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Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History and Printed Paratexts (Post-Doc 2) Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań in Poland

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Legal History

Funding

Full-time temporary postdoctoral contract for 36 months, with the first contract for 6 months. Salary is 7,600 PLN before tax per month, plus supplementary project remuneration of about 5,017 PLN before tax per month for a team member who defended a doctoral thesis up to 5 years before recruitment, or about 6,450 PLN before tax per month for an experienced team member. Additional benefits include language learning support, training support, insurance, pension plan, and healthcare package.

Deadline

Sep 30, 2026

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Poland

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Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Keywords

Legal History
History
Digital Humanities
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About this position

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher (Post-Doc 2) for the ERC Starting Grant project PetrIUS: Petrification of ius commune through printed paratexts (Grant Agreement No. 101162091).

The position is based at the Centre for Ius Commune, Faculty of Law and Administration, and is focused on legal history, history of law, ius commune, and the study of printed paratexts in late medieval and early modern legal books. The successful candidate will research printed legal paratexts, collect and analyze literature, contribute to scholarly articles, present findings at conferences and seminars, organize project seminars, and work closely with the research team.

The postdoc will contribute to WP2 and WP3 of the project, including investigation of the origins and variants of paratexts, manuscript and print comparison, analysis of corpora iuris editions, database contributions, and study of the role of paratexts in early modern book production and legal communication.

Eligibility highlights: PhD in the humanities or social sciences (preferably legal history), research experience with historical legal sources, academic publications, excellent English, good command of at least one of Italian/German/French/Spanish, and passive Latin knowledge documented through publications. Book history, palaeography, digital humanities, project management, and teamwork skills are advantageous.

Funding: full-time temporary contract for 36 months; salary 7,600 PLN gross/month plus supplementary project remuneration depending on experience, with additional employee benefits.

Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw).

How to apply: send the application by email to [email protected] and include “Postdoc 2” in the subject line.

Funding details

Full-time temporary postdoctoral contract for 36 months, with the first contract for 6 months. Salary is 7,600 PLN before tax per month, plus supplementary project remuneration of about 5,017 PLN before tax per month for a team member who defended a doctoral thesis up to 5 years before recruitment, or about 6,450 PLN before tax per month for an experienced team member. Additional benefits include language learning support, training support, insurance, pension plan, and healthcare package.

What's required

PhD in the humanities or social sciences, preferably in legal history, obtained before employment starts; interest in late medieval and early modern legal history, especially ius commune and legal book history; familiarity with legal history methods, with book history, palaeography, and digital humanities seen as advantages; experience researching historical legal sources and academic publications; excellent English and at least good command of Italian, German, French, or Spanish, plus at least passive knowledge of Latin documented by publications; strong project management and work organization skills; ability to work in a research team; familiarity with computer programs used in academic research. Experience in research and international collaboration is necessary; teaching experience is not required.

How to apply

Apply by email to [email protected]. Include the suffix "Postdoc 2" in the subject line. Use the application email link provided in the posting and submit before the deadline.

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