Job opening: Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities
Job opening: Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities
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Tilburg University Tilburg Law School
is looking for a
Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities
Location: Tilburg
Duration: One month
Intended state date: Between February and May 2026
Job Closing Date: September 22 2025
Your position
Your profile
We expect the Fellow to participate actively in the academic life of Tilburg Law School by presenting their research in a research seminar and by teaching a guest class to students.Past Fellowshave introduced film screenings have organized a reading of their play with students have read their poetry have mounted exhibitions have given teach-outs and have given a lecture performance in addition to participating in various research seminars.
Eligible candidates arescholars who are in the final stages of their PhD research or who obtained a PhD in the field of law and humanities within the last five years.
Our offer
The Fellow is assigned a contact person at TLS to get as much out of the Fellowship as possible. Tilburg Law School offers shared office space and online library access. An adequate offer will be drawn up for travel and accommodation expenses within the fiscal principle the fellowship only covers travel and accommodation and does not include an allowance for other expenses.
Tilburg University is committed toan open and inclusive culture embracing diversity and encouraging the mutual integration of groups of staff and work in a vibrant and lively environment on our beautiful campus close to the forest and easily accessible by public are committed to a sustainable society.
Information and application
We kindly invite you to apply before September 22 2025this can only be doneonline.Submit a CV including a list of publications a writing sample (article or chapter) a short research statement (about one page) explaining how your research relates to law and humanities and one letter of recommendation. Selection will be based on the information provided. We look forward to your response.
More information can be obtained fromcontact Michiel Bot Associate Professor of Law and Humanities:
The selection committee consists of:
1. Dr. Michiel Bot Associate Professor
2. Dr. Richard Clements Assistant Professor
3. Dr. Inge Graef Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Research
4. Dr. Emily Sipiorski Assistant Professor
5. Dr. Inge van de Ven Associate Professor
Willem Witteveen (1952-2014) was a Professor of Jurisprudence at Tilburg Law School and a Labor Party Senator who practiced and promoted research and teaching at the intersection of legal scholarship and rhetoric literary analysis political philosophy and cultural history and who fostered an academic environment that revolved around thinking and discussing. After Professor Witteveens untimely death in the MH17 shoot-down Tilburg Law School established the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities to commemorate his life and work.
Tilburg Law School
More than 4000 students pursue a Bachelors pre-Masters or Masters degree at Tilburg Law School. Through this education we train students in law public administration and data science. The Tilburg Educational Profile (TEP) is unique in the Netherlands. Central to it are three core concepts: knowledge skill and character. A university education provides students with the latest substantive knowledge and trains them to be critical thinkers and resilient addition the School is committed to innovative educational concepts and partly in response to the coronavirus crisis has invested heavily in the quality of online education and in innovative didactic tools to make and keep students inquisitive.
Tilburg Law Schools research is highly regarded nationally and internationally. The Tilburg Law School Departments work closely together in their research in four signature research programs: 1) Global Law and Governance; 2) Law and Security; 3) Connecting Organizations; and 4) Regulating Socio-Technical Change.
Recruitment code
Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).
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Employment Type
Full-Time
