Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law!

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Public International Law. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Associate Professor Youri Van Logchem. This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.

This call is one of 70 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of the Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, as presented by Associate Professor Van Logchem:

Youri van Logchem´s main area of expertise is public international law, particularly international law of the sea, international energy law, and international environmental law. He has published widely on issues related to the law of the sea. Over the years, he has also built-up extensive experience teaching (at the postgraduate and undergraduate level and by giving training sessions, including at the ITLOS) on such issues. Youri has further acted as an expert witness for the International Relations and Defence Committee of the UK House of Lords inquiry into the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention. Maritime boundary disputes have been one of his main areas of research both current and present. Youri´s work on this issue has been cited before international courts and tribunals. His monograph on the rights and obligations of States in disputed maritime areas was published with Cambridge University Press in 2021. Submarine cables and pipelines have also been staples of his research; he was awarded the Rhodes Academy Submarine Cables Award for an article on cables. Another research focus of his has been international shipping, including Arctic shipping and maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). Current research projects he is inter alia working on deal with legal issues surrounding: MASS; submarine cable and pipeline protection; disputed waters that are located off disputed land territory; joint development in disputed maritime areas; climate change and international shipping.

Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to [email protected] by Feb 16th 2024. Mark your application “Arctic MSCA”. Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2024.