About us
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance has over 2,700 students enrolled in four Bachelor's programmes, thirteen Master's programmes, doctoral studies and several continuing education courses. The Faculty is home to the Doctoral School of Law and the Doctoral School of Economics, Finance and Management.
Teaching and research at the FDEF benefit from the proximity of European institutions, Luxembourg's leading international financial centre and its dynamic business community. Institutional and private sector partnerships, sponsored chairs and a growing network of international partner universities make the FDEF a dynamic academic hub at the heart of Europe.
You will find more information about the Faculty on our website: https://www.uni.lu/fdef.
Your role
The selected candidate will participate in the educational activities of the Faculty, providing reliable and high-quality teaching capacity at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels.
The successful candidate must commit to:
- Lecturing public international law and space law both at the bachelor and master levels of the FDEF, and to ensuring high quality of Space law teaching in the Master in Space, Communication and Media Law
The new assistant professor is expected to closely collaborate with colleagues from the research areas public law and technology law, and to contribute to developing interdisciplinary research with colleagues from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT). The successful candidate will be in a unique position to further develop links with the thriving legal and business community in Luxembourg, focusing on space, international organizations, and related technology domains.
The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate:
- Strong potential to produce internationally recognized research in Public International Law and Space Law
- Proven experience in teaching Public International Law
- A clear interest in developing Space Law into a future research focus aligned with the position
- A commitment to continuing the legacy of the SES Chair's work, including organizing conferences and managing stakeholder relations in the field of Space Law
The successful candidate will also be willing to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. The candidate is expected to be willing to seek external funding from various sources and to be ready to contact and actively engage with other research institutions and industry to establish research cooperations in Luxembourg and beyond.
Information about the position can be obtained from Professor Katalin Ligeti (), Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg.
Your profile
The successful candidate must have:
- A Master degree and PhD degree in Law
- Publications in internationally recognized journals
- Experience and aptitude for teaching and supervising research at the university level
- Ability and interest in engaging in academic research at the highest level
Language requirements:
The University of Luxembourg is set in a multilingual context. The person hired on this position must be proficient in English and either French or German. The University encourages its staff to learn the other language and provides access to language courses to this end.
We offer
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
How to apply
Applications should be submitted online only and contain:
- Cover letter
- Detailed CV, including periods of absence from work (or where the effect has been equivalent to absence) including family-related leave and career breaks
- Complete list of publications
- List and short description of research projects acquired over the past 5 (five) years
- List of PhD theses supervised
- List of teaching activities over the past 5 (five) years
- Statement of research activities planned at UL
- Statement of teaching activities planned at UL
- Statement of other activities planned at UL
- Names of 3 referees and the relationship to them
Applications should be addressed to Professor Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance. We ensure a full consideration for applications received by 15 September 2025. Applications will be handled in strict confidence.
Gender equality:
The University of Luxembourg is committed to achieving gender parity among its academic staff and aims to eliminate obstacles to recruitment of female professors and their career development. Should candidates present equivalent CVs, preference will be given to female candidates in all departments where gender parity is not yet achieved.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
General Information:
- Contract type: Fixed-term contract - 5 years (tenure track) with a perspective of a permanent position and promotion to Associate Professor upon a positive evaluation
- Working hours: Full-time (40h/week)
- Location: Campus Kirchberg, Luxembourg City
- Planned starting date: 01/01/2026
- Job Reference: UOL07539 / F2-090008 (to be mentioned in all correspondence)
