POST DOC f/m

SRH Hochschule Berlin is a private, state-recognized university, accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities. People from more than 85 nations study and teach at the main campus in Berlin and at the external campus in Dresden. The university provides and expects a high standard in studies, instruction and research by integrating theory and practical experience in newly developed programs. These are offered both in German and English at Bachelor’s, Master’s and MBA level. The university pays particular attention to active contribution by its’ 900 students and maintains partnerships with many foreign universities and well-known German and multinational companies. The university is part of the SRH Hochschulen Berlin GmbH, owner of 2 further universities in Berlin: the SRH Hochschule der populären Künste (hdpk) and the design akademie berlin, SRH Hochschule für Kommunikation und Design.

We belong to the SRH group, a leading private provider of educational and health-care services with more than 13 thousand employees. SRH runs private universities, vocational training centers, schools and hospitals all over Germany.

We are looking for a Post Doc f/m with focus on IT Law and Blockchain Technology (full- or part-time, one year – extension possible) for an empirical legal studies / law and economics research project. The beginning of the appointment is flexible, but should not take place much later than 15th October 2018.

Your tasks:

• Conduct the empirical research within the project “The ABC of Online Disclosure Duties: Towards Better Informed Consumers”, funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation) and conducted in cooperation with the faculty of law at the University of Amsterdam
• Engage in joint scientific research together with the project leaders, particularly on the topics: transparency of smart contracts, transparency of financial disclosures of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
• Regularly present intermediate research results at international workshops and conferences, and publish them together with the project leaders in proceedings and journals
• Contribute to the research of other team members in the project, mainly by regularly sharing research findings
• Participate in the organization of research activities and events, such as conferences, workshops and joint publications

Your profile:

• A completed PhD in IT law or a relevant social science discipline, e.g. business studies, economics, sociology, psychology, communication studies, statistics etc.
• Demonstrable research interest in empirical research, preferably with a focus on IT law or consumer research
• Ideally, the successful candidate will also have some knowledge of legal, empirical legal or law and economics research
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)
• Knowledge of German is a plus
• Interest in interdisciplinary research and ability to work in a team