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Tilburg University, founded in 1927, is a public research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands. Tilburg University has a student population of about 19,900 students. Tilburg University has 73 Bachelors & Master’s programs, of which 43 are offered in English. Tilburg University awards approximately 120 PhDs per year.
Tilburg Law School is interested in hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to collaborate on the Managers of Crisis Project led by Dr Richard Clements. The project focuses on mapping and analyzing the managerial turn in international law across three sites of legal work: global health, marine pollution and migration. The project combines doctrinal, discursive and critical methods to study how the uptake of management ideas and practices has changed the nature of international legal work as a practice of crisis management.
Candidates for this vacancy should have a proven track record of conducting critical or socio-legal research in one of the above (or related) areas. Scholars who have worked on theories of the international legal profession, expertise and legal performativity are also encouraged to apply even if their substantive expertise lies in adjacent fields.
As part of this position, you will be an indispensable part of the international and global law communities at Tilburg Law School, as well as the growing research on the nature of the global/international legal professional. This research community includes researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds – legal theory, environmental law, law and development and socio-legal studies – interested in questions around expert interpretation, legal mobilization and resistance, and transnational litigation.
What Are The Details Of The Opportunity?
- Department: Public Law & Governance
- Location: Tilburg
- Scientific area: Law.
- Job opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researching working on international legal theory and expertise in the department of Public Law and Governance (PLG). The position is attached to the Managers of Crisis Project headed by Dr Richard Clements and funded by a Dutch government Starter Grant. PLG is a large, diverse and interdisciplinary department, home to nearly 100 academic staff and a range of legal and social science disciplines. You will develop and grow in research and teaching, both individually and as part of a team of ambitious scholars.
- This position consists predominantly of research with limited opportunities to be involved in teaching in the Global Law LLB, Rechtgeleerdheid LLB, and our various LLM programs in international and EU law.
- Full time equivalent: 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week).
- Duration of employment contract: 24 months
- Monthly full-time salary: €4,332 – € 5,929 gross
- Job Closing Date: 23 October 2023
- Requirements for the position: Tilburg University is curious about how you can contribute to our research, education, impact, and to the team you will be part of. Therefore, we would like to get the best possible picture of your knowledge, insight, skills, and personality. Below you can find the qualifications we consider important for the position:
- Proficient in conducting research in the English language;
- A PhD degree in law or a related field (or very close to completion);
- Capable of conducting high-quality, critical legal research in international law and legal theory;
- Strong writing skills commensurate with career stage and with potential to publish in top academic journals;
- Ability to work collaboratively (on research activities) and autonomously (on logistical activities, e.g. planning and organizing an academic workshop, liaising with research network);
- Demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrating scientific integrity;
- Contributes to an open and inclusive organizational culture;
- Able to start working at Tilburg University on 15 January 2024;
- Able to commit to relocating to the Netherlands.
- To maintain a vibrant and active university community, it is important that the successful candidate plays an active role in campus and departmental life. It is therefore required that they will carry out their work in the Netherlands and that any lecturing is done on campus.
- You demonstrate personal leadership: you take responsibility for your work and career and possess a good level of self-knowledge.
- You have team spirit: you feel part of a team and express this through collaboration, sharing knowledge and experiences, and contributing to an open and inclusive work environment.
- What do they offer?
- A position based on 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week;
- It is a vacancy for 24 months;
- A salary of minimum €4,332 and maximum € 5,929 gross per month for full time employment, based on UFO profile Postdoctoral Researcher 3 and salary scale 11 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system for salary scaling that is based on relevant education and work experience;
- Vacation allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%);
- Vacation days (41 days for a 40-hour work week);
- Full reimbursement of commuting expenses for sustainable travel: walking, biking and public transportation;
- Moving allowance;
- Options Model for benefits and reimbursement of expenses;
- Employees from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a tax-free allowance of 30% of their taxable wages. We will apply for this reimbursement for you;
- You will be enrolled in the General Pension Fund for Public Employers (ABP) through us;
- Various training courses, for example in leadership skills, personal effectiveness, and career development;
- A wide range of amenities and facilities and various arrangements to create an optimal work-life balance.
- Tilburg University offers excellent terms of employment with attention to flexibility and room for (personal) development. They recognize and reward our employees and encourage the use of talents and strengths.
- Application Process: apply online for this position by 23 October 2023 (23:59 CEST). You may address your application to Prof. Nicola Jägers, Head of Department. CLICK HERE to apply.
For More Details:
More information about the vacancy can be obtained from Richard Clements r.a.clements@tilburguniversity.edu
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