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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
Duties
Mainly research but work duties include teaching for up to a maximum of 20 percent of working hours as well as cooperation with wider society.
The researchers and teachers at the Faculty are expected to contribute to a dynamic research environment as well as to other Faculty activities, and to perform work primarily in the workplace provided by the Faculty.
Subject description
Migration law encompasses the study of questions related to migration within various branches of law, such as human rights law, humanitarian law, refugee law, criminal law and labour law. Migration law entails both international and national aspects. Although there is no comprehensive legal instrument at the international level that establishes a framework for the governance of migration, a set of legal rules constrain, regulate, and channel state authority over migration. Such rules – which have been created through state-to-state relations, negotiations and practice – are enshrined in multilateral and bilateral treaties, non-binding instruments, or have become part of customary international law.
Qualifications
A person shall be qualified for appointment as a postdoctoral fellow who has been awarded a doctor’s degree in legal science or a degree deemed equivalent to a doctor’s degree in legal science. The doctor´s degree must be completed no more than three years prior to the application deadline.
Candidates who have completed their degree earlier than this can be considered if special grounds exist. Special grounds include leave of absence because of illness, parental leave, positions as elected representatives in trade union organisations and other similar circumstances.
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria for the current post are a good ability to develop and carry out hihg-quality research and teaching skills. The primary focus of the assessment shall be on research expertise.
Attention will also be paid to applicant´s subject knowledge of migration law.
Application process
The application shall include:
Duration
Fixed-term employment, two years. The appointment can be extended if special grounds exist.
Conditions
The position is based on a collective agreement between the social partners (trade unions and employer's organisation) dated 4 September 2008.
Salary is determined on an individual basis, within certain guidelines for this type of position. Please indicate a salary request in your application.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 1 September 2019 or upon agreement |
Salary | Monthly payment |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Lund |
County | Skåne län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2019/137 |
Contact |
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Union representative |
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Published | 30.Jan.2019 |
Last application date | 10.Apr.2019 11:59 PM CEST |