Postdoctoral Fellows

Job Description Apply now ▲ Collapse Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellows University-Level Unit: Centre for International Law Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Centre for International Law Employee Category: Research Staff Location_ONB: Bukit Timah Campus Posting Start Date: 19/01/2026 Job Description The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore is a university-level research centre, with the mission of producing cutting edge research on international law. It is also at the forefront of capacity-building initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region through workshops, conferences, training sessions, and academic programmes that engage a diverse audience of government and private sector professionals as well as academics. CIL is inviting applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions commencing in September 2026. Initial appointments will be for one year, with the possibility of extension to a second year contingent upon satisfactory progress during the first year. Applications are open to prospective fellows with research projects in all areas of international law. Special consideration will be given to projects with relevance to the Asia Pacific region, to Climate Change and all areas of ASEAN Law and Policy. Preference will be accorded to candidates aspiring to pursue an academic career, as the programme is specifically designed to support such aspirations. Alongside specialized mentoring, Fellows will have opportunities to participate in workshops which involves all aspects of academic life, including research design, writing, teaching and examination, publication strategies, supervision, and enhancing methodological skills. The program is directed by Dr. Nilufer Oral, Director of CIL and member of the International Law Commission, as well as Professor Joseph Weiler who holds a regular visiting appointment at NUS. Qualifications The selection committee will consider the following criteria in making appointments: Applicants must possess a doctoral degree in international law obtained within the past 2 years. Doctoral students expecting to defend their dissertation no later than 31 July 2026 may also apply. The primary selection criterion will be the applicant's potential for excellence in research and the quality and originality of his /her proposed research project. The quality of the doctoral dissertation as well as any other publications will be the primary evidence of such potential. The application must be accompanied by (i) a PDF file of the PhD dissertation, (ii) the post-doctoral research project proposal, and (iii) one or two samples of published work. Three letters of reference are required, one of which, ideally, would be from the PhD Supervisor and/or a member of the examining committee. The reference letters should be sent confidentially directly to Ms Huong Tam (huong.tam@nus.edu.sg) by the application deadline and must address to the scholarly contribution of the dissertation and an appraisal of the proposed res