Doctoral Researcher / Research Assistant in Law in the Academy Project JustISA
About this role
Faculty of Law University of Lapland is hiring a doctoral researcher in law in the JustISA Academy project. The position is full-time during the period 1.1.2027 - 31.8.2029, located in Rovaniemi.
The project is carried out at the Faculty of Law in collaboration with the Department of Social Sciences within the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at Åbo Akademi. Both research environments have a strong tradition of research on vulnerabilities and human rights, which is central to this project.
The project JustISA Surrogacy Agreements and Interdisciplinary Pathways to Minimum Justice: A Comparative Study of Finland, Colombia and Greece is an interdisciplinary collaboration between law and sociology. The project investigates international surrogacy arrangements and justice-related issues such as the child's best interests, the desire for parenthood, legislative circumvention, as well as risks and consequences for the individuals involved and for the legal systems through analysis of surrogacy agreements from Colombia and Greece, interviews, social media and other texts from online sources. The doctoral researcher's thesis will primarily be based on surrogacy contracts and related expert interviews. The project group and the supervision team include experts in reproduction and parenthood, rights issues, law and the data mining method.
Work tasks
We offer you a social and independent job on an international and interdisciplinary project in a dynamic and pleasant work environment. The tasks of the doctoral researcher include:
Contribute to project planning and project administration, for example in relation to project meetings
Plan and implement data collection in relation to expert interviews and analyze surrogacy contracts in accordance with the project plan
Write the scientific articles of the dissertation in collaboration with supervisors and researchers in the project
Conduct a research visit abroad
Completing doctoral studies and writing the thesis' comprehensi