Post- or Pre-Doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
Institution: Sociology Institute and Center for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) (ID 13554) Contact Person: Prof. Sarah Eaton
The Sociology Institute and Center for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) at the Georg-August-University Göttingen are seeking to fill an open three-year position connected to chair of the Professor of Modern Chinese Society and Economy (Sarah Eaton). The earliest possible start date for this full-time position (currently 39.8 hours/week) is 01.08.2018. This position will be remunerated at the salary group 13 TV-L level.
The successful candidate will be actively involved in research, teaching and administrative duties at the university. Applications are welcome from candidates with training in Politics, Sociology or Economics and a strong regional focus on contemporary China. Applications from degree-holders in East Asian or Chinese Studies/Sinology are also encouraged. The position is open to both post-doctoral applicants and doctoral students. The successful applicant must have excellent organizational skills and research abilities. A thorough grounding in the study of Chinese economy and/or politics, fluency in English and German as well as relevant language skills in Chinese is also expected. Prior teaching experience as well a record of publications is also desired.
The University of Göttingen aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and urges qualified women to apply. Göttingen is a family-friendly university and strives to promote the compatibility of academic work and family. The university is an equal opportunities employer and particularly welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Applications from severely disabled people with equivalent aptitude will be given preference.
Please send your application with CV, cover letter, list of publications (along with two publications), list of courses taught and two letters of recommendation as a pdf document to the following e-mail address on or before 01.7.2018: tnolte1@unigoettingen.de (mailto: tnolte1@ uni-goettingen.de)
Please direct queries to Prof. Sarah Eaton, e-mail: sarah.eaton@sowi.uni-goettingen.de (mailto: sarah.eaton@sowi.uni-goettingen.de).
*Please not that the above is an unofficial trasnslation of the original (and official) German text of the advertisement to be found here: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/305402.html?cid=13554