Tilburg Law School is hiring a lecturer who has an interest in Global Law and International Law, with an agility for residential and online teaching.

Tilburg Law School seeks applications for a full-time lecturer position in the Department of Public Law and Governance, effective 15 August 2023. The candidate selected will join a well-established department with faculty members who teach a variety of residential and online courses on topics related to Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, European Law, Global Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, International Relations, Political Science, Public Administration and Public Governance at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Lecturers have teaching and service responsibilities.

The candidate selected will provide mostly teaching support to instructors in our Global Law Bachelors program. Specifically, the candidate will support lecturers (part-time) in the course Introduction to Global Law. Further, the candidate will mentor and advise international students in our Global Law Bachelors program and supervise students with writing their Final Essay. The candidate may also be expected to supervise LLM students (International and European Law) with writing their theses. 

Tilburg University is curious about how you can contribute to our research, education, impact, and to the team you will be part of. Therefore, we would like to get the best possible picture of your knowledge, insight, skills, and personality. Below you can find the qualifications we consider important for the position.

• A lecturer must have an LLM degree (or equivalent qualification) and must demonstrate the potential to be an outstanding teacher. 
• You have demonstrated excellence in teaching, as evidenced by course evaluations.
• We value applicants who have a broad range of interests and experience, and a commitment to teaching and teaching support involving high-caliber international students in our Global Law Bachelors program.
• You are fluent in English, at a high and international level.
• You are able to work independently as well as in a team.
• You are committed to understanding and advancing our Global Law Bachelors Program.
• You have the teaching and social skills to inspire and motivate undergraduate students.
• You demonstrate personal leadership: you take responsibility for your work and career and possess a good level of self-knowledge.  
• Your work ethic is driven by quality, flexibility, and a strong belief in team-play.
• You provide flexible and very reliable support to course instructors, based on anticipated needs and instructions. This includes grading and assessment work.
• You are responsive and adaptive to the needs of your colleagues and/or tasks assigned. 
• You possess creative savvy with ideas on how to better deliver e-learning in our Global Law Bachelors (e.g. live video, virtual classrooms, mobile apps experience).
• You are committed to integrating in the social culture and norms of the department.
• UTQ certificate/didactic skills; 

To maintain a vibrant and active university community, it is important that we meet each other regularly and that the connection between us remains good. Therefore, the premise is that all staff members carry out their work in the Netherlands and that lecturing is done physically.

Tilburg University offers excellent terms of employment with attention to flexibility and room for (personal) development. We recognize and reward our employees and encourage the use of talents and strengths.

Tilburg University is committed to an open and inclusive culture, embracing diversity, and encouraging the mutual integration of groups of staff and students. We create equal opportunities for all our staff and students so that everyone feels at home in our university community. 

We work in a vibrant and lively (work) environment on our beautiful campus, close to the forest and easily accessible by public transport. We are committed to a sustainable society and challenge you to make an active contribution to this. 

For this position, we offer:

• A position based on 0.8 – 1.0 FTE (32-40 hours per week);
• This is a vacancy for a temporary position in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 5 of the CLA for Dutch universities. You will be given a temporary employment contract for the duration of 5 years. 
• A salary of minimum €3.974 and maximum €5.439 gross per month for full time employment, based on UFO profile Lecturer 3 and salary scale 11 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system for salary scaling that is based on relevant education and work experience.
• Vacation allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%);
• Vacation days (41 days for a 40-hour work week);
• Full reimbursement of commuting expenses for sustainable travel: walking, biking and public transportation
• Options Model for benefits and reimbursement of moving expenses;
• Employees from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a tax-free allowance of 30% of their taxable wages. We will apply for this reimbursement for you;
• You will be enrolled in the General Pension Fund for Public Employers (ABP) through us;
• Various training courses, for example in leadership skills, personal effectiveness, and career development;
• A wide range of amenities and facilities and various arrangements to create an optimal work-life balance.

Visit working at Tilburg University for more information on our terms of employment. 

Tilburg University

Tilburg University's motto is Understanding Society. Based on this vision, our almost 2,800 employees conduct research, inspire more than 19,000 students of 110 nationalities, and bring people from different disciplines and organizations together to learn from each other. In this way, we want to contribute to solving complex social issues. In doing so, we work from the fields of economics, business and entrepreneurship, social and behavioral sciences, law and public administration, humanities and digital sciences, and theology. We seek the connection between the various disciplines to find solutions to the major issues we face as a society. Our students are educated to become responsible and entrepreneurial thinkers, driven by solidarity, a sense of responsibility, and empathy, who are able to influence and give direction to a rapidly changing society in an innovative way. Tilburg University has a culture of collaboration and co-creation, at local, regional, national, and international level.

Since its founding in 1963, Tilburg Law School has become one of the leading law schools in Europe.  Through top research and the provision of high-quality university education, the School contributes to society. Tilburg Law School is organized into five Departments: Public Law and Governance; Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, Markets and Society; Private, Business and Labour Law; the Fiscal Institute Tilburg; and Criminal Law. The mission of the School is to understand and improve the role of law and public administration in addressing the social problems of today and tomorrow. Through research and education, our scholars contribute to that mission. 

More than 4,000 students pursue a Bachelor's, pre-Master's or Master's degree at Tilburg Law School. Through this education, we train students in law, public administration, and data science. The Tilburg Educational Profile (TEP) is unique in the Netherlands. Central to it are three core concepts: knowledge, skills, and character. A university education provides students with the latest substantive knowledge and trains them to be critical thinkers and resilient professionals. In addition, the School is committed to innovative educational concepts and, partly in response to the coronavirus crisis, has invested heavily in the quality of online education and in innovative didactic tools to make and keep students inquisitive. 

Tilburg Law School's research is highly regarded nationally and internationally. The Tilburg Law School Departments work closely together in their research in four signature research programs: 1) Global Law and Governance; 2) Law and Security; 3) Connecting Organizations; and 4) Regulating Socio-Technical Change. 

Department of Public Law & Governance (PLG)

The Department of Public Law & Governance (PLG) is a unique collaboration of researchers in the fields of International Law, European law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Administration, Legal Philosophy, Political Science, Legal History, and Jurisprudence. Collaboration within the Department is very much inspired by joint research interests.