Researcher Human Rights, Democracy, the Rule of Law

Researcher Human Rights, Democracy, the Rule of Law

Hasselt University

Hasselt, Belgium

Your function

As a PhD student, you will prepare and defend a doctoral dissertation. Your PhD research will focus on human rights and/or democracy and/or the rule of law, approaching these topics from a self-chosen perspective that engages with recent developments in a socio-legal context.

The concrete topic and methodology will be determined in consultation between you and your supervisor. Therefore, you are expected to include a research proposal with your application. You will publish in peer-reviewed (inter)national scientific books and journals and actively participate in (inter)national academic conferences within your research domain. You are also open to conducting research stays abroad and contribute to research proposals and workshops.

You will take on a limited package of teaching and support tasks (for example: supervising tutorial groups, mentoring theses, participating in information sessions for prospective students, exam invigilation, or representing PhD candidates on committees). To this end, you will follow training in teaching skills. Finally, you will participate in the doctoral school.

Your talents

• Master’s degree in Law (or equivalent);
• Strong motivation for research;
• You have distinguished yourself during your studies or can demonstrate that you are capable of publishing scientific papers;
• Commitment to quality;
• You are able to plan your work proactively and independently, identify opportunities, set priorities and meet deadlines;
• Creativity in your approach;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• You function well in a team. Your commitment is demonstrated, among other things, by sufficient presence on our campus;
• You are willing to follow a training in teaching skills.