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The Amsterdam Law School is seeking three PhD candidates for the following projects:

• Project 1 Secondary Liability in Civil Law, Torts Law
• Project 2 Secondary Liability in Criminal Law
• Project 3 Secondary State Liability

For a full project description please check our website.

Requirements

The positions are first and foremost a research position; yet the candidates may have the opportunity, or may be asked, to contribute to teaching activities to a limited extent in the second and possibly third year of PhD research

The selected candidates will:

• carry out independent high-quality scientific research leading to the degree of PhD;
• actively contribute to the VICI-project as a whole, including cooperation with the principal investigator and other researchers in the VICI-team;
• actively contribute to the research community in the Law School, in particular at ACIL;
• present intermediate research results at international workshops and conferences;
• participate in the organization of research activities and events, such as conferences, workshops and joint publications;
• show the relevance of her/his research for society and contribute to the dissemination of research results;
• possibly contribute to teaching. 

Conditions of employment

The successful candidates will be offered an initial contract for 15 months. Upon positive evaluation of the PhD students’ performance the contract will be extended by 33 months.

The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the salary scales for PhD candidates at Dutch universities, scale P (Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) ranging from €2,222 to €2,840 gross per month (full-time equivalent). Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year Bonus.

Employer

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.

Department

The University of Amsterdam’s 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 and a variety of Master's, some 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 3,700 students and over 400 staff members, it is one of the largest law faculties in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam Law School is located in the centre of Amsterdam.

Additional information

For further questions on the (VICI/PhD) project, please contact:

• Prof. Göran Sluiter

For questions on the application procedure and employment conditions at the University of Amsterdam, please contact:

• Angela Moisl
  T: +31 (0)20 525 2834

You may send your application, preferably in one PDF file, by email to:

• solliciteren-fdr@uva.nl.

Please mention vacancy number 18-144 and the specific Phd project you are applying for (project 1, 2 or 3).

Applications must contain the following information:

• cover letter  (including mention of the project(s) for which the candidate applies);
• CV;
• contact details of 2 referees (no reference required);
• writing sample (for example, LLM thesis);
• proof of your master’s degree; if you have not completed your degree at the time of application, please provide a statement from your supervisor or University confirming the expected date of completion.

Short-listed candidates may furthermore be requested to provide their reflections on the research topic.

The envisaged starting date is 1 September 2018.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 1 May 2018.