Doctoral Research Position in Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Application Deadline : 30 Sept. 2012
Application requirements: completion of a law degree at a German university or completion at an equivalent university abroad; First or Second German State Law Exam with a minimum overall grade of "vollbefriedigend" (according to the examination regulations "JAPrO" of the State of Baden-Württemberg), or an equivalent degree with an equivalent grade ("with distinction") from abroad
alternatively: completion of a regular university studies in social sciences with an overall duration of at least 4 years at a German or equivalent university from abroad; Master degree in sociology as major subject, or equivalent degree from Germany or abroad
submission of a substantive proposal for a dissertation topic linked to the research agenda of the IMPRS-REMEP
solid proficiency in the English language; in addition, students should have at least some basic knowledge of the German language and demonstrate willingness to improve it.
The IMPRS-REMEP seeks to reach a composition of at least 50 percent foreign doctoral students. Thus, foreign candidates with a foreign degree are explicitly encouraged to apply. Recognition of equivalence of foreign degrees is to be determined by the doctoral committee of the Faculty of Law or by the examination committee of the Joint Commission of the Faculties of Humanities and Philology of the University of Freiburg, in accordance with the criteria laid out by the Central Office for Foreign Education at the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs ("Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen im Sekretariat der Ständigen Konferenz der Kultusminister der Länder").
