Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development

The Higher School of Economics -Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development in Moscow, Russia invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of Indian IP law, competition law (including unfair competition) and/or contract law.

 

·        working under the direct supervision of Professor Ioannis Lianos and Alexey Ivanov, Director of the Institute;

·        participants are encouraged to pursue their own research in parallel with working on HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development research projects in 3 broad areas:

o  competition law

o  IP law

o  Contract law

·        writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the Institute;

·        participation in organization of the events and other contribution to the Institute’s development

·        public presentations of candidate’s own research to the researchers in the field and the broader academic community

·        some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

 

The Institute offers access to: Hein Online, OECD iLibrary, Springer, JSTOR, etc.

 

-         a PhD from an international research university in such fields as: IP law, competition law and/or contract law;

-         a strong background in the IP law in India, competition/consumer protection and contract law legislation and practice involving the food industry sector;

-         ability to work in a team;

-         fluent English;

-         relevant experience is an asset although not required

 

General conditions for Post-Doctoral Research positions can be found here . Appointments will be normally made for one year.

 

A CV, research statement and two letters of recommendation should be submitted directly via online application form by April 1, 2016. Please note that direct applications to the hiring Institute may not be reviewed.

 

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities (http://hse.ru/en, http://soc.hse.ru/en/, http://linis.hse.ru/).


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