Post-Doctoral Fellowships AY2014-2015 in Law

We invite applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions commencing in AY2014-2015. These Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions may be held generally or, for candidates with appropriate backgrounds and expertise, within the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), the Centre for Law and Business (CLB), the Centre for Banking and Finance Law (CBFL), and a new research centre in AY2014-2015, the Centre for Maritime Law (CML).

Successful applicants will commence their Fellowships at the start of August 2014 and conclude them at the end of July 2015.

Benefits
Post-Doctoral Fellows will have the following privileges:

Fellows will be appointed to the full-time position of Post-Doctoral Fellow at NUS Law on a one-year contract, with the possibility of renewal, and with a fixed all-in remuneration of S$78,000.Fellows will be reimbursed for a return economy class airfare (by the most economical and direct route) up to a maximum of S$2,000.Fellows will be allocated a Faculty Research and Conference Fund allowance of S$3,000.Fellows will be allocated shared office space at NUS Law.

Duties

Subject to the standard NUS terms as to annual leave, Fellows will be in residence throughout the term of their appointment.Fellows will be expected to conduct research during the term of their appointment.Fellows will be expected to assist in the organization of colloquia or other events for NUS Law.Fellows may be expected to teach or co-teach one elective course.Fellows may be expected to contribute to the Reading Group or the Graduate Research Seminar for doctoral students.

Selection criteria
The selection committee will consider the following criteria in making an appointment to the position of Post-Doctoral Fellow at NUS Law:

The applicant must be of exceptional calibre, having attained a doctoral degree in law which must have been successfully completed and examined during the period 31 December 2011 to 31 December 2013.The principal selection criterion will be the applicant’s potential for excellence in research and the proposed programme of research of the applicant.The selection committee will also consider the alignment of the proposed research with NUS Law’s research strengths and prioritiesFor positions within CALS, applicants with interests in Socio-legal Studies in South East Asia, Law Reform in Myanmar, or Local Governance and Development in Asia are particularly sought.For positions within CLB, applicants are sought within the fields of Intellectual Property, Insolvency, Corporations, Competition Law, and Tax Law.For positions within CBFL, applications are sought from those with interests in Banking and Financial Law.For positions within CML, applications are sought from those with interests within the field of commercial maritime or shipping law.

Application procedure
Applicants are required to submit a detailed curriculum vitae, outlining their research plans for the next two years, supported by two references from academic referees. Applicants should arrange for their referees to send their references to the address below by the closing date.

The closing date for the receipt of applications and references is 31 December 2013.

All correspondence should be addressed to Mr Arian, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, 469G Bukit Timah Road, Eu Tong Sen Building, Singapore 259776. Email: lawfsc@nus.edu.sg via the Apply button below.

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