Full-time academic position in belgian environemental law / urban law

Job description

The full-time Academic Position in Urban Law and the Socio-Ecological Transition is shared by the ULB's Faculty of Law and Criminology and Faculty of Architecture. The aim is to recruit a teacher and researcher specialising in urban planning and environmental law, with a focus on the role of cities in the socio-ecological transition.

In addition to teaching in the two faculties, on 4 different campuses (Mons, Charleroi, Brussels and the UC Louvain - Saint-Louis Brussels site), the successful candidate will be required to carry out research into environmental law and town planning law, particularly in the context of the socio-ecological transition of cities. This research could include, for example, issues relating to public law, economic law, climate governance and social protection on an urban scale. 

Main Research Field : Environmental Law
Sub Research Field : Urban Sociology
Required educational level: Phd Degree in Law

Required Languages :
French : Excellent
English and Dutch : Very good

Interested ?

For more information, please contact Prof. Chiara Armeni (email : Chiara.Armeni@ulb.be). 

Your application will consist of a Curriculum Vitae(if you wish, a standard CV can be downloaded from the website: https: //www.ulb.be/fr/documents-officiels/emplois-academiques-et-scientifiques-cv-type) and a document completed using the template available at this URL address (https://www.ulb.be/fr/documents-officiels/1e-applic-form-acad-tps-plein89-docx). This template structures your application by including the following elements:

• A letter of application and motivation;
• A thesis report written by the jury after the defense (if available);
• Three publications explaining the candidate's profile, and a note justifying the choice of these three publications and their contribution to the fields connected to the position ;
• A text of no more than 6 pages describing the past research activities (2 pages) and the current research project (4 pages)
• A text of no more than 4 pages reporting any previous teaching activities and describing the teaching project for the courses included in the position ;
• A text of no more than 4 pages describing the international achievements and projects, relating to research, teaching or any other professional activity relevant to the position ;
• The names and contact e-mail addresses of five referees who may be contacted for evaluating the applications, with due regard to gender balance. These persons may not be in conflict of interest.

Incomplete applications or applications that do not use the template provided will not be examined by the selection committee.

Equal opportunities policy

ULB's personnel management policy is geared towards diversity and equal opportunities.

We recruit candidates on the basis of their skills, irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, origin, nationality, beliefs, disability, etc.

Would you like to be provided with reasonable accommodation in the selection procedure because of a disability, disorder, or illness?  Please contact Marie Botty, the person in charge of diversity aspects for the academic and scientific staff (marie.botty@ulb.be). Be assured of the confidentiality of this information.

More details on the ULB gender and diversity policy are available at https://www.ulb.be/en/about-ulb/gender-equality-at-ulb. 

You will find all the regulations relating to academic careers on our site at http://www.ulb.ac.be/emploi/academique.html.

Reference : 2025/A016 
Application deadline : 03/03/2025
Start date: 01/10/2025