Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt  - Forschungskolleg “Dialogkulturen: Wissenschaftliche Reflexionsräume für Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften“

das Forschungskolleg „Dialogkulturen. Wissenschaftliche Reflexionsräume für Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften“ an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt schreibt zum 1. 5. 2021 drei Fellowship für ein bis vier Monate aus, für zwei Junior- und einen Senior-Fellow. Die Ausschreibung richtet sich über die Kulturwissenschaften auch an AltertumswissenschaftlerInnen. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 28. 02. 2021.

Das Kolleg setzt sich für die Förderung der interdisziplinären Forschung in den Bereichen Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften ein; es unterstützt Promotions- und Postdoktorandenstudien sowie Forschungsprojekte von erfahrenen und etablierten Wissenschaftlern. Die am Kolleg durchgeführten Forschungsprojekte stützen sich auf das Interesse an der kritischen Untersuchung der Reaktionsweisen von Dialog und „Dialogizität“ als soziokulturelles Phänomen, dynamischer Praxis und Transformationsprozess unter verschiedenen konfliktreichen Kommunikationsszenarien.

Für weitere Informationen sei auf den Ausschreibungstext und die Homepage verwiesen:

https://www.ku.de/forschung/forschungsinfrastruktur/forschende-institutionen/ku-forschungskolleg-dialogkulturen

KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures – Critical Reflection Spaces for Cultural Studies and Social Sciences”

Call for Applications

One Senior and two Junior Research Fellowships (starting in May 2021)

 About the Research School and its Fellowship Program

The KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures – Critical Reflection Spaces for Cultural Studies and Social Sciences,” established by the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in January 2020, is committed to promoting interdisciplinary research in the fields of cultural studies and the social sciences. Supporting doctoral and postdoctoral studies as well as research projects conducted by experienced and well-established scholars, the KU Research School aims at facilitating and enhancing scholarly exchange and critical debate beyond disciplinary boundaries. All research projects conducted at the Research School bear upon the Research School’s overall interest in the critical study of the responsive modes of dialogue and “dialogicity” as a socio-cultural phenomenon, a dynamic practice, and transformative process under varying conflictual communicative preconditions and scenarios.

The main goal of the Research School’s fellowship program is to provide excellent scholars with the space and time needed for either finalizing research projects that are already well advanced (e.g. finishing a comprehensive monograph), or to support scholars with an in­novative research idea or concept who are about to develop a third-party funding appli­ca­tion for a competitive national, EU or international research funding program. KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures” not only offers a forum to enhance and connect excellent research across humanities disciplines, but also serves as a platform for the critical dis­cussion, exploration, and contestation of current issues and contexts in cultural and social studies. Thus, “Dialogical Cultures” also fosters dialogue and contributes to knowledge transfer between the academia and the public at large.

General terms and conditions of the fellowship

For the summer term 2021, the KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures” offers three fellowships: one senior and two junior fellowships, which are partly financed by the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and partly by university funds.

• The Senior Fellowship aims at supporting experienced and well-established scholars holding a chair/professorship or an equivalent postdoctoral research position at a university or a research institution. Any qualified scholars in the field of social sciences, cultural studies, and the humanities are eligible for application without regard to nationality, gender, age, disciplinary background and institutional or departmental affiliation.
• The Junior Fellowships are designed to support post-doctoral scholars early in their careers. Any qualified scholars in the field of social sciences, cultural studies and the humanities are eligible to apply for the fellowship without regard to nationality, gender, age, disciplinary background and institutional or departmental affiliation. Junior fellows will also benefit from specific measures of talent scouting and career network develop­ment according to the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Duration and funding: The fellowships will be granted for a duration from one to four months, starting May 1^st, 2021. Senior fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 5,000 EUR as a lump sum covering all costs (e.g. travel, accommodation, subsistence, child-care expenditures). Junior fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 3,500 EUR as a lump sum covering all costs (e.g. travel, accommodation, subsistence, child-care expenditures). In order to encourage international applications, additional financial support may be available for international, especially overseas travel. Retirement supplements or healthcare insu­rance contributions are not included and cannot be granted as a top-up. The Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt provides office space with standard ICT equipment as well as access to research infrastructure, facilities, and services.

