3 PhD Scholarships, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, Germany (2017)

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 belongs to the Max Planck Society, Germany’s most successful research organization. Since its establishment in 1948, no fewer than 18 Nobel laureates have emerged from the ranks of its researchers, putting it on a par with the most prestigious research institutions worldwide. The mission of the Max Planck Society is to conduct fundamental (i.e. non-applied) research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences and the humanities at the highest possible level. Its 83 Institutes are scattered across Germany and beyond, and they focus on research fields that are particularly innovative and require unusually extensive resources.

We are now looking to recruit

up to three Doctoral Students

from 1 July 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter for the Research Group ‘Transitions and Translations: Legal Practice in 19th Century Japan, China, and the Ottoman Empire’

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 are able to work independently, and you have a substantial interest in interdisciplinary approaches to legal transformation. You have a good command of either Japanese, Chinese or Turkish, and you are willing to learn the intricacies of the technical legal language of the 19th and early 20th centuries used in context you are working on (i.e. Ottoman in the case of the Ottoman Empire). You are fully proficient in written and spoken English or German. Since German is necessary for the everyday interactions and operations at the Institute, we are pleased to offer you support in learning the language.

Further details:
http://www.universitypositions.eu