10 Postdoc Fellowships in Europe

10 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/11

The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin invite scholars to apply for ten post-doctoral fellowships for the research program

EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST - THE MIDDLE EAST IN EUROPE

This research program seeks to rethink concepts and premises that link and divide Europe and the Middle East. The project draws on the international expertise of scholars in and outside of Germany and is embedded in university and extra-university
research institutions in Berlin.

'Europe in the Middle East - The Middle East in Europe' supports historical-critical philology, rigorous engagement with the literatures of the Middle East and their histories, the social history of cities and the study of Middle Eastern political and philosophical thought (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and secular)

as central fields of research not only for area or cultural studies, but also for European intellectual history and other academic disciplines. The program explores modernity as a historical space and conceptual frame. The program puts forward three programmatic ideas:

1) supporting research that demonstrates the rich and complex historical legacies and entanglements between Europe and the Middle East; 2) reexamining genealogical notions of mythical 'beginnings', 'origins', and 'purity' in relation to culture and society; and 3) rethinking key concepts of a shared modernity in light of contemporary cultural, social, and political entanglements that supersede identity discourses as well as national, cultural or regional canons and epistemologies that were established in the nineteenth century.

The program 'Europe in the Middle East - The Middle East in Europe' is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. It supports and builds upon the following interconnected research fields:

CITIES COMPARED: COSMOPOLITANISM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS
This research group is directed by Ulrike Freitag and Nora Lafi, both of the Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin. It contributes to the debate on cosmopolitanism and civil society from the historical experience of conviviality and socio-cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in the cities around the Mediterranean;

ISLAMIC DISCOURSE CONTESTED: MIDDLE EASTERN AND EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES
This research group is directed by Gudrun Kraemer, Institute for Islamic Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin. It analyzes modern Middle Eastern thought and discourses in the framework of theories of multiple or reflexive modernities;

PERSPECTIVES ON THE QUR'AN: NEGOTIATING DIFFERENT VIEWS OF A SHARED HISTORY
This research group is directed by Angelika Neuwirth, Seminar for Arabic Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin, and Stefan Wild, Universitaet Bonn. It situates the foundational text of Islam and early Muslim traditions within the religious landscape of late antiquity and combines a historicization of their genesis with an analysis of their reception and perception in Europe and the Middle East;

TRAVELLING TRADITIONS: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON NEAR EASTERN LITERATURES
This research group is directed by Friederike Pannewick, Centrum fuer Nah- und Mitteloststudien, Philipps-Universita et Marburg, and Samah Selim, Rutgers University. It reassesses literary entanglements and processes of canonization between Europe and the Middle East.

TRADITION AND THE CRITIQUE OF MODERNITY:
SECULARISM, FUNDAMENTALISM AND RELIGION FROM MIDDLE EASTERN PERSPECTIVES
This a special forum, directed by Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin, Ben Gurion University, that attempts to rethink key concepts of modernity like secularity, tradition, or religion in the context of the experiences, interpretations, and critiques of Jews, Arabs, and Muslims in the Middle East and in Europe.

PREREQUISITES AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of history, art history, literature, philology, political philosophy, religion and sociology who want to carry out their research projects in connection with the Berlin program. Fellows gain the opportunity to pursue research projects of their choice within the framework of one of the above mentioned research fields and in relation to the program 'Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe'. In Berlin, they will be integrated into a university or extra-university research institute.

The working language of the research program is English.

Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 1.800 EURO (supplement for accompanying spouses: 250 EURO), and are obliged to work in Berlin and to help shape the seminars and working discussions related to their research field.

As a rule, the fellowships begin on 1 October 2010 and end on 31 July 2011. The applicant's doctorate should have been completed no earlier than 2002.

An application should be made in explicit relation to one of the research fields and consist of

1.) a curriculum vitae,
2.) a 2 to 4 page project sketch that should also state what the candidate intends to work on in Berlin if granted a fellowship,
3.) a sample of scholarly work (maximum 20 pages from an article, conference paper, or dissertation chapter) and
4.) a letter of recommendation by one university instructor.

