JOB OFFER: Postdoctoral researcher digital legal history - Tilburg University [Job Closing Date: 4 November 2023]

Tilburg University | Tilburg Law School
is looking for a 

 

Postdoctoral researcher digital legal history

 

Department: Public Law & Governance
Location: Tilburg
Scientific area: legal history, digital humanities
Full time equivalent: 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week). 
Duration of employment contract: 24 months, renewable 
Monthly full-time salary: € 4.332- € 5.929 gross 
Job Closing Date: 4 November 2023    

 

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with skills in digital humanities, to work with us as part of the CaPANES-project (ERC Consolidator Grant ‘Causal Pattern Analysis of Economic Sovereignty’). This project addresses economic sovereignty of commercial cities in the period of c. 1400-c. 1620. You will be part of a vibrant team of fourteen legal historians, within the Department of Public Law and Governance.  

 

Job Description 
As postdoctoral researcher you will be responsible for the development and assessment of social network analyses that will be part of the ongoing research within the CaPANES-project. The CaPANES project integrates network analysis as a method to study contacts and diplomatic relations between trading cities in Western Europe. In addition, the dispersal and use of concepts will be combined with prosopographical data (semantic social network analysis). Moreover, the postdoctoral researcher will set up agent-based models for testing the interactions and loops between variables of intra-city developments. Within cities, social, economic and political phenomena had an impact on the self-perception of the city in terms of their sovereignty and autonomy. You will publish on the use of digital methods to answer legal-historical questions. 

 

You will be working within the Department of Public Law and Governance. The CaPANES-project is part of the theme ‘Urban Constitutionalism’, which is one of the axes of the Signature Plan ‘Global Law and Governance’. The PLG Department hosts legal scholars, sociologists and governance scholars. PLG is a welcome environment for interdisciplinary research. 

 

What do we ask? 
Tilburg University is curious about how you can contribute to our research, education, impact, and to the team you will be part of. Therefore, we would like to get the best possible picture of your knowledge, insight, skills, and personality. Below you can find the qualifications we consider important for the position.

• You have a PhD on a legal-historical, political-historical or institutional-historical topic, preferably for the later Middle Ages or early modern period
• You have knowledge of digital humanities’ methods, in particular social-network analysis; if not acquired already, you are willing to learn agent-based modelling
• You have high proficiency of English, and are willing to learn Dutch
• You have a portfolio of international, peer reviewed publications
• You demonstrate scientific integrity 
• You will contribute to an open and inclusive organizational culture
• You have team spirit: you feel part of a team and express this through collaboration, sharing knowledge and experiences, and contributing to an open and inclusive work environment.

 

To maintain a vibrant and active university community, it is important that we meet each other regularly and that the connection between us remains good. Therefore, the premise is that all staff members carry out their work in the Netherlands.

 

What do we offer?
Tilburg University offers excellent terms of employment with attention to flexibility and room for (personal) development. We recognize and reward our employees and encourage the use of talents and strengths.

 

Tilburg University is committed to an open and inclusive culture, embracing diversity, and encouraging the mutual integration of groups of staff and students. We create equal opportunities for all our staff and students so that everyone feels at home in our university community. 

 

We work in a vibrant and lively (work) environment on our beautiful campus, close to the forest and easily accessible by public transport. We are committed to a sustainable society and challenge you to make an active contribution to this. 

 

For this position, we offer:

• A position based on 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week);
• It is a vacancy for 2 years (one time renewable, max. duration 32 months);
• A salary of minimum 4.332 € and maximum 5.929 € gross per month for full time employment, based on UFO profile Researcher 3 and salary scale 11 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system for salary scaling that is based on relevant education and work experience;
• Vacation allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%);
• Vacation days (41 days for a 40-hour work week);
• Full reimbursement of commuting expenses for sustainable travel: walking, biking and public transportation;
• Moving allowance;
• Options Model for benefits and reimbursement of expenses;
• Employees from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a tax-free allowance of 30% of their taxable wages. We will apply for this reimbursement for you;
• You will be enrolled in the General Pension Fund for Public Employers (ABP) through us;
• Various training courses, for example in leadership skills, personal effectiveness, and career development;
• A wide range of amenities and facilities and various arrangements to create an optimal work-life balance.

 

Visit working at Tilburg University for more information on our terms of employment. 

Information and application

We invite you to apply online for this position by 3 November 2023 (23:59 CET). 
More information about the vacancy can be obtained from Prof. Dave De ruysscher, d.deruysscher@tilburguniversity.edu. 

 

Please attach the following documents to the application:

1. cover letter
2. CV
3. official copy of your PhD degree
4. best publication and publication list
5. contact information of at least two referees (including name, phone number, and e-mail address). 

 

The first selection interviews will take place on 10 November 2023. Tilburg Law School uses structured interviews and part of this is a permanent appointment advisory committee. This committee consists of the following members:  

1. Prof. D. De ruysscher, professor of legal history, PI of the CaPANES project      
2. Dr M. den Hollander, assistant-professor legal history      
3. Gaby Coenen, manager of the PLG Department      

 

Ideally, you will start working for Tilburg University on 2 January 2024. 

More information here.