Selection procedure and expectations: Fellow candidates will be selected by the Research School’s general assembly as well as the external academic Advisory Board. As a fellow, you will be fully associated with the Research School and benefit from its support infra­struc­ture as well as available additional subsidies. Fellows are expected to participate in the Research School’s activities (e.g. brownbag meetings, colloquia), to attend or co-organize scholarly events, and to actively contribute to our joint scholarly debate (e.g. by a public lecture). The fellows are hosted by at least one member of the Research School (tandem hosting arrangements preferred). It is expected that at least one encompassing publication (preferably in a peer-reviewed journal) and/or a third-party funding application will result from your research residency at Eichstätt.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

The deadline for submitting your application is 28 February 2021 (CET). The fellowships are awarded by decision of the Research School’s general assembly and on recommendation of the Research School’s Academic Advisory Board.

The application must clearly demonstrate the thematically and methodologically innovative potential of the project and reflect the overall interdisciplinary research agenda and pers­pec­tive of the KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures.” For further information on our research topics and activities, please refer to our website:

https://www.ku.de/forschung/forschungsinfrastruktur/forschende-institutionen/ku-forschungskolleg-dialogkulturen

The application must include:

• Statement of purpose letter (1-2 pp.), including the dates and planned duration of your stay (1–4 months) and indicating how the project bears upon the research agenda of the KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures”;
• Description of your research project (max. 5,000 words);
• Your academic curriculum vitae including the list of publications;
• For junior fellows only: letter of recommendation by a senior scholar/mentor from your discipline (1-2 pp.).

We kindly ask you to submit your application electronically as one single PDF-file (max. 20 MB) to: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!.

KU Research School “Dialogical Cultures” reserves the right to reject applications that are incomplete or out of scope, do not follow our guidelines for safeguarding good scientific practice or do not meet our quality expectations.

Ghent University
fully-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in late antique and/or medieval Greek and Near Eastern narrative (2 years) at Ghent University (Belgium) (deadline: 5 January 2021)

The Department of Literary Studies at Ghent University (Belgium) is seeking well-qualified applicants for a fully-funded and full-time postdoctoral research fellowship in the European Research Council Consolidator Grant project Novel Echoes. Ancient novelistic receptions and concepts of fiction in late antique and medieval secular narrative from East to West (for an abstract, see https://www.novelsaints.ugent.be/about/projects). Its Principal Investigator is Prof Dr Koen De Temmerman, who specializes in ancient fiction and its reception.

The successful applicant will start employment after 1 March 2021. In order to be eligible, candidates must have obtained their PhD degree max. 6 years before the envisaged starting date (according to the date mentioned on their doctoral degree) or demonstrate that they will have that degree in hand by that date.

 

Within the ERC project, subprojects are assigned to individual team members. For the current vacancy, this subproject is situated in the following area: GREEK AND NEAR EASTERN STORY-TELLING: CONTACTS AND RECEPTION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE MIDDLE AGES.

The successful candidate will work on receptions of ancient Greek fiction in Near Eastern story-telling, on the importance of rhetorical, hagiographical and/or other narrative traditions therein, and on concepts of fiction in cross-cultural narrative environments of the Eastern Mediterranean (in, for example, Christian, Islamic, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Samaritan, or Manichaean literary corpora).

 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

    You hold a thesis-based doctorate (obtained max. 6 years before the envisaged starting date; see above) in a field of study relevant to the project.
    You have an excellent command of (ancient or Byzantine) Greek and/or one or more Near Eastern languages (Arabic, Persian, Syriac, Coptic, Armenian, Georgian).
    Will be considered an advantage:
        Expertise in comparative literature and/or literary theory;
        A demonstrable interest or specialization in intellectual or cultural exchange between the Greek/Byzantine world and Near Eastern cultures;
        Demonstrable research experience with cross-cultural transmissions, translations or adaptations of narrative (or, more generally, cultural) production.

