9 Research Associate positions: Cultural Studies & Aesthetic Communication 828 views

The University of Hildesheim invites applications for Nine Research associates at the Department of Cultural Studies & Aesthetic Communication within the framework of the newly approved DFG Research Training Group 2477 “Aesthetic Practice”.

Duration: maximum 02 years

Participating disciplines:

• Philosophy
• Art History
• Literary Studies
• Theater Studies
• Musicology and Cultural Studies

Requirements:

• The Kolleg is designed as a structured graduate education program for German and international graduates, who distinguish themselves in a selection process by their professional profile and an outstanding, interdisciplinary, and in the time frame of the promotion feasible research concept.
• Prerequisite for the application is an above-average scientific degree, which entitles to a doctorate.
• During the studies, applicants have acquired relevant specialist and methodological knowledge in their field, which enables them to design and successfully complete their own research project.
• Desirable are also relevant aesthetic-practical experience.
• Beyond academic qualification, working in a college requires the ability to be self-motivated, open to interdisciplinary work, and highly communicative competence and ability to work in a team.

Application:

• Proof of academic degrees (possibly in certified translation)
• CV with detailed presentation of the scientific career
• Letter of motivation: documenting the personal suitability for the research and training program and explaining how the applicant intends to contribute to the college
• Opinion of a university faculty, which on the technical and methodological expertise provides information as well as the scientific potential of the candidate or the candidate (max. 1 page)
• Presentation of the dissertation project (max. 10 pages)
• For applicants from foreign universities, the equivalent of the corresponding German degree and proof of German language proficiency level DSH: 1 / TestDaF 3 or equivalent is required.
• Application and attachments to be sent to the President of the University of Hildesheim, Department for Personnel and Legal Affairs , Universitätsplatz 1, 31141 Hildesheim, quoting the reference number 2019 / 56-64 .