We are looking for an Assistant Professor with expertise and interest in European and/or Comparative Administrative Law. She or he will carry out independent and original research in European and/or Comparative Administrative Law, will become a member of the Department of Public Law and will carry out research within the Maastricht Center of European Law. 

In the coming years, the Faculty will make an extra investment in two research themes: 'Digital legal studies: building technology for law’ and ‘Law in a globalizing society: regulation and protection’. The assistant-professor is expected to do research on one of these two themes (see attachment).

In addition, the successful candidate will teach and be involved in the development of the courses European Administrative Law and Comparative Administrative Law within the Bachelor Programme European Law School as well as possibly a number of skills courses taught within the same programme.

Candidates must:

• Hold a PhD in law, with a focus on European and/or Comparative Administrative Law;
• Have a strong background and proven interest in European and/or Comparative Administrative Law;
• Give evidence of sustained research achievements, reflected in peer-reviewed publications;
• Have experience in teaching, by preference European Law and European and/or Comparative Administrative Law courses;
• Have a strong command of English and willingness to learn Dutch;
• Have excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills;
• Have excellent organizational skills.

Fixed-term contract: 10 years.

Candidates are employed temporarily as assistant professor (level 2) and agree to specific development goals. Five years after appointment, or earlier as soon as the development goals are met, the candidate is promoted to assistant professor (level 1) in a permanent position. On the candidate’s request, the decision can be deferred in case of special personal circumstances, such as pregnancy leave, parental leave, or chronic illness.

The salary depends on academic qualifications and experience. The salary will be set between minimum gross month salary € 3.637,00 of salary scale 11 (according to assistant professor 2) and maximum gross month salary of € 5.656,00 of salary scale 12 (according to assistant professor 1), based on a full-time employment, of the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities. For people recruited from abroad a reduced income tax rate may apply.

More information on terms of employment of the university can be found on: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > Employees.

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 16,300 students and 4,300 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.

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The Faculty of Law has a strong and distinct international profile both in education and research. Our faculty is an inspiring and lively place where enthusiastic and inquisitive researchers attempt to find answers to the important legal issues of today. Researchers are able to flourish in the faculty’s vibrant academic community. They develop their own research projects, within the contours set by the faculty’s research programme (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/faculties/law/research/research-programme).

Research is focused on the study of the role of law in an increasingly globalised society. Research involves studying both institutional and substantive developments in the process of Europeanisation and globalisation and the role of the national legal order therein. This takes place by means of comparative research and research in the fields of European law, international economic law and human rights in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary context. To this end, various research methods are applied whereby more traditional methods are combined with empirical research methods.

The Faculty of Law has six departments (Private Law, Public Law, International and European Law, Criminal Law, Tax Law and Foundation and Methods of Law) and hosts eight research institutes, while many researchers of the faculty also participate in interdisciplinary interfaculty institutes (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/faculties/law/research).