Teaching and research assistant centre public and social law

Organisation/Company Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Research Field Juridical sciences » International law Juridical sciences » Public law Juridical sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Belgium Final date to receive applications 2 Mar 2026 - 22:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

The person recruited will primarily carry out research within the centre with a view to defending a thesis in legal sciences in the field of private law (this field including, in particular, economic law, family law, private international law, intellectual property, tax law, judicial law and the notarial profession). In awarding the mandate, doctoral research projects related to the area of contract law, property law and the law of obligations (including roman law) will be prioritized.

The assistant will also be expected to support or participate in research activities conducted within the Centre. At the same time, he/she will be involved in teaching, taking charge of practical work groups (see below, ‘Teaching to be supervised’). As such, she will also have to take on the various tasks that fall to members of the Faculty's scientific staff (exam supervision and marking, attendance at student fairs and open days, involvement in faculty life, etc.).

Full-time assistants are appointed for an initial period of 2 years, renewable after evaluation by the competent bodies for two further periods of 2 years, for a total period of 6 years. As the aim of each term is to construct and finalise a doctoral thesis, tasks will be divided equally between research, teaching and participation in the management of the Centre or Faculty.

These tasks may be reviewed at regular intervals, as may the content of the teaching load.

Main Research Field :
Juridical sciences

Sub Research Field :
Private Law

Required educational level:
Master level in Law

Required

Languages:

Required qualifications

A 120-credit Master's degree in law, and fulfilment of the conditions for access to a doctorate.

Skills required

The person recruited must demonstrate an aptitude for high-level research. Their academic results, the quality of their final dissertation, any publications and scientific activities will be taken into consideration in this respect.

The candidate should be able to work as part of a research team, under the supervision of the heads of his/her research unit and of the centre, on themes defined by these heads.

A good knowledge of Dutch and/or English is a major advantage.

Teaching to be supervised

As a full-time teaching assistant, you will be required to teach a minimum of 120 hours of practical work per academic year, i.e. take charge of at least 5 groups for a maximum of 24 hours each (or more if the practical work on a course is limited to 12 hours).

The assistant will also be required to supervise examinations and take part in marking them.

Interested?

Further information can be obtained from Mr Erik van den Haute, Professor at ULB and Director of the Centre for Private Law (e-mail: ).

This template structures your application by including the following elements:

• a written document, such as a scientific publication or a thesis;
• a description of the thesis project (4 pages maximum)
• two letters of reference from people outside the research centre to which you are applying who are likely to be able to assess your career path.
• Incomplete applications or applications that do not use the template provided will not be examined
• by the selection committee.

A shortlist will be made on the basis of the applications submitted. Successful candidates will be invited to an audition, preferably in person or remotely if possible, at the end of April, with a view to taking up the post at the start of the  academic year.

ULB's personnel management policy is based on diversity and equal opportunities.

We recruit candidates on the basis of their skills, regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, origin, nationality, beliefs, disability, etc.

Would you like to benefit from reasonable accommodation during the selection process because of a disability, disorder or illness? Please do not hesitate to contact Marie Botty( ), our contact person in charge of diversity issues for teaching and scientific staff. Rest assured that this information will remain confidential.