The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg would like to appoint highly qualified candidates for 5 open positions as: Research Fellow (PhD candidate) (m/f) for the new Research Department of International Law. 
The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Law is an Institute of the Max Planck Society, which is Germany’s most successful research organization. The Institute in Luxembourg conducts research in the areas of European law of civil procedure, international litigation and arbitration and dispute resolution in the financial markets.

The position:

The research fellow will conduct legal research (contribution to common research projects and own publications), particularly in the field of public international law and international procedural law (including European law, and all kinds of international arbitration).

The successful candidate will have the great opportunity to contribute to the development of the new Department of International Law lead by Prof. Hélène Ruiz Fabri and, in parallel, work on her/his PhD project.

The Research Fellow is expected to write her/his PhD thesis and perform the major part of her/his PhD research work in the premises of the institute in Luxembourg, but also in close collaboration with her/his external supervisor and with the university or institution delivering her/his PhD diploma.

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