Vacancy: PhD position AI & Law @Ghent University

[Baeck Joke]

Ghent University has a vacancy for a fulltime PhD student in the context of an FWO-funded research project on “Evaluation of distressed enterprises using explainable machine learning: construction of an artificial intelligence algorithm to assist judges in Belgian Enterprise Courts”

The PhD candidate will work on the intersection between AI & Law / Bankruptcy Law, Data Science and Corporate Finance. Depending on the candidate’s preference, emphasis can be placed either on the legal aspect (within the Private Law department), the economic aspect (within the Corporate Finance research group), or on the computer science part (within the Internet and Data Science research group).

Good knowledge of English is required; knowledge of Dutch is considered an asset but not strictly required.

For more information: PhD Student — Ghent University (ugent.be)

Applications have to be received by 1 December 2023.