On September 30, 2022, the BMBF and the states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt announced as part of the initiative “Knowledge creates perspectives for the region!” that the Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) is to be established as a new independent large-scale research center of around 1,000 employees in the Central German mining region. The CTC’s goal is to contribute to the long-term strengthening of Germany as a location for science and innovation through new managerial and thematic structures and to promote the sustainable development of the region through close networking with regional universities, companies and investors.
The CTC will strive for a circular economy with sustainable chemistry as its foundation, using a transdisciplinary approach with structured cooperation between academia, industry and the local communities. The large-scale research center will strengthen the entire innovation region affected by the coal exit, and will offer completely new development perspectives. The main campus will be located on the site of the former sugar factory in Delitzsch, with a satellite campus in Saxony-Anhalt. The CTC’s start-up operations are located in the Nordsachsen District Office in Delitzsch (Richard-Wagner-Straße 7A). As a “start-up”, the CTC has the rare opportunity to define its legal framework to cater to its function.
Therefore, the CTC is looking for an
In-house Junior -Legal Council/Jurist/ Assistent (m/f/d) /
to work with leading legal and tax consultants to design the CTC legal framework and establish the CTC as a legal entity. The current position is initially limited until December 31, 2025 but has perspectives for a permanent contract and promotion as the CTC becomes institutionally funded (anticipated 2026 – 2038).
Your tasks:
- Work with CTC leadership and external legal consultation to conduct a thorough evaluation of legal form options (e.V., GmbH, Stiftung, usw.) for the CTC and identify the legal implications for each choice taking into consideration the planned institutional structures and activities
- Researching relevant organizations or precedent, and summarize in reports
- Draft descriptions of and justifications for the proposed legal structure
- Prepare figures or slides to aid in the explanation or presentation of the structure
- Prepare procedural documents
Our requirements:
- First state law examination, ideally second state law examination
- Initial professional experience
- Willingness to learn new areas of law via on the job experience
- Discretion, reliability as well as a structured, forward-looking and careful way of working
- Flexibility to work to travel occasionally to Potsdam-Golm or Berlin
- Experience working with legal documents
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills in German and in English
- Strategic and analytical thinking skills
What we offer you:
We offer you an opportunity to found what is to become the largest research center for chemical research in all of Europe and to grow and develop with the CTC organization. Depending on your qualifications and experience, you will receive compensation up to pay group 13 according to TVöD-Bund. In addition, all the social benefits of public service are granted, such as 30 days of vacation (with a 5-day week), annual special payment and an additional pension scheme (VBL).
We are looking forward to receiving a letter of motivation, your CV (German or English) and the usual references. Please apply via our online application management system by the 16th of April, 2023. Please e-mail Matthew.Plutschack@mpikg.mpg.de for questions only.
The position is available starting immediately after the offer is awarded.
The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
