Research Positions in Japanese Criminal Law, Max Planck Institute

Germany. The Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg/Germany is seeking a Researcher for Japanese Criminal Law beginning at the earliest possible starting date.

Requirements for this position are a university law degree with good grades/final marks and very good knowledge of Japanese, English, and German. A keen interest in the doctrinal aspects of criminal law and proven knowledge of criminal law, especially in the national legal system of the country section which the candidate would represent, are also expected.

The duties associated with the research position primarily include writing country reports for research projects within the Institute and responding to inquiries as well as preparing expert opinions on the legal situation in the country section. Additional duties involve ongoing tasks in the country section, such as keeping the respective section of the library up-to-date, establishing and maintaining contacts with scholars abroad, and supervising guest researchers at the Institute.

The position is to be filled on a part-time, temporary basis (50 %). If applicable, the opportunity to earn a doctorate can be given and, with it, the perspective of receiving support for a subsequent academic career.

The position is salaried according to the relevant criteria of the German civil servant rate (up to E14 TVöD). Since the Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer, we encourage disabled persons to apply for this position. We also aim to increase the percentage of female employees in fields in which they are underrepresented and therefore also expressly encourage women to apply.

We would welcome receiving an informative application (esp. a description of your fields of interest and previous work experience, CV, and relevant transcripts) and kindly ask you to forwardyour application to:

Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Personnel Department
Reference No.: S-08-05
Günterstalstraße 73
79100 Freiburg i.Br./Germany
or to bewerbungen@mpicc.de, Re: S-08-05 (limit: 5 MB per e-mail).

Please be advised that we cannot answer any queries personally, per telephone, or per e-mail. Thank you.

The positions is announced here on 28 April 2008, no date specified for the application’s deadline.