Call for Applications
reference number 06/2022
The Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg) at the University of Erfurt invites applications for up to:
5 doctoral positions for Ph.D. projects (f/m/d)
Pay category E 13 TV-L (65 %)
In the fields of Classics, Music Didactics, North American and Modern History, Early Christianity, Religious Studies and Sociology as well as related subjects within the framework of the International Graduate School (IGS) “Resonant Self–World Relations in Ancient and Mod-ern Socio-Religious Practices” directed by Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa (Erfurt) and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Spickermann and Prof. Dr. Irmtraud Fischer (Graz), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Austrian Research Foundation (FWF).
The positions are to be filled by 1 October 2022 for a period of 3 years.
The project is a cooperation between the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt and the University of Graz. Participants are required to spend the second year of their participa-tion in the programme at the cooperating university.
As an International Research Training Group, the programme’s primary language is English.
Requirements
- excellent degree in one of the above named or related disciplines
- knowledge of English, German (at least reading skills, candidates without knowledge of German are requested to take courses) and other relevant lan-guages
- willingness to cooperate with colleagues within the interdisciplinary research envi-ronment of the Max-Weber-Kolleg, in particular the IGS, and the University of Graz
- willingness to take part in the joint study programme and to move to the Univer-sity of Graz for one academic year
- willingness to pursue a doctorate at the University of Erfurt
Core research fields and project suggestions in the framework of the IGS are outlined on the programme’s website
https://www.uni-erfurt.de/max-weber-kolleg/for-schung/forschungsgruppen-und-stellen/forschungsgruppen/igs-resonant-self-world-relations (cf. “Suggested Projects”). Further proposals developed by applicants for re-search projects that fit the framework of “Resonant Self–World Relations” in the above named disciplines are welcome.
Comments/Remarks
The positions are tied to third-party funding and limited to a period of 3 years.
The Call for Application is aimed at applicants who fulfil the requirements of Academic
Fixed-Term Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz). General conditions of employment
of the Thuringian Higher Education Act (Thüringer Hochschulgesetz) § 91 pass.
5 apply.
If you have a foreign university degree, you must apply to the Central Office for Foreign
Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen, ZAB) for a Statement of Comparability
for Foreign Higher Education Qualifications and enclose the relevant certificate
within your application documents. Please note that this is a service provided by
the ZAB for which a fee is charged. You can find further information at
www.kmk.org/zab/zeugnisbewertung.
The University of Erfurt is committed to diversity and gender equality. It has been audited
as a "family-friendly university" and has received an excellent equality rating within the female
professors program. One of the university's strategic goals is to increase the proportion
of women in research and teaching. Qualified female scientists are therefore particularly
encouraged to apply. Severely disabled persons and those with equal status are given
preference in the case of equal suitability, professional performance, and ability.
The University of Erfurt promotes the compatibility of career and family and offers flexible
working hours and further training opportunities as well as a range of health and prevention
offers as part of the company health management.
Inquiries may be made to Dr. Elisabeth Begemann (
elisabeth.begemann@uni-erfurt.de).
Application and Deadline
Please submit your application with CV, copies of your final school and university degrees,
a copy of your MA or diploma thesis, one letter of recommendation and an outline
of the PhD project you would like to pursue (max. 5 pages) with a stringent discussion
of your research questions, the state of research on the topic, the methodological
approach and the leading hypotheses as well as a working schedule and projected date
of completion as
one pdf-file (maximum of 10 MB) by
15 April 2022 to:
Prospective candidates will be invited to personal interviews conducted on 21 June 2022 in
person or via video conferencing.
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applied for.
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Reimbursement of Expenses
The University of Erfurt does not refund any costs incurred in the application process.