PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Law in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is seeking a Research Assistant (PhD Candidate) in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine to join the Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Management within the Munich School of Management. The research focuses on advancing medical decision-making through new artificial intelligence and machine-learning methods. Potential directions include causal machine learning for treatment recommendation, predictive biomarker discovery, patient trajectory modelling, sy...

The ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the ifo Center for International Economics in Munich, Germany. The position is part of the institute’s junior faculty environment and is closely linked to the Department of Economics at LMU Munich. The successful researcher will join a team studying how globalization and international trade policy shape firms, workers, and economies. The advertised research agenda i...

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg im Breisgau is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for a project on the theory of normativity and the criminal law, focusing on the dialogue between German Normentheorie and UK/Anglophone approaches to legal normativity. The position sits in the independent Research Group Criminal Law Theory , headed by Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp-Alexander Hirsch , within the Department of Criminal Law led by Prof. Dr. Tatjana Hörnle . The...

The Kiel Institute for the World Economy invites applications for the Albert O. Hirschman PostDoc Program 2027 , a highly selective postdoctoral cohort based in Berlin or Kiel . The program is designed for exceptional young economists who want to pursue independent, high-impact research in international economics and contribute to a small, cohesive research community. Participants will work within the Kiel Institute’s research environment and broader policy network, with an emphasis on engaging ...

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 Anglop...

The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for research at the intersection of science diplomacy, peace and conflict studies, and Middle East studies . The project focuses particularly on the Palestinian territories and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The position forms part of the BMFTR-funded project “Palestinian-German Science Bridge” , led by Forschungszentrum Jülich. The postdoctoral researcher will c...

DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships are jointly offered by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to support research stays at DLR institutes in Germany. The fellowships connect researchers with one of Europe’s major applied research organisations, giving them access to projects across space , aeronautics , energy , transport , digitalisation , and security . Fellows work within DLR institutes on research topics linked to these areas, with award levels availa...

DAAD Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists support international academics and scientists undertaking short-term research visits at German state-run or state-recognised universities and non-university research institutes. The scheme is designed for research mobility and academic exchange, enabling scholars to carry out a focused stay in Germany and work within the host research environment for a period of 1 to 3 months. The opportunity is aimed at junior and senior researchers, ...

The LMU Research Fellowships Program at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München supports outstanding postdocs from across all fields of research. The scheme has been running since 2009 and is designed to foster independent research careers through a competitive fellowship that combines personal project ownership with institutional support. Successful fellows manage their own research project with guidance from an LMU professor, while also benefiting from research stays at international partner or...