University assistant predoctoral

You will actively contribute to research, teaching, and administration, which means:

• Participation in research, in particular contributing to publications/scholarly articles

• Writing a doctoral dissertation in private business law (in particular commercially oriented civil law, corporate law, company law, banking and capital markets law)

• Independent teaching of courses to the extent provided for in the collective agreement

• Where suitable: independent publications in academic journals

• Exam invigilation and grading

• Communication with students

• Supervision of seminar papers and theses

• Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance

• Contribution to institute management, in particular the organization of conferences

• Opportunity to attend conferences

• Participation in professional development

• Completed diploma or master’s degree in law/business law • Demonstrably above-average subject-matter knowledge and interest in one of the following areas: commercially oriented civil law, company and corporate law, banking and capital markets law, industrial property (IP) law, digitalization and private law • Strong interest in the unit’s main research areas, such as corporate financing law, group law, the personal liability of (de facto) directors/managers, or new (European) corporate law forms • Excellent written and oral expression in German • Very good English skills (spoken and written); an additional modern foreign language is an advantage • Proficiency in standard IT user applications • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team • Commitment, resilience, and accuracy • Independence and reliability • Basic knowledge of economics is an advantage • Experience in giving presentations and teaching—ideally with basic higher education didactics—is an advantage • Publication experience in private business law is an advantage • Knowledge of university processes and structures is an advantage