RESEARCH ASSOCIATE for the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity
Universität Hamburg
DFG Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe "RomanIslam"
As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.
DFG Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe "RomanIslam" (Humanities, Asien-Afrika-Institut, Islamic Studies invites applications for a
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
for the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity - Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa”
Salary Level 13 TV-L
The positionin accordance with Section28 subsection3of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commences on June1st, 2021.This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG).
The term is fixed until March 31st, 2024.The position calls for 65% of standard work hours per week.
Responsibilities: Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates mayalso pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.Specific Duties:RomanIslam, the Center for Advanced Study, convenes the disciplines of comparative empire studies. Our approach aims to compare transcultural assimilation processes in the historical region of the western Mediterranean with focus on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa during the first millennium CE, or the so-called „Long Late Antiquity“, including the Early Islamic Period. The economically significant Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb were peripheral regions, both in the pagan, later Christianized Roman, and in the Islamic Empire.
The successful applicant will conduct research in the frame of the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity” concentrating on one or both regions under study. A successful PhD-thesis is expected in the field of administrative divisions, political structures, imperial religions versus local believes, economy, the transformation of cities, or agricultural landscapes, etc. The applicant will work within an interdisciplinary team, using the similar methodological approaches. The position requires an active participation in the activities of the RomanIslam Center of Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, i.e. in research colloquia, lecture series and workshops, as well as active engagement in the center's research activities.
Universität Hamburg has been certified.audit familiengerechte hochschule
Requirements: A university degree in a relevant field. An excellent university degree (MA) in a relevant field of Middle Eastern history and culture. Excellent Arabic skills are essential, experience with Arabic historical primary sources, excellent knowledge of English, and French, are required. The knowledge of further languages relevant for the study of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, such as Latin, and Spanish, etc. is advantageous. Experience in working with additional sources, such as archaeological, numismatic, and geographical material is welcome but not a requirement. The applicant is expected to conduct doctoral studies in a field relevant to the region of early Islamic/Medieval North Africa/ Maghreb (Ifriqiya) and the Iberian Peninsula within the foci of the RomanIslam Center. Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process. For further information, please contact Prof. Stefan Heidemann (Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! ; +49 (40) 42838 3181 or consult our website at https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de. Applications should include a cover letter, a tabular curriculum vitae, and copies of degree certificate(s). Please send applications by March 15th, 2021 to: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!, please add the names of two referees. Please do not submit original documents as we are not able to return them. Any documents submitted will be destroyed after the application process has concluded.
DFG Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe "RomanIslam"
As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.
DFG Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe "RomanIslam" (Humanities, Asien-Afrika-Institut, Islamic Studies invites applications for a
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
for the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity - Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa”
Salary Level 13 TV-L
The positionin accordance with Section28 subsection3of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commences on June1st, 2021.This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG).
The term is fixed until March 31st, 2024.The position calls for 65% of standard work hours per week.
Responsibilities: Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates mayalso pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.Specific Duties:RomanIslam, the Center for Advanced Study, convenes the disciplines of comparative empire studies. Our approach aims to compare transcultural assimilation processes in the historical region of the western Mediterranean with focus on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa during the first millennium CE, or the so-called „Long Late Antiquity“, including the Early Islamic Period. The economically significant Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb were peripheral regions, both in the pagan, later Christianized Roman, and in the Islamic Empire.
The successful applicant will conduct research in the frame of the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity” concentrating on one or both regions under study. A successful PhD-thesis is expected in the field of administrative divisions, political structures, imperial religions versus local believes, economy, the transformation of cities, or agricultural landscapes, etc. The applicant will work within an interdisciplinary team, using the similar methodological approaches. The position requires an active participation in the activities of the RomanIslam Center of Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, i.e. in research colloquia, lecture series and workshops, as well as active engagement in the center's research activities.
Universität Hamburg has been certified.audit familiengerechte hochschule
Requirements: A university degree in a relevant field. An excellent university degree (MA) in a relevant field of Middle Eastern history and culture. Excellent Arabic skills are essential, experience with Arabic historical primary sources, excellent knowledge of English, and French, are required. The knowledge of further languages relevant for the study of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, such as Latin, and Spanish, etc. is advantageous. Experience in working with additional sources, such as archaeological, numismatic, and geographical material is welcome but not a requirement. The applicant is expected to conduct doctoral studies in a field relevant to the region of early Islamic/Medieval North Africa/ Maghreb (Ifriqiya) and the Iberian Peninsula within the foci of the RomanIslam Center. Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process. For further information, please contact Prof. Stefan Heidemann (Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! ; +49 (40) 42838 3181 or consult our website at https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de. Applications should include a cover letter, a tabular curriculum vitae, and copies of degree certificate(s). Please send applications by March 15th, 2021 to: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!, please add the names of two referees. Please do not submit original documents as we are not able to return them. Any documents submitted will be destroyed after the application process has concluded.