(Senior) Associate

IBFD's Academic Department has an opening for a challenging position within a team responsible for fundamental research in international, European, comparative and domestic taxation. The department contributes to important internal and external collaborative research projects and actively organizes conferences and workshops worldwide on relevant tax topics.

(Senior) Associate

The Associate and/or Senior Associate will be responsible for initiating, maintaining, developing, and taking complete responsibility for production processes of IBFD Academic. The role balances research knowledge with entrepreneurial skills and a keen interest in online publishing developments, as well as a strong sense for relationship management.

Research and lecturing responsibilities

• Research and project management of academic research activities in the field of domestic, international, comparative and European taxation
• Follow-up on project activities including conference organization, speaker management, and author correspondence
• Editing scientific documents, including linguistic, style, content, and scientific editing, at a postdoctoral quality level; lecturing if required
• Base research for other researchers or projects, including case law, domestic and international positive law, and scholarly literature in selected topics in international, European or comparative taxation
• Promotion of IBFD products and services
• Teaching, lecturing activities and related services, including creation or updating of syllabi, reading materials, slides, exams, marking exams, and communications
• Coordinating or supporting editorial production processes
• Monitoring relevant developments in the international tax framework for inclusion in IBFD publications
• Coordinating the optimal workflow of editorial activities and the publication process, including editing and link incorporation

Requirements and skills

• PhD degree in (tax) law with knowledge and experience in the field of international tax law; applications are also accepted from candidates within 6 months of defending their thesis
• Fluency in English at academic level; knowledge of other foreign languages is an asset
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team and prioritize collective achievements over individual achievements
• Willingness to do all tasks required to ensure product quality
• Ability to work independently and under prefixed deadlines; ability to meet deadlines
• Diplomacy and persuasion
• Excellent computer skills, mainly MS Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Ability to anticipate project-related needs and propose efficient solutions

Please note that the work is to be performed at the IBFD Headquarters in Amsterdam; fully remote working is not available for this position.

Salary & fringe benefits

We offer a full-time position (37 hours per week) with a salary, depending on level of seniority and relevant work experience, between EUR 4.600 and 5.500 gross per month. The actual offer depends on your level of seniority. This is complemented by an attractive package of fringe benefits, including:

• Hybrid working
• Free office lunches from Monday to Thursday
• The possibility to work abroad for a maximum of three months per year
• Flexibility with 5.44% Personal Budget, including the individual choice to buy up to 33 extra paid holiday days per year or receive an end-of-year bonus
• Pension free of premium
• 8% holiday pay
• Access to learning platform Coursera and performance management system Dialog