Professor in Private International Law (21006) - Faculty of Law and Criminology

    →   Apply until 10/12/2021 23:59 (Brussels time)
→   Discipline: Internationaal privaatrecht
→   20% Assistant professor / Associate professor
→   Reference number: 202110/RE21/ZAP/001

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries. On a daily basis, over 9,000 staff members and 41,000 students implement its motto "Dare to Think". Ghent University's mission statement is characterised by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility.

ASSIGNMENT

The Faculty of Law & Criminology is recruiting a part-time (20%) professor in the rank of assistant professor or associate professor in the field of Private International Law. The appointment starts on 1 February 2022 for a renewable duration of 3 years at the department of Interdisciplinary Study of Law, Private Law and Business Law (RE21).

Academic education
You lecture, as main or co-lecturer, various course units in the discipline of Private International Law. Your assignment complements the existing teaching expertise of your colleague in the field of Private International Law  and concerns one or more of the following sub-domains: Property, Contract Law, Tort law Law or Bankruptcy Law. 

Academic Research
You conduct research in the discipline of Private International Law. Your assignment complements the existing research expertise of your colleague in the field of Private International Law  and concerns one of more of the fields of your teaching assignment.

Academic services
You take part in the internal and external service provision of the department of Interdisciplinary Study of Law, Private Law and Business Law (RE21).

PROFILE

Experience
-    You have conducted excellent academic research in the given discipline, which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality academic journals and peer-reviewed books;
-    You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary funding for academic research;
-    You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences;
-    The following qualifications are an asset:
o    International mobility, among other things thanks to research stays at institutions external to the  one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
o    Positively evaluated experience in academic lecturing;
o    Professionalisation of education.

Skills / Attitude 
-    You aim at the highest quality in your activities;
-    You have a sense of initiative
-    You are a proactive person and possess strong interpersonal skills;
-    You are able to coach and adequately supervise young researchers.

Admission requirements
-    You hold a thesis-based doctorate in the field of Law or a diploma or certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher Education). 

Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence may still have to be requested at NARIC . If this is the case, we advise you to initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment. 

-    You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 february 2022. This term of two years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Depending on the specific profile of the selected candidate, the degree of assistant professor or associate professor is awarded. This will be decided by the University Board as proposed by the Faculty Board. 

We offer you an appointment with renewable duration for a maximum of 3 years. 

Pay attention : A part-time assignment of a certain degree of the professorial staff cannot be combined with a part-time assignment of a different degree of the professorial staff within the same institution. 

The recruitment is possible no sooner than 1 february 2022.

OUR OFFER

The career and evaluation policy for Professorial Staff is based on talent development and growth, prioritizing vision development and strategy - at the personal as well as the group level. At UGent we focus on career support and coaching of the Professorial Staff in the different phases of the career. More information can be found on www.ugent.be/en/work/mobility-career/career-aspects/professorial-staff .

Ghent University is committed to properly welcoming new professorial staff members and offering them appropriate guidance. The basic teacher training and courses of 'Dutch' and 'English' for foreign-speaking lecturers are only a few examples of our wide range of training and education opportunities. Furthermore, each Ghent University staff member can count on a number of benefits such as a bike allowance, reimbursement of public transport commuting costs, daycare, a wide range of sports facilities and EcoCheques. A complete overview of all our employee benefits  (in Dutch).

Ghent University also invests in welcoming international professorial staff. It offers various housing options, a relocation bonus, the International School for school-aged children (with a discount on the tuition fee), support when registering at the City of Ghent, support with the procedure of family reunification and other administrative matters in connection with moving to Ghent. More information can be found on www.ugent.be/en/work/talent .

GENDER AND DIVERSITY

The faculty of Law and Criminology conducts an equal opportunities policy, aspires gender inclusivity and therefore encourages everyone to apply. Ghent University also strives for a gender balance. Female applications are thus especially welcomed. 

SELECTION PROCEDURE

After the final application date, all received applications will be sent to the faculty assessment committee assembled for this vacancy. This committee will first evaluate the application files. Therefore it will match all elements of the file against the required expertise for the position in terms of education, research and scientific service. Based on this deliberation, relevant candidates will be shortlisted to be invited for further selection (interview, possible presentation or test lecture …). Afterwards, the committee will rank the suitable candidates and present this ranking to the Faculty Board. The advice of the Faculty Board will then be presented to the University Board for approval. 

Candidates are asked to further discuss their top 5 most important publications or other academic achievements with the highest impact. Next to academic publications, the candidate is thus also able to show merit of knowledge transfer by academic dissemination, social valorisation, public awareness, seminars or conference presentations. These competences are also taken into account when evaluating the candidates. 

The evaluation of the required international mobility is broad and partly takes the gender perspective into account, thus not only considering longer stays abroad by also other forms of internationalisation. 

Pregnancy leave, prolonged sick leave, parental leave, filial leave or other forms of absence are taken into account when evaluating the available time for the realisation of academic output. 

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not sent through the online system.

Your application must include the following documents:

-    In the field ‘Application form’: the professorial staff application form  (+ all annexes mentioned in the form), merged into one pdf file.
-    In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
-    In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of your doctoral degree. If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
-    In the field ‘Certificate of equivalence’: only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union: certificate of equivalence (NARIC) (if already in you possession). For diplomas awarded in the UK before January 31st of 2020, a certificate of equivalence is not required.

Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.

MORE INFORMATION

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Professor Michel Tison, Dean of the Faculty of Law & Criminology ([email protected] , +32 (0)9 264 67 62)