Student Assistant in Constitutional and Administrative Law

Are you that independent, enthusiastic and resourceful student who is interested in contributing to research on democratic decline and democratic resilience? Then join our team!

Join us
The Platform for Democratic Resilience (democracy.uva.nl) and the section for Constitutional and Administrative Law are looking for a student assistant. The student assistant will provide support to the UvA platform for democratic resilience (https://democracy.uva.nl), under the supervision of Nik de Boer. This platform was founded in 2023 to bring together researchers within the UvA who analyse the state of democracy worldwide. This research takes place, among others, in the interdisciplinary research project ‘Identifying and Safeguarding the Normative Foundations of Democracy’. The student assistant will support researchers in organising research activities, in particular a number of workshops and lectures. In addition, support will be requested for research on democratic decline anddemocratic resilience. Examples include assisting with the editing of publications and conducting preparatory academic research

What will you do
The core tasks of the position are:

• supporting the platform's academic activities, such as organising lectures and workshops;
• assisting with research into democracy to be conducted by academic staff;
• assisting with the (final) editing of publications.

What do you bring
To make this position a success, it is important that you:

• have a scholarly interest in questions concerning the state of democracy across the world;
• have completed the second and preferably also the third year of studies in law, PPLE, politicalscience, history or other relevant studies;
• have excellent organisational skills;
• you are punctual;
• are flexible, enterprising and enthusiastic;
• have a good command of the English languages, command of the Dutch language is an advantage;
• can fulfil the position for a full year;
• have good study results;
• can work independently and accurately.
• Some experience with interdisciplinary research is an advantage.

What do we offer
We offer a varied and challenging job in an ambitious organisation on a topic of great societalimportance. The employment contract is for 8 hours a week. As a student assistant, you will begiven an employment contract for the duration of one year. The salary is a minimum of €2,925 and a maximum of €2,981 (scale SA CAO Dutch Universities) gross per month based on fullworking hours (38 hours). The UvA also offers an extensive package of fringe benefits, including8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. The CAO for Dutch Universities applies.

About us
The UvA Platform for Democratic Resilience is a partnership of the faculties of Law, Humanitiesand Society and Behaviour. The student assistant will work within the section for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the UvA. This section is part of the Department of Public Law and provides education and research in the field of constitutional and administrative law. Within the section, we are fascinated by the legal relationship between citizens and government. We study how the law works, because we like thorough, fundamental legal research. We are keenly aware that the application of law is also a choice. In doing so, there must always be an eye for the interests of individual citizens and possible other solutions. The connection with society is therefore central. Within the section, there is a pluralistic culture and an ambitious, open, positive atmosphere in which we make room for everyone's input.
The Section for Constitutional and Administrative Law provides education in the bachelor's programme in Law and also in the master's programme in Constitutional and Administrative Law. Our research is closely linked to the education we provide.
We also believe it is important to be visible to our colleagues, legal practice and society. That is why we frequently communicate our teaching and research via LinkedIN. We also have our own blog site www.burgeroverheid.nl

For more information, please contact Nik de Boer at n.j.deboer@uva.nl
You can submit your application via the apply button.
Your application includes:

• a cover letter
• CV
• and list of your university grades (in one file)

8 hours per week

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