Aufgaben

The Max Planck Foundation is looking for student assistants to facilitate the on-going preparations for legal seminars, conferences and workshops for projects based in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Main duties will include: legal research as well as research on political developments within the project countries and the regions, organisational tasks, preparation and formatting of workshop materials, as well as review of seminar evaluations.

Qualifikation

 Enrolled as a full-time student in Germany;
 Studying Law with a focus on Public International Law OR Political Science, South Asian Studies, Ethnology or comparable;
 Very good English skills;
 Knowledge of Public International Law and Human Rights Law desirable;
 Practical experience and interest in South Asia and South East Asia desirable;
 Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel und PowerPoint);
 Diligent and reliable work ethic;
 Intercultural competence, strong communication and teamwork skills, commitment and flexibility.

Benefits

 Interesting and challenging tasks within an international environment;
 The opportunity of gaining an insight into the Foundation’s activities;
 Flexible working hours, which can be adjusted to your university lecture times;
 Hourly salary of at least 16.94 € (salary based on pay group 3 TVöD Bund);
 Regular salary adjustments based on the TVöD Bund;
 Annual special payment;
 12 vacation days (based on a two-day workweek) and 24 December + 31 December additional paid days off;
 Central location (5 minutes’ walk from Heidelberg Central Station);
 A pleasant working environment in a team that is looking forward to meeting you!

Weitere Angaben

Unternehmensbeschreibung
At the core of the Max Planck Foundation’s mission stands the provision of technical legal assistance to our partner countries. Through legal consulting and capacity building activities, the Foundation assists States endeavouring to develop their legal systems and strengthen their institutions. The Foundation also provides legal expertise to the responsible institutions and legal professionals with the aim of enabling them to autonomously carry out necessary changes.

Unternehmensgröße

Erbringung von sonstigen Dienstleistungen der Informationstechnologie