Research Assistant (Part Time)

13 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Leiden University

Research Field

Juridical sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

29 Feb 2024 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

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

Key responsibilities

• To conduct research, writing and editing tasks as required for the H2OLAW Project, which is led by Dr Hilde Woker and Dr Jason Rudall;
• To collaborate with H2OLAW team members to ensure the smooth execution of all project-related activities;
• To assist with the organisation of events related to the H2OLAW Project;
• To perform administrative tasks as required for the efficient functioning of the H2OLAW Project and to ensure project deliverables;
• To assist in a collegial way with any other research or work of the project leaders.

The H2OLAW Project
Both the law of the sea and fresh water law are characterised by important law-science interfaces. For example, scientific information is critical to determining thresholds of environmental harm and managing the equitable division of resources. Legal frameworks must respond to new scientific and technological developments in order to remain just and relevant. In practice, however, the encounter between these two fields presents many challenges given the apparently incommensurable characteristics of law and science.

Although both the law of the sea and fresh water law regulate the use and protection of water bodies, and whose law-science interfaces have regularly faced analogous challenges, they are rarely analysed or researched together. H2OLAW aims to explore the synergies, common and intersecting environmental challenges at the law-science interface of these two fields. Examples of cross-cutting issues are pollution, climate change, and the protection of biodiversity. The purpose of this project is not to research law-science interfaces in these two fields discretely, as has traditionally been the case, but rather to approach the research questions from the point of view of a legal framework applicable to water, be that salt or fresh water, recognising in turn the conceptually, environmentally and biologically integrated nature of these resources.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

Your profile

• Excellent command of English;
• Has successfully obtained or is presently enrolled in a post-graduate degree in public international law;
• Demonstrated research, writing and editing skills;
• A strong sense of initiative and proven organisational as well as time-management skills;
• Dedication and commitment to the objectives of the H2OLAW Project as well as those of the Grotius Centre;
• An ability and willingness to work collaboratively and collegially in a team.

Additional Information
Benefits

What we offer
Candidates will be appointed as a Teaching and Research Assistant 3 for a period of 6 Months and the position is part-time (0.5 FTE). The salary will be in accordance with scale 8 of the Collective Agreement of Dutch Universities.

The principal place of work is Leiden.

The intended starting date is 1 May 2024.

Selection process

Applications
Please submit your online application no later than 1 March 2024 via the blue button of our application system. Applicants should submit a CV and motivation letter in English.

The selection procedure will take place in March 2024.

Additional comments

Information
Information on Leiden University employment conditions: www.medewerkers.leidenuniv.nl .

Enquires specific to this opportunity can be made to Dr Hilde Woker ([email protected] ) and Dr Jason Rudall ([email protected] ).

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/337724/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universiteit Leiden

Country

Netherlands

City

Leiden

Postal Code

2312AR

Street

Leiden

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/337724/research-assistant-part-time/apply/#…

Contact

City

Leiden

Website

http://www.universiteitleiden.nl/

Street

Rapenburg 70

Postal Code

2311 EZ

STATUS: EXPIRED