Postdoctoral Position in DFG Research Training Group

[Katharina Kühn]

 1 Postdoctoral Position in DFG Research Training Group
(“Graduiertenkolleg”) 1681 “Privacy. Forms, Functions,
Transformations” 
 
The DFG Research Training Group 1681 “Privacy. Forms, Functions,
Transformations” is embedded in the Faculty of Humanities and the
Faculty of Law at the University of Passau. 
 
The Research Training Group is currently offering a Postdoctoral
Position (m/f) beginning in August 2012 and limited to a period of two
years. The remuneration will be based on the tariff contract for civil
service employees (E 13 TV-L). 
 
The Chair of Slavic Literatures and Cultures (
http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/slavische-literaturen-und-kulturen/startseite.html
), Prof. Dr. Dirk Uffelmann, is participating in this project and
encourages applications from the field of Slavic cultural and literature
studies.
 
For further information please contact:
 Prof. Dr. Dirk Uffelmann (uffelmann at uni-passau.de)Katharina Kühn
(katharina.kuehn at uni-passau.de) 
For more information, see below:
In its research activities, the Research Training Group focuses on the
concept of ‘privacy’ because of its current societal and scientific
relevance. It aims at reconstructing the concept of privacy with the
overall aim of a comprehensive theory of privacy, describing its
parameters and interaction with other concepts. 
 
Duties and responsibilities 
The Postdoc will fill the position of a specialist intermediary: She or
he will therefore serve as a mediating agent between the doctoral
candidates and the university lecturers involved in the Research
Training Group in order to effectively bring together their various
perspectives and interests. The Postdoc will also provide practical
assistance to the postgraduates regarding their organisational skills
with respect to methodical questions and effective time management of
PhD projects. Moreover, the prospective Postdoc will help organise
workshops and give specialist seminars within the framework of the
Research Training Group’s academic programme. 
 
Qualifications 
We welcome applications from candidates with outstanding doctoral
degrees and specialist knowledge connected to the Research Training
Group’s focus. Your prospective Postdoc project should bring together at
least two of our fields of research in an innovative way. Please refer
to our website for an overview of our fields of research and a list of
disciplines participating in the programme. Applications from other
disciplines are eligible if your research project can be supervised by
members of the Research Training Group. 
 
We offer 
The Research Training Group offers an interdisciplinary basis for
highly relevant research. The university’s Centre for Graduate Studies
(“Graduiertenzentrum”) offers a programme for doctoral candidates and
Postdocs including specialised trainings in academic didactics (further
qualification for university lecturers). The university’s dynamic and
enriching environment offers most favourable conditions for the Research
Training Group. The participants’ contributions with regard to advancing
the programme are most welcome and will be fruitfully integrated. 
 
Application documents 
- Proof of university and doctoral degree in one of the member
disciplines 
- CV including list of publications 
- Abstract of doctoral thesis (max. 3 pages) 
- Research proposal (max. 10 pages) 
- Proof of advanced skills in German (at least DSH 2/TestDaF 4 or
equivalent) 
- Teaching portfolio 
 
The University of Passau is an equal opportunity employer. Female
researchers and researchers with children are strongly encouraged to
apply. Applications of disabled persons will be given preference in the
case of equal qualification. The position is suitable for job sharing,
provided that two candidates complementing each other apply. 
 
Please send your application to 
DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 1681 „Privatheit“ 
Prof. Dr. Hans Krah 
Universität Passau 
Innstraße 25 
D-94032 Pas
sau 
Germany 
 
Applications can also be sent via e-mail: Privatheit at uni-passau.de
(please send single PDF-file only). 
 
Deadline for applications: June 15, 2012. 
 
For further information please refer to our website
http://www.uni-passau.de/3420.html?&L=1 or contact: 
 
Stefan Halft 
Universität Passau 
Innstraße 25 
D-94032 Passau 
Germany 
Phone: +49 851 509 - 3293 
E-Mail: Stefan.Halft at uni-passau.de
   
 
 
Katharina Kühn, Dipl.-Kulturwirtin (Univ.)
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/ Lecturer 
Lehrstuhl für Slavische Literaturen und Kulturen/ Chair of Slavic
Literatures and Cultures
Universität Passau - Philosophische Fakultät
Innstr. 25
D-94032 Passau
Tel. ++49/851/509-2954
katharina.kuehn at uni-passau.de
http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/slavische-literaturen-und-kulturen.html

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