Description
The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition is committed to
fundamental legal and economic research on processes of innovation and
competition and their regulation. As an independent research institution, we
provide evidence-based research results to academia, policymakers, the private
sector as well as the general public.
The department of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reto M. Hilty announces the opening of a
three position as Senior Research Fellow/Postdoc (m/f/d) initially
limited to two years
We offer
Postition 1:
This position is located within the intellectual property department of the
Institute, which focuses on the incentives, determinants and implications of
innovation. Within the realm of the department's research on sustainability
and life sciences , we are looking for Postdocs who are interested in the
field of health , including – but not limited to – medicine,
pharmaceuticals, “red” biotechnology, and medical technology. Based on the
premise that new technologies are one of the most promising ways to address
the world's health problems, the Institute has established a new research area
to investigate the legal and regulatory challenges for innovation, competition
and technology transfer in that field.
Postition 2:
This position is located within the intellectual property department of the
Institute, which focuses on the incentives, determinants and implications of
innovation. Within the realm of the department's research on sustainability
and life sciences , we are looking for Postdocs who are interested in the
field of nutrition , including – but not limited to – food production,
safety and security, agriculture, “green” biotechnology, and plant sciences.
Based on the premise that new technologies are one of the most promising ways
to eradicate the world's nutrition problems, the Institute has established a
new research area to investigate the legal and regulatory challenges for
innovation, competition and technology transfer in that field.
Postition 3:
This position is located within the intellectual property department of the
Institute, which focuses on the incentives, determinants and implications of
innovation. Within the realm of the department's research on sustainability
and life sciences , we are looking for Postdocs who are interested in the
field of sustainability and climate change , including – but not limited
to – incentives for new technologies for mitigation of climate change effects,
issues of green washing, and knowledge transfer in this field on a global
scale. Based on the premise that new technologies and their widespread
adoption are one of the most promising ways to mitigate the effects of climate
change, the Institute has established a new research area to investigate the
legal and regulatory challenges for innovation, competition and technology
transfer in that field.
We are looking for
To strengthen our team, we are looking for Senior Research Fellows / Postdocs
(m/f/d) with a background in law and a passion for technology who would like
to work on issues of innovation and competition in the above mentioned
research areas. Knowledge of intellectual property and/or competition law is
an advantage.
The gross salary is based on the Labor Agreement for Public Service (TVöD).
You are interested?
The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas
where they are under-represented and therefore explicitly encourages women to
apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped
individuals and especially encourages them to apply.
Please upload your documents as PDF files before 19 June 2022 via the
application link for position 1,
application link for position 2,
application link for position 3.
