The Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS) at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, is inviting applications from suitable candidates in the field of Asian legal studies to carry out research relevant to our programmes and objectives and help with the work of the centre. For information about CALS, please visit http://law.nus.edu.sg/cals/.
CALS values scholarship employing a wide range of methodologies (doctrinal, empirical, theoretical, comparative, etc.) and in all fields of law relating to Asia. Subject areas of particular interest are comparative public law in Asia; aspects of law in China/Greater China; law and religion in Asia; international law in Asia; and comparisons of common and civil law jurisdictions or two or more civil law jurisdictions in Asia. Applicants with quantitative backgrounds in empirical research are also encouraged to apply.
DUTIES
- Subject to the standard NUS terms as to annual leave, appointed candidates will be expected to be in residence throughout the term of their appointments.
- An appointee will be expected to develop a research agenda related to or adjacent to one of the above themes, including undertaking substantial research projects leading to publication during the term of the appointment. Such research may include, but is not limited to, the writing of articles for publication in refereed journals, contributing to book chapters in edited collections, and preparing a monograph or other book for publication.
- An appointee will also be expected to assist in other CALS research projects and initiatives as assigned by the Centre Director.
- Appointees will be required to present their ongoing research, and to participate in and contribute to CALS events
REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- Details of selection criteria and application procedure can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/calsresearch2507
CLOSING DATE
- The closing date for the receipt of applications and references is 26 August 2025. Late applications cannot be considered.
NUS Faculty of Law is a leading law school in Asia widely noted for its global outlook and high standards of scholarship and education. The law school has more than 60 academic staff members and more than 1200 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Faculty is actively engaged in research and its members regularly publish books and monographs as well as articles in leading journals in Singapore and abroad. Apart from the LL.B. programme, NUS also offers double degree programmes in law and business, law and economics, law and life sciences, and law and accountancy, and a concurrent degree programme in law and public policy. It has a vibrant graduate community of students working towards the LL.M. (with or without specialisation) and Ph.D. degrees.
Together with New York University School of Law, the NUS law school offers the NYU@NUS programme which allows students to earn an LLM concurrently from both institutions and the LL.B. (NUS) and LL.M. (NYU) concurrent degree programme. For more information on the NUS Faculty of Law, please visit: www.law.nus.edu.sg. The strength of the NUS Faculty of Law lies in its outstanding students and faculty. The law school offers subjects ranging from the theoretical to the practical, with comparative and cross-disciplinary perspectives. The overriding objective is to provide students with a liberal legal education that will allow them to realise their full potential intellectually and professionally.