The application should be submitted in English and by e-mail with each of the above mentioned four elements as a single PDF file or word document. The letter of recommendation can be sent directly by E-mail. The application should be received by
3 January 2010, addressed to:

E-mail: eume@wiko-berlin. de
Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe
c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Attn: Georges Khalil
Wallotstrasse 19, 14193 Berlin, Germany
Fax +49 30 - 89 00 12 00

For further information on the program
'Europe in the Middle East - The Middle East in Europe' and
for detailed information on the research fields, please see:

http://www.eume-berlin.de

http://www.eume-berlin.de/fileadmin/Ausschreibung/application2010-11.pdf

For information on the research institutions in Berlin participating in the program, please visit:
Berlin-Brandenburgi sche Akademie der Wissenschaften: www.bbaw.de ,
Center for Middle Eastern & North African Politics, Freie Universität Berlin:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/polwiss/forschung/international/vorderer-orient/index.html ,
Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies:
www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de ,
Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung:
www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de ,
Zentrum Moderner Orient:
www.zmo.de ,
Institute for Islamic Studies: userpage.fu-berlin.de/~islamwi,
Museum for Islamic Art:
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objectId=12 ,
Seminar for Arabic Studies: web.fu-berlin. de/semiarab,
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin:
www.wiko-berlin.de .

Georges Khalil
Europa im Nahen Osten - Der Nahe Osten in Europa
Europe in the Middle East - The Middle East in Europe
c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Institute for Advanced Study
Wallotstrasse 19, 14193 Berlin

Telefon +49 (0)30 89 001-258
Telefax +49 (0)30 89 001-200
khalil@wiko- berlin.de

http://www.eume-berlin.de
http://www.wiko-berlin.de
 

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Postdoc fellowships at the European University Institute 2010-11

Max Weber Fellowships -- The Max Weber Programme is the largest postdoctoral programme for young researchers in the social sciences, funded by the European Commission (DG Education). Max Weber Fellowships are for 1 or 2 years and are open to candidates who have received a doctorate in the social sciences (economics, law, political science, sociology, history and related fields) within the last 5 years. 

The Max Weber fellowships are designed for junior post-docs who would like to pursue an academic career, concentrate on their own research and enhance their academic practice in a multidisciplinary environment. Fellows are selected on the basis of their research accomplishments and potential, their academic career interests, and the availability of the EUI faculty to provide mentorship. Each year circa 45 postdoctoral fellows are part of the programme. 

View source:www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/PostdoctoralFellowships/MaxWeberFellowships/Index.aspx
 

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PhD and Postdoc at Bayerisches Geoinstitute, Germany

The Bayerisches Geoinstitute (www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de) offers a PhD position in the field of Geodynamics. The focus of the research will be on the effect of continental lids on the efficiency of mantle convective stirring.

Interpreting surface geochemical data requires the understanding of the mechanisms that can preserve or erase chemical heterogeneities over geological times. The effect of continental lids is known to have a first order impact on mantle convective dynamics and heat transfer. In particular it has be shown that the presence of continents influences the convective wavelength and the time dependency of the mantle motions. However the consequences on the efficiency of convective stirring have not been quantified and studied systematically. This will be the main objective of this thesis, using 2D and 3D numerical modeling of mantle convective
motions.

Applicants should hold a master degree in Physics, Geophysics or equivalent. We are seeking for candidates with a solid background in fluid dynamics and heat transfer, knowledge in numerical methods and in one or more programming language (Fortran , C ...).

Decent computational facilities are available at the Bayerisches Geoinstitute (www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de) and at the University of Bayreuth. Funds will be available for attending international conferences and workshops.

The position to be filled up as soon as possible, will be awarded for a period of three years. To apply, please send the following documents in electronic form to :
henri.samuel[at]uni-bayreuth. de 
- A Curiculum Vitae
- The contact information of at least two referees

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Postdoc position in Geodynamics at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut (bayreuth, Germany)

The Bayerisches Geoinstitute (www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de) offers a post doctoral research position in the field of Geodynamics.

We welcome applications on various research topics in the fields of Earth and Planetary dynamics (e.g., core formation, mantle or lithosphere dynamics, multiphase flow, magma chamber dynamics ...)

Successful applicants should hold a PhD degree in physics, geophysics or equivalent by the time they are appointed. We are seeking for candidates with good background in fluid dynamics and a good experience in numerical modeling and/or in theoretical and analytical modeling.

Decent computational facilities are available at the Bayerisches Geoinstitute and at the University of Bayreuth. Funds will be available for attending international conferences and workshops.

The position to be filled up as soon as possible, will be awarded for a period of two years. Extension of up to two additional years is possible.

