VACANCY: Assistant Professor in Foundations of Law (broadly conceived) (Maastricht: Maastricht University, DEADLINE 16 APR 2023)

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Presentation:

The Department of Foundation and Methods of Law offers courses in the field of philosophy of law, legal history, and legal theory, as part of our LL.B. and LL.M. programs. Members of the department analyze the foundations of law from a legal-philosophical, legal-theoretical and legal-historical perspective. The department is embedded in the Faculty of Law that offers an international classroom with students from over 40 different nationalities.

Job description:

Applications are invited for an appointment as Assistant Professor (‘Universitair Docent’), in the field of Philosophy of Law, Legal History, and/or Legal Theory. The starting date is 1 August 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a full-time position, consisting of 65% teaching time and 35% research time. The initial contract is for 18 months, followed by a permanent contract subject to satisfactory performance. To complement the competences and academic interests of the current staff, we are looking for candidates who are capable of building bridges between disciplines within our department, e.g., combining legal philosophical and legal historical approaches and topics, or capable of building bridges between one of our disciplines and one (sub)field in private or public law. The appointee will be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of teaching in the Faculty’s LL.B. and LL.M.programs. They will also be expected to make a significant contribution to the Faculty’s research profile by producing high-quality research, to be a cooperative member in the Department, to write research proposals, and to fulfill administrative duties. We particularly welcome applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally under-represented in our discipline.

 Requirements:

expertise in Legal History, Legal Theory, and/or Philosophy of Law;

• the capability to build bridges between disciplines within our department, e.g., combining legal philosophical and legal historical approaches and topics, or between one of our disciplines and one (sub)field in private or public law;
• PhD degree in either of these or adjacent fields (or having obtained a PhD degree at the time of appointment);
• experience and skills in academic teaching, not only in one’s own academic field but also in the more general legal (skills) courses;
• having obtained University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) or be willing to obtain this UTQ soon;
• excellent research skills, preferably as shown in peer reviewed publications;
• excellent organizational skills;
• fluency in spoken and written English at an academic level;
• the ability to teach and grade in Dutch is strongly preferred but is not a formal requirement. However, if employed permanently, the Maastricht University expects basic proficiency in Dutch after a certain period – and provides free language training;
• the ability to work both independently as well as in a team, with a solution-oriented attitude and a healthy dose of academic curiosity.

 Conditions of employment:

A salary initially based on scale 11 of the collective labour agreement of the Dutch Universities depending on qualifications and work experience (minimum € 3,974 maximum € 5,439 gross per month for a full-time job). An annual 8% holiday and an annual 8.3% year-end allowance is also provided. While the position is a permanent one, the initial contract will be for 18 months for any candidate employed by Maastricht University for the first time. Candidates will be required to acquire a university teaching qualification within two years (on-the-job) if still needed. Start: 1 August 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.

 More information:

For more information on these vacancies, please contact: Prof. Dr Roland Pierik, professor of Philosophy of Law and Chair of the Department of Foundations and Methods of Law, via r.pierik@maastrichtuniversity.nl, or +31 (0) 43 3882866. If you recognize yourself in the profile and are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving your application.

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