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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Criminal Law Theory and Legal Normativity Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Germany
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Philosophy
Funding
This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral position for 36 months, funded for the duration of the project. No salary or stipend amount is specified.
Deadline
Dec 7, 2026
Country
Germany
University
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
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About this position
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the independent Research Group “Criminal Law Theory.” The project, “Theory of Normativity and the Criminal Law – ‘Normentheorie’ between UK and Germany,” investigates what makes normativity in criminal law distinctive and how this affects understandings of wrongdoing, liability, responsibility, and punishment.
The research bridges German doctrinal scholarship on Normentheorie with Anglophone theories of legal normativity and metanormative discussions in analytic philosophy. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to developing a shared analytical framework through structured dialogue between UK and German scholars, examining norms and reasons, conduct and decision rules, duties and rights, responsibility, and sanctions.
The researcher will join a core team involving the Max Planck Institute and a research partner at the University of Aberdeen. The project offers an interdisciplinary and transnational environment for legal scholars and philosophers interested in connecting criminal law theory with legal philosophy and metanormative theory.
Funding details
This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral position for 36 months, funded for the duration of the project. No salary or stipend amount is specified.
What's required
Applicants should have a strong academic background in criminal law theory, legal or practical philosophy, or metanormative theory, together with a keen interest in interdisciplinary work at the intersection of criminal law and philosophy. The position is open to both legal scholars and philosophers, and willingness to engage with both disciplines is required.
How to apply
Submit your application through the online application portal linked in the post. The application deadline is 7 December 2026. For questions, contact Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp-Alexander Hirsch or Dr. JP Fassnidge.
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