The grant starts on September 1st, 2021, with a monthly stipend of € 1.600 (German law requires a suitable insurance while living in Germany).
tasks
● actively participating in the research group’s projects and events
● researching the subproject “Audre Lorde: A Political Biography”
● writing a dissertation
requirements
● excellent degree in history, focus on US-history (Master’s or equivalent)
● extensive knowledge on cultural history of the United States and its entanglements within the transatlantic world (United States – Germany)
● international experience: internships or studies abroad
● emphasis on history of women, sexuality, and gender
The University of Erfurt is committed to gender equality and diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or age. If equally qualified, preference will be given to women, differently abled persons, and BIPoC.
application/deadline
Your application should include a CV, transcript of records and degrees, and your Master’s thesis. The relevant documents need to be submitted in 2 PDF-files, (Master’s thesis separately) by July 18th, 2021 to:
University of Erfurt
Department of History/ Research group “Contested Democracy”
Email: vera.kallenberg@uni-bielefeld.de and juergen.martschukat@uni-erfurt.de
In a second step, viable candidates will be invited to consider a brief outline of the project. Interviews are scheduled to take place in July. For any questions do not hesitate to contact juergen.martschukat@uni-erfurt.de.
Please note that due to technical reasons, applications should not exceed 15 MB. The University of Erfurt’s email-system uses encoded messages. Be sure to use encoded email when submitting your application.
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The University of Erfurt is not able to refund application expenses.