Postdoctoral Researcher In Internet Governance And - Or International Law M - W H/F - Université Paris 8

The GEODE project (Geopolitics of the Datasphere), led by IFG Lab, specializes in the strategic challenges of the digital revolution. In 2020, it was awarded the title of Centre of Excellence for International Relations and Strategy by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces (geode.science).Frederick Douzet, director of GEODE, has won an ERC Advanced Grant (2022) for her project DATAROUTES. The postdoctoral researcher will be working full time for the ERC project DATAROUTES.
JOB DESCRIPTIONResearch activities, tasks and expected results- Name of the project: DATAROUTES (ERC Advanced Grant 2022)- Research activities / Content of the research projectDATAROUTES aims to carry out a cartography of Internet data routes in order to understand how the routing strategies of state and non-state actors shape cyberspace and to analyze, as a domain of application, the important security and policy issues it raises for the European Union. The goals of this project are to measure and map Internet routes using open-source data, thanks to DATAROUTES' Border Gateway Protocol observatory. DATROUTES will provide a platform for open access to its data and methodologies in order to encourage a new stream of research on the geopolitics of data routing.- Tasks to be performedØ Conduct research in Internet governance and/or International/EU law applied to conflicts over Internet routing, Internet connectivity and/or Internet sanctionsØ Publication of scientific articles, including in peer-reviewed journals, and for science popularizationØ Participation in scientific and policy events such as conferences, colloquiums, roundtables and workshopsØ Formulation of policy recommendationsØ Organization of conferences to disseminate results of the research- Expected resultsØ Publication of scientific and policy papers in academic journals and policy blogsØ Participation in scientific conferences and colloquiums abroad and in FranceØ Support to the activities of DATAROUTES and their organization (conferences, workshops, seminars...)INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LINKSwww.univ-paris8.fr www.geode.science www.geopolitique.netCONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, PARTICULAR HARDSHIP ATTACHED TO THE POSTTravel for fieldwork, workshops and conferences approved by the principal investigator will be covered by the project.

Expected Knowledge and skillsEXPECTED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCEØ PhD in Social sciences or Public international law or European law on digital issues or Internet governanceØ Depending on the PhD, sound knowledge in PIL or EU law or Internet governanceØ Sound knowledge in the law of sanctions, international human rights law, telecommunications law or Internet governanceØ Good understanding of the Internet connectivity ecosystemØ Experience in policy work would be an assetEXPECTED SKILLSØ Ability to work as part of a teamØ Ability to manage a small team to conduct short and medium-term projectsØ Excellent aptitude to work in a multi-skills and multi-domain environment to develop cooperation and mutual understandingØ Ability to conduct both high level academic research and formulate policy recommendationsØ Aptitude for using innovative methodologies (cartography, graphs, etc.) to support legal analysisØ Self-motivationØ ResponsivenessØ Excellent command of English, knowledge of French or another language is an asset

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