Seconded National Experts - JRC Research (JRC-B-6_Research)

Institution
JRC
Place of employment
Ispra or Sevilla
Application deadline
18 Jan 2023

01DESCRIPTION

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the science and knowledge service of the European Commission: our mission is to support EU policies with independent evidence throughout the whole policy cycle.

The current vacancy is with the newly formed European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT), which, through its scientific and technical expertise and analyses, will reinforce the European Commission’s supervisory role in the context of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) – in close collaboration with the Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT). The ECAT will be established in the second half of 2022 and will be located in three JRC sites (Seville, Ispra and Brussels).

For this team, we are looking for researchers in the area of algorithms in online platforms and search engines, including for moderation and recommender systems.

The jobholder will work at the intersection between scientific research and policymaking. On the research side, s/he will contribute to establishing a research roadmap and carry out independent research in the area of online platforms’ and online search engines’ algorithms. This will include e.g. defining methodologies for testing risk mitigation measures and for ensuring fairness, transparency, human oversight and social well-being, and for analysing the impact of the use of algorithms in society, including on fundamental rights. On the policy side, s/he will support the ECAT’s activities on the implementation and enforcement of the DSA, in close collaboration with other Commission services, other scientists and stakeholders/experts in the EU Member States and civil society organisations.

The Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU points out that ONLY applications submitted by the Permanent Representation will be considered. Interested parties are therefore requested to send application documents (Europass CV, letter of motivation and declaration of approval of the employer) in English by January 18, 2023 by email to sne.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at.

For more information about the nature of the tasks and the main qualifications, please refer to the detailed vacancy notice below.

Reference: JRC-B-6_Research