Joeri Bemelmans

Tilburg University’s Tilburg Law School is recruiting a doctoral researcher and teacher in Dutch criminal and criminal procedural law for the Department of Criminal Law in Tilburg. The position combines research and teaching in a single academic trajectory, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop a PhD dissertation while contributing to the education of bachelor’s and master’s students. The role sits within an engaged and collegial criminal law department where staff work closely together on teaching preparation, assessment, and supervision of student work. The teaching component includes criminal law and criminal procedure courses in Dutch, and possibly English, as well as practical skills-oriented education such as moot court advocacy. The appointee will also contribute to the development and renewal of the department’s teaching, alongside colleagues in the education team. On the research side, the doctoral project focuses on Dutch criminal and criminal procedural law, or a closely related area such as penitentiary law. The project will be shaped in consultation with the intended supervisors and should align with the department’s research profile and the broader Crime, Criminal Justice and Vulnerability Theory programme. The position is designed for a candidate who wants to contribute to the scientific profile of the department while pursuing an individual research topic that is personally motivating and academically relevant. Tilburg Law School presents itself as an innovative and interdisciplinary faculty with strong links across law, governance, and other disciplines. The wider research environment emphasizes collaboration, team science, and mutual support, while the department of Criminal Law highlights an informal, internationally oriented atmosphere with short lines of communication and a strong focus on shared responsibility for high-quality education and research. The post is based at Tilburg University in Tilburg, within the broader setting of Tilburg Law School and its research and teaching community.