HOURS PER WEEK:
36 to 40
FACULTY:
Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
DEPARTMENT:
Departement Rechtsgeleerdheid
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
28 October 2022
Job description
The Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe external link (RENFORCE) at the Utrecht University School of Law is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in the field of shared rule-making and enforcement in Europe. We are looking for a researcher who is capable of building and strengthening a research network involving both national and international partners.
RENFORCE is a dynamic research programme for some 60 researchers from EU law, international law, constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, private law, economic law, and criminology. It builds on the Utrecht Law School Europa Institute’s renowned and longstanding reputation in the field of the interaction between European and national legal orders. The set-up of the research programme is essentially legal in nature, but seeks input and interplay with other academic disciplines. RENFORCE researchers engage in the analysis of the legitimacy and effectiveness of regulation and enforcement in Europe, based on in-depth understanding of the specificities of and diversity between different policy areas and regulatory and enforcement arrangements.
RENFORCE develops its research particularly through the following ‘building blocks’ external link:
Foundations of shared regulation and enforcement for a stronger Europe;
Digitalization & technological innovation in Europe;
Equality and social justice;
EU values in international trade;
Illegal environmental markets;
Legislation in an EU context;
Citizenship and Migration;
Sucessfull enforcement;
Public Interest Ecosystems (PIE).
Qualifications
We expect the candidate to:
conduct innovative research in connection to at least two of the building blocks;
contributes to the application of (collaborative) research grants;
be active in promoting the research activities of RENFORCE through various platforms, with a view to expand its network and visibility also among practitioners;
contribute to the overall coordination and direction of the RENFORCE research programme;
participate in the organization of research activities and events, such as conferences, workshops and joint publications;
regularly present intermediate research results at (inter)national workshops and conferences, and publish them in proceedings and leading journals.
Requirements:
a doctorate (PhD) in EU law or, alternatively, in another area of law (e.g. criminal law, civil law, constitutional law, administrative law, or public international law), provided that the research includes a clear EU law dimension;
a strong affinity with the core theme of the research programme and an interest in crossing the disciplinary borders of legal doctrine;
team player with good communication skills;
excellent command of English; command of Dutch is an asset;knowledge of different research methodologies (e.g. comparative, empirical) is an asset as well.Offer This is an appointment of 1.0 FTE for the duration of two years. The minimum gross salary is €3,974 and the maximum gross salary is €5,439 (scale 11 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities) per month, at a full-time employment. Besides that, you will receive a holiday allowance of 8 % and a year-end bonus of 8.3 %. Utrecht University also has an appealing package of terms of employment external link, including the choice for a good balance between work and private (a good arrangement for leave, among other things), possibilities for development and an excellent pension scheme. For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University
Additional information
For more information about this position, please contact Prof Sybe de Vries external link (Full Professor of Public Economic Law) or Prof Michiel Luchtman external link (Professor at Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology) via [email protected] external link or [email protected]. external link
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