The core responsibilities of the Professor of International Economic Law are:

• to contribute to the further development and teaching of courses in the field of international trade and investment law;
• to conduct research and publish on issues of international economic law within IGIR’s area of research focus (IGIR is the interdisciplinary Institute for Globalization and International Regulation at the Faculty of Law);
• to participate in various academic activities, including the organization of workshops and conferences;
• to contribute to the acquisition and execution of externally funded research;
• to supervise Master’s theses and PhD candidates in the field of international economic law;
• to fulfil management tasks if needed.

Further information is included in the Chair’s profile that can be downloaded here: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/file/profilecharininteconomiclawpdf

The Professor of International Economic Law is expected to have:

• a PhD in law, with a specialization in a field of international economic law;
• demonstrated leadership ability in teaching, research and administration;
• extensive experience in teaching international trade and investment law in English;
• an enthusiastic attitude towards teaching;
• an outstanding research record, with

- a robust publication output in the field of international trade and/or investment law;

- extensive international research networks and established collaborations;

- experience in acquiring and executing externally funded research;

• experience in successfully coaching PhD students to (near) completion; and,
• extensive experience as a keynote speaker and commentator on research and policy in the field of international economic law.

The initial appointment will be for a five-year contract, to be extended to a permanent contract upon a positive review. Remuneration will be according to standard salary levels, depending on years of relevant working experience at the required level. The Professor 2 salary scale will apply (between € 5,843 and a maximum of € 8,508 gross per month, based on a fulltime employment contract) according to the collective labour agreement of Dutch Universities, with an additional 8% holiday pay and an 8,3% end of year payment. (This translates to a gross annual compensation ranging from € 81,544 to € 118,737.)

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.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 20,000 students and 4,700 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law at Maastricht University (UM) provides challenging and rewarding legal education at Bachelor’s, Master’s, postgraduate and PhD levels. The Faculty is a pioneer in small-scale and innovative teaching and trains lawyers for both the national and international job markets. The Faculty is in the top 10 of European law schools, in which it ranks as the most international one with more than half of its student population consisting of foreign students.

Research at our Law Faculty is conducted within one of its research centres and within the Maastricht Graduate School of Law. The focus in research is on the European and international aspects of the law, human rights, migration and the empirical setting in which the law operates. The Faculty’s research ranks consistently high in national surveys and often influences policymakers.

Department of International and European Law

The Professor of International Economic Law will be a member of the Department of International and European Law. The department has 13 full professors (8,7 fte) and 4 (0,8 fte) endowed chairs.

The Department of International and European Law is responsible for courses in the following Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes of the Faculty: Bachelor Dutch Law, Bachelor European Law School, Master European Law School and the Master Globalisation and Law. It also provides courses at the University College Maastricht, the University College Venlo, the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts of Maastricht University and the Law Faculty of Hasselt University.