We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher with expertise and interest in European and/or comparative administrative law. Having recently completed their PhD, they will carry out independent and original research in European and/or comparative administrative law, will become a member of the Department of Public Law and will work closely together with Professor Mariolina Eliantonio. Depending on the specific research interest and focus, they will also become member of the Globalization and Law Network (GLaw-Net) and/or of the Maastricht Center for European Law (MCEL). In addition, the successful candidates will teach and be involved in the development of the courses taught by the Department of Public Law, in the Bachelor Programme European Law School or in the Bachelor and Master of Dutch Law as well as possibly a number of skills courses taught within the same programmes.

Candidates must:

• hold a PhD in law, with a focus in European and/or comparative administrative law.  
• give evidence of sustained research achievements, reflected in peer-reviewed publications.
• have a strong background and proven interest in a field of European and/or comparative administrative law. Preference will be given to candidates with a research interest and focus on the administrative governance of the EU and on one or more of the following research lines: 1) EU soft law; 2) standardization at the EU and global level; 3) effective judicial protection and access to justice in the EU multi-level legal order; 4) multi-level administrative cooperation in the EU.
• have a strong command of English.
• have excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills.
• have excellent organizational skills.

Knowledge of Dutch will be considered an advantage in the selection procedure.

Fixed-term contract: two years.

As Post-doctoral researcher you are employed as researcher  level 4. You get a two-year contract for 38 hours a week (1,00 fte).

We offer a competitive salary between € 2.960,- and € 4.670,- which depends on academic qualifications and experience. On top of this, there is an 8% holiday and an 8.3% year-end allowance.

Besides good primary working conditions we also offer additional benefits such as:

• 41 leave days per calendar year when you decide to work 40 hours per week;
• A pension scheme;
• The option to participate in collective healthcare insurance;
• Assistance with practical matters such as residence permit for candidates unfamiliar with the Netherlands, through Maastricht University’s Knowledge Centre for International Staff;
• Relocation comensation
• Applicants from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for the so-called 30% ruling, a tax cut for highly skilled migrants that applies for a maximum of five years;
• Interesting exchange possibilities of your terms of employment (e.g., bicycle scheme).   

Do you want more information?

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.

Maastricht University

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Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law has a strong and distinct international profile both in education and research. Our faculty is an inspiring and lively place where enthusiastic and inquisitive researchers attempt to find answers to the important legal issues of today. Researchers are able to flourish in the faculty’s vibrant academic community. They develop their own research projects, within the contours set by the faculty’s research programme (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/faculties/law/research/research-programme).

Research is focused on the study of the role of law in an increasingly globalised society. Research involves studying both institutional and substantive developments in the process of Europeanisation and globalisation and the role of the national legal order therein. This takes place by means of comparative research and research in the fields of European law, international economic law and human rights in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary context. To this end, various research methods are applied whereby more traditional methods are combined with empirical research methods.

The Faculty of Law has six departments (Private Law, Public Law, International and European Law, Criminal Law, Tax Law and Foundation and Methods of Law) and hosts eight research institutes, while many researchers of the faculty also participate in interdisciplinary interfaculty institutes (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/faculties/law/research).