From the International Max Planck Research School for Successful Dispute Resolution in International Law:
Fifteen fully funded PhD positions in International Law, starting in 2015 and 2016, are currently open at the International Max Planck Research School for Successful Dispute Resolution (IMPRS-SDR), a doctoral school established in Heidelberg (Germany) and Luxembourg.
The participating institutions are:
- the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law
- Heidelberg University
- The University of Luxembourg
- The Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (Heidelberg); and
- The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg).
Additionally, in cooperation with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the IMPRS-SDR runs a funded internship program in international arbitration for doctoral students.
The Research School
Founded in 2009, the Research School aims to examine and analyse different mechanisms for solving international disputes. Research projects may concern a number of topics related to international dispute resolution, including international arbitration, international economic law, and inter-state dispute resolution.The IMPRS-SDR examines and compares international dispute settlement procedures primarily from a legal perspective, while also considering wider political, sociological and psychological aspects. In light of the possible EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the efficiency and fragmentation of international dispute resolution has become even more relevant. Matters relating to this topic will continue to be a significant focus of the Research School.
Applications
Ten successful applicants will be taken up for fully funded PhD positions starting 1 June 2015; an additional five fully funded PhD positions will be available on 1 January 2016. Successful candidates will hold a research contract, which covers all the costs of the PhD programme itself as well as a competitive stipend, compatible with the costs of living in the cities where the doctoral candidate is based.
Applications may be sent, by specific form available at the MPI webpage, until 1 April 2015. Successful applicants will start their PhD under the supervision of one of the participating Professors, in Luxembourg or Heidelberg, depending on their research topic and the appointed supervisor. Funded PhD students will be required to live in Heidelberg or Luxembourg for the period of their PhD. Ideally, students finish their PhD theses within three years.
