{"id":35042,"date":"2019-05-03T15:31:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=35042"},"modified":"2019-05-03T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:34:56","slug":"phd-position-in-american-studies-in-doctoral-program-vienna-deadline-may-26th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=35042","title":{"rendered":"PhD Position in American Studies in Doctoral Program, Vienna (Deadline: May 26th, 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>PhD Position in American Studies in Doctoral Program &#8220;Cultural Mobility Studies&#8221;, Vienna<br \/>\n(Deadline: May 26th, 2019)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The University of Vienna<\/strong> (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position<strong> from 01.10.2019<\/strong> of a <br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> Project Staff (prae doc)<\/strong> <\/span><br \/>\nat the Research Platform Mobile Cultures and Societies &#8211; Interdisciplinary Studies on Transnational Formations <strong>to 30.09.2023.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Reference number: 9622 <br \/>\nAs part of the FWF-funded doc.funds doctoral program in <br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Cultural Mobility Studies, seven PhD positions, one each in the disciplines of African Studies, American Studies, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Geography, Modern German Studies\/Comparative Literature, and Political Science are advertised. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Further information regarding research topics in each discipline can be found on the research platform?s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilecultures.univie.ac.at\/docfunds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/mobilecultures.univie.ac.at\/docfunds\/<\/a> For more information about the FWF, please consult their website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwf.ac.at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fwf.ac.at<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The research platform Mobile Cultures and Societies: Interdisciplinary Studies on Transnational Formations examines phenomena, conditions, and effects of cultural, historical, and social mobility. The research platform combines different disciplinary approaches, theories, and methods to develop new categories with regard to contents, structures, and approaches in the field of mobility studies. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Duration of employment: 4 year\/s<\/strong> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Extent of Employment: 30 hours\/week Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: \u00a748 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt;\">Job Description: <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Developing and writing an independent PhD thesis in the field of mobility studies from a literary, cultural, historical, political, or social science studies perspective<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Participation in the thematic formation, establishment, and international networking of an interdisciplinary research platform<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Organization of conferences, meetings, symposiums &#8211; Participation in platform organization<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Contributions to publications Profile: <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; MA degree or completed graduate studies in literary, cultural, historical, political, development, or social science studies or geography<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Dissertation project in the field of mobility studies <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary cooperation and research<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; High written and oral competences in English preferable<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Written and oral competences in German preferable, otherwise: willingness to learn German<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; International experience or study abroad experiences preferable<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Willingness to work in a team <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Computer literacy <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Required documents for the application (in German or English):<\/span> &#8211; Letter of intent\/motivation (1-2 pages) with explicit mention for which position\/discipline the<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> candidate is applying &#8211; Scientific CV \/ List of publications<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; Dissertation project proposal (5-10 pages), including research timeline and research bibliography <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Graduation certificates and a chapter of your accomplished thesis <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Applications<\/strong> including a letter of motivation (German or English)<\/span> should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (<a href=\"http:\/\/jobcenter.univie.ac.at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/jobcenter.univie.ac.at<\/a>) <strong>no later than 26.05.2019,<\/strong> mentioning reference number 9622. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For further information please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/webmail.ffzg.hr\/src\/compose.php?send_to=jobcenter%40univie.ac.at\">jobcenter@univie.ac.at<\/a>. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (<a href=\"http:\/\/diversity.univie.ac.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/diversity.univie.ac.at\/<\/a>). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. 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