The Amsterdam Law School has an opening for one assistant professor (UD2) position in European Law.

Within the Amsterdam Law School you will be part of the lively and supportive intellectual environment of the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG) and its cooperation platform Law and Justice Across Borders.

• Teach, coordinate and assist in developing courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level;
• supervise theses at undergraduate and postgraduate level;
• assist in developing experiential learning elements for European law courses within the context of the Amsterdam Law Practice;
• work as part of a team;
• carry out and publish research of the highest calibre;
• assist in supervising research at doctoral level;
• communicate effectively; and
• participate constructively in the administrative work at the Faculty. 

You:

• have a PhD in law;
• are specialized in the field of European law;
• are proficient in English;
• have excellent scientific writing, planning and communication skills;
• have experience in teaching, ideally both at graduate and undergraduate level;
• have a strong motivation both to teach and to do research;
• qualify for participation in the new research priority area ‘Law and Justice Across Borders’.

An interest and/or expertise in the area of EU economic law, including competition law, is an advantage; as is proficiency in Dutch.

The  appointment will be for the period of one year. Possible extension is subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory performance. The proposed starting date of the appointment is 1 September 2018. The gross full-time monthly salary will be in accordance with the salary scales Assistant professor at Dutch universities, scale 11 (Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) ranging from €3,475 to €4,757 gross per month (full-time equivalent). Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year Bonus.

University of Amsterdam

With over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

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Amsterdam Law School

The University of Amsterdam’s Law School prides itself on its international orientation and strong social commitment. This is reflected by both its research and educational activities. We offer three Bachelor’s programmes and a variety of Master's, several of which are taught exclusively in English (i.e. International and European Law, European Private Law, International Criminal Law, and Law & Finance). Our School prepares students for a wide variety of legal careers including law firms, government, business and industry, the national and international judiciary, public service, human rights advocacy, and academia. With 3,500 students and over 400 staff members, we are one of the largest law faculties in the Netherlands. Our School is located in the centre of Amsterdam.

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