Selection Procedures
Institute of State and Law of the CAS announces an open competition in accordance with the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Statutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences for a position Postdoctoral researcher to the Centre for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies (CLASS).
Postdoctoral researcher to the Centre for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies (CLASS), as a maternity leave substitute, for a part-time job 0.9, from January 2022.
Assumed main areas of issues addressed by the position:
- international climate law,
- EU climate law,
- climate litigation,
- law aspects of just transition.
Possible further areas of research: Czech climate legislation, human rights and climate change, climate and gender.
We require:
- a university degree in law from a master's and doctoral programme (Ph.D. or equivalent
- a strong interest in legal aspects of addressing the impacts of climate change
- active knowledge of English (knowledge of another world language an advantage)
- a long-standing interest in theoretical reflection on the problems of law-making and application in a national and international perspective and in scientific work, including an interest in participating in domestic and international research projects and in producing publications
- interest in interdisciplinary approaches to the study of law, interdisciplinary cooperation and the popularisation of scientific knowledge to the public
We offer:
- the opportunity to participate in the formation of climate law as a new subfield of law, thus contributing to the implementation and definition of the research objectives of the Institute of Legal Studies of the CAS, and thus contributing to the overall development of legal research in the Czech Republic
- possibility to participate in ongoing prestigious international projects (part of the full-time position includes participation in the SOLSTICE project with the Universities of Oslo, Graz, and LSE London)
- support for research, publishing, lecturing and other relevant activities of the researcher
- support for international cooperation and exchange based on the researcher's initiative
- pleasant working environment in the centre of Prague
- meal allowance of 60 CZK/day (flat rate), five weeks holiday, language courses
- remuneration according to the valid regulations of the CAS depending on the level of qualification achieved
How to apply:
Please send your written application with a CV and cover letter to ilaw@ilaw.cas.cz by 30 November 2021. Selected candidates will be invited for a personal interview.
information on personal data policy: We would like to inform the applicants that by sending their application they grant the Institute of State and Law of the CAS automatic consent to the processing and storage of personal data for the purposes of the selection procedure and the eventual conclusion of an employment contract. The processing of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Personal data will be processed only to the extent necessary and only for the duration of the selection procedure, the processing of personal data will be sufficiently secure, and personal data will not be transferred to third parties.
Application deadline: 11/30/2021