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Description
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology 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 Department ‘Law & Anthropology’ at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is offering
The position is offered within the Minerva Research Group The Ethics of Exchange which focuses on how the law’s boundaries are shaped in decision-making processes in organ donation and transplantation.
Project Description
The Ethics of Exchange: the regulation of Organ Donation and Transplantation is an exciting research project led by Dr. Farrah Raza. The project fills in gap in the scholarship by conducting a novel study of decision-making processes by carrying out an investigation of the ‘middle layers’ of decision-making. It does this by combining two key workstreams. The first workstream assess the regulation and decision-making processes in Organ Donation and Transplantation in the relevant case study countries. The notion of decision-making is understood broadly to include a range of practices, forums and actors. The second workstream is concerned with religion and culture, and in particular, the existence of pluralism in practice.
This project received a positive ethics approval vote from the Ethics Council of the Max Planck Society in 2021. Fieldwork has already commenced in the UK and Germany. Furthermore, funding has been awarded for the purpose of organizing a workshop on the project. More information can be found: https://www.eth.mpg.de/5680240/project_1.
1 PhD position
The position is offered within the Minerva Research Group The Ethics of Exchange which focuses on how the law’s boundaries are shaped in decision-making processes in organ donation and transplantation.
Project Description
The Ethics of Exchange: the regulation of Organ Donation and Transplantation is an exciting research project led by Dr. Farrah Raza. The project fills in gap in the scholarship by conducting a novel study of decision-making processes by carrying out an investigation of the ‘middle layers’ of decision-making. It does this by combining two key workstreams. The first workstream assess the regulation and decision-making processes in Organ Donation and Transplantation in the relevant case study countries. The notion of decision-making is understood broadly to include a range of practices, forums and actors. The second workstream is concerned with religion and culture, and in particular, the existence of pluralism in practice.
This project received a positive ethics approval vote from the Ethics Council of the Max Planck Society in 2021. Fieldwork has already commenced in the UK and Germany. Furthermore, funding has been awarded for the purpose of organizing a workshop on the project. More information can be found: https://www.eth.mpg.de/5680240/project_1.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The essential duty of the PhD student will be to develop, write and submit a PhD dissertation on a subject of relevance to the Research Group. This should include a doctrinal comparison of the legal frameworks on organ donation and transplantation in select case study countries. The selection of case study countries should include between three to five jurisdictions and at least either the UK and/ or Germany. The PhD student will be encouraged to develop his/her own project in collaboration with the Head of the Research Group in order to achieve a coherent and comparative approach to the research questions. The PhD student will be expected to contribute to project outputs such as publications and conferences.
The essential duty of the PhD student will be to develop, write and submit a PhD dissertation on a subject of relevance to the Research Group. This should include a doctrinal comparison of the legal frameworks on organ donation and transplantation in select case study countries. The selection of case study countries should include between three to five jurisdictions and at least either the UK and/ or Germany. The PhD student will be encouraged to develop his/her own project in collaboration with the Head of the Research Group in order to achieve a coherent and comparative approach to the research questions. The PhD student will be expected to contribute to project outputs such as publications and conferences.
Your Profile
Applicants should hold an advanced degree preferably in Law. Excellent academic writing and communication skills in English are essential.
Prior experience in the designated region and knowledge of additional relevant local languages are desirable. Brief research proposals (maximum 2 pages) should be attached; successful applicants are expected to be ready to modify details of their proposal when the research group is consolidated. The research proposal should outline how the proposed topic fits within either one or both of the workstreams.
Applicants should hold an advanced degree preferably in Law. Excellent academic writing and communication skills in English are essential.
Prior experience in the designated region and knowledge of additional relevant local languages are desirable. Brief research proposals (maximum 2 pages) should be attached; successful applicants are expected to be ready to modify details of their proposal when the research group is consolidated. The research proposal should outline how the proposed topic fits within either one or both of the workstreams.
Our Offer
The position is to start on 1 September 2022. The PhD position is awarded for three years, with the possibility of two six-month extensions. Employment will be on a full-time contractual basis. The workplace is Halle (Saale) (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.
The Max Planck Society strives to ensure gender equality and diversity. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.
The Max Planck Society strives to ensure gender equality and diversity. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
Contact
Please submit your application electronically by 5 June 2022 following the link for vacancies on our homepage (under ‘Career’), or by going directly to the online application form using the link below.
Applicants should send the following documentation:
Personnel Administration
Carolin Berger (caberger(at)eth.mpg.de)
Informal enquiries concerning the position may be directed to Dr. Farrah Raza (raza(at)eth.mpg.de).
Please submit your application electronically by 5 June 2022 following the link for vacancies on our homepage (under ‘Career’), or by going directly to the online application form using the link below.
Applicants should send the following documentation:
- cover letter
- CV including a list of publications
- two-page summary of the proposed research, which should demonstrate clear links to the applicant’s previous work and qualifications and to the respective research field
- copies of university degrees
- names of two or three referees whom we may contact
Personnel Administration
Carolin Berger (caberger(at)eth.mpg.de)
Informal enquiries concerning the position may be directed to Dr. Farrah Raza (raza(at)eth.mpg.de).
We look forward to receiving your completed online application.
