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PhD Researcher European Private Law

Over the last decades, law has become increasingly independent of national states: under the influence of Europeanisation and globalisation, law is no longer necessarily tied to national legislatures and courts. At the new Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law (Ticom), we expect this development to raise enormous challenges for future research. Our approach is to practice legal science in an international way, also in the classical areas of law. This approach offers excellent opportunities for adventurous students wishing to write a PhD thesis in law. This PhD project will be in the field of European private law. The exact topic is to be decided upon in cooperation with the supervisor and is dependent on the interests of the candidate. Ticom invites excellent candidates to submit a motivation letter, a CV and a short (one page) description of your ideas on the topic you want to write about. The research project should lead to a PhD-thesis within four years, as well as to publications in international journals.

University Graduate
The successful candidate must be a highly motivated person with excellent grades and with a university degree in law. He or she has strong analytical and writing skills. The candidate should be fluent in English, both orally and in writing, and also be willing to write the PhD thesis in English. He or she is also willing to participate actively in Ticom’s academic community

Tilburg University, Faculty of Law

Tilburg University is a modern university, specialised in the humanities and the social sciences. The high quality of the Law Faculty’s broad internationally oriented courses and innovative research has earned the faculty an international reputation. The Faculty hosts several research institutes, including TILEC, INTERVICT and TILT. Its inspiring and open culture makes working at the Faculty a pleasure.

The Faculty has recently established the new Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law (TICOM). TICOM is a research institute devoted to studying law from a comparative and transnational perspective. Its main focus is how law can be perceived beyond the nation-state and it adopts an approach in which various areas of law are explored in an integrative way. TICOM is aiming to become a leading centre for an innovative approach towards comparative and transnational law. It offers a stimulating academic environment by

• attracting talented PhD researchers and post-docs
  
• inviting (foreign) researchers to visit the Tilburg campus and give seminars
  
• organising invited conferences
  
• stimulating interdisciplinary work
  

Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500

Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Prof. Jan Smits
Telephone number: 013 - 466 2355
E-mail address: jan.smits@uvt.nl

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.

You can apply for this job before 08-09-2008 by sending your application to:

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 669.08.41.