The Call for Applications for a collaboration contract on the EU funded project BETKONEXT is now online.
Interested candidates should present their application by Saturday 15 February 2025 at 3pm (CEST, UTC+2).
BETKONEXT project aims to explore thematic clusters for the protection of the EU’s financial interests (FI) under the umbrella term “coordination”. The work will include a comparative analysis of the EU Member States' anti-fraud legal framework (focus on Poland, Spain and Belgium) and comparative empirical research on the EU anti-fraud legal framework. The research activity will focus on EU fraud involving funds supporting the criminal sector, taking into account administrative law aspects as well.
The purpose of this comparative evaluation selection procedure is to select one collaborator, who will work in group with a senior resource on the project, and will carry out the following research activities:
- Support the organization of one seminar at the host university (KU Leven) and support to the project’s final conference.
- Contribution to at least one submission for an article/essay on a leading journal before the end of the project.
- Actively collaborate to the research deliverables, for the Belgian part:
- D2.2: Working Paper on cooperation and integration throughout common and comparable tools and procedures: critical issue and empirical evidences;
- D3.2: Working Papers on new fraud schemes: cases and good practice;
- D.4.2: Working Papers on new fraud schemes: final recommendations.
The contract will start on the first day of the month following the awarding of the contract and will end on February 28, 2026.
The Call for Applications and the application form are available here.
The following documents must be attached to the application:
- curriculum vitae in English;
- copy of a valid identity document;
- four-year and/or master's degree certificate;
- relevant scientific publications;
- any other useful documentation and/or certification (e.g. Ph.D. documentation; linguistic certificates).
The selection of the winner, which will be carried out by a specially appointed Evaluation Committee, will consist of a preliminary evaluation of the candidates qualifications and a possible interview.
The outcome of the selection procedure and the final ranking are published on the related Luiss webpage, as well as the the possible list of candidates called to the interview and the timetable and the method or location of the interview.