Balancing Innovation and Security: Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, and Digital Sovereignty - 2026_IDR_DIG_58

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Polytechnic of Milano
Posted on: 01/07/2026 Deadline: 27/07/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

09/IEGE-01 - Business And Management Engineering

Description

The research aims to provide an overview of the main trends, governance models, adoption dynamics, and the technological and organisational transformations related to Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, and digital sovereignty in the European context. In particular, it pursues the following objectives: - analyse international trends in Data Analytics and Cybersecurity & Data Protection; - understand the links between data valorisation, security, and digital sovereignty; - identify application areas and business spending dynamics; - examine the main governance, compliance, and risk management issues; - analyse the technology stack and define the concept of European sovereignty as applied to technology; - analyse the main organisational changes in terms of skills and upskilling; - identify and study successful use cases in the European industrial context.

Job posting website

https://www.polimi.it/en/bandi-incarichidiricerca

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Politecnico di Milano

How to apply

https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=1079

Selection process

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In order to participate in the selection, please read the call ("bando") available at the following website: https://www.polimi.it/en/bandi-incarichidiricerca Oral test aimed at ascertaining candidates’ aptitude and suitability to carry out the research activity covered by the Fellowship, as well as at assessing their knowledge of English and/or other languages relevant to the research activities to be performed (up to 60 points) Relevance and pertinence of the publications, theses and scientific products attached to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 10 points) Relevance and pertinence of previous research activities and work experience, if any, in relation to the research activity covered by the Fellowship (up to 25 points) Relevance and pertinence of their study programme to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 5 points)

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