The Department of Ethics and Philosophy of Technology of TU Delft, the Netherlands, has a vacancy for a PhD candidate on the topic of Design for Values and Responsible Research and Innovation for Quantum Technologies. This PhD position aims to develop and tailor approaches for ethical technology guidance, specifically Design for Values and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), so that they can be effectively applied to quantum technologies. The development of quantum technologies largely takes place within large tech companies and is increasingly organised within the borders of global geopolitical blocks. As a result, research and innovation in quantum technology has become less transparent to society, which in turn challenges approaches in ethics of technology aimed at guiding technology development through moral values. This PhD position takes up these challenges.
More information about the position and about how to apply can be found here: :
https://www.tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/werken-bij-tu-delft/vacatures/details/?nPostingId=4460&nPostingTargetId=12613&id=QEZFK026203F3VBQBLO6G68W9&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=external
This position is in the philosophy of quantum technologies group of Pieter Vermaas, Department of Ethics and Philosophy of Technology at TU Delft, and is positioned in the ELSA research tracks part of the national Dutch Quantum Delta project on quantum technologies https://quantumdelta.nl