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Doctoral student European Social Law
The Faculty of Law is seeking to fill a full-time vacancy for a doctoral student
in the area of European Social Law
Job description
You prepare a doctoral thesis on the topic How can EU law contribute to
the European Unions policy objective of combating poverty and social
exclusion?, under the supervision of Prof Herwig Verschueren and Prof
Bea Cantillon. This research project is funded by the Flanders Research
Foundation (FWO).
The fight against poverty and social exclusion is a policy objective that is
high on the political agenda of the European institutions. This is reflected
in policy initiatives such as the Europe 2020 Strategy and supported by
provisions in the EU Treaties as well as in the EU Charter of
Fundamental Rights. However, these policy objectives and general legal
provisions do not have a direct impact on legal claims for financial or
other support by persons faced with poverty or social exclusion. This
reveals the ambiguity between the EU policy objective of fighting
poverty and social exclusion on the one hand and the very modest or even
marginal implementation of it in legally binding instruments of EU law
on the other. The main objective of this research is to examine how this
ambiguity can be lifted, and how EU legal instruments can be improved

or developed in order to make more and better contributions towards the

realisation of these policy objectives.
You contribute to research in the research group Social Competition and
Law of the Faculty of Law.
Profile and requirements

You hold a master degree in Law;

You can submit outstanding academic results;

Students in the final year of their degree can also apply;

Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the universitys
policy;

You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative;

We offer

A doctoral scholarship for a period of two years, with the possibility of renewal for a
further two-year period after positive evaluation;

The start date of the scholarship will be not later than 1 September 2016;

A gross monthly grant ranging from 2.189,88 2.334,46;

A dynamic and stimulating work environment.

How to apply?

Applications may only be submitted online, until the closing date 26 February 2016;

A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. The remainder
of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the
selection panel;

The interviews of the preselected candidates will take place in the week of 21 March
2016.

More information about the application form can be obtained from Myra De Munck
(Tel. +32 (0)3 265 32 24);

For questions about the profile and the description of duties, please contact Prof
Herwig Verschueren (herwig.verschueren@uantwerpen.be; tel. : +32 (0)477 293032)