Dissertation Writing-up Fellowships

Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Halle (Saale); Vor Ort; EUR 17.856 - 23.436; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stipend (monthly, not taxable)

Zusammenfassung

The Law & Anthropology Department at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale) invites doctoral candidates in the final stage to apply for writing-up fellowships lasting up to four months.

Fellows must address a topic relevant to the Department’s research programme and submit a working paper. Monthly stipends are provided and are not taxable, with no social security obligations.

Qualifikationen

• PhD candidate in anthropology in final stage.

Aufgaben

• Submit a working paper addressing the topic of their research.
• Participate in the Department’s seminar series.
• Coordinate with the Director and supervisor to maximize opportunities.

Ausbildung

PhD candidate in anthropology

Jobbeschreibung

Wann 16.07.2026 to 15.09.2026 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)

The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale) is one of the leading centres for research in social anthropology. Common to all research projects at the Max Planck Institute is the comparative analysis of social change; it is primarily in this domain that its researchers contribute to anthropological theory, though many programmes also have applied significance and political topicality.

The Law & Anthropology Department offers a stimulating interdisciplinary forum where both anthropologists and legal scholars can engage with one another and conduct cutting‑edge, policy‑relevant research linked to the intensification of exchanges and encounters among and between legal systems, countries and communities in today’s societies. With this comes a growing demand for empirically grounded (ethnographic) knowledge and its translation - to the extent possible - into normative thinking at various levels of decision‑making. The Department prioritizes research proposals that address this demand for translation in the increasingly plural European context.

The Law & Anthropology Department is offering positions for

The Law & Anthropology Department offers writing‑up fellowships to enable doctoral candidates in the final stage of their programme to spend up to 4 months at the Institute to take advantage of its resources while finalizing their dissertations. The topic must be of immediate relevance to the Department’s research programme (see relevant parts of the Institute’s 2020–2022 report and highlights ). Please note that, for this call, priority will be given to applicants working towards PhDs in anthropology. The fellow should be prepared to participate in the activities of the Department during the fellowship period, and is expected to submit a working paper that addresses the topic of his or her research. A presentation of the doctoral research will be included in the Department’s seminar series.

A clear understanding must be reached in advance between the Director of the Department and the candidate’s principal supervisor regarding how the candidate can take fullest advantage of this period and how the home university and the Max Planck Institute can collaborate in the best interests of the candidate and of both institutions.

Our Offer

The writing‑up fellowships can begin either in spring (March 1 to June 30) or fall (September 1 to December 31) 2027. The grants will be awarded for a period of maximum 4 months. The Institute provides successful candidates with a monthly living stipend that is not taxable and is free of social security obligations.

The Max Planck Society strives to ensure gender equality and diversity.

Contact

Applicants are asked to submit the following materials:

writing sample (chapter of the PhD dissertation);

1–2-page summary of the PhD work;

photocopies of university degrees and transcripts;

a letter of recommendation from the principal supervisor confirming that the applicant is advanced enough to finalize the doctoral manuscript within the period financed by the Law & Anthropology Department (to be sent directly to the Department at: marencakova[ at ]eth.mpg.de

Please submit your application materials electronically by 15 September 2026 following the link for vacancies on our homepage (under ‘Career’), or by going directly to the online application form using the link below.

If you have any questions about the application, please contact:

Further information on the research agenda of the Max Planck Institute is available on our website: http://www.eth.mpg.de