Postdoc European Law (1,0 fte)
Published on March 31, 2011 by PhD Scholarships · No CommentsVacancy number 211078
Job description
The Department of European & Economic Law at the University of Groningen is seeking to recruit a postdoc researcher on a two year fixed-term contract to undertake research in the area of European Law. While applications from scholars are very welcome in any area of the European law field, the Department would be especially interested in applications from scholars taking an interdisciplinary approach working in one or more of the areas of particular interest to the Department.
Requirements
- doctorate in the field of European law
- publications in relevant reputable periodicals
- good knowledge of English
- excellent communication and reporting skills
- demonstrable competences: flexibility, independence, analytical skills and commitment to research.
Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers a salary depending on qualifications and work experience between € 3,195 and € 4,374 (scale 11) gross per month for a full-time position. The position is defined according to the University Function Classification (UFO) job profile 'researcher 3'. The appointment will be for a fixed period of two years.
Preferred starting date: negotiable, but no later than 1 September 2011.
Candidates should submit applications, accompanied by a detailed plan of the research project proposed, a curriculum vitae, and a list of publications, together with the names and addresses of two academic referees.
Organisation
The University of Groningen (founded in 1614) has a highly international character and a long tradition of academic excellence and is one of the oldest research universities in Europe. Currently some 27,000 students are enrolled and every year about 250 PhD students defend their theses. The Faculty of Law is building on its long-standing tradition of four centuries. It is one of the top three law faculties in The Netherlands and its degree programmes have been rated the best in the country. The Faculty gives high priority to the international dimension of teaching and research.
Department of European & Economic Law
The Department of European & Economic Law at Groningen is a dynamic, research-led group which engages in research in both the classic and more recent areas of European Law. The multi-disciplinary research of the Faculty of Law is organized along three themes: shared legal orders, law and the regulatory state, and procedural justice. The research of the department contributes to all of these and covers subjects as the Internal Market; Judicial Protection; Citizenship; Relations between the Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories of the Member States; Enlargement of the EU; Energy Law, Competition Law, and European Environmental Law. At present the Department consists of five professors, one senior lecturer, two university lecturers, two postdocs, and a number of research assistants, some financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and some externally financed, who are writing doctorates. For further information on research in the Faculty of Law, please consult the following webpage: http://www.rug.nl/rechten/onderzoek/index
Additional information
Prof.Dr L.W. Gormley, phone +31 50 3635690, e-mail: L.W.Gormley@rug.nl
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