The Institute for European Law engages in advanced research at international level in relation to the law of the European Union, with a particular focus on issues of constitutional and comparative law. The Institute's research covers all fields of EU constitutional law, including judicial protection in the EU, fundamental rights, and EU citizenship, as well as aspects of EU substantive law raising topical constitutional questions, including the economic and monetary union, social law, the internal market, the area of freedom, security and justice.
The members of the Institute teach a wide range of courses on EU law: Introductions to EU law for bachelor students in the form of lectures as well as tutorials (in Leuven, Hasselt) and advanced courses on EU law such as EU Constitutional Law, Judicial Protection in the EU and the External Relations of the EU.
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Responsibilities
The Institute for European Law is looking for (a) part-time assistant(s) (from 5%, up to 45%) to provide teaching and organisational support to senior academic staff within the area of EU law.
This position can be combined with vacancy BAP-2024-146 and/or with vacancy AAP-2024-25.
The assistant will be expected to support the activities (tutorials, seminars, moot court, master's theses, practical clinics) of the Institute:
● You would provide teaching support in the framework of courses in the area of EU law, in Leuven and Brussels (bachelor and master level) and/or in Hasselt (bachelor level) and/or
● You would follow up on students when they write seminar papers or their master's thesis and teach tutorials and/or
● You would provide administrative support in running the Institute and/or
● In cooperation with your colleagues, you contribute to the dynamic teaching and research environment of the Institute for European Law, also taking into account your own research and teaching interests.
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Master in Law with a specific focus (and if possible demonstrable knowledge) of European Union law.
High academic grades, international degrees or experience, LLM and/or an excellent knowledge of both English and Dutch are considered an asset.
Excellent knowledge of English is a basic requirement for this position.
Offer
We offer a part-time employment as teaching assistant (from 5%, up to 45%) for a period running from September/October 2024 to August/September 2025.
Please note that this offer of employment can be combined with the offer for a 20% described in vacancy BAP-2024-146 and/or with vacancy AAP-2024-25.
Salary according to scale 43.
Interested?
Applicants are expected to submit:
● CV,
● motivation letter,
● transcripts of grades (bachelor, master and other diplomas).
If you are interested in combining several vacancies, please apply for each of them and indicate your wish to combine them.
For more information please contact Prof. Dr. Elise Muir, tel.: +32 16 37 34 25, mail: elise.muir@kuleuven.be.
In case of problems with the online application, please contact solliciteren@kuleuven.be.
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