Osgoode Hall Law School of 91亚色 is inviting applications from outstanding researchers for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Innovation, Law and Society. The successful CRC is expected to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed as a professorial tenure-track or tenured professor at the Assistant or Associate level. Osgoode is one of the world鈥檚 leading law Faculties and is committed to setting the standard for excellence in 鈥 and pushing the boundaries of 鈥 legal scholarship and legal education.听Osgoode scholars are renowned and well-established leaders in this field. Osgoode believes that the importance of the area of Innovation, Law and Society, with particular regard to Artificial Intelligence, will only grow, and that we have a unique opportunity to continue as innovative thought leaders shaping the legal landscape nationally, and internationally, in this area.
A CRC in Innovation, Law and Society would be well situated within the priorities of both 91亚色鈥檚 and Osgoode鈥檚 Strategic Research Plans. In particular, it aligns with 91亚色鈥檚 research themes of 鈥淓xploring and Interrogating the Frontiers of Science and Technology鈥, 鈥淔orging a Just and Equitable World鈥, and 鈥淚ntegrating Entrepreneurial Innovation and the Public Good鈥. It also supports 91亚色鈥檚 interest in the following areas of research opportunity for further growth: 鈥淒igital Cultures鈥, 鈥淚ntegration of Artificial Intelligence into Society鈥, and 鈥淧ublic Engagement for a Just and Sustainable World鈥. This CRC also reflects priorities identified in Osgoode鈥檚 Strategic Research Plan, especially promoting research initiatives advancing access to justice, and developing the relationship between new technology and law.
The selected candidate鈥檚 scholarly expertise in innovation will engage with some aspects of the following issues:
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- Technology, IP, Privacy and Security (e.g. data ownership, governance and access, cybersecurity, privacy, algorithmic accountability, web development and the law, AI and the use of big data, internet policy and intellectual property and the gendered or racialized implications of the foregoing).
- Domestic and International Human Rights, Criminal and Business Regulation (e.g. financial technology and regulation, 鈥渟mart鈥 contracts, legal and ethical regulation of AI and robotics, and ICT regulation).
- Future of Legal Services, Legal Education and Research (e.g. use of predictive technology in the justice system, access to justice, including online, virtual and remote legal services and the implications for disadvantaged groups, professional responsibility, metrics, data and evaluation of technology in legal education).
Application Details
This position, subject to budgetary approval, will commence July 1, 2021.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, and in any event no later than January 11, 2021 by 4:30 pm EST. 听
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Applicants who wish to discuss their potential application in advance of applying are invited to contact the Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, Professor Eric Tucker at ETucker@osgoode.yorku.ca.