Hi 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 Weizenbaum  Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin, Germany has an open  position for a PhD student researcher with a focus on social and governance  aspects 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 Weizenbaum  Institute, 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@informatik.hu-berlin.de). After that date we may accept further applications until the position is filled. The official version of the job opening 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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Best, Jeanette