Institute for Contract Law – PhD scholarship holder (100%)

The Institute for Contract Law under the direction of Prof. Dr. Bernard Tilleman and Prof. Dr. Alain-Laurent Verbeke forms part of the Private Law Research Unit and provides education and research, both in the field of Special Contracts such as purchase, lease, assumption, mandate, etc. and in the field of negotiation and mediation.
The Institute works closely with the Centre for Legal Methodology and with KULAK and thus supervises research in the broad field of private property law. In collaboration with LINC (Criminology) and the Leuven Center for Collaborative Management (LCM) at the Faculty of Psychology, the Institute also provides education and research in the areas of negotiation and mediation.
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Project
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You are expected to conduct PhD research in the field of Contract Law, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bernard Tilleman and Prof. Dr. Alain-Laurent Verbeke.
You are expected to conduct scientific research, both your own research and concerning projects of the Institute.
You are expected to provide teaching support (practical exercises, seminars, supervising papers and master’s theses).

Profile
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– You are holder of a Master in Law, with excellent results.
– Experience in the academic field or otherwise is recommended.
– Since the teaching activities are in Dutch, knowledge of Dutch is required.

Offer
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A full-time contract for 1 year, as of September 1, 2025, which can be renewed to a maximum of 4 years in total.

Interested?
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For more information please contact Prof. Dr. Bernard Tilleman, mail: [email protected] or Prof. Dr. Alain-Laurent Verbeke, mail: [email protected].
In case you have any problems using the online application tool, please send an email to [email protected].
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