Faculty of Theology

Postdoctoral Position in Religious Studies

At the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, the Chair of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology has a vacancy as of April 1, 2025 or by agreement for one

Postdoc (f/m/d)


with 75% of the regular weekly working hours (currently 29,85 hours/week) for a limited period of 48 months (4 years). The salary is paid according to pay group 13 TV-L.

The research focus should be in one of the following areas or ideally combine them: global and entangled history approaches with at least one non-European focus; esotericism and alternative religiosity; as well as religion and political extremism.

The tasks include carrying out a research project with corresponding publication activities, obtaining third-party funding, the (co-)organization of academic events, as well as teaching 2 hours per week during each semester.

Prerequisites:

  • Very good doctorate in religious studies or a closely related subject.
  • Initial experience in research and teaching.
  • Willingness to integrate into the intercultural research environment of the chair and to participate in general tasks and academic self-administration.
  • Very good written and spoken English.
  • Good knowledge of German and a willingness to improve it are desirable.
  • Knowledge of a non-European language is desirable.


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Dr. Julian Strube.
Contact: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/prof.+dr.+julian+strube/76039.html

The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are un-derrepresented and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. It also sees itself as a family-friendly university and promotes the compatibility of scholarship/work and family. The university is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled persons with equal qualifications are given preference. A disability or equal status must be included in the application in order to safeguard interests.

Please send your application with a short letter of motivation (max. 500 words), an exposé of your research project (max. 2,000 words excl. bibli-ography) and a CV including a list of publications and courses held in electronic form as one document (PDF) by December 16, 2024 to:
E-Mail: julian.strube@theologie.uni-goettingen.de.
Theologische Fakultät, Lehrstuhl für Religionswissenschaft und Interkulturelle Theologie, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.

Note:
Your electronic documents will be deleted after a retention period of three months after completion of the procedure.
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Göttingen, November 20, 2024