An Academic in Administrative Law

Job title:

An Academic in Administrative Law

Company

UCLouvain

Job description

An Academic in Administrative LawReference: 36616 / DRTB 013 B / 2025UCLouvain seeks to recruitA full-time academic in Administrative LawMain campus: Saint-Louis BrusselsAbout usUCLouvain is in the top 1% of universities worldwide. Founded in the heart of Europe in 1425, the university brings together 40,000 students and 6,000 staff members on 9 campuses in Brussels and Wallonia. Research and education activities are organised in 20 faculties, 23 research institutes, 5 learning centres and 18 libraries. UCLouvain also has two university hospitals.UCLouvain is a major player in the transition to a sustainable society. The challenges of the ecological crisis are integrated into courses and the university develops numerous local projects (such as a university farm and sustainable campuses). As a digital university, UCLouvain is involved in open science and education, and trains academics in innovative teaching practices through its Louvain Learning Lab. Thanks to two science parks, the university’s research benefits from interaction with 250 companies and 3 incubators, which is fuelled further by being at the centre of a region driven by technological innovation.UCLouvain has a long tradition of international collaborations for teaching and research through partnerships across the world. As a member of the Circle U. European University alliance, the university offers a unique opportunity to work in an environment of interconnected campuses across Europe (London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Pisa, Belgrade, Aarhus and Oslo).The University’s staff policy is based on five pairs of values which are fundamental pillars of the way the University operates, works and lives together:The Saint-Louis – Brussels campus (until recently Université Saint-Louis – Brussels) is characterized by its focus on humanities and social sciences, its pioneering experience in evening and Saturday classes, its 30-year record of successful multilingual initiatives, and the specialization and influence of its center and research institute, the IRIS-L, in several cutting-edge sectors. This perspective coheres with a desire to promote interdisciplinarity where appropriate, a culture of proximity and a focus on human relations in all our activities, and a resolute openness to the economic, social, cultural and religious diversity characteristic of the Brussels-Capital Region, the main seat of the European Union’s institutions and the capital of the Belgian State.Post descriptionWithin the Faculty of Law and the Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Social Sciences and Humanities Sector, this position will include the following teaching, research and community service duties:

• Teaching

You will be responsible for teaching mainly in the area of administrative law, on a daytime and/or evening and Saturday basis in the Bachelor of Law program. You will also be responsible for teaching introductory law (large auditorium, Block 1 Law, daytime hours) and legal theory (seminars, Block 3 Law, daytime hours) in the Bachelor of Law program.

• Research

You will be attached to the IRIS-L Institute (the institute that federates the research entities of the Saint-Louis site in Brussels) and be actively involved in the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Constitutional and Administrative Law (CIRC – https://www.circ.usaintlouis.be/).You will participate in and initiate collective projects conducted within the center. In the course of your career, you will direct theses and seek external funding for new projects, in particular from the FRS-FNRS, the Federal Science Policy, the Brussels-Capital Region and the European Union.You will need to demonstrate an ability to develop activities with other research centers, in particular with the Séminaire interdisciplinaire d’études juridiques (SIEJ – http://www.siej.usaintlouis.be/).

• In addition …

Once tenured, you will carry out various service activities and responsibilities within the institution, such as being a member of a programme committee or examination committee, or having management responsibilities within the faculty or research institute.You will also contribute to serving society, particularly in the economic, social, cultural or development cooperation fields. Finally, you will ensure, through research and teaching activities, the university’s international visibility.Who we’re looking for

• Education

You have a PhD in Law. You have completed your experience with doctoral or post-doctoral stays abroad.

• Experience

You have a proven track record in university teaching, with evidence where possible by formal evaluations.

• Skills

Teaching skills:
You must demonstrate a significant experience in public speaking.
You will also have a high-quality and innovative teaching project that aims for student inclusion and participation but also for an interaction with practice and extralegal disciplines.
You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and your teaching project during a lesson in administrative law to be given in the presence of the hiring committee.
University teaching experience is an asset. Ideally, such experience will have been acquired in different settings (large lecture halls and small groups, for example).Scientific qualifications:
You must have completed a doctoral thesis in public law, the excellence of which is attested, among other things, by the defense report.
You must also have a significant number of scientific publications in public law, in peer-reviewed collective works and in Belgian or international journals.
You must be able to work well in a teaching team and integrate research findings into your teaching. You are capable of conducting high-level scientific research, from obtaining funding for such research to managing a team. You are creative and open to pedagogical innovation and to multidisciplinarity.The following would equally be valuable assets:
o skills in disciplines other than law;
o publication of one or more monographs and/or collective works;
o research stays in institutions other than the one in which the thesis was completed, particularly abroad;
o organization of one or more international seminars and/or conferences;
o securing external funding;
o interdisciplinary research and work with colleagues from other disciplines;
o one or more commitments in various associations in the service of society through previous research projects and activities, and an ability to integrate into the IARC and other research teams at the Faculty (especially the SIEJ).Language skills:
You must have a perfect command (C2 level) of French. This proficiency, if not attested by at least two years’ university training in French, must be certified by an external indicator.
You must also have a very good command of English (level C1 or C2).
You must also have at least a passive knowledge of Dutch (or be committed to acquiring it in view of confirmation). A very good command of Dutch (level C1) would be an asset.
Fluency in other languages are equally be an asset.What we offer

• Tenure after positive assessment of the probationary period – typically four years. This type of career entitles you to a public sector pension.
• Appointment as lecturer or professor according to your previous academic experience, as determined by the Rectoral Council.
• Teaching load capped at 90 hours for a full-time tenure-track position, and 150 hours once tenured.
• An attractive and progressive salary according to seniority and the promotion process.
• A start date of 1 September 2025 at the earliest.
• An integrated leadership and management training programme, including a range of pedagogical, linguistic and other training courses.
• Benefits including transport, family, culture, commercial, etc.
• Official policy that supports equal opportunities and promotes diversity within academic and all other categories of staff.
• Specific emphasis on a work-life balance.

Practical InformationApplication deadline: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at noon (UTC+1 Time Zone)Starting date: September 1st 2025Location:Social Sciences and Humanities Sector
(DRTB) (https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/DRTB)
(IRIS) (https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/IRIS)Need more information?Questions about this position:Prof. Nicolas Bernard, Dean DRTB – doyen-drtb@uclouvain.be
Prof. Isabelle Ost, Président IRIS – president-iris@uclouvain.beQuestions about the procedure:
Cécile Lion, Rector’s Office,Questions about online application:
Andreea Chiriac, Rector’s Office,Interested?Apply only via the online application (applications submitted via any other channel will not be considered).To be considered, your application must contain within a single PDF:

• motivation letter (to be included in the single PDF as well as in your candidate profile);
• current curriculum vitae (to be included in the single PDF as well as in your candidate profile);
• copy of your official PhD diploma;
• full publication list and summary of 3 most significant recent publications;
• research strategy, i.e. your future 5-year research programme;
• teaching programme, i.e. your vision and teaching methods;
• If you are shortlisted and invited to an audition, you will be asked to submit:

• a Ph. D. project, with a view to taking on a doctoral student in the first year of your appointment;
• 3 to 5 letters of recommendation must be uploaded by your referees in accordance with the instructions you will be given.

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Expected salary

Location

Brussel

Job date

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:53:46 GMT

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