Doctoral Research Fellow in Law

About the position

At the University of UiT Norway, the Faculty of Law, there is a vacancy as a scholarship for applicants who want to take the degree philosophical doctor (Ph.d.) in legal science.

The position shall be valid for a period of four years. The PhD study is normal for three years. The fourth year, divided by 25 % per year, shall be used for teaching or other career-promoting tasks by appointment. The scholarship position is a position of education and has completed research education up to a doctoral degree as a goal. Admission to doctoral programmes is a prerequisite for recruitment and the study period begins upon accession to the post. The scholarship holder participates in the faculty's research programme and the doctoral project is carried out during the period of addition. Information on the application process for admission to the PhD programme, application form and Ph.D. Regulation can be found here. The application for admission shall be accompanied by the application for admission to the post.

The position is attached to the legal faculty. The faculty currently has approximately 1000 master students, about 25 PhD students and 40 in scientific positions, as well as 18 in administrative positions.

The Faculty has Centred the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) and administrative research teams, Crime control and Security Law, property law, criminal law and criminal proceedings, child rights, common and indigenous rights and human rights and international law. The aim of the research group on common and indigenous rights is to establish a centre of common and indigenous rights. The faculty and the research groups cover a wide range of legal topics, and the faculty also welcomes applications for projects on different legal themes than those mentioned here.

The faculty has the right to assign the degrees masters and PhDs. in law, and the degree Master of Laws (LL.M.) in the Law of the Sea and the Joint Nordic Master Programme in Environmental Law. See www.jus.uit.no for more information.

The place of work is UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start the job within a reasonable time after receiving a quote.

Qualifications

The person added must comply with the requirement for admission to the faculty's ph.d program, cf. § 8 of the Ph.d. Regulation at UiT.

The position requires the degree cand.jur. or a five-year master's degree in legal science with good grades. The faculty may recognise the corresponding foreign law education as a basis for addition.

Applicants who have an average of B or equivalent at the master’s degree (including the master’s degree) are usually qualified for the position unless the project description is clearly deficient. For candidates who do not have a B-section, the assessment becomes more complex. This shall consider whether any previously published work, progress in character development, major master's task and results on it can compensate for missing B sections. Similarly, consideration may be given to whether the applicant has an experience background of particular importance for the implementation of the project.

The person added must have the necessary professional prerequisites for teaching on the compulsory part of the 5-year master's study (1.- 4). department), including sufficient knowledge of Norwegian or Scandinavian languages and knowledge of the Norwegian legal system.

A professionally justified description of the doctoral project shall be provided. The description, which should be on a maximum of 8 pages, shall include an overview of the theme and main and sub-problems of the project and a technical justification for these options. Furthermore, it shall display the methods to be used. The description should also include assessments of association with faculty research teams/NCLOS. Applicants may be asked to clarify the description later in the addition process.

In our assessment, we will also focus on personal suitability and motivation for the job.

As far as possible, provision should be made for the provision of research training. If you have already obtained a doctorate or have an equivalent qualification, you are not currently engaged in this post.

Including working life and diversity

The Arctic University of Norway has a human resources policy objective of being an employer that reflects the diversity of society and uses the potential of the population as a whole. We believe that inclusion and diversity are a strength and want employees with different skills, professional combinations, life experience and perspectives.

If you have disabilities, gaps in your CV or immigrant background, we invite you to check this on the jobseeker portal. If you have qualified applicants, we will call at least one in each group for an interview, and if you get the job, we will arrange for you if you need it. Without selecting the right candidates, we do not use the checks for anything other than anonymised statistics. Read more in the Employer Portal: Employer.fifi.no/positive treatment.

We offer

You will be part of an exciting research environment

Good career opportunities

A good working environment with dedicated colleagues

Good welfare arrangements

Good pension, insurance and loan schemes in the State pension fund

Fellows usually receive 620 000,- in annual pay with 3 % increase per year. years. In specific cases, higher wages may be considered.

Applications

Please note that the application is only assessed on the basis of the information submitted by the application deadline via Jobbnorge. It is therefore important that you attach all the necessary documents showing your qualifications for the job.

Your application must contain:

Application letter

CV

Official Bachelor's and Master's degrees in original language

Official Bachelor's and Master's degree degrees in original language

Official translation of diplomas and certificates in English or a Scandinavian language, if applicable

Explanation of the foreign education characterisation system (Diploma Supplement if available)

Documentation of language skills in Norwegian and English

2-3 references with contact information

Master's thesis and any other scientific work

Project description on approximately 5-8 pages

Application for admission

All documentation to be assessed must be in Scandinavian language or English. Testimonies and transcripts must also be delivered in the original language. If there is no evidence of English knowledge at the time of application, it must be documented before accession. shortcomings at the time of application must be documented before accession.

If you have major scientific work attached to the application via a link to be assessed by the Evaluation Committee, we ask that this be explicitly mentioned in the application.

Rating

Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The Committee’s mandate is to assess the qualifications of applicants on the basis of the application documents and the notice. Each applicant will receive a copy of the evaluation to the expert committee.

Applicants who are considered to be the most qualified will be invited to interview. The interview shall, inter alia, clarify the personal suitability and motivation of the job.

General Information

Employment is subject to the rules and conditions applicable at all times to civil servants and to the UiT guidelines. Our website provides more information to applicants for jobs at UiT.

A shorter period of employment may be granted if the scholarship holder has already completed part of his/her research programme or when his/her employment is based on previous employment in the position of education, so that the total time spent in the course of research is three years.

The position of a fellow is paid according to the State regulation code 1017. From your salary, you will receive 2% contributions to the State pension fund. You will be a member of the State pension fund, which gives you many benefits as well as lifelong retirement and AFP. Read more about your employs at : bk.no.

Personal data provided under the Data Processing Act are processed. Applicants may request not to be included in the official candidate list, but the university may nevertheless decide to publish the name of the applicant. The applicant will then be notified prior to publication.