Deadline: 15 August 2013
Open to: candidates with academic degree (master or equivalent) and an outstanding academic background in law, social/cultural anthropology, or any other relevant discipline in the human sciences
Remuneration: not specified
Description
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is one of the world’s leading centre for research in social anthropology. Common to all research projects at the Max Planck Institute is the comparative analysis of social change; it is primarily in this domain that its researchers contribute to anthropological theory, though many programmes also have applied significance and political topicality.
The Department of Law & Anthropology of the Institute offers positions for Doctoral Researchers. The appointees will contribute to the development of the Department’s research issues relating to law and cultural diversity in a globalized world. The Department will prioritize empirically informed research on (and analysis of) legal practice in the face of cultural diversity in Europe as well as globally: inter alia in the field of migration; minority rights; identity issues; human rights more broadly defined; property claims and their protections. This includes the study of the workings of institutions of social regulation in various settings.
The positions are to begin at the very latest 1 January 2014. They are awarded for a period ranging between one to three years. Unless otherwise agreed, the workplace is Halle/ Saale (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Eligibility
Candidates must fulfill the following criteria:
- An academic degree (master or equivalent) obtained at the latest by November 2013 and an outstanding academic background in law, social/cultural anthropology, or any other relevant discipline in the human sciences
- The applicants are expected to submit evidence indicating serious interest in legal anthropology and/or comparative legal research
- The applicants should be prepared to do empirical research; this can include familiarizing themselves with relevant legal practice
- Very good command of written and spoken English
Application
Applications should include:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae, including university degrees as well as a formal record of university courses and performance
- Two letters of recommendation by university professors or teachers who are well acquainted with the work of the applicant
- A description (3 to 5 pages) of the thesis project which the applicant has in mind or is already working on
- List of academic publications, where available; or any other evidence of the research undertaken so far (e.g. a draft thesis chapter)
Applications should be submitted online here including all required documents by 15 August 2013. Interviews with shortlisted applicants will be held in September 2013.
Forward your questions to Marie-Claire Foblets, Director, Department of Law & Anthropology, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, email: foblets@eth.mpg.de.
For more information please check the official call and visit the official website.
