1 Legal Doctoral Researcher in Belgium | KU Leuven

The Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and the Institute for International Law of KU Leuven are looking for an outstanding junior legal researcher to conduct a four year research project funded by BELSPO-BRAIN: A century of pioneering case-law. A digital database of Belgian precedents of international justice, 1914-2014. The central aim of this project is to identify, describe and digitize judicial records produced by Belgian jurisdictions in the context of post-conflict processes from 1914 to 2014 and conduct legal research in this area. Three research themes have been defined: micro-historical approaches to post-conflict justice; transnational judicial actors, practices and discourses and the contribution of Belgian case law to international trials. The research project is conducted in close collaboration with colleagues from the ULB, National Archives of Belgium and the University of Marburg.

Project

• You conduct independent, fundamental research in the area of law with a view to obtaining a PhD in Law.
• You are employed in a dynamic, international and growing research environment and contribute to its current and future research activities.

Profile

• You obtained a Masters degree in law from a leading university with outstanding grades (you must at least have graduated in the top 5% of your class).
• You have a special interest and expertise in international law and international criminal law.
• You have a strong interest in other disciplines, in particular historical research.
• You have excellent analytical skills, and are able to summarize and present a large amount of information in an intelligent way.
• You are able to organize your own research activities while working as part of a research group; you are able to handle various tasks at the same time while keeping strict deadlines.
• You have excellent knowledge of Dutch, French and English. You can also understand and read sources in German.
• You are able to efficiently use the most important Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Offer

We offer an employment as full-time doctoral researcher starting on 1st September 2015 for 1 year, renewable up to 4 years.