Two Doctoral Students at the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt

The Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt is a world leader in researching the history of law in Europe and beyond. Its two research departments with more than 60 scholars, the unrivalled collections of its specialized library and its numerous national and international co-operations make it the central research hub for a global scientific community investigating the past, present and future of legal regimes.

The Institute is now looking to recruit Two Doctoral Students from 1 April 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter for the research programme ‘The History of European Union Employment Law’, under the supervision of Professors Thorsten Keiser and Stefan Vogenauer, dealing with the following topics:

1. The History of EU Employment Law;
2. The History of Antidiscrimination in Labour Relations: France and Italy in Light of EU Law

Your tasks
You will develop, co-ordinate and pursue a doctoral project on one of the two research projects. Your doctoral thesis will turn on one of the two topics mentioned above. You will publish your findings and actively participate in the research activities of the Institute under the guidance of Professors Keiser and Vogenauer.

Your profile
You hold a first class or high upper second class degree, preferably in law, alternatively in a different branch of the humanities or social sciences. You work independently, are fully proficient in the English or French language and willing to learn German if necessary.

Your CV should demonstrate your potential to pursue research at a very high international level. You are able to work independently and are committed to adopt interdisciplinary and comparative approaches.

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Two Doctoral Students at the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt