Assistant Professor eHealth

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague whose research and teaching focus on the legal and regulatory dimensions of digital health, including areas such as data protection, AI in healthcare, digital health platforms and apps, health data governance, and emerging technologies. Do you like working in a team and want to make an impact with your research? This is your chance! Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT) is a large, diverse, interdisciplinary department, home to over 90 staff members, producing world-leading research and delivering innovative teaching at the intersection of regulation and technology. This role provides an exciting opportunity to conduct impactful research and develop and contribute to teaching within a collaborative team environment. You will have the chance to engage in existing projects and initiate new research in the fields of eHealth, AI, and law.

Your position
You are a scholar in eHealth with a completed PhD in law, ready to contribute to our interdisciplinary research programme at the intersection of law, technology, and society. You conduct independent research on the governance of emerging health technologies, including AI-driven medical support and diagnostics, robotics, digital health infrastructures, European Health Data Space (EHDS) and cross-border health data sharing, with particular attention to fundamental rights such as the right to health, non-discrimination, data protection, and informed consent. We particularly value experience or strong interest in data protection, privacy law, and the regulation of AI in healthcare, especially in relation to explainability, liability, fairness, and trust in medical decision-making systems.

You will actively contribute to and take the lead in national and European research tenders, publish in leading academic outlets, and actively participate in interdisciplinary and international research consortia addressing the regulation and governance of medical innovation. We are looking for a colleague who combines strong doctrinal expertise with openness to interdisciplinary collaboration and policy-oriented research. In line with our team-science approach, you will work closely with scholars from different legal domains and non-legal disciplines, contributing to integrated projects across law, technology, and society.

Your ambitious research agenda will be linked to the TILT Signature Research Plan: Regulating Socio-Technical Change. This is a forward-looking research program that seeks to shape the Department’s agenda for research and policy at the intersection of law, regulation, and technology. You are also expected to collaborate on and develop research projects with others at TILT and Tilburg University.

TILT offers a world-class Master’s Program in Law & Technology and contributes to several other Master`s and Bachelor`s programs. You will contribute to teaching courses that TILT is involved in, supervise Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis students, and will be asked to assist in the supervision of PhD projects. You will also take the lead or contribute to professional education in your fields of expertise. Such professional education will be provided in both Dutch and English. The intended ratio between teaching and research is roughly 40%-50%, with the remaining 10% for academic leadership tasks.

Working at TILT
Working at TILT means being part of a vibrant, interdisciplinary, fast-paced, international, collaborative, and inclusive academic environment. You actively participate in department meetings, reading groups, thematic workshops, and other departmental activities. In close collaboration with the rest of the staff, you will also take the lead in preparing such activities and events. At TILT, we value physical presence, active engagement, an inclusive mindset, and respectful collegial behaviour. We expect you to be in the office three days a week to ensure room for brainstorming, serendipity, and team spirit.

You will strengthen the Institute’s expertise in eHealth law and contribute to its ambition to shape legally robust, ethically grounded, and socially responsive governance of health technologies through high-quality research and teaching. We value initiative, leadership, and a collaborative mindset, as well as a willingness to engage with societal stakeholders, policymakers, and healthcare actors in academic conferences and policy events. You are open to feedback and committed to professional development. You actively contribute to a safe, inclusive, and stimulating research and learning environment.

You have:

• A PhD in law, with a specialisation or demonstrable experience in eHealth law or in the field of fundamental rights, such as the right to health, non-discrimination, data protection, and privacy;
• Knowledge and/or experience in other relevant disciplines (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, computer science, data science, medicine, social science) is considered an asset;
• Demonstrable research experience in an academic setting or other research-led institution in the field of eHealth, ideally with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and/or EHDS;
• Demonstrated potential to develop an independent research line;
• The capacity (and ideally experience) to write competitive grant proposals and attract external funding;
• Outstanding research qualities as manifested by an established or developing publication record;
• Very good teaching skills and experience in higher education; 
• The ability to design and deliver high-quality courses on Bachelor’s, Master‘s, and professional levels;
• A University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) or the willingness to acquire a UTQ within the first year of employment, which is a requirement for all teaching staff of Tilburg University.
• A growing network of academics and professionals in the field of eHealth, both domestically and internationally;
• An excellent command of written and spoken English (C2), and a willingness to learn Dutch. Current proficiency in Dutch is considered an asset;
• Willingness to contribute to departmental and faculty roles and committees.

Our offer
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:

• Employment of 0,8 - 1,0 fte (32 - 40 hours per week)
• Salary between €5.705,00 and €7.297,00 gross per month for full-time employment (UFO-profile Assistant Professor 1, salary scale 12). Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant work experience.
• This is a vacancy for a position in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 1 CLA DU. You will be given a temporary contract for the duration of 12 for internal and max. 18 months for external candidates. If, in the opinion of the employer, you perform well and the financial situation of the department allows it, there is continuation in the same position and equal organizational conditions, you will be given a permanent contract.
• Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
• Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.
• Hybrid working with home working allowance (€2 p/day) and internet allowance (€25 p/month).
• Reimbursement sustainable commuting: walking, cycling, and public transport.
• Options model for additional leave, pension, a bicycle or personal training.
• Moving allowance (subject to conditions).
• 30% rule for international employees (if applicable).
• Pension through ABP.
• Ample training offer: personal development, leadership, education, research or language courses.
• Inclusive work culture: everyone welcome, equal opportunities.
• A green, inviting campus that’s easily accessible by public transport.

For more information, please see our website and the CLA Dutch Universities.

Tilburg University is an academic, inclusive, and engaged community. Together with nearly 3,000 employees, we are committed to broad prosperity, sustainably, and inclusion. For current and future generations. We develop and share knowledge for the requirements of people and our society. This is how we contribute to solving complex social issues and help society move forward.

We educate our 19,500 students of 110 nationalities to become responsible leaders with knowledge, skills, and character. With our education and research for broad prosperity, we exceedingly focus on themes such as mental and preventive care, an inclusive labor market, the energy transition, and digitalization.

About Tilburg Law School

Tilburg Law School was founded in 1963 and has since grown into a leading faculty for law and public administration. Our education and research are distinctly innovative and interdisciplinary. We are driven by our mission to actively engage with pressing societal challenges such as new technologies, sustainability, and the position of vulnerable groups in the rule of law, from the perspective of legal and administrative sciences. We operate in response to local, regional, national, and international developments, and collaborate closely with other disciplines such as economics, behavioral and social sciences, philosophy, history, and digital sciences. The faculty is organized into five departments: Public Law & Governance, Private, Business and Labour Law, Criminal Law, the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology & Society, and Tax Law.

Our education

Tilburg Law School offers bachelor's programs in Dutch Law, Tax Law, Business Law, and the English-taught Global Law program. Of the nine legal master's programs, five are offered in hybrid formats and six are taught in English. The faculty also offers both a bachelor's and a master's program in Public Administration. Our education places particular emphasis on vulnerability and on those who are vulnerable in society. Through this, we aim to contribute to a just and sustainable society. Tilburg Law School is a frontrunner in educational innovation and values inclusive, accessible, and flexible education. We train our students to become knowledgeable, skilled, and critical academics who are equipped to navigate the complex challenges of the evolving digital society.

Our research

The five departments of Tilburg Law School collaborate closely in four distinctive research programs focusing on globalization and law, regulation of technology, vulnerability in criminal law, and sustainable private law relations. These research programs include both legal and public administration scholarship, as well as interdisciplinary approaches.
We strongly emphasize team science, encouraging researchers to work together, share knowledge, and strengthen one another in content and methodology.

Regulating Socio-Technical Change
This program brings together a broad range of legal and non-legal disciplines, perspectives, and methodologies to form a comprehensive understanding of socio-technical changes. It focuses on three core questions: What are the regulatory challenges? How should they be addressed? And who are -or should be- the actors involved?

Want to know more?

Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Prof. Eleni Kosta at e.kosta@tilburguniversity.edu.