3 Postdoctoral Positions (for female researchers/Full-time)
- Ort: Göttingen
- Arbeitszeit: Vollzeit
- Bezahlung/Besoldungsklasse: TV-L 13
- Disziplinen: Literaturwissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft, Medien-/Kulturwissenschaft
- Sprachen: Sprachenübergreifend
- Frist: 17.06.10
The Georg-August-University of Göttingen is currently inviting applications for
3 Postdoctoral Positions (for female researchers/Full-time)
in research areas specifically associated to Junior Research Groups recently established within the framework of the German Initiative of Excellence.
The positions are advertised as part of the Dorothea Schlözer Programme, set up by the University in April 2009 to promote equal opportunities and diversity at the Göttingen Research Campus (for further information please refer to: www.uni-goettingen.de/schloezer). The University of Göttingen seeks to increase the participation of women in areas in which they are currently underrepresented. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply.
The successful candidates will be affiliated to one of the recently established Junior Research Groups in the Courant Research Centres or to a Free Floater Research Group depending on their specific research interests. For more information on the Junior Research Groups and their research profile, please refer to www.uni-goettingen.de/postdoc and contact the respective group leaders. The University of Göttingen was awarded the achievement of excellence in 2007 and ranks among the top research institutions in Germany, offering great career opportunities for young researchers and a vibrant academic environment in research.
Applicants must have an earned PhD in a discipline related to the research topic of the selected Junior Research Group. The successful candidate should have demonstrated potential for interdisciplinary collaboration, an emerging track record of international publications and a good knowledge of English. Candidates will have fie opportunity to pursue their research agenda within the overall research programme of the respective group. International applicants are welcome. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude for the position will be favoured. The positions are available from September 2010 onward and will initially be funded for two years with the option to extend the contract for a further year. Additionally the positions will be equipped with a basic budget to cover consumables and travel costs. Salary is subject to the German TV-L scale (TV-L 13).
Candidates are requested to contact the respective Junior Research Group Leader, who should write a letter of intent for the candidate and the proposed project. The application material should be uploaded via the online application portal located at www.uni-goettingen.de/positions-exini by June 17th, 2010. Applications should include a cover letter, a current CV, a publication list, the above-mentioned letter of intent, and two letters of reference. For informal enquiries about the posts please contact the Institutional Strategy Office, Angelika Kehlenbach (angelika.kehlenbach@uni-goettingen.de) and visit www.uni-goettingen.de/postdoc for further information.
Publiziert von: Hartmut Duppel