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The PhD position concerns the role of courts in developing new law. The project focuses on courts and the way in which they use empirical data and scientific evidence to construct legal norms instead of pretending to merely find or interpret the law as is still often the way in which judicial decision making is presented. This PhD project concerns an explorative research into the ways courts – in particular in public interest cases – are dealing with empirical data, scientific evidence, amicus curiae and other potential sources of information that may fuel the judicial decision making process.
What kind of data do courts use and which methods do they apply when producing judicial norms in situations of uncertainty? This project concerns the role of empirical data and scientific evidence in the ex ante evaluation that courts sometimes conduct ´in-house´ or via different sorts of intermediaries, such as: amicus curiae (friends of the court), special masters (court appointed officials that collect evidence or monitor the compliance with court-orders), and other court-appointed (scientific) experts. How do they deal with scientific uncertainty or controversies and what procedures do courts follow to filter-out flawed data and junk sience? To what extent do courtsconduct their own investigations in order to, for instance, falsify certain claims by the litigating parties (e.g. holding agovernment agency accountable will lead to a floodgate of claims)? The project will involve a comparative analysis with regard to the data and methods that courts apply in, especially public interest cases against public authorities.
Research (0,8 fte)
Teaching (0,2 FTE)
Tilburg University believes that academic excellence is achieved through the combination of outstanding research and education, in which social impact is made by sharing knowledge. In doing so, we recognize that excellence is not only achieved through individual performance, but mostly through team effort in which each team member acts as a leader connecting people.
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Tilburg University offers excellent terms of employment. We believe flexibility, development, and good employee benefits are very important. We make clear agreements on career paths and offer all kinds of facilities and schemes to maintain an optimum balance between work and private life. Tilburg University fosters diversity and inclusion; that is why we pursue an active policy for inclusive teams where diverse talents can flourish.
The starting gross salary varies between € 2395 and € 3061 per month (full time) based on scale P of the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities. Tilburg University actively promotes equal and transparent salary between men and women by strictly applying predetermined parameters based on the candidate’s experience. Employees recruited from abroad may be eligible for the 30% tax facility- this means that 30% of your salary will be paid as a tax-free reimbursement.
Tilburg University offers you an employment agreement, which will initially be for a fixed period of 16 months with a statutory probationary period of two months. After 12 months, an evaluation will take place. If the performance evaluation is positive, your employment agreement will be extended for the remaining period of 32 months.
You are entitled to a holiday allowance amounting to 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of your gross yearly income. If you work 40 hours per week, you receive 41 days of paid recreational leave per year.
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Under the motto of ‘Understanding society’, Tilburg University’s more than 1,500 employees develop knowledge, transfer it to others, and bring people from various disciplines and organizations together. In this way, we want to contribute to solving complex social issues. Our focus areas are economics, business and entrepreneurship, social and behavioral sciences, law and public administration, the humanities and digital sciences, and theology. Tilburg University is internationally known for its high standards in education and scientific research, as well as its good support facilities. The Tilburg University campus offers both quietness and connectivity as it is located in a wooded park, ten minutes away from the city center, main highways, and railways. A mid-sized city of 200,000 inhabitants in the South of the Netherlands, and in proximity to cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and London, Tilburg is situated at the very heart of Western Europe.
Tilburg Law School offers highly ranked national and international education and research in law and public administration. Currently, almost 4,000 students are enrolled at Tilburg Law School. Students in Tilburg can choose from five Bachelor's programs, one of which is taught in English (Bachelor Global Law) and ten Master's programs, eight of which are taught in English. The international orientation of Tilburg Law School is reflected in these Bachelor's and Master's programs. The research conducted within Tilburg Law School is aimed at social relevance and provides students with the tools and skills to study and deal with current issues at an academic level. The research within Tilburg Law School is organized into five cross-departmental research programs: 1) Global Law and Governance; 2) New Modes of Lawmaking and Governance in a Multilayered Order; 3) Law and Security; 4) Sustainable Business Law and Taxation; and 5) Law and Technology.
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