LINC – full-time criminology assistant (100%)

Within the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the Faculty of Law and Criminology, the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC) has, since 1 January 2007, brought together approximately seventy professors, teaching assistants, and affiliated researchers involved in criminological research and education.
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Project

• You will provide educational and research support within both the Administrative and Criminal Law Enforcement in a European and Comparative Perspective and the Criminological Assessment and Behavioural Interventions research groups.
• You will prepare a PhD dissertation in the field of criminological psychology or legal psychology on a topic to be determined in mutual agreement and aligned with the research agenda of the abovementioned research groups.
• You will supervise master's theses and support teaching activities for the following courses: Criminological Psychology, Legal Psychology, and Person-Centered Methods of Criminological Intervention.
• You will contribute to the development of research-based teaching.
• You will assist with student assessment, including examination supervision and exam processing.

Profile

• You hold a Master's degree in Criminological Sciences.
• Or you hold a Master's degree in Psychology, provided that you can demonstrate knowledge of the criminological domain and have a strong affinity with law enforcement practice.
• Or you hold a Master's degree in Law, provided that you can demonstrate knowledge of the criminological domain and possess the required empirical methodological knowledge and research skills.
• You have knowledge of the organisation, functioning, and competencies of the police and justice system in Belgium.
• You are familiar with research methods.
• You are capable of conducting research under supervision with a view to obtaining a doctoral degree.
• You have strong organisational skills and work accurately and efficiently.
• You are motivated by autonomy and responsibility and are committed to delivering high-quality work.
• You can perform effectively under pressure.
• You are a collegial and communicative team player who shows initiative.
• You show strong teaching skills.

Offer

• We offer a full-time fixed-term appointment for 2 years, renewable twice for an additional 2 years each time (maximum duration of 6 years).
• The position is remunerated according to salary scale 43.
• You will join a young and dynamic team.

https://www.law.kuleuven.be/linc/vacatures

Interested?

For more information, please contact Prof. dr. Lore Mergaerts, mail: [email protected].

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