The Amsterdam Law School is recruiting an established and internationally recognized scholar with a vision on and ambition in interdisciplinary research and education in the field of labour regulation in a broad, transitional perspective (‘future of work’). The candidate will play a leading role in further developing the research agenda as well as the educational programme and will provide leadership to the Section Labour Law.

The Chair Regulation of Labour will be part of the Department of Information Law and Labour Law (section Labour Law) of the Law School. The section Labour Law strives to be a renowned scientific knowledge institution for the study of regulation and organisation of labour in a wide perspective. The section has a strong international orientation, and its research and education are highly relevant to Dutch practice. The section encompasses two groups that were merged in 2018: the Amsterdam Institute for Labour Studies (AIAS) and the Hugo Sinzheimer Institute (HSI). The section Labour Law is the largest, most interdisciplinary group of scholars working in the field of regulation of labour in the Netherlands. It has a scientific staff of approximately 12 FTEs, divided over 17 staff members (4 professors, 1 associate professor, 2 assistant professors, 4 lecturers and 6 researchers). There are currently 6 internal PhD students and 6 external PhD students. In addition, a group of about 10 guest staff members is involved in research and education. The staff of the section consists of researchers and lecturers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including lawyers, economists and political scientists. The section is supported by a business operations manager and a secretary. It is currently headed by an interim Chair.

The prospective Chair will have the following tasks:

• leading and further developing the section's international research on labour law as part of an interdisciplinary research-agenda;
• independently conducting research on the regulation of labour;
• stimulating, obtaining funding for and carrying out research in the 2nd and 3rd flow of funds;
• leading the repositioning of the master's programme in Labour Law, as well as postgraduate courses, partly from an interdisciplinary perspective;
• supervising young teachers in their teaching;
• leading the section;
• conducting a transparent personnel, financial and administrative policy;
• participating in the board at faculty and university level. 

The prospective Chair must in particular meet the following requirements:

• a PhD or equivalent degree in the field of labour law; candidates with a scientific background other than law may be considered if in their research and teaching they have demonstrated a close affinity with law;
• a proven ability to engage in cutting edge research in issues related to regulation of labour at a theoretical and/or empirical level;
• a proven interest in interdisciplinary research;
• the capability to initiate and organise new research by identifying innovative research themes;
• a documented excellence in research through publications in top international journals;
• successful funding experience through competitive research grant applications and  private funding;
• connection to an international network, and contacts necessary to initiate national and international partnerships;
• commitment to stimulating and supervising PhD research;
• excellent educational capacities, as evidenced, among other things, by evaluations and educational qualifications; 
• ability to provide appealing and activating education, in the field of labour law;
• ability to provide good English-language education;
• strong leadership skills (a connector, accessible, a good listener and communicator, innovative and flexible, and decisive ) and willingness to further build a promising interdisciplinary research group on labour regulation;
• good managerial, organisational and managerial qualities and the willingness to use these at the various levels of governance.

The Chair will provide leadership in a section and law school that both in terms of education and day to day management in large part operate in Dutch. A successful candidate who is not native in Dutch should be committed to master passive and eventually active Dutch within a reasonable time.

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Our offer

The chair will be a full-time (1.0 fte) or near full time (0.8 fte) position. The salary is in accordance with the salary scales for professors at Dutch universities, scale H1 of H2 (Collective Labour Agreement (Cao) of Dutch Universities), ranging from €5,582 to €9,812 gross per month (full-time equivalent) depending on expertise and previous experience. Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year allowance.

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.

Amsterdam Law School – Section Labour Law

The Amsterdam Law School prides itself on its international orientation and strong social commitment. This is reflected by both its research and educational activities. The Amsterdam Law School offers three Bachelor’s programmes, including the interdisciplinary English-language Bachelor Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) in cooperation with two other Faculties, as well as a variety of Master's programmes, several of which are taught exclusively in English (i.e. International and European Law, European Private Law, International Criminal Law, and Law & Finance). The Amsterdam Law 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 4000 students and over 450 staff members, it is one of the largest law faculties in the Netherlands.