Faculty of LawPosition: Assistant Professor, or higherDeadline: Jan 31, 2014

The Higher School of Economics invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor, or higher, in the Faculty of Law both in its Moscow and St. Petersburg campuses, Russia.

We welcome candidates in all subfields and notably in Criminology, Law and Economics, Socio-Legal Research/sociology of Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Economic Law, International Trade Law, Energy Law, Commercial Arbitrage, International Financial Law, Comparative Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Comparative Corporate Law, Comparative Labor Law.

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities 

Work conditions:

• Internationally competitive сompensation package, 13% flat income tax rate and other benefits
• Generous travel support and research grants provided by the university’s Centre for Advanced Studies
• Low teaching load; minimal service required
• Heavy emphasis on high quality research

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Law or related fields
• Fluent English
• Ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals and international university presses

Generally appointments will be made for an initial three-year period and upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts would normally be extended for a further three years until the tenure review.

Please provide a CV, at least 2 letters of reference forwarded directly, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper. All materials should be addressed to Martin Gilman, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies at cas@hse.ru no later than 31 January 2014.