Doctoral Researcher

The **University of Luxembourg **aspires to be one of Europe’s most highly regarded universities with a distinctly international and **interdisciplinary character**. It fosters the cross-fertilisation of **research** and **teaching**, is relevant to its country, is known worldwide for its research and teaching in targeted areas, and is establishing itself as an innovative model for contemporary European Higher Education. The University's core asset is its well-connected world-class academic staff which will attract the most motivated, talented and creative students and young researchers who will learn to enjoy taking up challenges and develop into visionary thinkers able to shape society.

**Your Role...**:
The topic of the PhD can be a traditional doctrinal topic addressing novel issues of choice of law, jurisdiction or foreign judgments. Professor Cuniberti is also interested in supervising a thesis at the crossroad of law and economics or psychology, on topics related to jurisdictional/regulatory competition and negotiation of international contracts.

**Qualifications...**:

- A Master’s Degree in private international law, international commercial law or international commercial arbitration; a background in economics or psychology would be important for pursuing research on a pluridisciplinary topic
- Have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment: fluency in English, good understanding of a second language and possibly a third language. Ability to teach in French will be considered an advantage
- Excellent communication and writing skills

In particular, we offer:

- An exciting international and multilingual research environment and the possibility to work within a research team focused on enforcement in multi-level regulatory systems
- Personal workspace
- Travel opportunities for training and learning

**How to apply...**:

- A motivation letter
- A detailed curriculum vitae with list of publications and copies thereof, if applicable
- A transcript of concluded university studies
- The name, current position and relationship to the applicant, of one referee

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

**General information**:

- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 36 Month, extendable to 48 months if required
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Kirchberg
- Internal Title: Doctoral Researcher
- Employee and student status
- Job Reference: UOL06353

The yearly gross salary for every PhD at the UL is EUR 40952 (full time)

**About us...**:
The **Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance **offers four Bachelor programmes, fourteen Master programmes, as well as several continuing education courses. It also includes the Doctoral School in Law and the Doctoral School in Economics and Finance. Around **1,600 students **from **97 different nationalities** are enrolled at the Faculty. Academic staff from different nationalities teach at the Faculty, supported by practitioners from the field, visiting scholars and guest professors. Rooted in Luxembourg but with a **European and international outlook**, the Faculty counts three departments:

- Department of Law
- Department of Economics and Management (DEM)
- Department of Finance

Teaching and research benefit from the proximity of the European institutions, Luxembourg’s world-class financial centre ranked second in the world in investment fund asset domicile, and its vibrant business community. Institutional and private sector partnerships, sponsored Chairs, and a growing network of international partner universities make the FDEF a **vibrant academic hub within the University at the heart of Europe**.