2 Postdoc-Fellowships “Academia at Risk” / 2 years / deadline 24th February 2024

 2 Postdoc-Fellowships “Academia at Risk” / 2 years / deadline 24th February 2024

Our new interdisciplinary project group “Protecting academia at risk: Towards a new policy agenda for a thriving culture of higher education in Europe”, financed by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, is looking for 2 postdocs for two years (for the fellowship see here: https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/researchscholarships). We welcome researchers from the humanities and social sciences who bring in their own projects on (the history of) topics like academic refugees, migration and/of epistemologies, and related science policies (for the framework and involved researchers see here: Protecting Academia at Risk [https://www.uni-erfurt.de/to/JnyYoBCyUt8FJ8Oe]). Please send a CV including publications, a letter of intent that explains your previous experience in the field of research, a short project sketch (1-2p.), and two article-length samples of writing by 24th February to petoa@ceu.edu and bernhard.kleeberg@uni-erfurt.de. Interviews are planned asap.

School for Environmental and Social Studies is accepting applications for the open-rank faculty positions

 The School for Environmental and Social Studies (AnthropoSchool) at the University of Tyumen (Russia, West Siberia) is accepting applications for the open-rank faculty positions (6 vacancies). The workload includes research on the interactions between society and the environment, teaching mandatory  disciplines in the university core, undergraduate and/or graduate programs. The contracts are for 2 years and renewable. The funding comes from the federal Priority 2030academic excellence program operative until 2030. All labor contracts require relocation to Tyumen.

Salary Range (after taxes):

senior researcher - starting from 100 K RUB per month,

researcher - from 70 K RUB per months,

junior (pre-doctoral) researcher - from 50 K RUB per month.

While our ranges may seem low in international currencies, the cost of living (50% of the one in Prague and 35% of Kansas city) needs to be taken into consideration. For details, please, consult the cost of living calculator at Numbeo. Our faculty also supplement the income with Russian grants which allow to deduce money towards the salary of investigators. In addition, successful applicants will participate in the UTMN-wide program of partial reimbursement of housing rent for incoming faculty.

Positions are open in both Natural Sciences and Humanities.

Particularly, we are looking for faculty in:

Social and Cultural Anthropology

Human Geography

Digital Humanities: the Big Data specialists and GIS

Climatology

Sociology

Environmental Humanities and the Anthropocene Studies

Historical, Cultural and Natural Heritage, Tourism

Environmental Management

Requirements for applicants:

Academic degree (Candidate / Doctor of Science or PhD) or late ABD,

Min. 2 publications in journals indexed by Scopus or Web of Science in the last 3 years

Min. one year of teaching experience (including TA-ships),

Experience in organizing academic events,

Experience of working in projects supported by grant funding, and readiness to apply for grants

Fluency in Russian and English is expected for professional communication and teaching.

When selecting candidates, the School highly respects gender diversity and assumes the obligation of non-discrimination on the basis of gender, national, sexual, racial and religious identity.

Selected candidates are expected to participate in the School's sub-project within the Priority 2030 academic excellence program  Sustainable Development of the Macro-Region: "Smart" Areas offering a High Quality of Life.

We also expect selected candidates to participate in the development of new educational programs of the School: the joint "Society and the Environment" undergraduate program, at an MA in the Anthropocene Studies and Environmental Humanities.

To apply for this position, please, send by March 10, 2022to the email address AnthropoSchool@utmn.ru the following items:

academic CV (1-2 pages),

a brief description of how your current or future study will fit into the Priority 2030 subproject Sustainable Development of the Macro-Region: "Smart" Territories offering a High Quality of Life" or other projects of the School.

Interviews can be conducted in both face-to-face or online formats, in Russian and English.

Before submitting an application, we recommend you to consider the following information:

School of Environmental and Social Studies website: http://anthropo.school/

The organization of the university core at Tyumen: https://www.utmn.ru/obrazovanie/iot,

The Priority 2030 Program: https://www.utmn.ru/priority2030 .

Academy in Exile. Call for Applications: Eight AiE Fellowships at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin and the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen

 

Application deadline is March 15, 2021

Academy in Exile invites scholars at risk to apply for 24-month fellowships at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin and the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen. Eligible are scholars from any country, who have a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, or law, and who are at risk because of their academic work and/or civic engagement in human rights, democracy, and the pursuit of academic freedom. Academy in Exile fellowships provide scholars with the opportunity to reestablish their scholarship in Germany and to work on their own research project in a multidisciplinary environment. Fellows contribute to the research agenda and intellectual profile of Academy in Exile and participate in affiliated research projects. 

Please find the complete call here: https://www.academy-in-exile.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AiE_Call_for_Applications-VW-February_2021.pdf.

