About us
The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is one of the world’s premier institutions for fundamental comparative research in private law and private international law. By analysing the legal systems of the world and comparing them with one another, we identify and develop solutions for the law of tomorrow. The law library at our Institute is Europe’s largest specialized library, each year attracting around 1,000 visitors from more than fifty countries to do research in Hamburg. Internationality and intellectual curiosity are hallmarks of the day-to-day activities of the 155 members of our Institute’s research and support staff.
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Requirements:
- Exceptional performance on your state’s examinations in law or in completing comparable foreign credentials
- A doctoral degree or equivalent portfolio of publications in a related field,
- Profound interest in international topics in private law, comparative law, and private international law
- Specialist knowledge of a particular country’s language and legal system
- Fluency in English and German, both spoken and written, including for discussion of legal topics; additional language abilities as needed
- Ability to conform to the highest standards of scholarship
- An efficient, independent, and interdisciplinary working approach paired with good teamwork and communication skills
What we offer
- Access to Europe’s biggest law library with one of the largest holdings of private law materials in the world; access to databases covering a broad range of German and foreign jurisprudence and legal literature
- An excellently appointed workspace with comprehensive academic and administrative support
- Scholarship at the highest level in an international environment
- Generous opportunities for continuing career and personal development
- Flexible arrangements including the potential to work from home and reconcile work and family responsibilities
- Transparent compensation according to the German federal employees’ collective agreement (TVöD Bund) with broad public benefits and employer-subsidized transit passes (Deutschland Ticket, hvv Job Ticket)
The Max Planck Society strives for gender equity and diversity. Moreover, the Max Planck Society is determined to increase the proportion of women in roles in which they have been underrepresented. Women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply.
The Max Planck Society has made it a goal to employ more people with disabilities. We expressly wish to receive applications from people with disabilities.
Have we piqued your interest? Please respond by no later than 26 November 2023 with an informative application and complete documentation including:
- Your CV and letter of intent,
- A description of your anticipated research (no more than two pages),
- A list of your publications and, if applicable, of courses taught and talks given,
- Transcripts of school and university performance and employers’ letters of reference if applicable, and
- A writing sample of around twenty pages (journal article or book chapter).
Please submit materials exclusively through our online portal here
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