(Source: Universität Regensburg)
We learned of 4 part-time PhD
positions for the project “Pre-Modern Metropolitanism” at the University of
Regensburg.
The University of Regensburg is
an innovative campus university with more than 21,000 students.Oriented towards
interdisciplinarity, it offers a wide range of research activity and study
opportunities for young people both domestic and from abroad. The Research
Training Group 2337, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), consists
of scholars from the fields of History, Art History, Legal History, Social and
Economic history, Early Ecclesiastical History and Patristics, Classical Archaeology,
Liturgical Studies, Romance linguistics, Political Science, English Literary
and Cultural Studies, and further other associated disciplines and cooperation
partners. The Research Training Group focuses on questions concerning the
constitution, representation, impact, and transformation of metropolitan cities
from the Greco-Roman antiquity towards the threshold of industrialization.
We offer 4 positions as PhD
Research Assistant (m/f/d). The part-time contract within the project
“Pre-Modern Metropolitanism” (26.065 hours per week) will be initially limited
until September 30, 2021. An extension for another 18 months is scheduled. The salary
follows TV-L E 13 (German public service standard).
Your assignments:
• Research activity within the
DFG-RTG 2337 “Pre-Modern Metropolitanism” at the University of Regensburg
• Authoring a doctoral thesis in
one of the disciplines within the RTG
• Contributions to the DFG-RTG´s
research and qualification programme. For an English summary, please consult
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/philosophie-kunst-geschichtegesellschaft/metropolitaet-vormoderne/forschungskonzept/index.html
Our Requirements:
• An academic degree (masters or
equivalent) with outstanding results, preferably in one of the disciplines
within the DFG-RTG “Pre-Modern Metropolitanism”
• A sophisticated, original yet
compatible exposé for a topically relevant and innovative PhD project,
reflecting intensive engagement with the research concept of the DFG-RTG “PreModern
Metropolitanism” (3 pages max.)
• A realistic 36 month (3 year)
work schedule proving abstraction skills, academic approach, and professional
attitude (1 page max.)
• A short working bibliography
(state-of-the-art) conforming to the publication standards of your academic
discipline (1 page max.)
• High motivation as well as
academic and personal ability to act constructively within a diverse team of
high-potential junior researchers and faculty
• Excellent analytical and
writing skills (upon consultation with your academic advisors, there is the
possibility to write and publish the doctoral dissertation in other languages
than German)
The University of Regensburg targets
to increase the share of women in the workforce. Therefore, qualified females
are explicitly encouraged to submit their applications. Moreover, the
university advocates for the compatibility of family and career (for further
information in German, see http://www.uni-regensburg.de/chancengleichheit).
Disabled applicants with equal qualifications will receive preferential
treatment within the hiring procedure. Please refer to your disability status
already in your application.
Please note that expenses that
may arise in the context of an eventual job interview cannot be reimbursed. For
further queries please contact Professor Jörg Oberste (email:
joerg.oberste@geschichte.uniregensburg.de
/
phone: +49 941 943-3536).
We are looking forward to your detailed
application. Please send the documents in one PDF file to joerg.oberste@geschichte.uni-regensburg.de
by September 1, 2020.
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