To apply, please send the following documents in electronic form to
henri.samuel[ at]uni-bayreuth. de 
- A short statement of research interests - A statement of proposed research (2-3 pages) - A CV including a publication list
- The contact information of at least two referees


Henri Samuel
Bayerisches Geoinsitut - Universitaet Bayreuth
henri.samuel@uni-bayreuth. de
Office phone: +49-(0)-921- 55-3710

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Germany : Positions in Universität Leipzig

German version :

Universität Leipzig
Institut für Kulturwissenschafte n / Lehrstuhl für Kultursoziologie
Beethovenstr. 15, 04107 Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Monika Wohlrab-Sahr
wohlrab@uni-leipzig.de

Stellenausschreibun gen für das Forschungsprojekt „Multiple Secularities" im Rahmen der Förderinitiative „Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftl iche Forschung" (gefördert vom SMWK)

Zu besetzen sind für jeweils zwei Jahre:
2 Stellen als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/ innen (50%) zum 1.1. 2010
1 Post-Doc-Stelle als wissenschaftliche/ r Mitarbeiter/ in zum 1.4. 2010
Gesucht werden Personen mit sehr guten Kenntnissen im Bereich der eligionssoziologie, ei-nem Hochschulabschluss bzw. einer Promotion in Soziologie oder verwandten Fächern (z.B. Kulturwissenschafte n, Religionswissenscha ft, Politikwissenschaft ) und ausgezeichneter Sprachkompetenz in Englisch.

Bewerbungen für die Teilzeitstellen sind bis spätestens 13.11.2009, für die Post-Doc-Stelle bis zum 31.12. 2009 an die oben stehende Adresse zu richten. Bewerbungen aus dem Ausland sind willkommen, wobei auch hier ausgezeichnete Englischkenntnisse vorausgesetzt werden.

English version :

University of Leipzig 
S Institute for Cultural Studies / Department of Cultural Sociology 
Beethovenstr. 15, 04107 Leipzig 
Prof. Dr. Monika Wohlrab-Sahr 
wohlrab@uni-leipzig.de 

Stellenausschreibun gen for the research project "Multiple Secularities" under funded "arts and encouraged Sozialwissenschaftl iche Research" (from BSEC) 

To occupy for two years each: 
2 jobs as an academic staff (50%) of 1.1.2010 
1 Post-doctoral position as a research assistant designer to 1.4.2010 
We are looking for people s with very good knowledge in the field of eligionssoziologie, ei-nem university degree or a doctorate in sociology or related subjects (such as cultural studies, Religionswissenscha ft, Political Science) and excellent language skills in English. 

Applications for part-time posts are post no later than 13.11.2009, the post-doc to 31.12. 2009 is targeted at the above address. Applications from abroad are welcome, although, again, will be provided excellent knowledge of English.
 

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12 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Europe

12 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships.

MNARS is an international three-year doctoral school launched by the Max Planck Society's MaxNetAging program. The school focuses on topics of aging ranging across the full spectrum of the behavioral and social scien­ces, biology, law and the humanities. Fourteen Max Planck Institutes parti­cipate:

• MPI for Art History, Florence, Italy,
• MPI for the Biology of Aging, Cologne,
• MPI for Demographic Research, Rostock,
• MPI for Economics, Jena,
• MPI for European Legal History, Frankfurt/Main,
• MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig,
• MPI for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg,
• MPI for Foreign and International Social Law, Munich,
• MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig,
• MPI for the History of Science, Berlin,
• MPI for Human Development, Berlin,
• MPI for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen,
• MPI for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn,
• MPI for Social Anthropology, Halle,
• MPI for the Study of Societies, Cologne.

Each fellow enrolled in MNARS will be affiliated with one of these Max Planck Institutes. During the first six months of MNARS, from January through June 2010, all fellows will study together at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock. They will attend lectures and semi­nars on a broad range of topics in aging research and doctoral students will develop the topic of their dissertation. Instruction will be in English. At the end of the first six months, fellows will go to the Max Planck Institute they are affiliated with and spend the next 30 months in case of doctoral students or the next 18 months in case of postdoctoral fellows working on their re­search projects. Fellows will meet, together with other MaxNetAging scientists and a few invited speakers, twice a year at research workshops.

Visit http://www.maxnetaging.mpg.de/en/doctoralschool/participants.htm for examples of research questions and for statements about the program of current MaxNetAging students.

