Doctoral researcher (PhD student) in financial market law - PRIDE

University of Luxembourg

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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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.

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance offers three Bachelor programmes, four Master programmes of Management and Economics and six Masters of Laws (LL.

M.), as well as several continuing education courses. It also includes the Doctoral School in Law and the Doctoral School in Economics and Finance.

Around 2,500 students from 90 different nationalities are enrolled at the Faculty. Academic staff from 18 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

Department of Finance

Teaching and research benefit from the proximity of the European institutions, Luxembourg’s leading international financial centre 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 at the heart of Europe .

The Doctoral Training Unit on Enforcement in Multi-level Regulatory Systems II (REMS-II) is opening 1 funded PhD position in Financial Market Law .

For information on this training programme see the link below

Your Role

The doctoral candidate will conduct research under the guidance of Pierre-Henri Conac (Max Planck Fellow and University of Luxembourg) with the aim of studying towards a PhD in Financial Market Law and more specifically on the topic of centralised and / or decentralised approach to supervisory convergence and / or EU securities law enforcement

The doctoral candidate will publish research results and present them at conferences, workshops, etc.

S / he shall contribute to the teaching of classes, if a such position is available, ranging from one to three hours per week, of small group teachings and tutorials.

S / he shall support Pierre-Henri Conac in his research.

Your Profile

Master’s degree in Law with outstanding results; according to the academic grades already received, candidates must rank within the top 10 %.

Have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment : fluency in either English or French, further language skills are an advantage.

The successful candidate should demonstrate a great interest and curiosity for fundamental research and have a high potential to develop excellence in academic research.

Excellent communication and team working skills are required.

We Offer

Fully-funded 4-year position.

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 (full-time contract requires the doctoral candidate to work at the University premises).

Travel opportunities for training and learning.

Acces to the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg Library.

The University offers highly competitive salaries based on the candidate's experience and is an equal opportunity employer.

In Short

Contract Type : Fixed Term Contract 36 Month - extendable up to 48 months if required

Work Hours : Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week

Location : Kirchberg

Employee and student student starus

Job Reference : UOL03209

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