Postdoctoral Researcher

Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Göttingen; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Die Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin sucht einen Postdoctoral Researcher (m/w/d) für das Projekt ‘Sustainable Rurbanity’. Sie werden in Göttingen und Ghana forschen, anthropologische Feldforschung durchführen und in einem interdisziplinären Team arbeiten. Die Position bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit zur Habilitation sowie ein inspirierendes Arbeitsumfeld mit attraktiven Bedingungen.

Leistungen

Möglichkeit zur Habilitation

Familienfreundliche Arbeitsbedingungen

Internationale wissenschaftliche Netzwerke

Qualifikationen

• Wille und Fähigkeit zur interdisziplinären Teamarbeit.
• Bereitschaft zur Feldforschung in Ghana für mehrere Monate pro Jahr.
• Vertiefte Kenntnisse in sozialen Theorien und inter-/transdisziplinären Ansätzen.

Aufgaben

• Vorbereitung und Durchführung anthropologischer Feldforschung in Ghana.
• Entwicklung und Umsetzung des theoretischen Rahmens der Forschungsprojekte.
• Teilnahme an internationalen Konferenzen zur Präsentation der Ergebnisse.

Kenntnisse

Fließend Englisch

anthropologische Feldforschung

Teamarbeit

Interkulturelle Kompetenzen

Forschungserfahrung in Westafrika

Ausbildung

PhD in sozialer Anthropologie oder verwandten Disziplinen

Jobbeschreibung

• Wann 22.07.2025 to 18.08.2025 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)

At the University of Göttingen -Public Law Foundation-, Institut für Ethnologie, there is a position as

Postdoctoral Researcher (all genders welcome)

Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L/50%to be filled. Starting date is 10/1/2025. The position is limited to 2029/09/30.

FOR5903 is a DFG Research Unit with a wide interdisciplinary and international scope, covering diverse dimensions of global urbanization processes under the novel framework of “Sustainable Rurbanity – Resources, Society, and Regulatory Systems”. For further information please refer to the project website www.uni-kassel.de/go/for-5903 .

In the context of this project, a doctoral position is available addressing RurbanLivestockSystems - Building rurban livelihoods through livestock which integrates research approaches from Social Anthropology and Animal Sciences. The position cannot be shared. The main place of service is Göttingen, but extended field work in Ghana’s Greater Accra region for several months per year will be required. Fitness for service in an urban agglomeration of the Global South is therefore mandatory.

• Preparing, conducting and coordinating anthropological field work according to the theoretical approach of the Research Unit “Sustainable Rurbanity” and the work program of its subproject “RurbanLivestockSystems - Building rurban livelihoods through livestock”
• Ethnographic research on in/formal governance of livestock businesses and entrepreneurship in Accra, Ghana
• Supporting PhD students and guiding their research activities in Ghana
• Further developing the project’s theoretical framework (assemblage, social-ecological systems) and implementing it in its research design
• Close cooperation and communication with academic partners in Ghana, Germany, India and Morocco
• Participation in project-related seminars and workshops, and in international conferences by presenting achieved results
• Integrating analysis, synthesis and theory building from the subproject’s and the project cluster’s results. Presentation and publication of results in project reports and scientific articles
• Contribution to writing of follow-up proposal
• General project management and administration

We offer you

• An inspiring, dynamic and multifaceted working environment that allows you to grow academically and personally in an international, inter-disciplinary research environment
• The possibility of pursuing a postdoctoral academic qualification such as habilitation with dedicated mentorship making you part of the Institute of Social Anthropology and its worldwide scientific networks
• The chance to do long-term ethnographic fieldwork endowed with adequate resources and based in local structures of mutual cooperation, support and exchange
• Attractive working conditions that allow you to reconcile family responsibilities and professional obligations
• An interdisciplinary and committed team of junior and senior scientists that values and engages with the ideas you contribute to the research
• Possibly (when available) and if desired expansion of position to 75 or 100 percent

Requirements

Obligatory

• Excellent PhD in social anthropology or a related discipline
• Fluency in English language
• Ability and willingness to work in a dedicated interdisciplinary team with an international and intercultural background (coming from the fields of agronomy, ecology, geography and using, e.g. GIS/ mapping and quantitative surveys)
• Willingness to travel and conduct field work in Ghana for several months per year
• Experience in anthropological fieldwork (participant observation) in the Global South
• Versed in dealing with social theory and inter-/transdisciplinary approaches (social-ecological systems, assemblage thinking)
• Academic achievements in the form of publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences
• Experience in a collaborative anthropological or interdisciplinary research project
• Knowledge in several of the following thematic and theoretical domains: political anthropology, economic anthropology, urban anthropology, pastoralism, sustainability, practice theory, assemblage thinking and social-ecological systems research
• Knowledge of the German language
• Research experience in West Africa

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal qualifications, applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. A disability or equality is to be included in the application in order to protect the interests of the applicant.