Assistant professor in Private Law

Job Summary

We are looking for an inspired, innovative assistant professor to engage in cross-cutting research within the law school’s research project on ‘Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL)’, and to teach innovative courses in the field of private law, at both graduate and undergraduate level.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research within the law school’ project on ‘Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL)’, which investigates law’s role in shaping the global economy as well as possibilities for trans-formative change towards greater degrees of social and environmental sustainability;
• teach courses in the field of private law, subject to further agreement and the competences of the selected candidate;
• supervise master theses at graduate and possibly undergraduate level, and eventually assist in the supervision of PhD students;
• carry out and publish independent and high-quality research that fits within the SGEL project and research at the Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law (ACT);
• actively contribute to the research community of the Law School, in particular of SGEL and ACT;
• apply for external research grants with organizations such as the NWO and ERC;
• perform administrative and organizational tasks for the department, SGEL and/or ACT (eg participation in program committee, examination board, etc.);
• work as part of a team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate:

• has a PhD in private law;
• has proven, high-quality research output in the field of private law (and/or a closely related field/discipline) in international journals and/or books;
• has excellent didactic qualities as evidenced by educational evaluations, where available;
• has an excellent command of English, both verbal and written; the knowledge of Dutch will be considered an advantage;
• has excellent scientific writing, planning and communication skills;
• has a strong motivation both to teach and to do research;
• qualifies for additional research time under the standard of the research priority area (criteria can be requested by email).

Our offer

The candidate will be offered a tenure track position, towards the position of associate professor, if the candidate is available at the beginning of the appointment for teaching in the Dutch-spoken bachelor-program and the Dutch-spoken master-program. In such a case, the position offered would be for the duration of 6 years, which will be subject to evaluation after two years and an end term evaluation. When evaluations are positive the position becomes permanent after 5 years. The appointment is at the level of assistant professor with a view to grow to the position of associate professor.

Candidates who do not meet the above mentioned language requirement, but are qualified for the position, will be considered for the position of assistant professor. In such a case, the position will be offered for 2 years, with the evaluation after a first year. Depending on the qualifications of the candidate, and the needs of the department of private law, the candidate may be offered a permanent position after the initial 2 year period.

Job application

The UvA is an equal-opportunity employer. We priorities diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We value a spirit of inquiry and perseverance, provide the space to keep asking questions, and promote a culture of curiosity and creativity. The candidates are asked to submit:

• a cover letter, explaining your motivation to apply for this position;
• a CV, including a list of publications;
• a research plan (max 3 pages), including the contribution to the SGEL research program;
• contact details of 2 referees;
• proof of your PhD and other relevant degree(s);
• a writing sample of a recently written, single authored manuscript in English of no more than 50 pages (this may also include a chapter of the PHD thesis).