Dr Stefan Theil is looking for up a postdoctoral Research Associate for his AHRC funded project The legal impact of UK court decisions, parliamentary deliberations and administrative policymaking on outcomes at the European Court of Human Rights.
The project aims to identify to what extent UK court decisions, parliamentary deliberations and administrative policymaking are taken into account by the European Court of Human Rights and whether they have any discernible impact. The research involves doctrinal analysis of a considerable body of court decisions from the ECHR and the UK as well as recording findings in a comprehensive dataset.
The Research Associate will be line-managed by Dr Stefan Theil.
This is a full time, fixed term position for 18 months, 1 December 2026 to End date: 31 May 2028
Further particulars and details of the application procedure are available on the University Jobs Page. Online application is available via that site.
Informal enquiries about the project may be addressed to Dr Stefan Theil (st608@cam.ac.uk). Enquiries on the recruitment process should be emailed to hr@law.cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference JK51444 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Quote Reference: JK51444
Salary: £37,694
Closing Date: 16 November 2026
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