The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
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YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for a candidate with a Master degree in Law, preferably with a specialization in Cybersecurity law / IT law / Law & Technology / Data Protection / Artificial Intelligence. In particular, the following requirements apply:

Strong interest in cyber policy, including cyber security, cyber defence and cyber sovereignty, as well as in interdisciplinary research; academic or practical experience in topics linked to the research will be considered an advantage

• Curiosity and self-motivation
• Team-oriented
• Proven ability to work individually as well as part of a team
• Have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment: fluency in either English, good understanding of the second language, preferably French, and possibly a third language, German in particular, will be considered an advantage
• Excellent communication and writing skills

The Research and Development specialist will be working under the supervision of Professor Niovi Vavoula. In particular, the R&D Specialist will be in charge of:

• Conduct desk research on the different topics falling into the scope of the research (cyber security, cyber defence, cyber resilience)
• Disseminate results through scientific publications, workshops and conferences (organizing workshops, seminars and conferences; edit the publication of the research results)
• Organize interviews with practitioners working in cyber policy at EU level and in EU Member States
• Offer research assistance and coordinate young researchers working in the same field