Cambridge Centre for The Alan Turing Institute - Research Associate, Data Justice and Global Ethical Futures
The Alan Turing Institute is recruiting several full-time postdoctoral researchers to work as part of the Public Policy programme.
There are several projects currently underway within the Ethics Theme of the Public Policy Programme. Successful candidates will each focus primarily on one of the three ongoing projects detailed below, depending on their academic training; however, it is expected that they will collaborate with the team and when necessary, work across projects.
The three ongoing projects within the Ethics Theme are:
- Producing an algorithmic impact assessment and assurance framework with a concentration on international human rights as well as an accompanying user’s guide;
- Researching and analysing the context of children’s rights as they relate to AI through a series of engagements, supplemented with desk-based research;
- Advancing global and intercultural perspectives on data justice through the production of an extensive literature review and three preliminary guides aimed at policymakers, developers, and citizens.
This research aligns with the Turing’s mission of working with policy makers and “developing ethical foundations for data science and AI policy-making.
Research should translate into concrete frameworks, actionable policy proposals, recommendations for regulation, policy measures, and guidelines for best practice relating to the three projects outlined above.
The successful candidate will play an important role in shaping and conducting the Public Policy Programme’s research, working closely with academics, relevant stakeholders, and policymakers in an interdisciplinary, dynamic and collaborative environment.