Call for Applications - 4 Research Associates - "Law in Digital Transformation"

1. Mai 2020, von Internetredaktion

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As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Faculty of Law, Centre for Law in the Digital Transformation (ZeRdiT) invites applications, as part of its Graduate College “The Law in Digital Transformation”, for 4 Research Associates for the Project "Law in Digital Transformation" - Salary Level 13 TV-L.

The positions in accordance with Section 28 subsection 3 of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commences on 01.10.2020.

This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG). The term is fixed for a period of three years. The position calls for 19.5 hours.

The positions are part of a structured PhD education programme, supported by the Landesforschungsförderung Hamburg, and integrated into the Faculty’s Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law.

The goal is to develop a Graduate College for research devoted to the digital transformation of law. The present project deals in particular with fundamental questions of legal analytics, the role of the media of law, possibilities and limits of personalisation of law, the implementation and effectiveness of law through digital technologies, alternative legal regimes through digitisation and, in the sense of a cross-cutting perspective, with teaching and learning in digital transformation (details on the sub-areas that are not conclusive can be found on the ZeRdiT homepage).

Responsibilities: Academic research a spart of a structured PhD programme.

Specific Duties: The positions provide the opportunity to pursue a PhD project.

Requirements: Key requirement for applying is a completed degree in law or a related subject that is concerned with educational matters. We expect your willingness to take part in the structured PhD programme and to engage in interdisciplinary research, as the project is concerned with technological, social and economic foundations. A very good command of the English language is also essential.

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg promotes equal opportunity. As women are currently underrepresented in this job category at Universität Hamburg according to the evaluation conducted under the Hamburg act on gender equality (Hamburgisches Gleichstellungsgesetz, HambGleiG), we encourage women to apply for this position. Equally qualified and suitable female applicants will receive preference.

Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process.

Applications should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, an outline of the PhD project (max. 6 pages) and copies of degree certificate(s) and a letter of recommendation. Please send applications by email in a single PDF file by 30 May 2020 to: Universität Hamburg, Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft, Prof. Dr. Hans-Heinrich Trute, Rothenbaumchaussee 33, 20148 Hamburg, hans-heinrich.trute"AT"uni-hamburg.de.

Please do not submit original documents as we are not able to return them. Any documents submitted will be destroyed after the application process has concluded.