Job: Research Associate (m/f/d), Leuphana

Leuphana University of Lüneburg (foundation under public law), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media (ICAM) has a vacancy for a full-time (100 %)

Research Associate (m/f/d)
(salary group EG 13 TV-L)
start immediately, fixed term for 4 years.

Deadline: 16.03.2021

Your tasks:

Design and deliver teaching for courses (3 lecturing hours per Week (SWS)) in cultural studies (Kulturwissenschaften) for both BA- and MA-degrees at both the faculty and as part of the subject-overarching programme of study at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Working towards further academic qualification (second book or Habilitation)
Research-focused work on setting up the cluster "Critique of the University: academic and other modes of knowledge production", including related event organization
Contribute to the establishment of the centre "Critique of the Present" (Kritik der Gegenwart)

Your profile:

Completed academic university degree
Above-average PhD for teaching and research in cultural studies/Kulturwissenschaften and media studies (completed by starting date)
Broad knowledge of critical theories, ideally including expertise in critique and crisis of the (globalised) university and the political economy and ecology of knowledge production, including decolonial perspectives and the politics of diversity
Experience in teaching relevant subjects and excellent pedagogical-didactic abilities
Experience in organizing academic events

We offer:

Flexible and family-friendly working hours
Internal and external CPD courses
University sports and health promotion measures for employees
Employer-funded pension

If you have any questions regarding the content of the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Erich Hörl, Vice-President College and Quality Development/Professorship for Media Culture and Media Philosophy.

Leuphana University of Lüneburg is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering heterogeneity among its staff. Disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given priority consideration. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

Please note our data protection information for applicants (which we currently only have in German).

Please send your application (including a cover letter, CV, publication list, academic certificates, exposé of a postdoc or habilitation project) by 16.03.2021 preferably electronically (as a single merged pdf file) or by mail to:

Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Personalservice, Fabian Weiß
Subject: PostDoc ICAM 2021
Universitätsallee 1
21335 Lüneburg
Germany
bewerbung @ leuphana.de