Call for applications:
The Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy
and the Law Department of the Institute for European Studies
(Université Libre de Bruxelles)
are looking for
a full-time Ph.D. Candidate
to work on Media Law and Democratic Regulation in Belgium and Europe.
We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who 
hold a Master degree (2nd cycle) in Law, 
preferably Belgian and/or European Law, with a 
specialization, a professional experience or a 
strong interest in the field of Media Law. The 
researcher will conduct research mainly in the 
field of Belgian media law (and in comparative 
and European human rights law), draft reports 
and scientific documents in English, and conduct 
interviews with media actors in both Dutch and 
French, in the framework of a European 
Union-funded Research Programme (MEDIADEM).
MEDIADEM (?European Media Policies Revisited: 
Valuing and Reclaiming Free and Independent 
Media in Contemporary Democratic Systems?) is a 
EU-funded (FP7) programme that seeks to 
understand and explain the factors that promote 
(or conversely hinder) the development of 
policies for free and independent media. The 
project will combine a country-based study in 
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, 
Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, 
Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK with a 
comparative analysis across media sectors and 
types of media services, and will investigate 
the complex array of policy approaches and 
regulatory and self-regulatory practices 
established to safeguard media freedom and 
independence. The Programme involves 13 partners across Europe.
The researcher will work under supervision from 
senior researchers. Additionally, the researcher 
will start writing a PhD thesis in a topic of 
Philosophy of law, Legal Theory, European Law or 
Media Law and Regulation. Applicants are welcome 
to write in English or French.
The candidates will have an excellent knowledge 
of Dutch and English. Applicants should be aware 
that French is the usual working language at the 
Centre Perelman and at the Institute for 
European Studies: a satisfying knowledge of French is thus also required.
The applicants will show aptitude for academic 
research, collective research and teamwork, and 
must have very good writing and IT skills.
Contract start date: 01/01/10
Contract duration: three-year grant.
The candidate may not have previously been 
employed under a work contract with the ULB.
More information: contact Mr. Pierre-François 
Docquir 
(<mailto:(pierre-francois.docquir /at/ ulb.ac.be)>(pierre-francois.docquir /at/ ulb.ac.be))
Application: Applications must be submitted by 
email to the Director of the Perelman Centre 
Prof. Dr. Benoit Frydman - 
<mailto:(bfrdydman /at/ ulb.ac.be)>(bfrdydman /at/ ulb.ac.be) 
- by the 27th of November 2009 at the latest. 
Please write as email subject ?Media researcher 
vacancy ? Candidate your surname?.
The application must include the following documents:
-    applicant?s curriculum vitae ;
-    motivation letter (in English) ;
-    the candidate?s master thesis or, 
eventually, a paper written in the framework of his/her studies (in English) ;
-    the application may also include a PhD project or a PhD title.
The Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy: For 
more information regarding the Perelman Centre 
and its activities please visit our website at 
<http://www.phildroit.be>http://www.phildroit.be
The Department of Law of the Institute for 
European Studies: For more information regarding 
the Institute for European Studies and its 
activities please visit our website at 
<http://www.iee-ulb.eu/>http://www.iee-ulb.eu/
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Pierre-François Docquir
Blog: <http://www.opiniondissidente.org/>http://www.opiniondissidente.org
Docteur en sciences juridiques
Centre Perelman de philosophie du droit (ULB) 
--- <http://www.philodroit.be/>http://www.philodroit.be
Vice-président du Conseil supérieur de 
l'audiovisuel --- <http://www.csa.be/>http://www.csa.be
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