The Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law,Governance and Society has a vacancy for a Professor of Law, Governance and Development (1.00 fte)
Vacancy number 2902
The successful applicant is a scholar ofinternational repute (F/M) with a clear overview of and insight into the roleand functioning of law and legal systems in the Global South and how theyinteract with their societal context. She/he has ample experience withinterdisciplinary research on the national and local level in the Global Southand is familiar with development policies. Through case studies and countrystudies the chair group aggregates knowledge and contributes to developingtheory on the role of law in its relation to governance and development. TheVan Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society (VVI) has a strongreputation and research tradition in this field, combining legal and bothqualitative and quantitative empirical research methods. The professor to beappointed will build upon this existing tradition as well as contribute to thefurther development of the VVI, which has recently broadened its scope fromfocusing solely on the Global South to also focusing on (Northern) Europe. Theresearch of the chair group is embedded in one of the Law School’s faculty wideresearch programmes, entitled 'Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights in aPluralist World’.
The successful applicant will contribute tothe teaching programme of the VVI through lecturing courses at the Leiden LawSchool and Leiden University College. She/he will actively be involved in thedevelopment of new teaching modules including a possible Masters programme‘Law, Governance and Society’, and will furthermore contribute to the trainingof policymakers and academics in the Global South.
The professor to be appointed is anacademic leader with strong organizational and communication skills. She/hechairs a group of around twenty persons – including PhD candidates – in closecollaboration with the other members of the departmental management. She/heactively participates in (international) networks in academia, policy, andpractice, including in the field of Rule of Law promotion. She/he will have awell-established track record in obtaining research funding and will startvarious initiatives to acquire new external (research) funding. The successfulapplicant has a firm and realistic ambition to further strengthen the positionof the VVI within the University, in The Netherlands as well as abroad.
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Ph.D. degree in Social Sciences and/or Law directly relevant toVVI’s academic domain and approach;
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Excellent knowledge of and a clear vision on Law, Governance andDevelopment as well as experience with empirical research into law and thefunctioning of legal institutions and actors in the Global South;
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Broad vision on, and ambition to contribute to, the development oftheory in the fields of law and development, and law and society/socio-legal studies;
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Vision, leadership qualities and an academic entrepreneurial spirit;
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Excellent publication record commensurate with career stage,including international publications in peer-reviewed journals and publicationsfor a wider public;
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Experience with Ph.D. and research supervision;
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Experience with the acquisition of external research grants and thecoaching of others in obtaining these grants;
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Experience with the societal dissemination and utilization ofresearch results;
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Excellent communication and organisational skills;
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Extensive experience and affinity with teaching and coordinatingcourses;
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Active participation in several internationals networks in academiaand practice;
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Extensive language skills, including an excellent command ofEnglish. If the successful applicant is not Dutch-speaking, s/he is expected toacquire a good command of Dutch shortly;
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Leiden University requires teaching staff to obtain the UniversityTeaching Qualification (UTQ). If the successful applicant does not alreadypossess this qualification or its equivalent, s/he must be willing to obtainthis Qualification within two years.
With over 5,000 students and 450 members ofstaff, Leiden Law School is one of the largest faculties in the Netherlands.Yet, in all its diversity, it is still known for its ability to provideeducation on a small scale. The Faculty focuses on multi-faceted high-levelteaching and research, both nationally and internationally. It does so byworking with talented people and stimulating and supporting them in theirprofessional and personal ambitions. The Faculty is housed in the beautifullyrestored Kamerlingh Onnes Building on the Steenschuur in Leiden. Working forthe Leiden Law School means working in an inspiring scientific environment. Formore information, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/law.
The Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law,Governance and Society (VVI) is part of the Leiden Law School. The VVI seeks toadvance knowledge of the formation and functioning of legal systems in theirsocial contexts, the impact of these systems on society and vice versa, theireffectiveness in governance, and their contribution to development.
The Institute adopts a socio-legal andglobal approach, doing research on law in the books and law in action in Asia(notably Indonesia, China), Africa, the Middle East, and (Northern) Europe. VVIstaff teaches several socio-legal thematic and regional courses for both Dutchand foreign exchange students. In addition, VVI provides PhD supervision,advisory services and training courses to policy makers and practitioners.Information about the Van Vollenhoven Institute can be found atwww.vvi.leidenuniv.nl.
Initial period of employment in thisposition is for 5 years, with the possibility of renewal based on need, fundingand performance. Salary is in accordance with the cao (Collective LabourAgreement for Dutch universities) and is dependent on the candidate’sexperience. Gross monthly salary is minimum € 5,260.- and maximum € 7,659.-(salary scale H2, on fulltime basis).
Leiden University offers an attractivebenefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end- of-year bonuses (8.3 %),training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choicesmodel gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions.Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial taxbreak. More at http://www.workingat.leiden.edu/.
Leiden University is strongly committed todiversity within its community and especially welcomes applications frommembers of underrepresented groups.
Enquiries can be made to the Dean of theLeiden Law School, Prof. dr. Joanne van der Leun, email [email protected].
If you have any enquiries about theprocedure, please contact the General Secretary of the Van VollenhovenInstitute, drs. Dennis Janssen, email [email protected],telephone +31 71 527 7912.
To apply for this vacancy, please submitonline your application in English no later than 26 June 2017 via the bluebutton of our application system, including:
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A cvincluding education and employment history, publications and courses taught;
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A letter ofmotivation;
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A writingsample, representing recent work, of no more than 10.000 words;
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Names,positions, and email addresses of three referees (no reference letters at thispoint).
The selected candidates will be invited foran interview in the weeks of 21 and 28 August. You are kindly requested to beavailable in this period.
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