Postdoctoral Researcher in Human Rights

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Subject

Human Rights

Subject Description

The postdoctoral researcher will develop research concerning national aspects of human rights and obligations in Sweden and other Nordic countries regarding, for example, children, the elderly, indigenous peoples, and minorities.

This includes comparative issues in relation to European countries regarding the implementation and compliance with various commitments made through accession to international treaties such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights. The area also includes questions about how Sweden and other Nordic countries could strengthen national protection of human rights by actively contributing to the formulation of new international agreements in favor of certain groups such as the elderly or to address new challenges such as climate change and its impact on human rights.

The postdoctoral position is funded by a donation from the Lennart Blecher family.

The postdoctoral researcher will be part of a research group with an individual project. Professor Jessica Almqvist is the research leader and coordinator for the projects funded by the Blecher family's donation concerning human rights with a focus on Sweden and the Nordic countries. Within the framework of the donation's subject focus on human rights, the faculty has engaged three guest professors. The postdoctoral researcher will work closely with the research leader and guest professors as well as with other researchers and colleagues in the field of human rights at the faculty.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities primarily consist of research, but also teaching up to 20 percent of the working time and collaboration with the surrounding community is included.

Within the framework of the employment, there is an opportunity for higher education pedagogical training corresponding to at least three weeks.

The faculty's researchers and teachers are expected to contribute to a vibrant research environment and the faculty's other activities and primarily conduct work at the workplace.

Eligibility

Eligible for employment as a postdoctoral researcher is someone who has obtained a Juris Doctor degree or a foreign degree assessed to be equivalent to a Juris Doctor degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than three business days after the application deadline. For employment as a postdoctoral researcher, priority will be given to those who obtained their doctoral degree no more than three years before the application deadline. If there are special reasons, the doctoral degree may have been obtained earlier. Special reasons refer to leave due to illness, parental leave, trust assignments within trade unions, service in the total defense, or other similar circumstances or relevant service/assignments for the subject area.

For postdoctoral researchers, the general eligibility requirement is to be suitable for and have the ability otherwise needed to fully perform the tasks in the current employment.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria for employment as a postdoctoral researcher are a good ability to develop and implement high-quality research as well as pedagogical ability. In the employment of a postdoctoral researcher, scientific ability will primarily be considered.

Importance will be attached to the submitted research plan for the position and its relevance to developing national aspects of human rights and obligations in Sweden and other Nordic countries regarding, for example, children, the elderly, indigenous peoples, and minorities or to address new challenges such as climate change and its impact on human rights.

Importance will be attached to good subject knowledge in human rights.

Since parts of the research material that the postdoctoral researcher needs to utilize are in Swedish, very good oral and written proficiency in Swedish (or another Nordic language) is a requirement.

Since teaching is included up to 20% of the working time, the ability to conduct teaching will also be taken into account.

Application Process

The application must include the following:

• personal letter, in Swedish (or another Nordic language)
• brief curriculum vitae (CV), in English or Swedish (or another Nordic language)
• complete publication list
• copy of the doctoral degree certificate
• certificates from other experiences and competencies relevant to the position
• plan for the research project (including publication plan) that the applicant wishes to work on during the time as a postdoctoral researcher (maximum five pages), in English or Swedish (or another Nordic language)
• list of the doctoral thesis and the other two scientific works that the applicant wishes to refer to
• the referenced scientific works
• brief account of pedagogical merits, in English or Swedish (or another Nordic language)

Please note that the documents submitted or prepared in connection with this advertised position (such as applications, expert opinions, and minutes) are generally public and thus accessible. This means that the documents may (with the exception of confidential documents) be read by anyone who requests it.

Duration

Fixed-term employment, two years.

Conditions

The employment is governed by a collective agreement, “Agreement on Fixed-Term Employment as a Postdoctoral Researcher,” between the labor market parties dated 2021-11-19 (The Swedish Agency for Government Employers, OFR:s and Saco-S).

The university applies individual salary setting. Please indicate your salary expectations in your application.

The Faculty of Law is one of Lund University's four original faculties. Approximately 2,000 students at undergraduate and advanced levels and about 160 employees, of which about 40 are doctoral students, work at the faculty.

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