Senior Teaching Fellowship (GCSC Gießen)
- Ort: Gießen
- Disziplinen: Medien-/Kulturwissenschaft
- Sprachen: Sprachenübergreifend
- Frist: 12.05.08
International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC)
at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Senior Teaching Fellowship
Application Information
To broaden the range of courses on offer in some defined, highly relevant fields of social
sciences and the humanities, the “International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture”
(GCSC), funded by the German government's Excellence Initiative, invites applications for a
Senior Teaching Fellowship, which is tenable for one semester. Qualified scholars from all
nationalities and institutional affiliations who have a proven record of excellent research and
teaching experiences in the study of culture are eligible and will be offered excellent research
and teaching conditions.
Applicants are expected to contribute to the development of the GCSC’s study programme by
presenting their current research at least once in a public lecture, and by offering a series of
workshops and seminars related to their fields of research. They should furthermore facilitate
the GCSC mentoring programme by offering regular consultation hours for PhD students. The
active participation in at least one, preferably two of the following research areas is also
expected: Memory Cultures; Culture and Narration; Culture and Performativity; Visual Culture;
Culture, Language and the New Media; Culture and Identities; Political and Transnational
Culture(s); Cultures of Knowledge, Research and Education. (Further details are available at
www.uni-giessen.de/cms/fbz/zentren/ggk/gcsc/research).
Candidates must have an innovative research record that contributes to the GCSC research
profile and is thematically linked to at least one of the GCSC’s research areas. Applications
may be submitted in either German or English. They will be evaluated according to the criteria
of excellence in research and teaching experiences, familiarity with ongoing international
research, convincing and relevant abstracts for workshops to be held and a well-defined
research project.
The GCSC is currently seeking one Senior Teaching Fellow for each of the following academic
semesters:
· October 2008 – February 2009
· April 2009 – August 2009
· October 2009 – February 2010
Candidates from the following disciplines are eligible: Social sciences, political sciences,
sociology, cultural anthropology/ethnology, cultural studies, communication
studies/media studies, art history, philosophy.
Duration and funding
Senior Teaching Fellowships will be granted for five months during an academic semester
(April-August or October-February). They entail a monthly stipend of € 2.350,- as well as an
allowance for travel and/or accommodation costs of € 400,- per month. The GCSC will
provide office space including a PC with internet access and access to the JLU-library. The
GCSC does not contribute to retirement or health benefits.
Application pplication Deadline and Decision Notification
Application deadline: May, 12th 2008
Decision notification: June, 9th 2008
Please use our application form which is available online and gives you further information
about the required documents for a complete application:
www.gscs.uni-giessen.de
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen | International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture
Alter Steinbacher Weg 38 | 35394 Giessen | Germany
Phone: +49-641-99-30041 | Fax: +49-641-99-30049 | gcsc@uni-giessen.de
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