Research Fellow – Law (Technology & AI)

Responsibilities

• Carry out research focused on the legal context of the development and application of artificial intelligence for policing and security.
• Support legal, ethical, and data protection related processes related to activities in CENTRIC.
• Engage with national and international partners on the application of the EU AI Act, GDPR, and other relevant legislation.
• Leads small research or consultancy projects including setting the objectives of the project, leading the team, and managing the work of junior or temporary staff.
• Develops research objectives and proposals for own and collaborative research.
• Makes recommendations to the manager or project leader on e.g. development needs of the team, research design, and the need for further research based on research outcomes.
• Writes literature reviews to establish the latest research in the field.
• Collects data using a range of suitable techniques.
• Analyses primary and secondary data gathered through a variety of methods.
• Publishes project reports, research papers, and journal articles and present research outcomes to conferences / seminars.
• Continually update knowledge and understanding in the field or specialism.
• Provides training and development as necessary to temporary or junior staff working on research projects.
• Writes or inputs to project bids with colleagues including writing the detailed methods and
  techniques and rationale etc.
• Liaises with clients where unrealistic / changing expectations on deadlines or funding, involving manager as necessary to resolve.
• Researches and identifies options for future projects or consultancy and generates some funding through research/KT/consultancy.
• Identifies possible partners or clients for consultancy and other sources of income through networking, assessing journals/publications to consider future research direction.
• May be involved in teaching appropriate courses and supporting research students.

Skillset

• Honours degree in law or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline.
• Doctorate in a relevant discipline or working towards, or equivalent research experience.
• Membership of professional body.
• Developing expertise in law, particularly in the area of AI.
• Substantial experience in law, ethics and data protection in relation to technology.
• Experience of conceptualising and running interviews, workshops, focus groups or similar.
• Substantial experience in legal, ethical, and data protection within research or policing /security environment
• Experience of attracting or supporting external funding.
• Experience of managing small project teams and resources.
• Has a developing academic profile in specialist area.
• Good planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage conflicting demands and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively, both on projects and as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively manage relations with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to the University.
• Ability to concisely present findings orally and in writing.
• Ability to undertake and document all key stages in research to ensure high quality analysis.
• Ability to undertake a range of research support tasks, including literature reviews, preparation of presentations, contribution to report writing, and contribution to funding bids.
• Ability to interpret and apply legal requirements to both operational and research environments.
• Ability to adapt legal knowledge and expertise to new areas / sectors / domains.