- JOB
- Belgium
25 Mar 2025
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- KU Leuven
- Research Field
- Juridical sciences » Other
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Belgium
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 38 hours/week
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by a EU programme
- Reference Number
- BAP-2025-170
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
CiTiP is looking for a junior researcher in the field of law, agriculture and technology, including regarding the regulation of new genetic techniques and precision agriculture in the EU and beyond. The aim is to study the regulation of new agricultural technologies critically and interdisciplinary, for example from the perspective of global economic history or agrarian anthropology. Possible analytical lenses could come from geopolitical analysis, international relations, postcolonial or decolonial studies, feminism or critical agrarian theory. The candidate can propose topics in the context of, among others, international food trade law, the Common Agricultural Policy, biodiversity law, biosafety law or plant variety rights.
The tasks of the researcher are twofold:
- On the one hand, the researcher prepares a doctoral thesis, according to the conditions of the Faculty. Within the duration of the present job offer and under the supervision of the supervisor, the researcher looks for funding to finance the full duration of the doctoral research. The researcher publishes his/her/their own work, possibly together with the supervisor, and presents that work at (inter)national conferences.
- On the other hand, the researcher helps with applying for research funding, and with the preparation and finalisation of publications with the supervisor. The researcher assists the supervisor with teaching tasks (including thesis supervision, exam correction) and with the broader agricultural projects that are ongoing within CiTiP.
Where to apply
Requirements
- Research Field
- Juridical sciences
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- DUTCH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
- A stimulating and dynamic environment, characterised by a unique mix of independence, trust and support.
- The opportunity to write a PhD, provided further funding is secured.
- A full-time appointment of one year as a PhD scholarship holder with an attractive scholarship.
- As a PhD scholarship holder, you will also enjoy a number of staff benefits, such as a wide range of training and education options, an attractive leave scheme, insurance, a bicycle allowance, eco-cheques, preferential rates for sports and cultural facilities, etc.
- Access to all university facilities.
Eligibility criteria
- You are eager to learn and fascinated by the confrontation between agriculture and law.
- You can creatively analyse legal problems in this legal domain against a political, economic, historical and anthropological background.
- You have a Master's degree in Law. Additional degrees, credits or electives in the social sciences are a plus.
- You want to obtain a PhD in Law.
- You are prepared to work towards becoming someone who not only has an internal-legal command of the law, but can also analyse it externally-socio-legally. Qualitative or quantitative methodological skills already acquired are a plus.
- You are proficient in English (oral and written) for research. Proficiency in Dutch (oral and written) for teaching tasks and project work is an important added value. Further language skills, in particular French, German, Portuguese or Spanish, are a plus.
- You achieved excellent results during your studies, in particular for content-relevant subjects and essays.
- You are flexible and can work independently, as well as in a team.
- You want to get involved within CiTiP (including by setting up internal collaborations, participating in social activities, etc.).
Selection process
During the first round of the application procedure we ask for:• a cv (maximum 2 pages)• a list of study marks for relevant educational degrees• a motivation letter (maximum 1 page)• a research proposal (maximum 2 pages)
If there are several good candidates, a second round with an interview will be organised.
For more information please contact Prof. Dr. Lodewijk Van Dycke, tel.: +32 16 32 12 82, mail: lodewijk.vandycke@kuleuven.be.
In case of problems with the online application, please contact solliciteren@kuleuven.be.
You can apply for this job no later than 05/05/2025 via the online application tool
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- KU Leuven
- Country
- Belgium
- State/Province
- Vlaams Brabant
- City
- Leuven
- Postal Code
- 3000
- Street
- Leuven
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
- Leuven
- City
- Vlaams Brabant
- Street
- Leuven
- Postal Code
- 3000
- lodewijk.vandycke@kuleuven.be