journal issue or edited volume.

Next to your Postdoc project, you will contribute to teaching, educational activities and student supervision tasks. 

More specifically, you are expected to:

• Conduct systematic and critical academic research on the principles protecting confidential information of regulated digital technologies in EU law, culminating in a co-authored article;
• Present your research in academic conferences, expert sessions, etc.;
• Prepare the Call for Papers for inviting contributions to the academic workshop, manage reviewing of submissions, co-edit and prepare contributions for an edited volume or special journal issue.
• Co-develop a concept for and organise the workshop with civil society participants.
• Contribute to public debate, co-develop project website and prepare project-related output such as blog posts;
• Contribute to teaching, education activities and student supervision tasks;
• Where appropriate contribute to new grant applications;
• Collaborate with the research team and other IViR researchers and participate in other IViR activities.

• A PhD in Law relevant for this research project (demonstrable knowledge of information law, freedom of information laws, transparency or confidentiality rules are a plus);
• Proven knowledge in the EU regulatory framework pertaining to digital technology and data.
• Excellent research skills demonstrated by a track record of publications in high-ranking journals, conferences and/or with leading presses or a demonstrable capacity to develop such a record;
• Demonstrable interest in challenges arising for transparency and accountability from overbroad confidentiality protections as witnessed by publications in relevant venues or evidence by public interest work;
• Experience with organising workshops, lecture series, or other events that facilitate knowledge dissemination and valorisation;
• Collegial attitude and capacity to work not only independently but also in teams;
• Excellent written and spoken command of English, as demonstrated by publications in English-language journals; written and spoken command of other languages, including Dutch, is a plus.

If the vacancy appeals to you, but you are doubting whether you might be THE person we are looking for, please do apply? We encourage all qualified applicants, including minorities, women, people with disabilities, and members of other groups underrepresented in academia. We wish to create a research group that consists of persons who each contribute in their unique way to the team. Complementarity and not homogeneity is what we are looking for.  

The Postdoctoral Researcher will be appointed at the University of Amsterdam preferably starting on 1 December 2025 or 1 January 2026. The employment contract will be for 15 months, 26,6 hours a week, with a probationary period of two months for new appointments. The salary, depending on relevant experience before the beginning of the employment contract, will be € 3.546 to € 5.538 (scale 10) gross per month, based on a fulltime contract (38 hours a week). This is exclusive 8% holiday and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. The starting salary will be based on qualifications, expertise and relevant experience. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable. The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.

What else do we offer

• excellent possibilities for further professional development and education;
• the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers at the research institute and beyond;
• opportunity to contribute to teaching and educational activities.