[Commlist] Postdoc and PhD positions @ Taltech - Dept. of Innovation and Governance

The Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance within Tallinn 
University of Technology is opening two academic positions (one PhD and 
one Postdoc) both scheduled to begin in *February 2021*. Feel free to 
circulate this call with anyone who might be interested. Thank you.

The PhD is on "Urban Analytics and Data Technologies", under the 
supervision of Prof. Anu Masso. This position is for 4 years.
Deadline for application: *December 16, 2020*. The selection process 
will begin soon after.
All information can be founded at: 
https://taltech.glowbase.com/positions/165 
<https://taltech.glowbase.com/positions/165>

Applicants are invited to submit their ideas for topic specific research 
projects, which will be in line with the main research axes of the 
FinEst Twins project, from which the position is funded. The projects 
should focus on theoretical and empirical research that contributes to 
establishing smart, resilient, and sustainable cities worldwide and 
fostering the design and use of data technologies that consider social 
diversities.

The Postdoc position is on "Critical Understadning of Predictive 
Policing", under the supervision of Prof. Anu Masso. The position is 
initially for 1 year, with the possibility of renewing it for 2 more years.
Deadline for applications: *December 7, 2020*. The selection process 
will begin soon after.
All information can be founded at: 
https://www.researchgate.net/job/946515_Postdoctoral_position_in_critical_understanding_of_predictive_policing 
<https://www.researchgate.net/job/946515_Postdoctoral_position_in_critical_understanding_of_predictive_policing>

Postdoctoral researchers are invited to submit their ideas for topic 
specific research projects, which will be in line with the main research 
axes of the NordForsk project, from which the position is funded. 
Notably, the project should focus on theoretical and empirical research 
that contributes to establishing transparency and set an epistemological 
standard for the critical investigation of innovative data-driven policing.

The Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance (RND) is an 
interdisciplinary, international research center within Tallinn 
University of Technology hosting world-renowned award-winning scholars 
and focusing on socially relevant research and teaching. Notably:

  * digital transformation of societies: social datafication,
    algorithmic governance, data justice,  state-citizen relations in
    the digital era, smart cities and cross-border data relations;
  * models and practices of (e)-governance and public administration
    globally;
  * P2P technologies, its'  governance and potential new production models;
  * fiscal governance and fiscal bureaucracies;
  * science and innovation policies and its' management.
  * philosophy and ethics of science and technology.
The Ragnar Nurkse Department recently initiated a major, €32 million 
international R&D project on Smart Cities (FinestTwins) and coordinated 
the H2020 funded large-scale innovation pilot on implementing the 
Once-Only Principle (TOOP), which laid the foundation for the data 
exchange layer foreseen in the European Single Digital Gateway 
Regulation (SDGR).

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For any further information about the two positions, please contact Prof 
Anu Masso ((anu.masso /at/ taltech.ee) <mailto:(anu.masso /at/ taltech.ee)>) or visit 
http://ttu.ee/nurkse <http://ttu.ee/nurkse>. To get more information 
about the research team, please visit https://taltech.ee/datalab 
<https://taltech.ee/datalab>.
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