Junior Researcher (PhD) in Data Regulation and Digital Cultural Heritage in the Arctic Change and Adaptation Research Community

We invite applications for a fully funded three-year PhD position on the legal, regulatory and governance challenges of datafication in the cultural heritage sector. Arctic perspectives are especially encouraged. The position is part of an interdisciplinary research environment on ‘Arctic change and adaptation’, supporting research in collaboration with societal stakeholders and Indigenous communities.

About the Position

Cultural heritage institutions (e.g. archives, museums, libraries and memory organisations) are rapidly expanding their digital activities, including large-scale digitisation, AI-assisted processes, digital preservation and being open access. These developments raise legal questions about data governance, ownership and access, intellectual property, the ethical reuse of data and cross-border regulation...