Plaça postdoc a Freiburg “Cultures of Mobility in Europe”
1 POSTDOC-POSITION AVAILABLE

(Full-time position, part-time option)
The Research Group “Cultures of Mobility in Europe” (COME) at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology/Folkloristics of the University of Freiburg invites applications for a one-year Postdoc position starting in October 2014.

Directed by JProf. Dr. Anna Lipphardt, COME explores the practices, experiences and politics of mobility in Europe by focusing on highly mobile milieus, groups and life worlds (for details see www.come.uni-freiburg.de).

We are looking for a candidate with a degree in Cultural Anthropology or a related discipline such as Sociology, Educational Studies, History, or Cultural Geography, and with an empirical and/or theoretically oriented research project on one of the following key issues:

– mobility and inequality/precarity
– mobile work-life arrangements
– mobile life-worlds from a spatial analysis perspective
– intersecting strategies of dwelling and travelling
– freedom of movement and human rights.

An excellent academic track record and a commitment to comparative and interdisciplinary work are prerequisites. Working languages are German and English. Teaching experience is an asset. Applications must include a CV, copies of academic diploma, a list of publications, a writing sample of 10 to 20 pages (e.g. thesis chapter, academic article) and a project outline of 3 to 5 pages.

All items must be submitted no later than April 22, 2014 to the address below.

The salary corresponds to the TVL-E13 pay scale of the public service in Germany.
The position is initially limited until September 2015 with the option of a one-year extension.For further information please contact
Marion Villalobos, email: come(arrova)eu-ethno.uni-freiburg.de
or: +49(0)761-203-97698

Die Stelle ist auf 1 Jahr befristet. Die Vergütung erfolgt nach E13.

Postanschrift / Mailing address:

COME
Institute for Cultural Anthropology/Folkloristics
Universität Freiburg
Maximilianstraße 15
D-79100 Freiburg
Germany