The Ph.D Merit Scholarships College candidate will carry out research on the international organizations as employers - between autonomy and accountability, supervised by prof. dr. A.A.H. van Hoek (International Private Law) and prof. dr. E. Verhulp (Labour Law)
Abstract of the research Merit Scholarships College project:
As governance has become more and more European and international, so has the civil service. International organizations employ a growing number of officials and other employees. The position of these employees raises interesting questions of both practical and theoretical importance in which the autonomy of international organizations has to be balanced against the rule of law and the need for accountability in a multilevel governance system. The current proposal aims to examine this balance as it takes shapes in both legal theory and daily practice.
The full text of the research project can be found on www.jur.uva.nl/hsiuk, under news.
Tasks:
To engage in supervised scientific research that will ultimately result in a doctoral thesis; The candidates may also lecture on subjects in the Faculty's curriculum.
Qualifications:
Merit Scholarships College Qualified jurist with excellent knowledge of the law of international organisations and/or labour law and/or private international law Excellent writing skills, fluency in Dutch and English
Appointment:
The appointment will be full time (38 hours a week) although a part-time appointment (32 hours per week) is negotiable. The starting date is 1 September 2011. The appointment will initially be for 1 year. Extension of the contract to a maximum of four years is subject to satisfactory performance after the first year.
The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the salary scales for Ph.D candidates at Dutch universities, i.e., ranging from € 2.042 in the first year to € 2.612 in the final year.
Merit Scholarships College Applications:
To apply for this position, please send the following documents in English
Motivation letter; Curriculum Vitae; Proof of your Master's degree, including grade transcripts. If you have not completed your degree at the time of application, please provide a statement from your supervisor confirming the expected date of completion of your degree; An academic writing sample in English (e.g., journal article, Master's thesis, essay).
Please send all your documents in .pdf or .doc format. Only complete applications will be considered.
Applications should be sent preferably by e-mail to solliciteren-fdr@uva.nl (please state the vacancy number in the subject line of your application) or by mail to the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Law, attn. Dr P.M. Kwantes, Personnel Department, P.O. Box 1030, 1000 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The deadline for applications is May 15th, 2011.
Interviews are scheduled for May 23rd, 30th and 31st.
Further information:
For further information, please contact Prof.dr. A.A.H. van Hoek (A.A.H.vanHoek@uva.nl) or Prof.dr E. Verhulp (Verhulp@uva.nl)
See also: http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/vacancies.cfm
