[AISWorld] Ph.D. Position at the new "German Internet Institute" in Berlin: Research Group "Data as a Means of Payment"

Hanna Krasnova krasnova at uni-potsdam.de
Wed Jan 3 07:03:48 EST 2018


Fully funded Ph.D. Position (100%) at the new "German Internet Institute"
in Berlin: Research Group "Data as a Means of Payment"

***Research Focus***

The German Internet Institute in Berlin, Germany invites applications for a
Doctoral Position in the research group "Data as a Means of Payment". This
position will focus on the following research areas:

- User Perceptions and Behavior in the Context of Data Privacy
- The Role of Cognitive Biases in Privacy Decisions
- The Price of Privacy
- Privacy by Design
- User Attitudes towards Data Protection
- Information Sharing on Social Media: The Role of Privacy Concerns
- Analysis of Online Behavioral Patterns in the Context of Data Privacy

***Terms of employment***

The starting date for this position is  1st of February or later. This
position has a workload of 40 hours per week (100% position) and is limited
till 14.09.2020.

***Requirements***

- Master Degree (or equivalent) in Information Systems, Business
Administration, Psychology or Social Sciences (GPA above average)
- Solid knowledge of quantitative methods (e.g. SPSS)
- Advanced English skills (both oral and written)
- Interest in user behavior, user perceptions, especially in terms of
privacy and data protection

***Responsibilities***

- Research as part of the interdisciplinary research group (e.g. literature
review and analysis, conceptualization of research design and data
collection, data analysis, presentation and publication of research results.
- Participation in collaborative activities of the German Internet Institute
- Work on the dissertation

We are looking forward to receiving your application and will be glad to
answer your questions. Please send your application (CV, very short cover
letter, copies of your certificates with grades) in digital form until
***18.01.2018*** to Prof. Dr. Hanna Krasnova (krasnova at uni-potsdam.de) and
Prof. Dr. Axel Metzger (metzger at rewi.hu-berlin.de), Humboldt-Universität zu
Berlin, Juristische Fakultät, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin.

The objective of the “German Internet Institute” is to analyze the changes
of society along the ongoing digital transformation and to outline options
for political and economic actions. Our research is interdisciplinary and
focuses on the interaction of the social sciences, economics and law with
design research and computer science. More information can be found at:
https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/english

*For an official German version of the position description, please visit:

https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/
wissenschaftliche-r-mitarbeiter-in-mit-vorauss-vollzeit-e-13-tv-l-hu-
drittmittelfinanzierung-befristet-bis-14-09-2020

https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/#jobs
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Prof. Dr. Hanna Krasnova, Chair
Chair of Business Informatics, esp. Social Media and Data Science
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Universität Potsdam



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