CfA: (Post) doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) “Modern Japan in Global Perspective”

ABOUT THE POSITION

• Fixed term depending on planned academic training (initially expected to be 3 years) with the possibility of extension for another 3 years upon positive interim evaluation of the planned research project
• 50-100% position, depending on the academic grade, part-time position possible
• Planned remuneration: salary group E 13 TV-L
• starting date 1 October 2024 (negotiable)

DUTIES 

• Write a dissertation or monograph, and one or two articles
• Teach one or two classes in German or English
• Contribute to administrative and organizational tasks in research and teaching
• Commit to develop new research and teaching formats as part of the team

REQUIREMENTS

• Very good MA or PhD thesis in the fields of History and Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies, Empire Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Area Studies, Social Sciences
• Very good knowledge of Japanese and English (other East Asian languages or German are desirable)
• Good organizational and communication skills 
• Research interests in the history of the Asia-Pacific region from 1700 to the present and/or environmental studies that situate Japan in the (Indo) Pacific Region or relate it other parts of the Globe (China, East Asian, Europe)

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE APPLICATION:

• Motivation Letter
• Curriculum Vitae (including 2 references)
• Copies of academic certificates (e.g. MA or PhD)
• Project description of the planned PhD or second book project (approx. 3 pages)
• Pdf-file of the Master or PhD Thesis

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible working hours and mobile working
• International and supportive research team at Japanese Studies
• Funding for research and conference trips abroad
• Various forms of career support both on pre- and postdoctoral level
• Closely linked to one of Europe’s leading centre for Global History and Global Studies (ReCentGlobe)
• Closely linked to the Centre for Transimperial History, a platform for an emerging field
• Opportunities to interact with thriving postgraduate and postdoctoral communities from various disciplines
• Opportunities to interact with international graduate students (e.g. international graduate school “Global Studies”)

Please send your application, quoting reference number 136/2024, as a single pdf document to Prof. Dr. Nadin Heé via e-mail by 31 August 2024. Please note that it is not possible to guarantee confidentiality and rule out unauthorised access by third parties when communicating by unencrypted email. You can also send your application documents via mail to Prof. Dr. Nadin Heé, Schillerstr. 6, Ostasiatisches Institut, Universität Leipzig.
We kindly request that you submit copies only, as we are unable to return application documents. Interview expenses will not be reimbursed.
Leipzig University aims to increase the proportion of women in positions of responsibility and therefore expressly invites qualified women to apply. Severely disabled persons – or persons deemed legally equal to them under Book IX of the German Social Code – are encouraged to apply and will be given preference in the case of equal suitability. 

Closing date: 31.08.2024

Further information: Universität Leipzig: (Post) doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) “Modern Japan in Global Perspective” (uni-leipzig.de)