 

WHAT WE OFFER

    We offer you a contract of indefinite duration with a maximum term of 2 years. You will receive a contract for one year of full-time employment as Postdoctoral Research Fellow, followed by a renewal for one other year upon positive evaluation (a longer contract with a lower percentage of employment can be negotiated);
    Your contract will start on 1/03/2021 at the earliest;
    Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale PD1. Click here for more information about our salary scales. This is an internationally competitive salary that depends on seniority and corresponds to the salary scales for Postdoctoral Research Fellows as established by the Flemish government;
    A substantial allowance for travel and other research purposes in addition to the salary; 
    Office space at Ghent University and a solid and engaging academic working environment with a strong international profile (website of the research group). The ERC project resonates with the interests of a number of other scholars at Ghent University and the successful candidates will be able to interact with scholars and students affiliated with various departments and research institutes, such as the Department of Literary Studies, the Department of History, the Department of Near Eastern Studies, the Ghent Institute for Classical Studies, the Henri Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies, the Ghent Centre for the Study of Christian Traditions, and the Group of Early Modern Studies;
    Professional support for those applying to the many funding schemes at local, regional and European levels;
    All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 35 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, a bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here or a complete overview of all the staff benefits (in Dutch).

 

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT

    At least 70% of your assignment will be spent on academic research.
    You will contribute to the strong research tradition of the Department and the University by pursuing excellence in your research and by publishing in journals and with publishers that are internationally accepted as being of the highest quality;
    You will publish under the parameters of the project in consultation with the Principal Investigator;
    You will come and live in Belgium, work together with the other team members and the project's international advisory board, and contribute to a pleasant and stimulating atmosphere;
    You will play a leading role in the scholarly activities of the research group (e.g. by organizing events, co-supervizing PhD students, etc.).

 

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online through the Ghent University e-recruitment system (click "Solliciteren") before the deadline of 5th January 2021. We cannot accept late applications or applications that are not submitted through the online system.
Your application should include the following documents (please note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB):

    In the field 'CV': your CV, an overview of your study results and a complete and up-to-date list of publications (merged into one pdf file);
    In the field 'Cover letter': your application letter in pdf format, highlighting why you are interested in this position and what added value you expect to bring;
    In the field 'Diploma': a transcript of your PhD degree (if already available). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of these languages.
    In the field 'Other documents': a writing sample of ca. 40 pages of published (or forthcoming) work that in your view is particularly good or relevant to the project. (Part of this can be one or more chapters from doctoral dissertations, in which case candidates are asked to please additionally provide a Table of Contents, the Introduction and the Conclusion.)
    In addition, we kindly ask candidates to arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly by the referees to the Research Coordinator, Dr Evelien Bracke (Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!).

As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.

 

MORE INFORMATION

Shortlisted candidates will be asked (in January 2021) to provide a (brief) project proposal within ca. four weeks time. Given the current pandemic and possible travel restrictions, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview to be held in the second half of February 2021.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Koen De Temmerman (Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!). Important: please do NOT send your application by email, but apply online (see above).

 

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University employs more than 8,000 people. It is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. Its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offer state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields.

The Center for Advanced Study "RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), invites applications for Resident fellowships (Post Doc). The fellowships should start in 2021 and have a duration between 1 and 12 months.

Fellowships are available for scholars at all stages of their academic career who have completed their doctoral degree and established an independent research profile. Applicants should be engaged in a research project in any relevant discipline that is related to the Center's interests in Romanization and Islamication in the period and area in question. The Center also welcomes applications from scholars working on comparative empire and transcultural studies in a broader historical (or contemporary) perspective whose research has a strong focus on theoretical and methodological issues. The second year (2021) theme is 'Imperial Religions and Local Beliefs', i.e. the relationship between state authority and religion. Which forms of local religious practice remained in place, despite the dominance of eastern salvation religions, and which forms changed as a result thereof?

Applications should be in English, including a CV, a research proposal for the project pursued at Hamburg, including the project's relation to the topic (2000 words), and an indication of the months the applicant wants to spend at the Center and the kind of financial support they require. All materials should be sent in a single pdf document to Dr. Rocco Selvaggi Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! by November 30, 2020.

For more information see: https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/center/fellowship-program.html