Call for Applications: IDP BHR 2025-2029

Call for Applications: IDP BHR 2025-2029

We are now accepting applications for 12 doctoral research positions in the International Doctorate Programme Business and Human Rights: Governance Challenges in a Complex World (IDP BHR Governance).

  • Start Date: 1 November 2025
  • Application Deadline: 1 June 2025
  • Location: FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Bayreuth, or University of Würzburg
  • Contract: 66% position (TV-L E13), ~€3000/month (before taxes), 4-year funding

Research Areas

Applicants can choose their own research focus within Business & Human Rights, including:

  • Law, management, and social sciences perspectives
  • Business and human rights in corporate and legal practice
  • Sustainability and climate obligations in business
  • Human rights and corporate responsibility in autocratic regimes

Who Can Apply?

  • Master’s degree in law, management, or social sciences
  • Strong English skills & international experience preferred
  • Research proposal (max. 5000 words) + required documents

📩 Apply by emailing your application as a single PDF to
humanrights-idp@fau.de

More details & full call for applications:

Call for Applications IDP BHR 2025-2029 final