3 Postdoctoral Positions in Law in the areas of Climate, Environment, Ocean and Food Transition
The Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, is seeking applicants for three postdoctoral positions in law. The positions are part of two research projects: SeaPact and BETRUE.
The three positions are:
Across climate, ocean and food-system transitions, legal and institutional frameworks play a decisive role in shaping how ambitious policy goals are translated into practice. CLIMA offers an international and collaborative environment for legal research on sustainability transitions and hosts projects that connect doctrinal legal analysis with empirical, interdisciplinary and policy-oriented research.
SeaPact - Pollution at Sea: Vessel Impacts and Regime Interaction in Ocean, Climate and Biodiversity Law – funded by the Danish Research Council and in collaboration with Copenhagen Business School, examines how international law responds to vessel-based pollution through two complementary work packages. The project studies, first (Postdoc 1) the regulation of scrubbers and the interaction between air pollution, climate and ocean law, and second (Postdoc 2), vessel-based marine litter and the interaction between ocean and biodiversity law. SeaPact combines doctrinal and empirical legal methods, including document analysis and interviews, and is embedded in an international research environment with workshops, dissemination activities and research stays.
BETRUE - From Beef to bean: the potential of "true pricing" as an instrument for systemic change in the transition to plant-based alternatives - is an international consortium project selected for funding under the FutureFoodS co-funded call (EU). The consortium brings together expertise in law, public health, economics and consumer psychology and combines interdisciplinary research, experiments and policy engagement to examine how true pricing can support the protein transition. The Copenhagen postdoc (Postdoc 3) will contribute the legal and governance perspective within the consortium.
About the positions
We are seeking three enthusiastic and outstanding postdoctoral candidates with strong research profiles in law and a clear interest in sustainability transitions. The successful candidates will join the wider research environment at CLIMA and will be expected to carry out independent research while contributing actively to collaborative research activities.
Applicants must hold a relevant doctoral degree at the time of appointment, for example a PhD in law, a JSD, or another equivalent degre. All applicants are expected to be able to use English as the working language, both written and spoken, and successful candidates must demonstrate a clear potential to deliver high-quality peer-reviewed research publications.
In the overall assessment, emphasis will be placed on the applicant's research and the potential for international impact. The Faculty also places emphasis on the applicant's ability and interest in contributing to collective research and teaching activities.
Salary and terms of employment
The appointments are temporary and will be made in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikernes Centralorganisation, AC). In addition to the basic salary, you will receive a pension contribution. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements.
The positions are full-time positions. The postdoc 1 and 2 posts are primarily dedicated to research but also include a teaching obligation, and other academic duties may also be required to a limited extent. The postdoc 3 post has no teaching obligation. The University determines the exact ratio between the various responsibilities.
Application
Letter of motivation, appendices and the submitted research publications must be written in English. The application will be rejected if not all the required documents are submitted.
It is essential that you fill out all the mandatory fields in the electronic application even though the information is already stated in your CV, application, publication list or other material you may upload. The completed fields will be screened during the shortlisting and assessment process and will be used to generate your final assessment.
The application must include the following nine elements. In the letter of motivation, please specify clearly which position or positions you are applying for: SeaPact WP1, SeaPact WP2 and/or BETRUE. It is possible to apply for more than one position.
Application procedure
Upload letter of motivation, appendices and the research publications electronically using the link below. We advise you to have the above-mentioned documents ready before you begin to fill out your online application, and it is essential that all required documents are enclosed.
Applications must be addressed to the Associate Dean of Research and uploaded electronically.
An automatically generated message is sent out acknowledging receipt of the uploaded application.
Applicants will be kept informed about the process of the application procedure on a regular basis via email.
Following the application deadline, the Associate Dean of Research selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. Applicants are selected on the basis of an overall assessment of the applicants that best match the recruitment needs of the Faculty as described in this advertisement for the posts. This is compared with the applicant's research and teaching profile as set out in the application, CV including list of publications, teaching portfolio and any research plan. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an expert Assessment Committee. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and, when the committee has completed its assessment, each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant.
The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all interested parties regardless of personal background to apply for the positions.
Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR South, email: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number: 211-2536/26-2I #2.
Additional information about the positions can be obtained from Associate Professor Beatriz Martinez Romera, email: beatriz.martinez.romera@jur.ku.dk.
