The Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities of Goethe University Frankfurt, is seeking to appoint up to three post-doctoral fellows in the humanities or social sciences for the academic year 2023/2024. Please find the Call for Applications below.
Closing date is January 31st 2023
Iris Helene Koban
(Managing director, Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften)
i.koban@forschungskolleg-
Call for applications
Post-doctoral Fellowships
Humanities and Social Sciences
Duration: 12 months, starting on September 1st or October 1st 2023, or 6 months, with a flexible starting date within the academic year 2023/24
The Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, the Institute for Advanced Studies in the
Humanities of Goethe University Frankfurt, is seeking to appoint up to three post-doctoral
fellows in the humanities or social sciences for the academic year 2023/2024.
Candidates should contribute with their individual research to the research focus Democratic
Vistas. Reflections on the Atlantic World and to its outreach platform, the John McCloy
Transatlantic Forum. Democratic Vistas looks at democracy from a genuinely
interdisciplinary perspective. It understands democracy not only as a form of government,
but also as a form of life. Corresponding to this expansive conception of democracy,
Democratic Vistas creates a space for dialogue for researchers from a broad range of
disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and it seeks for its cohort of fellows to
reflect this disciplinary diversity. Geographically, the program focuses on the "Atlantic
World" in a broad sense. Both classical transatlantic relations and the Atlantic World in its
North-South dimension fall under its purview. For more information about Democratic Vistas, see:
https://www.forschungskolleg-humanwissenschaften.de/index.php/en/projects/democratic-vistas
The fellows will be part of the Democratic Vistas academic community, a network of some
25 scholars from different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences at Goethe
University, as well as of the community of fellows at the Forschungskolleg
Humanwissenschaften.
What we offer: We offer a grant of 2400 €/month. The grant is tax-free in accordance with
the provisions of paragraph 3 no. 44 EStG (German Income Tax Act). Additional benefits
include a return trip (to a max. of 2000 €) from the fellows’ home / residence town to
Frankfurt; a family allowance when appropriate; a mission allowance of up to 2000 €/year;
an office at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften in Bad Homburg (near Frankfurt); a
daily (Mo – Fr) lunch at the Forschungskolleg; academic and general support by the staff of
the Forschungskolleg. Apartments in the guesthouse of the Kolleg are available for rent at
the fellow’s own cost.
What we expect: Fellows are expected to work on their projects and to take part in the
academic events organized by the Forschungskolleg or by members of the Democratic Vistas
community at Goethe University; participation in the research colloquium of the Kolleg is
compulsory. Fellows will be asked to contribute to one or two outreach activities during
their research stay (e.g. workshops with advanced high school students).
Eligibility: Candidates should have completed a doctorate in one of the disciplines
represented in the Democratic Vistas group and should have proven potential to conduct
and publish research at an international level.
Application: Please send your application in English in one pdf document (a 2-3 page
research project, a CV and two letters of reference) to Iris Koban, Managing Director of
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: i.koban@forschungskolleg-
humanwissenschaften.de
The reference letters may also be sent directly from the referees.
Closing date is January 31, 2023.
If you have any questions, please address Iris Koban or the heads of program of the
Democratic Vistas research focus, Johannes Völz, Professor of American Studies
(voelz@em.uni-frankfurt.de) and Gunther Hellmann, Professor of Political Science
(g.hellmann@soz.uni-frankfurt.de).
For information on the working and living conditions at the Forschungskolleg
Humanwissenschaften, see: http://www.forschungskolleg-humanwissenschaften.de
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