As a PhD candidate in Tax Law you will conduct doctoral research on the EBITDA interest limitation rule, from different perspectives (OECD, EU and comparative). The focus will be on the establishment of the earnings stripping provision and its implementation, in particular within the European Union. A research stay abroad is an option that may be provided. This position does not include any teaching duties.

Preferably, you obtained your Master’s degree in Tax Law or in Fiscal Economics with a thesis in English on a subject related to European or international tax law. You have a demonstrable interest in this field of law. You have excellent verbal and writing skills in English (the language in which you should preferably write your doctoral thesis). You are able to conduct academic research independently as evidenced by your Master’s thesis and/or publications. You have perseverance and willpower, a strong analytical mind, and the ability to work independently. Your Master’s thesis must have been awarded at least a 7.5 out of 10.

• employment: 0.8 - 1.0 FTE
• the gross monthly starting salary amounts to €2,588 in the first year, based on a 38-hour working week, and will increase to €2,984 in the fourth year (€3,111 in the fifth year) (salary scale 10)
• in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• duration of the contract: 4 years (1.0 FTE) or 5 years (0.8 FTE). Initially, you will be given a contract for 1.5 years, which is to be extended to the end of the term depending on research efforts and results
• university job profile: PhD Candidate (Promovendus)
• you will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service where our Dual Career Officer will assist with family related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation

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Faculty of Law
The Tax Law department is part of Radboud University’s Faculty of Law. The faculty’s core tasks are education and research. Its teaching is aimed at training students to become all-round lawyers and providing postgraduate courses to lawyers. Its pioneering academic research is to analyse law in close collaboration with legal practice.
 
The Tax Law department offers courses in the B-3 (Notarial Law) phase, a Master’s programme in Tax Law and a post-initial Master’s programme in Tax Law. Most of its research is embedded in the Business and Law Research Centre, a collaboration between the Faculty of Law and a number of leading law firms and multinational corporations, which conducts research on aspects of law relevant to the corporate sector.
 
Thanks to the ongoing exchange of knowledge and experience between science and practice, research results are achieved that benefit both the science of law and legal practice.
The PhD candidate will join the Faculty of Law’s Graduate School. The Graduate School aims to be an inspiring, professional and pleasant environment for law graduates to pursue a PhD.
 
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