3 Postdoctoral research positions: Law & Anthropology 1380 views

The Law & Anthropology Department at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology invites applications for 3 Postdoctoral research positions. This Institute is a foremost centre for research in social anthropology.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold excellent PhD (or other doctoral degree) in law, social / cultural anthropology, or other relevant discipline in the human sciences;
• Applicant must provide clear evidence of familiarity with the topic addressed in the research proposal;
• Applicant must have an interest in empirical field research (relevant legal practice); publication record with articles in peer-reviewed journals.
• Applicant must possess excellent command of English (written and spoken) and evidence of other relevant language skills (depending on the topic and the regional focus).

Starting date: 1 October 2018; full-time contractual basis

Remuneration: as per the Germany’s Collective Wage Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD)

Duration: 3 years; maybe extended

Location: Halle/Saale (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).

Application:

Applicants are asked to submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• CV including full list of publications
• Writing sample (chapter or article length)
• Summary of the doctoral thesis (1-2 page)
• Detailed project proposal (max. 5 pages) providing evidence that the project can be completed within the scheduled three years and information on how the research will be disseminated (publications envisaged, etc.).
• Copies of university degrees
• 3 letters of recommendation (to be sent directly to: marencakova@eth.mpg.de).
• Apply online