The Department of International and European Law of the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University intends to appoint one fulltime (0,8-1,0 fte) and one part-time (0,3-0,5 fte) assistant Professor in Intellectual Property Law (Universitair Docent) with a starting date of 1 January 2020, or earlier if possible. Applicants must have expertise in Intellectual Property Law (patents, trade marks, copyright and designs). The appointee will be required to teach in the English language at master level and at advanced level in the masters Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management (LL.M and MSc), to contribute to the development and execution of courses for professionals in Europe (e.g. EQE-training, patent litigation certificate, etc.) and Asia, to conduct high quality research within the Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation, to write research and funding proposals and to fulfill administrative duties.

-          PhD degree obtained in Intellectual Property Law (or manuscript approved); or
-          PhD degree obtained in science and technology with a degree in law. The
            ambition to write a succinct second PhD in IP law will be considered favourably;
            and
-          Excellent research and teaching skills;
-          Excellent organisational skills;
-          Excellent English language skills (written and spoken);
-          Availability to travel.

Fixed-term contract: 5 year.

The appointment as University Lecturer will be for an initial period of five years with the possibility for extension based on target agreements. The salary depends on academic qualifications and experience. The salary is likely to be set in salary scale 11 of the CAO, with a minimum gross month salary of € 3.637,00 and a maximum gross month salary of € 4.978,00.

For people recruited from abroad a reduced income tax rate may apply.

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 > Support > UM employees. 

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 18,000 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.

​​​​​​​The Faculty of Law of Maastricht University

The Faculty of Law of Maastricht University offers the possibility of teaching and interacting with high-level graduate students and a pleasant, international working environment. Its Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/igir) is a prominent research center in the field of International Economic Law and its masters in Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management is one of Europe’s premier IP programmes and member of the European IP Institutes Network (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/IPKM).