Please find the applicant information form here: https://www.academy-in-exile.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AiE_CfA2021_Applicant_Information.pdf.

"Expertise in authoritarian societies. Human sciences in the socialist countries of East-Central Europe" looks for new members (post-doc and PhD)

 Become a member of our team! If you are interested in the history of science and expertise during state socialism, hold a Ph.D. in history or a related discipline and speak either German, Polish or Hungarian, you might be the perfect candidate. Find out more at https://ExpertTurn.fss.muni.cz

We are also looking for a prospective doctoral student who can speak either Czech or Slovak. Check out https://ExpertTurn.fss.muni.cz for details.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Best,

Katerina Liskova

Tenure-Track Professorship History of the Natural Sciences, University of Vienna

 

We are happy to announce a position in the history of the natural sciences at the University of Vienna. Please feel free to circulate the announcement to eligible candidates:

At the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a

Tenure-Track Professorship History of the Natural Sciences

(full-time position) is to be filled.

Candidates will cover the field of history of science in research and teaching in particular within the historical programmes (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.) and in the joint Master History and Philosophy of Science. Their research is dedicated to the history of the natural sciences and reflects the challenges of our present day in historical perspective (e.g. history of data, sustainability, climate, resources). They command excellent skills in methods of the subject area and develop them further, ideally with an emphasis on historical, political or feminist epistemology.

The full description can be consulted at the Jobcenter of the University of Vienna:

https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibung-flow;jsessionid=A9C7A218883790D275EF5668B190D609?_flowExecutionKey=_cD9C1691D-79DD-028E-72A8-8AD7D1436D21_kAD0914BC-BF74-419B-6B23-55B94835E96D&tid=84892.28&_language=en

https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/jobs-recruiting/tenure-track-professuren/aktuelle-tenure-track-professuren/

Any further questions may of course be refered to anna.echterhoelter@univie.ac.at

Prae- and Postdoc positions at the at the Faculty centre for transdisciplinary historical-cultural studies, University of Vienna

University Assistant (post doc) at the Faculty centre for transdisciplinary historical-cultural studies, University of Vienna: (pdf, DE&ENG) http://tiny.cc/xu4lsz & (univis portal) http://tiny.cc/1v4lsz

University Assistant (prae doc) at the Faculty centre for transdisciplinary historical-cultural studies, University of Vienna: (pdf, DE&ENG) http://tiny.cc/3v4lsz & (univis portal) http://tiny.cc/4v4lsz

Job: 4 x 0,65 Promotionsstellen IGK 1956 ""Kulturtransfer und ,kulturelle Identität' - Deutsch-russische Kontakte im europäischen Kontext" " (Univ. Freiburg)

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, 01.10.2020-30.09.2023 Bewerbungsschluss: 17.05.2020 Das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderte Internationale Graduiertenkolleg 1956 "Kulturtransfer und ,kulturelle Identität' - Deutsch-russische Kontakte im europäischen Kontext" (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg in Kooperation mit der Russischen Staatlichen Universität für Geisteswissenschaften, RGGU, Moskau) besetzt zum 1. Oktober 2020 an der Universität Freiburg letztmalig in der zweiten Förderphase 4 Promotionsstellen (Stellenanteil 65 %) Die Stellen sind auf drei Jahre befristet und enden zum 30.09.2023. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt endet auch die Förderung des Graduiertenkollegs durch die DFG. Die Vergütung erfolgt nach TV-L E13. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 17. Mai 2020. Die Vorstellungsgespräche finden voraussichtlich Ende Juni statt. Die Kollegstandorte in Freiburg und Moskau behandeln gemeinsam Fragen zu deutsch-russischen bzw. russisch-deutschen Kulturkontakten und Kulturtransfers, wobei sie die europäische Dimension miteinbeziehen und sich somit auch trilateralen oder quatrolateralen Beziehungen widmen. Zudem untersucht der Forschungsverbund, inwiefern sich Prozesse des Kulturtransfers auf Konstruktionen kultureller bzw. nationaler Identitäten auswirken. Der Untersuchungszeitraum erstreckt sich vom ausgehenden 17. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. Das Fächerspektrum des internationalen und interdisziplinären Graduiertenkollegs reicht von der Germanistik, Slavistik, Romanistik, Anglistik, Skandinavistik und Komparatistik über die Geschichtswissenschaft und Kunstgeschichte bis zur Philosophie, Sprachwissenschaft und Medienkulturwissenschaft. Die Aufgaben der Promovierenden bestehen in der Arbeit an einem eigenständigen Forschungsprojekt (Dissertation), in der Teilnahme an der internationalen und interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Arbeit sowie am Qualifizierungsprogramm des Internationalen Graduiertenkollegs. Neben den Promotionsstellen werden zwei Plätze an Promovierende vergeben, die über eine eigene Finanzierung verfügen und sich an das Kolleg assoziieren möchten. Den vollständigen Ausschreibungstext, in dem auch die Voraussetzungen und Bewerbungsmodalitäten sowie rechtliche Hinweise aufgeführt sind, finden Sie unter folgendem Link: https://www.uni-freiburg.de/verwaltung/stellenboerse/00000929 Für Informationen zum Internationalen Graduiertenkolleg 1956 siehe: http://www.igk-kulturtransfer.uni-freiburg.de Für weitere Auskünfte wenden Sie sich bitte an die Sprecherin des IGK 1956 Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Cheauré Slavisches Seminar der Universität Freiburg Werthmannstr. 14, 79085 Freiburg Tel. +49 (0)761 203-8320 elisabeth.cheaure@slavistik.uni-freiburg.de oder an die Koordinatorin Dr. Katharina Bauer Universität Freiburg Internationales Graduiertenkolleg 1956 Stadtstr. 5, 79104 Freiburg Tel. +49 (0)761 203-98567 katharina.bauer@igk1956.uni-freiburg.de