Applications should include:

• a CV,
• a statement about the level of the job you are seeking (as doctoral or postdoctoral student), why you are interested in working in the MaxNetAging Research School,
• details of qualifications, including information about honors, awards, or evaluations of your educational degrees (e.g., "cum laude"),
• a list of publications, if any,
• names and addresses of 2 people we can contact about you, and for postdoctoral fellows a brief outline about your research agenda in the upcoming two years.

Applicants should also indicate the Max Planck Institute they wish to be affiliated with.

Ph.D. and Post-Doc appointments are made on Ph.D. and Post-Doc sti­pends. We can provide you with information about the level of your sti­pend based on the information you provide us on your CV.

The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the share of women in areas where they are underrepresented, and strongly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicap­ped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.

Applications should be addressed to the MaxNetAging Director Prof. James W. Vaupel and sent by e-mail to appl-mnars@demogr.mpg.de. Email inquiries concerning the application process and other aspects of MNARS should also be sent to appl-mnars@demogr.mpg.de.

Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. Review of applications will begin on receipt and will continue until all fellowship positions have been filled.

6 PhD positions in Germany

Identification, Optimization and Control
with Applications in Modern Technologies

6 PhD-positions

starting on 1^st of October 2009, are to be filled. The program is a joint effort of the Universities of Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Würzburg, sponsored by the Elite Network of Bavaria. It offers outstanding young academics the opportunity to earn their PhD under the supervision of an advisor selected from the professors of the participating universities to best match the candidate's qualifications. Additionally, concurrent with the PhD education, the program entails summer schools, workshops, as well as a stay abroad. Detailed information may be found at www2.am.uni-erlangen.de/elitenetzwerk-optimierung.

The PhD students are employed initially for two years, salary scale E 13 Ü (2/3). The contract can be extended by one more year. The Position requires an MS degree (or the German 'Diplom') in mathematics, technomathematics, economathematics, physics and systems engineering, computational engineering or other engineering disciplines. The applicants should relate their research interest to the exemplary PhD projects described on the website.

The positions are suited to persons with physical disabilities. Applicants with disabilities will be preferred if they have similar qualifications than other applicants. The participating universities support equal opportunities for women. Therefore, female researchers are explicitly invited to apply.

Applications should include a resume, copies of certificates, a summary of the master's thesis and two let­ters of recommendation, and should be sent in electronic form no later than 24^th of September 2009, to:

Prof. Dr. G. Leugering, Department of Mathematics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, e-mail: elitenetzwerk@am.uni-erlangen.de

5 Research scientists in Germany

Universität Siegen

The University of Siegen is an innovative and interdisciplinary university with some 12.000 students and 1.500 employees, including 900 researchers. The University of Siegen offers an excellent study and research environment encompassing humanities and social sciences, as well as economics, natural sciences and engineering and numerous interdisciplinary research projects. In the Research Training Group "Imaging New Modalities", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and hosted by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Siegen, the following vacancies are to be filled until October 1st, 2009: 5 Research Scientists (full position, wage group 13 TV-L) The positions in the Research Training Group are limited to 3 years for research scientists. In case of a positive development of the individual studies, the positions may be prolonged in order to complete the PhD-thesis. Starting in October 2009, the Research Training Group is focusing on fundamental research for range sensing, THz- and multi-spectral imaging, as well as for new algorithmic approaches for processing and analysis of mono- and multi-modal data streams delivered by these sensors. Applicants must be graduated in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar (PhD or Master/Diploma) with very good or excellent grade. We expect good English knowledge. The scientific career of the applicant should have a relation to the main topics of the Research Training Group, i. e. to sensorics (optics, range sensing, THz, multi-spectral imaging), sensor data processing (fusion or analysis of mono- and multi-modal data streams, visual analysis) or security (person recognition, material identification and biometrics, information security). Candidates will be given the opportunity to work on their PhD-thesis. The University of Siegen is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks to raise the amount of women involved in research and teaching. Thus, the application of adequately qualified women is encouraged. Applications from handicapped persons are encouraged. The application and selection procedure is web-based. Applications including a curriculum vitae, certificates, two letters of recommendation and a project proposal should be uploaded on the Research Training Group's website www.grk1564.uni-siegen.de until September 30th, 2009. The proposal (approx. 2 pages) should describe the nexus between the individual research interests and the topics of the Research Training Group and it should sketch out possible research directions. Further information on the Research Training Group and the University of Siegen can be found on the web-site www.grk1564.uni-siegen.de and www.uni-siegen.de, respectively.

