Graduate Assistant in Public Law

Introduction

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

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Presentation

To complete its team, the Public Law Center of the Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration is looking for a Graduate Assistant at 80% or 100%. 

Job-related information

Start date: 01.08.2026 or to be agreed

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate: 80% or 100%

Workplace: Lausanne Dorigny

Your activities

The base activity rate for this position is 80%.

Half of this rate (40%) is dedicated to the assistantship itself (supporting the professor in her teaching and research activities: supervising students, helping prepare courses, collaborating on research projects and scientific publications, assisting in organizing scientific events).

The remaining 40% is legally reserved for personal research (doctoral thesis). The hired person will also have the opportunity to teach practical legal methodology classes, which corresponds to an additional activity rate of 20% (total: 100%).

Your profile

We wish to hire, to complete our team, a person with the following profile:

• Very good Bachelor and Master degrees in law (or equivalents)
• Perfect oral and written command of French, very good knowledge of German and English
• Strong interest in public law in the broad sense (including constitutional law, administrative law, public international law, and European law), legal theory and/or comparative law
• Willingness to write a doctoral thesis in one of the aforementioned fields
• Enthusiasm, initiative, team spirit, ability to work precisely and autonomously, very good organizational and time management skills
• Strong computer and new technology skills

Your benefits

A pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic setting.
Opportunities for continuing education, a multitude of activities, and other benefits to discover.

More information at www.unil.ch/carrieres

For further information

Professor Odile Ammann, odile.ammann@unil.ch 

Your application file

Application deadline: 15.12.2025

The application file must include a cover letter, a CV, copies of diplomas and grades obtained, a copy of the Master’s thesis or another written work, as well as a description of the doctoral thesis project (approx. 2 pages). 

Only applications submitted through this site will be considered.
We thank you for your understanding.

Remarks

UNIL is committed to:
•    Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Guaranteeing an open, respectful, and supportive environment for personal development;
•    Offering working conditions conducive to balancing different life spheres;
•    Supporting scientific succession.

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