Social History of Medicine: Co-Editor Vacancies

Social History of Medicine (SHM) seeks two new editor* to join Professor Christoph Gradmann (co-editor) and Dr Dora Vargha (co-editor). One new editor will succeed Professor Patricia Skinner (current co-editor), who will stand down in 2020, and the other is an expansion of the editorial team. For full details and how to apply (closing 1 April 2020), please email sshmexecsec@gmail.com

THE PETRO JACYK VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM invites applications for the 2020-2021 academic year (Deadline 15.02.2020)

Scholars studying Ukraine outside Ontario are invited to apply for funding available through the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES), the University of Toronto for the 2020-2021 academic year. Successful applicants will conduct research and interact with Canadian scholars during their stay at CERES. They will also be invited to give a presentation on the topic of their research and are expected to take part in relevant scholarly events. As a rule, visits are scheduled during the fall and winter sessions of the university, that is between September and April.

In addition, each year the Petro Jacyk Program—in partnership with the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC)—may support one scholar whose research relates to Holodomor. Successful applicants will benefit from interaction with not only scholars in the University of Toronto community but also those who are involved in HREC projects. They will have access to the archives of the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre, where HREC is located (a ten-minute walk from CERES), archives that include unpublished eyewitness accounts of the Holodomor, as well as the extensive Holodomor microfilm collection from the Central State Archive of Popular Organizations (Kyiv) at the University of Toronto Library. HREC is a project of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University of Alberta).

Eligibility:

We invite applications from scholars at all stages of their careers working in the social sciences and humanities, including recent PhD or kandydat nauk degree recipients. Advanced doctoral students may also be considered.

We especially welcome applicants whose work relates to its thematic focus “Challenges of Independent Ukraine.” This focus includes state- and institution-building in Ukraine; law and governance; problems of democratization; education, culture and identity of the nation and ethnic groups in Ukraine; history and the imperial past; and foreign policy and international relations.

Solid knowledge of English is essential for successful participation in the program. Invitations to successful applicants are conditional upon applicants’ ability to fulfill the requirements for entering Canada as set by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Funding:

The following cost will be covered by the Petro Jacyk Program: (1) lowest round-trip economy airfare to the maximum of CAD $1,200; (2) visa costs if applicable; (3) medical insurance for the approved stay at the University of Toronto; (4) up to $20 per day for accommodation for up to 56 days upon submission of appropriate receipts; (5) allowance calculated at a rate of CAD $55/full day up to the maximum of CAD$3,080 for 56 full days at CERES. The minimum length of stay will be 28 days. Successful applicants who are advanced doctoral students will spend one term at CERES.

Application Procedure:

Completed applications (Adobe Acrobat PDF version) should be received along with:

• a two-page description of their research proposal (double-spaced);
• a curriculum vitae;
• two confidential letters of reference.

You may identify a CERES faculty member who, in your opinion, could provide guidance for you during your tenure at the University of Toronto (you do not need to contact this faculty member personally). Otherwise, a faculty member will be assigned by the selection committee.

Applications should be sent electronically to jacyk.program@utoronto.ca. The two referees should email their letters directly to the same email address. If sending the letter of reference electronically is not possible, your referee should mail a hard copy of the reference in a sealed and signed envelope to the address indicated below.

All application materials, including the letters of reference, must be in English.  Letters of reference which are not in English must be translated by a qualified translator or agency, and submitted together with the original letter by the referee.

Mailing Address: The Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine c/o Neha Singla Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto 1 Devonshire Place Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada

Deadline: All documents should be received by February 15, 2020

https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/jacyk/project/visiting-scholarships/