[Air-L] PhD Position at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Hello all, the newly founded Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin, Germany, 
has a social science phd position on blockchain technologies on offer:


PhD student position on social aspects of blockchain technologies

The research group "Trust in Distributed Environments" at 
WeizenbaumInstitute for the Networked Society in Berlin, Germany has an 
openposition for a PhD student researcher with a focus on social and 
governanceaspects of smart contracts and blockchain technologies.

The group will be interdisciplinary; the willingness to work with other 
disciplines(computer science, law, economy) is therefore an essential 
aspect for the position. The position also includes participating in the 
activities of the research group and of WeizenbaumInstitute, including 
scientific events, transfer activities (to politics,society, media).

The post is a 67% position in the German salary group TV-L 
E13.Requirements include a successfully completed scientific study 
programme(master level or equivalent) in the field of social sciences 
with avery good degree. Applicants should be able to work with IT (esp. 
and including office applications), have very good knowledge of English 
and be able and willing to work in a dynamic and highly 
interdisciplinary environment. Knowledge of German is welcome, but not 
mandatory.Please apply until October 26, 2017 by e-mail to Prof. Dr. 
Björn Scheuermann(scheuermann at informatik.hu-berlin.de 
<mailto:scheuermann at informatik.hu-berlin.de>). After that date we may 
accept further applications until the position is filled. The official 
version of the jobopening announcement can be found at 
http://hu.berlin/stellen under ID number DR/101/17.


https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/
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mittelbewilligung


Best, Jeanette