6 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
University of Amsterdam (UvA)- Research Field
Juridical sciences- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Netherlands- Application Deadline
15 Apr 2024 - 21:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Not Applicable- Hours Per Week
38.0- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
We are inviting candidates for a PhD project in the area of Sustainable Global Economic Law. In light of gasping inequalities around the globe as well as the intensifying ecological crisis, this project seeks to engage with the role of international law in these phenomena. International law is often understood to be a tool of restraint and of ordering for taming the otherwise reckless force of the economy. However, international law is equally important in producing and maintaining an extractive and unequal economy. Against the background of this tension, the project engages with the question of what Sustainable Global Economic Law currently is and what it can become.
Do you enjoy:
- Doing research and writing on international law and its intersections with ecology, decoloniality, and globalization
- Being part of a vibrant research community
- Participating in academic exchanges about international legal developments regarding contemporary environmental, social, and economic concerns
- Challenging, reflecting on and speculating about the role of law for sustainable futures
What does this job entail?
As a PhD researcher, you are expected to conduct innovative research leading to the completion and publication of a PhD dissertation within four years. You will design a teaching and supervision plan, from which you will develop your own research proposal. These tasks entail coordinating and agreeing with your supervisors on the content, planning and supervision of the trajectory. You will engage autonomously in the collection of data (eg document analysis, archival work, interviews) and present intermediate research results in internal discussions and potentially at workshops and conferences. Your teaching responsibilities could additionally include supervising Master’s theses in international law.
Requirements
Specific Requirements
- You have a master’s degree in law or a related discipline in the social sciences or humanities;
- You are interested in conducting research on a topic related to the broader theme of the project and are committed to completing a doctoral dissertation in a period of four years;
- You have experience with conducting academic research and academic writing in English;
- You have experience or are interested in contextual approaches to law and the combination of legal-doctrinal study with methods from adjacent disciplines (eg history, philosophy, political economy, international relations, political science, science and technology, media studies, etc.).
- You have a strong interest in pursuing a career in research;
- You are willing to contribute to activities related to the project such as the organising of academic events or outreach and communication of research results to activists, relevant communities of practitioners and policy makers;
- You have excellent organizational skills and are able to work independently;
- You have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working with others.
Additional Information
Benefits
Your research will be carried out within the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL ). ACIL is the Center of Excellence for Public International Law of the University of Amsterdam whose research activities aim at a critical understanding of international law in society, its progressive development, and its effective rule.
Your research will further be situated in, and aligned with, the Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL ) research project, in which ACIL—together with two other research groups: Amsterdam Center for European Law and Governance (ACELG) and Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law (ACT)—is an active participant. At the core of SGEL research is a concern for the urgent intertwined challenges of climate change and high levels of inequality that are both shaped by how the global economy is structured. You will have the opportunity to participate in the Amsterdam Law School’s PhD training programme and be part of its PhD community.
We offer an employment contract for one year with a probationary period of two months, preferably starting on 1 September 2024. The appointment will be extended for another three years upon favourable evaluation, i.e until 31 August 2028. The employment contract is for 38 hours a week. Your salary ranges from €2.770 (in year 1) to €3.539 (in year 4) gross per month on the basis of a full working week of 38 hours. This sum does not include the 8% holiday allowance and the 8.3% year-end allowance. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) is applicable.
Besides an attractive salary and an inspiring international work environment, our fringe benefits include:
- 232 leave hours per year (at fulltime employment) and extra leave days between Christmas and 1 January;
- A variety of training opportunities, such as time management courses and an online platform with more than 100 different courses;
- 7 weeks of paid birth leave and partially paid parental leave;
- the opportunity for hybrid working and support for your home office;
- a pension with ABP, the pension fund for employees in the government and education sectors, to which UvA contributes two thirds
Selection process
If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application consisting of the documents listed below. Please apply online via the link below. We will accept applications until 15 April 2024. Please note that it is only possible to upload two documents, therefore please combine the required files in two (PDF-)documents.
File 1:
- Motivational letter
- A CV of no more than two pages
- Project outline of no more than 2 000 words, excluding references
- Writing sample of a recently written, single authored manuscript (e.g., your master’s thesis or other work written during your degree) in English
File 2:
- Copies of the LL.B. and LL.M. degrees or equivalent, providing information about the programme's length, content, passed courses and grades
If you choose to upload your documents differently, you run the risk that the files are rejected for being too big or that we miss part of your application.
We plan to conduct the interviews in late April.
Additional comments
If you have any questions about the position, please contact by email:
- Dr. Andrea Leiter: [email protected]
- Dr. Johanna Lorenzo: [email protected]
- Website for additional job details
https://www.academictransfer.com/337432/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Amsterdam Law School
- Country
- Netherlands
- City
- Amsterdam
- Postal Code
- 1018WV
- Street
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/337432/phd-researcher-in-sustainable-global…
Contact
- City
Amsterdam- Website
http://www.uva.nl/- Street
Spui 21- Postal Code
1012 WX
STATUS: EXPIRED
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