RU Public Law – PhD scholarship holder (100%) – Human Rights Law

The Leuven Centre for Public Law consists of a dynamic mix of academic researchers and respected practitioners from the judiciary, the legal profession and from various international and national organisations. We want to create a research and education environment that is both scientifically grounded and practically oriented, based on a broad international network and a strong sense of social responsibility.
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Project
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– Conducting doctoral research, completing the programme and obtaining a PhD in the domain of Human Rights Law.
– Assisting with scientific research (project applications, organisation of conferences, research, …).
– Assistance with educational activities such as supervising master theses and support with (correction of) exams.

Profile
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– The candidate has at least a Master of Law degree (or equivalent). Additional foreign degrees are recommended.
– The candidate obtained good study results. Of course a special interest in human rights law and constitutional law in general is required.
– The candidate is fluent multilingual. A good oral and written knowledge of Dutch and English is a minimum.
– You have skills to critically analyse theoretical texts.
– You have a fluent writing style.
– You are able to work independently, but also in a team and you show sufficient initiative.
– You are able to successfully complete a doctoral research project under supervision.

Offer
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We offer a PhD scholarship (100%) for 1 year, renewable up to max. 4 years. It is the intention that the research results in a PhD after 4 years.

Interested?
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For more information please contact Prof. dr. Koen Lemmens, tel.: +32 16 32 54 34, mail: [email protected].
In case of problems with the online application, please contact: solliciteren@kuleuven.
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