Postdoctoral Fellows

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal. Please note your application will only be processed if you apply via NUS Career Portal. NUS Career Portal link: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Postdoctoral-Fellows/31488-en_GB/ We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 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 appoint…