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Job Vacancy – Academic Assistant in the Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe

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The Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, is seeking applications for the position of Academic Assistant to start on 1 April 2010.

We are looking for graduates, preferably candidates with a measure of College of Europe experience, with:

  • a Master’s degree with an excellent average grade (at least 15 out of 20),
  • a very good command of English and French,
  • the ability to work as part of a team,
  • an interest in teaching and research,
  • good organisational skills, and
  • a high measure of flexibility (working hours may include evenings or weekends).

Tasks include:

  • assisting the professors (e.g. organisational back-up, compiling reading lists),
  • teaching (e.g. giving tutorials, assisting in the supervision of Master’s theses, providing academic advice to students),
  • departmental administration (e.g. study trip, guest lectures), and
  • own research and academic writing.

The College offers:

  • an excellent academic setting,
  • a one-and-half year contract under Belgian law, renewable,
  • a pleasant, international working environment, and
  • a competitive remuneration.

The successful applicant is expected to spend two weeks on the College of Europe campus in Natolin (Warsaw), Poland, in March 2011.

Mail or e-mail applications (to Ms S. Dekeyser, sabine.dekeyser@coleurope.eu), either in English or French comprising a detailed curriculum vitae (incl. grades) and a letter of motivation should be submitted by 17 February 2010 to

Professor Dieter Mahncke, Director
Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies
College of Europe
Dijver 11
BE-8000 Brugge

Should you require any further information, please contact Professor S. Gstöhl, Professor D. Mahncke or one of the current Academic Assistants via S. Dekeyser (sabine.dekeyser@coleurope.eu).