The position is available for 24 months starting in late 2024 or early 2025 (flexible start date). In principle, this position can be divided into two part-time positions.
The University of Konstanz is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. Since 2007 it has been successful in the German Excellence Initiative and its follow-up program, the Excellence Strategy.
Your Responsibilities:
- Contribution of expertise on methods of history of knowledge/science to the ERC project “Off the Road: The Environmental Aesthetics of Early Automobility” (offtheroad.org)
- Development of independent research project on environmental knowledge in early twentieth-century North America (e.g., emergence of ecology, automobile field work)
- Co-organization of a conference on environmental knowledge
- Publication of research results
- Minor administrative duties
Your Profile:
- A very good doctoral dissertation with a focus on history of knowledge or history of science
- Interest in the environmental humanities and North American history
- Ability to attend in-person events in Konstanz about once a month
We offer:
- An open-minded, vibrant research environment
- Top-tier research infrastructure
- The option of teaching seminars in your research area(s)
- A salary according to the collective bargaining provisions of the TV-L (up to pay group E 13 TV-L, depending on your personal profile)
We look forward to receiving your application with your academic curriculum vitae, copies of academic certifi-cates, copy of doctoral thesis, and lists of courses taught and publications (if applicable) by October 25, 2024 via our Online Application Portal. (Reference No. 2024/176; https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/en/jobposting/bc6163ea79ff5dae747de1def966e21324f09fd20/apply)