The deadline for applications is 17 May at 23:59 CEST (Central European summer time).
Applications received after the deadline has expired will not be accepted.
The Faculty of Law is one of six faculties at the University of Copenhagen. The Faculty carries out research, education and knowledge dissemination within the area of law. Research is partly organized in research centres and groups with focus on thematic areas of interest. The Faculty employs about 160 researchers and approximately 45 PhD students as well as approximately 15 administrative staff members. In addition, approximately 400 part-time lecturers teach on the legal programmes on which approximately 4,300 students are enrolled. See the Faculty website: Faculty of Law – University of Copenhagen for more information.
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The Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, is seeking applicants for three postdoctoral positions in law. The positions are part of two research projects: SeaPact and BETRUE.
The three positions are:
- Two postdoctoral positions in SeaPact, each with a 36-month employment period and a start date of 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
- One postdoctoral position in BETRUE, with a 24-month employment period and a start date of 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Across climate, ocean and food-system transitions, legal and institutional frameworks play a decisive role in shaping how ambitious policy goals are translated into practice. CLIMA offers an international and collaborative environment for legal research on sustainability transitions and hosts projects that connect doctrinal legal analysis with empirical, interdisciplinary and policy-oriented research.
SeaPact - Pollution at Sea: Vessel Impacts and Regime Interaction in Ocean, Climate and Biodiversity Law – funded by the Danish Research Council and in collaboration with Copenhagen Business School, examines how international law responds to vessel-based pollution through two complementary work packages. The project studies, first (Postdoc 1) the regulation of scrubbers and the interaction between air pollution, climate and ocean law, and second (Postdoc 2), vessel-based marine litter and the interaction between ocean and biodiversity law. SeaPact combines doctrinal and empirical legal methods, including document analysis and interviews, and is embedded in an international research environment with workshops, dissemination activities and research stays.
BETRUE - From Beef to bean: the potential of "true pricing" as an instrument for systemic change in the transition to plant-based alternatives - is an international consortium project selected for funding under the FutureFoodS co-funded call (EU). The consortium brings together expertise in law, public health, economics and consumer psychology and combines interdisciplinary research, experiments and policy engagement to examine how true pricing can support the protein transition. The Copenhagen postdoc (Postdoc 3) will contribute the legal and governance perspective within the consortium.
About the positions
We are seeking three enthusiastic and outstanding postdoctoral candidates with strong research profiles in law and a clear interest in sustainability transitions. The successful candidates will join the wider research environment at CLIMA and will be expected to carry out independent research while contributing actively to collaborative research activities.
- SeaPact WP1 - Shipping, Climate and Ocean Law. The postdoctoral researcher will develop and carry out an independent research project within SeaPact WP1. The position focuses on the regulation of scrubbers and related problem-shifting between air and marine pollution. Tasks include mapping and analysing the interaction between overlapping legal regimes, including UNCLOS, MARPOL, the London Convention and Protocol, the international climate change regime, regional seas conventions and relevant EU law; examining implementation and ongoing law-making processes; conducting interviews with relevant actors such as coastal states, port authorities, industry and other stakeholders; collaborating closely with the PI, Co-PI and the wider SeaPact network.
- SeaPact WP2 - Marine Litter, Ocean and Biodiversity Law. The postdoctoral researcher will develop and carry out an independent research project within SeaPact WP2. The position focuses on vessel-based marine litter and the interaction between ocean and biodiversity regimes. Tasks include mapping and analysing the legal frameworks relevant to vessel-based marine litter, including UNCLOS, MARPOL, the London Convention and Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the proposed global plastics treaty and relevant regional frameworks; examining implementation initiatives and new law-making processes; conducting interviews with relevant actors such as industry representatives, environmental NGOs and international institutions; publishing in leading journals; contributing to policy briefs, workshops and the final conference; and collaborating closely with the PI, Co-PI and the wider SeaPact network.
- BETRUE - Law and Governance of True Pricing in the Protein Transition. The postdoctoral researcher will be based in Copenhagen and will contribute the legal perspective to the BETRUE consortium. The postdoc will develop and carry out an independent legal research project on the design, implementation and governance of true-pricing instruments and their role in advancing the transition to plant-based alternatives. Tasks include analysing relevant legal and regulatory frameworks at Danish, European and international level; contributing to interdisciplinary work packages and consortium deliverables; engaging with stakeholders and policy-oriented activities; publishing in leading journals and contributing to dissemination outputs; and collaborating closely with consortium partners across disciplines.
