Research Associate at the Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Economic Criminal Law and Legal Theory

The University of Passau enjoys high visibility and prestige through excellent research, innovative teaching, and a dense international network. Around 11,000 students from 100 nations and over 1,300 employees learn and work near the old town on a campus that combines state-of-the-art technical infrastructure with an award-winning urban design. Internationally successful high-tech companies and a lively startup scene, paired with rich culture and Lower Bavarian tradition, give the city and region radiance and contribute to an excellent quality of working and living.

At the Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Economic Criminal Law and Legal Theory (Professor Dr. Victoria Ibold), a position is available as of November 1, 2026, or later:

Research Associate (w/m/d) initially limited to two years with a workload of 26 percent of the regular weekly working hours, with the option to increase the weekly working hours to 50 percent. Remuneration is according to Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L. In research and teaching, the chair is dedicated to substantive criminal law and criminal procedure law in its entire breadth. A focus lies on economic criminal law as well as digital criminal law, each not only from a dogmatic perspective but also from a comparative, international, and criminal policy perspective. A doctorate in one of these research areas is desired (subject to meeting the general admission requirements) and will be supported. Candidates currently undergoing the first or second legal state examination (Erste oder Zweite Juristische Staatsprüfung) are also encouraged to apply.

Your Tasks First or Second Juristische Staatsprüfung with at least an overall grade of "vollbefriedigend" Ideally a great interest in economic criminal law and/or digital criminal law High commitment, team spirit, as well as the ability and willingness to work independently Above-average English skills Confident handling of Microsoft Office (especially Word, PowerPoint) and legal databases

Your Profile First or Second Juristische Staatsprüfung with at least an overall grade of "vollbefriedigend" Ideally a great interest in economic criminal law and/or digital criminal law High commitment, team spirit, as well as the ability and willingness to work independently Above-average English skills Confident handling of Microsoft Office (especially Word, PowerPoint) and legal databases

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With over-average success completed vocational training in office management or comparable commercial training, preferably with a foreign language focus Several years of relevant professional experience Very good English language skills and abilities Organizational skills as well as a very careful, structured, and result-oriented way of working Communication skills, teamwork, flexibility, as well as the ability and willingness to work independently and responsibly IT affinity; very good knowledge of MS-Office (especially Word and Outlook) and the willingness for continuous further training; knowledge of TYPO3 and MoveON4 is an advantage; database knowledge is highly desirable Very good orthographic skills Friendly and professional appearance

We offer you an interesting, varied, and challenging activity in research and teaching, a pleasant working atmosphere the opportunity for a doctorate.

The University of Passau has set itself the goal of increasing the proportion of women and strongly encourages women to apply. The position is suitable for appointment of severely disabled people. These shall have priority in hiring over non-privileged persons if they have essentially equal suitability, ability, and professional performance. For further questions, please contact Professor Dr. Victoria Ibold (E-Mail: victoria.ibold@uni-passau.de).

Please send your application with meaningful documents (CV, motivation letter, and certificates) by September 10, 2026, via E-Mail (one PDF file) to: stephanie.smolik@uni-passau.de. Your electronic application should be designed as professionally as a paper application and will be deleted at the latest six months after the completion of the application process.

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