University College Roosevelt (UCR) is looking for an Assistant Professor in Principles of Private Law.

The instructor is expected to teach the course SSC 275 ‘Principles of Private Law’. The teaching load will be 4 hours per week in class plus preparation time.

The candidate should have:

• at least a Masters (or equivalent) in Law;
• preferably a completed doctoral (PhD) certificate in Law or close to completion;
• excellent English language skills (written & spoken): a minimum of CEF-level C1;
• teaching experience in Law at the relevant university level;
• evidence of teaching excellence (evaluations);
• candidates should have experience of and a clear vision on teaching at a Liberal Arts (and Sciences) College.

UCR initially offers a semester contract running from August 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019 on the level of Assistant Professor (UD). The employment is initially for 0.3 FTE, however there is a possibility for an expansion of the hours.

The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience  - ranges between €2,588 and €4,757 (scale 10/11 according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) gross per month for a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8 % and a year-end bonus of 8.3 % per year. We offer a pension scheme, (partly paid) parental leave, collective insurance schemes and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model).

University College Roosevelt (UCR) is one of the English taught International Honors Colleges of Utrecht University. The staff and students form a vibrant academic community centered on a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s education. Students hail from all over the globe and follow a broad and intensive study program in the historic town of Middelburg, where they live on the centrally-located city campus. Classes have an average of 22 students and include continuous assessment as well as a high level of interaction with instructors. Instructors have great freedom in designing their courses, and work within an environment that firmly has teaching as its priority, whilst also supporting undergraduate and faculty research.

In 2012 the Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) has evaluated UCR’s Liberal Arts & Sciences quality of teaching as good to excellent. The NVAO has also awarded UCR the quality label of a ‘Small-Scale and Intensive’ program. After graduation, UCR’s students continue in the best Master programmes all over the world.