Call For Applications, 2022 Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities, Tilburg University @TilburgU

 Here is a link to the Call for Applications for the 2022 Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities at Tilburg University (Netherlands). 

The fellowship aims to enable a junior scholar (PhD or postdoc level) to develop her or his research in the field of law and humanities during a visit to Tilburg. The application deadline is October 31, 2021. 

From Michiel Bot, Assistant Professor of Law and Humanities, Department of Public Law and Governance, Tilburg Law School, Program Director, Major Law in an International Context, University College Tilburg

Tilburg Law Review, Special issue: Translating Law, Now Available @TilburgLaw @tilburglawrev

From the mailbox: The Tilburg Law Review, volume 22 (2017), is now available. It is a double issue, on the theme of Translating Law.

This special issue seeks to continue the legacy of Willem Witteveen, a professor of jurisprudence at Tilburg Law School who tragically passed away in the MH17 disaster in Ukraine of July 2014. Willem Witteveen was an interdisciplinary scholar who created multiple spaces for law and humanities in and outside the Netherlands. The issue comprises of a collection of nine research articles exploring amongst others the translation of law across disciplines, the translation of legal languages and cultures and the right to translation. Together, the articles provide a broad pallet of essays on the theme Translating Law, hereby providing new and thought-provoking insights in the field. This issue also includes Tilburg Law School’s annual Montesquieu Lecture, held this year by the much distinguished Boaventura de Sousa Santos. In his lecture on ‘The Resilience of Abyssal Exclusions in Our Societies’, he stresses the pressing need to move toward a post-abyssal law. Both the Montesquieu lecture as well as two accompanying responses are freely accessible online.

The editors also announce that beginning in 2018 TiLR will be an open-access journal. All new issues as well as the five latest volumes will be freely available.

Tilburg University Accepting Applications For Witteveen Memorial Fellowship In Law and Humanities @TilburgU

From Michiel Bot, Tilburg University:

In 2014, Tilburg University established the annual Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities in order to commemorate the life and work of prof. Willem Witteveen. The fellowship aims to enable a junior scholar (PhD or postdoc level) to develop her or his research in the field of law and humanities during a visit to Tilburg. The fellowship seeks to promote research on the relations between law and language, rhetoric, narrative, image, sound, and/or culture.
 What is expected of the Witteveen Memorial Fellow:During the period of the fellowship the scholar will be present in at Tilburg Law School, participate in the academic life of both Tilburg Law School and the Tilburg School of Humanities, and deliver a guest lecture to students. Any publications resulting from the fellowship should mention the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities.
 Eligible CandidatesScholars who are currently working on a PhD dissertation (at least in the third year of their PhD trajectory) or who obtained their PhD within the last five years are eligible. What the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities offers:The Witteveen Memorial Fellow will have office space and facilities at Tilburg Law School, as well as full library access. We offer reimbursement of travel expenses and accommodation expenses (max. 5,250 Euro). The Witteveen Memorial Fellowship does not constitute an employment relationship. For this reason, Tilburg Law School will not pay salary and will not make social insurance contributions or contributions to pension or unemployment insurance. Fellows will need to find their own accommodation. In principle, the Witteveen Memorial Fellow in Law and Humanities will be at Tilburg Law School for the duration of three months in the spring following the application deadline. Candidates are welcome to propose a different period. In case the fellow will visit for  less than three months, the maximum amount to be reimbursed will be proportionately lower. If the fellow’s visit will be longer, the total amount to be reimbursed remains 5,250 euro. Professor Willem Witteveen (1952-2014) was an early representative of the interdisciplinary and contextual approach to legal scholarship in the Netherlands. Whereas the emphasis of this approach has often been on the social sciences, Willem’s focus was on intersections between law and the humanities. Willem’s many contributions to academia, politics and society combined rhetoric, literary analysis, political philosophy and intellectual and cultural history. In his teaching, Willem embraced  the classic Bildungsideal, and put textual interpretation at the heart of his classes. He fostered an academic environment that revolved around thinking and discussing. You can apply for the fellowship here:

https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UVT/vacancy/42670/lang/en/?utm_term=Functietype%3A+%22Postdoc+posities%22%2C+%22Hoogleraren%2C+UHD%E2%80%99s%2C+UD%E2%80%99s+%26+lectoren%22%3B+Wetenschappelijke+discipline%3A+%22Recht%22%2C+%22Gedrag+en+maatschappij%22%2C+%22Taal+en+cultuur%22%3B+Organisatietype%3A+%22Universiteiten%22%2C+%22Topinstituten%22%2C+%22Buitenlandse+Universiteiten%22&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ATemailalert&utm_campaign=job_click  

Tilburg University Seeks Applicants For Postdoctoral Research Position in Criminal Law and Privacy @TilburgU

Tilburg University is advertising a post-doctoral position in criminal law and privacy, starting date September 1, 2017. More details here.

TIlburg University Establishes Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities

From the mailbox:

Tilburg University has established the annual Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities in order to commemorate the life and work of Willem Witteveen. The fellowship aims to enable a junior scholar (PhD or postdoc level) to further develop his or her research in the area of ‘Law and Humanities’ during a visit to Tilburg. Professor Willem Witteveen was an early representative of the interdisciplinary and contextual approach to legal scholarship in The Netherlands and Tilburg Law School. Whereas the emphasis often is on social sciences, Willem’s focus was on law and humanities. Rhetoric, literature, political philosophy and (intellectual and cultural) history in particular were breeding grounds for Willem’s many contributions to academia, politics and society. Willem attached a lot of importance to student formation in the sense of the classic Bildungsideal to which expression (rhetoric, language) and contact with classical texts are central. As progressive as much of his work is, as strong was his attachment to traditional forms of academic life, with their opportunities for direct exchange of ideas.   What the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities offers:

The Witteveen Memorial Fellow will have office space and facilities at the Department of Public Law, Jurisprudence and Legal History of Tilburg Law School, as well as full library access.

 We offer reimbursement of travel expenses and accommodation expenses (max. 5250 Euro). The Witteveen Memorial Fellowship does not constitute an employment relationship. For this reason, Tilburg Law School will not make social insurance contributions or contributions to pension or unemployment insurance. In principle the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities is for a duration of three months in the Spring following the application deadline. Candidates are welcome to propose a different period. In case the fellowship is awarded for less than three month the maximum amount to be reimbursed will be proportionately lower. If the fellowship is awarded for longer than three months, the total amount to be reimbursed, travel or commuting costs included, remains 5250 euro. What is expected of the Witteveen Memorial Fellow:

During the period of the fellowship the scholar will be present in Tilburg, participate in the academic life of both Tilburg Law School and the Tilburg School of Humanities and deliver a guest lecture to students. Any publications resulting from the fellowship should mention the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities explicitly. Application procedure

Scholars who are currently working on a PhD dissertation or who defended one not longer than five years ago are eligible. Candidates are requested to submit their application before 15-11-2016. Applications can only be submitted online (www.tilburguniversity.edu/about-tilburg-university/working-at/wp/). Candidates must submit a cover letter, a CV including publications, a statement of intent (‘what do you plan to do during the fellowship?’, ‘what is the end product?’) and one reference letter.In principle, the selection committee will decide on the basis of the written application only. The extent to which a candidate’s background is in law and humanities as well as evidence of interaction between both disciplines in the candidate’s work is an important selection criterion For questions, please contact Jacoba Floor (J.W.Floor@uvt.nl).