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Are you looking for a challenging job in a dynamic setting? For the Amsterdam Law Clinics we are looking for a Clinical Teaching Fellow.
At the Amsterdam Law School, students are offered an Experiential Learning programme unique in the Netherlands. Each Master’s programme offers courses from what is collectively known as the Amsterdam Law Practice (ALP), in which students are asked to apply their knowledge of the law to questions from actual practice and to reflect on this experience. Students can enroll in simulations, moot courts, law labs, internships and in law clinics.
The law clinics are known as the Amsterdam Law Clinics (ALC) and comprise six different thematic legal clinics, ranging from the Business & Human Rights Clinic to the Fair Trials Clinic. Besides working on real life cases from real clients, in this programme students participate in overarching, interactive workshops/seminars.
The overall ALP programme is managed by the ALP programme director; the Amsterdam Law Clinics (ALC) component is specifically supervised by the Director of the Amsterdam Law Clinics.
For the Amsterdam Law Clinics we are looking for a Clinical Teaching Fellow with experience in human rights and in clinical and academic legal education. The ideal Clinical Teaching Fellow is a law graduate with experience as a legal practitioner. The Clinical Teaching Fellowship is an exceptional opportunity to engage with legal practice and at the same time work in academia.
What are you going to do?
The Clinical Teaching Fellow is part of the Amsterdam Law Clinics team. The Clinical Teaching Fellow will support the Director of the Amsterdam Law Clinics in teaching the Amsterdam Law Clinics seminars and other related matters. In addition, the Clinical Teaching Fellow will supervise and coordinate several clinical projects/cases. Due to changes in the curriculum and availability of clinical projects, the tasks of the Clinical Teaching Fellow may change, however, the main tasks of the Clinical Teaching Fellow will be:
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
The following background and interests are encouraged and a plus:
Fixed-term contract: 1 year.
We offer a temporary full-time or part-time contract for the period of 1 year. Preferred starting date is 1 August 2021. Upon positive evaluation and satisfactory performance, you will be offered an extension.
The gross monthly salary based on full-time employment (38 hours per week) ranges from €2,790 up to a maximum of €4,402. This is exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus. The starting salary will be based on qualifications, expertise and relevant experience. The profile Clinical Teaching Fellow is applicable in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.
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 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.
To work at the University of Amsterdam is to work in a discerning, independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterized by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society. Here you can read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
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