Applicants must hold a relevant doctoral degree at the time of appointment, for example a PhD in law, a JSD, or another equivalent degre. All applicants are expected to be able to use English as the working language, both written and spoken, and successful candidates must demonstrate a clear potential to deliver high-quality peer-reviewed research publications.
In the overall assessment, emphasis will be placed on the applicant's research and the potential for international impact. The Faculty also places emphasis on the applicant's ability and interest in contributing to collective research and teaching activities.
Salary and terms of employment
The appointments are temporary and will be made in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikernes Centralorganisation, AC). In addition to the basic salary, you will receive a pension contribution. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements.
The positions are full-time positions. The postdoc 1 and 2 posts are primarily dedicated to research but also include a teaching obligation, and other academic duties may also be required to a limited extent. The postdoc 3 post has no teaching obligation. The University determines the exact ratio between the various responsibilities.
Application
Letter of motivation, appendices and the submitted research publications must be written in English. The application will be rejected if not all the required documents are submitted.
It is essential that you fill out all the mandatory fields in the electronic application even though the information is already stated in your CV, application, publication list or other material you may upload. The completed fields will be screened during the shortlisting and assessment process and will be used to generate your final assessment.
The application must include the following nine elements. In the letter of motivation, please specify clearly which position or positions you are applying for: SeaPact WP1, SeaPact WP2 and/or BETRUE. It is possible to apply for more than one position.
- Letter of motivation (maximum one page).
- Curriculum vitae.
- Research project. Applications should include a proposal for a research project to be completed during the postdoctoral period. Proposals should be no more than four pages long and should demonstrate the capacity to develop a postdoctoral project, identifying the relevant methodological tools to achieve the outlined project.
- Diplomas, PhD or JSD diploma or alternatively a document showing that the applicant has submitted or will submit a dissertation.
- Publication list (complete and numbered list of publications).
- Teaching portfolio, including documentation for teaching qualifications as well as a brief statement of the applicant's teaching vision within the research area, if you a apply for a postdoc position with a teaching obligation.
- A maximum of five scientific publications that the applicant wishes to have included in the assessment, of which no more than one may be a monograph. Applicants who have written a PhD or JSD thesis or equivalent must always submit the complete thesis, if the thesis is written in Danish, English, Swedish or Norwegian, and the written assessment of the thesis as part of the submitted publications.
- If citing work where the applicant has been a co-author, a co-author declaration addressing the applicant's share of these works must be submitted. Material that has not yet been published can be submitted, but this should be clearly indicated.
Application procedure
Upload letter of motivation, appendices and the research publications electronically using the link below. We advise you to have the above-mentioned documents ready before you begin to fill out your online application, and it is essential that all required documents are enclosed.
Applications must be addressed to the Associate Dean of Research and uploaded electronically.
An automatically generated message is sent out acknowledging receipt of the uploaded application.
Applicants will be kept informed about the process of the application procedure on a regular basis via email.
Following the application deadline, the Associate Dean of Research selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. Applicants are selected on the basis of an overall assessment of the applicants that best match the recruitment needs of the Faculty as described in this advertisement for the posts. This is compared with the applicant's research and teaching profile as set out in the application, CV including list of publications, teaching portfolio and any research plan. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an expert Assessment Committee. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and, when the committee has completed its assessment, each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant.
The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all interested parties regardless of personal background to apply for the positions.
Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR South, email: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number: 211-2536/26-2I #2.
Additional information about the positions can be obtained from Associate Professor Beatriz Martinez Romera, email: beatriz.martinez.romera@jur.ku.dk.
The deadline for applications is 17 May at 23:59 CEST (Central European summer time).
Applications received after the deadline has expired will not be accepted.
The Faculty of Law is one of six faculties at the University of Copenhagen. The Faculty carries out research, education and knowledge dissemination within the area of law. Research is partly organized in research centres and groups with focus on thematic areas of interest. The Faculty employs about 160 researchers and approximately 45 PhD students as well as approximately 15 administrative staff members. In addition, approximately 400 part-time lecturers teach on the legal programmes on which approximately 4,300 students are enrolled. See the Faculty website: Faculty of Law – University of Copenhagen for more information.
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