Universität Siegen Hölderlinstr. 3 D-57068 Siegen Germany http://www.grk1564.uni-siegen.de Closing date: 30.09.2009

Germany : 8 full positions for doctoral candidates

The International Research Training Group "Non-linearities and upscaling in porous media" (NUPUS) of the Universities Stuttgart, Bergen, Delft, Eindhoven, Utrecht and Wageningen is offering

8 full positions for doctoral candidates for 1,5 years with possibility of extension to 3 years (research assistant, TV-L 13)

from January 1^st, 2010 / April 1^st 2010 in Stuttgart.

NUPUS deals with flow and transport processes in porous media, focusing on environmental and technical applications. For these applications, models must be formulated to simulate coupled non-linear multiphase flow and transport processes. These processes occur on various scales in both space and time and are subject to the structural heterogeneities of porous media on all scales in space. The paramount goal of NUPUS is to derive, develop, implement and verify methods and models that describe complex multiphase flow processes in rigid and deformable porous media in an interdisciplinary research environment. Fundamental research includes the development of stochastic methods and the optimisation of efficient numerical schemes. These will be linked to applied research (methodical and experimental), e.g. the optimisation of fuel cells, the sequestration of CO₂ or the prediction of slope failure.

For a description of the research projects, please refer to http://www.nupus.uni-stuttgart.de (Research Areas)

Prerequisites:

• M.Sc. or Diplom in Civil, Environmental, Chemical or Process Engineering, Computational Science, Mathematics, Physics or neighbouring disciplines with above-average results
• Applicants are expected to possess a high level of proficiency in written and spoken English
• Applicants must participate actively in NUPUS (give presentations at seminars, follow courses, assist in the organisation)
• Applicants are expected to stay at a partner university in the Netherlands or Norway for 6 to 9 months

Please send an application (CV, degree certificates, motivation letter) by September 15^th, 2009 to the spokesman of the German side

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Helmig
Lehrstuhl für Hydromechanik und Hydrosystemmodellierung
Universität Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 61
D-70569 Stuttgart

or electronically to Ms. Maria Costa, maria.costa@iws.uni-stuttgart.de. She can also provide further information.

The Universitaet Stuttgart wishes to increase the proportion of female academic staff and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications from women. Full-time positions can be split. Handicapped persons with the same qualifications will be given preference. The Central Administration is responsible for recruitment.

20 Postdoc Fellowships, Germany

20 Postdoc Fellowships : LMU Munich Germany :
20 Postdoctoral Fellowships are available at LMU Muich Germany. The applicant must have completed his/her doctoral studies at another university – preferably outside Germany – no more than three years prior to application. The majority of applicants are expected to be from outside Germany.

Deadline : 15 April 2009


General Description
LMU will be awarding the 20 research fellowships to candidates who have completed their doctoral studies in any field, having graduated no more than three years ago with outstanding results. The fellows must be able to design a research project and successfully carry it through to completion. They will have two full years to conduct their research at LMU and expand their academic profile. Upon a positive evaluation of the research achievement, the fellowship may be extended by another two years.

The young academics shall be integrated into the university as comfortably as possible during their research stay: they will be provided with workplaces within one of the faculties, where they can also become immediately involved in teaching if they desire. The candidate’s application must therefore include a statement of support from a professor of LMU Munich. This support statement shall confirm that the planned project will be supported intellectually and with the necessary infrastructure. The fellows will also be associated with the Center for Advanced Studies and be able to make use of its services.

LMU research fellows receive an attractive compensation according to the German salary scheme “Tarifvertrag der Länder (TVL)” (typically TV-L Group E 14). Up to € 10,000 per annum will be available as material and travel expenses. Additional grants may be provided as start-up funding for research projects and reimbursement for the costs of relocation. Also, in the first two years following completion of their research stay, the fellows may be provided with additional funding for material and travel expenses so that cooperative efforts with LMU Munich can continue beyond the fellowship period.
Closing date for applications is 15 April 2009.

Contact Details
Any questions regarding your application and academic integration are to be directed to the LMU professor whose academic unit your project will be integrated into. You can get in contact with the dean of the faculty first. A contact list is available here (pdf 35 kb).
General questions regarding the fellowship program can be directed to the Strategy and Development Unit:

E-Mail:excellent@lmu.de


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