Job Opening: Researcher, Teacher and Manager at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona in the Field of Cyberlaw and Cyber Rights

Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona is offering a postdoctoral tenure-track position in Cyberlaw and Cyber rights. This position is part of the Law Department's strategy to recruit talented researchers in high priority research disciplines. Candidates are expected to join the academic staff at UPF Law Department, to teach and research in Cyberlaw and Cyber rights, to take part in the Department’s research activities, and to hold management positions.

Requirements of candidates:

1. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. qualification in the field of Law. If such qualification has not been issued by a Spanish university or has not been yet recognized in Spain, it will have to be officially validated, i.e. homologated, in Spain before the completion of the tenure-track period. If the Ph.D. qualification was issued by Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the candidate will need to have been contractually separated from the institution for at least two years since securing the Ph.D. qualification. This requirement will be considered fulfilled if doctoral studies were completed in their entirety at another university. It will not apply to candidates who, before December 31^st, 2014, were hired as tenure-track at Universitat Pompeu Fabra or were hired as a result of open calls such as Ramón y Cajal or equivalent.
2. Candidates must have three years of postdoctoral teaching and research experience in the field of Cyberlaw and Cyber rights.
3. A command of English is essential and knowledge of Spanish, Catalan or other languages will be an asset.

Features of the contract:

The salary will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The position involves a fixed-term contract for five years. One year before the contract expires, the candidate will be assessed by the Department’s Teaching Staff Committee. The outcome will determine whether the candidate is recommended to stay in the position as a permanent researcher or whether the contract will be terminated at the end of the year. In the event of a negative assessment, the candidate will have a further year on the contract prior to its expiry. If a positive assessment is received, the candidate will have one year in order to secure accreditation from the Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU Catalunya or the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency) in order to be eligible to fill a permanent position.

Assessment Criteria

The selection process will be divided into two stages. The first stage will consist of an assessment of the specific merits of each candidate for which their presence will not be necessary. The best candidates chosen at the first stage will take part in the second stage, which will consist of a public seminar for which candidates will need to be present.

Stage 1:

1) Research merits (60%):

• Publications
• Supervision and/or participation in both research projects and contracts
• Participation in conferences and seminars
• Other merits

2) Academic background, teaching merits and professional experience (35%):

• Academic background: predoctoral, doctoral and postdoctoral formation, predoctoral and postdoctoral grants received, international mention of the Ph.D. diploma, predoctoral and postdoctoral research stays.
• Teaching background: subjects and hours taught, teaching languages, results of student surveys satisfaction with teaching given, teaching innovation activities, teaching materials and publications, awards, and recognition for teaching quality and innovation
• Professional experience
• Other merits

3) Management and other merits (5%): exercise of management positions and other management or institutional tasks, as well as other academic and professional achievements, will be considered.

Stage 2: 

Candidates chosen during the first stage will be required to give a public seminar on their research. This will be followed eventually by an interview with members of the Selection Committee.
The public seminar to be held in English will be one hour long and involve a presentation on the candidate’s research in the field of Cyberlaw and Cyber rights.

After the seminar, the Selection Committee will interview the candidate in order to determine the candidate’s integration into the strategic teaching and research projects
of the UPF Law Department.