Call for Applications; for CIL-NUS POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore is a a university-level research centre, with the mission of producing cutting edge research on international law. It is also at the forefront of capacity-building initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region through workshops, conferences, trainings and academic programmes reaching a diverse audience of government and private sector professionals as well as academics.

Job Description:

CIL is soliciting applications for several Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions commencing in August/September 2025. Initial appointments will be for one year (with the possibility of extension to a second year based on the progress accomplished during the first year).

Applications are open to prospective fellows with research projects in all areas of International Law as well as other areas of public law with direct links to international law. Of particular interest are applicants who are interested in the Asia-Pacific region; technology and the digital economy; sustainable development; cybersecurity; international economic law; and international dispute resolution .

Qualifications:

The selection committee will consider the following criteria in making appointments

The applicant must have obtained a doctoral degree in a field of international law within the past 3 years . For applicants still pursuing their doctoral degree, the dissertation must be defended and approved no later than August 15th, 2025.
The principal selection criterion will be the applicant’s potential for excellence in research and the quality and originality of his/her proposed project of research. The quality of the doctoral dissertation as well as any other publications will be the primary evidence of such potential. A PDF file of the PhD dissertation must be appended to the application as well as one or two samples of published work. Applicants still pursuing their doctoral degree must append a detailed description of the doctoral project as well as any completed chapters.
Three letters of reference are required, one of which, ideally, would be from the PhD Supervisor and/or a member of the Examining Committee. The reference letters should be sent confidentially by the referees to Ms Huong Tam ([email protected] ) by the deadline for applications and must in particular address the scholarly contribution of the dissertation and an appraisal of the proposed post-doctoral research project as well as the potential of the applicant to realize high quality research.