We are looking for an inspired, innovative assistant professor to engage in cross-cutting research within the law school’s research project on ‘Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL)’, and to teach innovative courses in the field of private law, at both graduate and undergraduate level.

Tasks

• Conduct research within the law school’ project on ‘Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL)’, which investigates law’s role in shaping the global economy as well as possibilities for transformative change towards greater degrees of social and environmental sustainablitiy;
• teach courses in the field of private law, subject to further agreement and the competences of the selected candidate;
• supervise master theses at graduate and possibly undergraduate level, and eventually assist in the supervision of PhD students;
• carry out and publish independent and high-quality research that fits within the SGEL project and research at the Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law (ACT);
• actively contribute to the research community of the Law School, in particular of SGEL and ACT;
• apply for external research grants with organizations such as the NWO and ERC;
• perform administrative and organizational tasks for the department, SGEL and/or ACT (eg participation in programme committee, examination board, etc.);
• work as part of a team.

The ideal candidate:

• has a PhD in private law;
• has proven, high-quality research output in the field of private law (and/or a closely related field/discipline) in international journals and/or books;
• has excellent didactic qualities as evidenced by educational evaluations, where available;
• has an excellent command of English, both verbal and written; the knowledge of Dutch will be considered an advantage;
• has excellent scientific writing, planning and communication skills;
• has a strong motivation both to teach and to do research;
• qualifies for additional research time under the standard of the research priority area (criteria can be requested by email).

Fixed-term contract: six years.

The candidate will be offered a tenure track position, towards the position of associate professor (universitair hoofddocent), if the candidate is available at the beginning of the appointment for teaching in the Dutch-spoken bachelor-programme and the Dutch-spoken master-programme Privaatrecht. In such a case, the position offered would be for the duration of 6 years, which will be subject to evaluation after two years and an end term evaluation. When evaluations are positive the position becomes permanent after 5 years. The appointment is at the level of assistant professor (Universitair docent 2) with a view to grow to the position of associate professor (Universitair hoofd docent 2).

Candidates who do not meet the above mentioned language requirement, but are qualified for the position, will be considered for the position of assistant professor (Universitair docent 2). In such a case, the position will be offered for 2 years, with the evaluation after a first year. Depending on the qualifications of the candidate, and the needs of the department of private law, the candidate may be offered a permanent position after the initial 2 year period.

The gross full-time monthly salary will be in accordance with the salary scales for Assistant professors at Dutch universities, scale 11 ranging from €3,637 to €4,978 gross per month. Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8,3% end-of-year Bonus. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities applies.

What else do we offer?

The successful candidate will join a vibrant research community and successful educational programmes. The candidate will form part of the department of Private Law, the ACT, and the research project SGEL. SGEL is a law school project that connects (European) private law with public international and European law. Next to ACT it includes, in particular, researchers from the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG) and the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL).

The law school’s relevant graduate and postgraduate programmes draw a diverse, interesting and interested student population from the Netherlands and abroad. ACT has a strong track-record of excellent research and sustains a dynamic research culture through a series of events and intiatives. 

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 – Department of Private 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.

The department of Private Law is responsible for coordinating and teaching a wide scope of courses in the Bachelor programme and in the Masters programmes Private Law, European Private law and Law and Finance. In terms of research environment, the assistant professor will be part of the lively and supportive intellectual environment of the ACT and the broader research program SGEL.