The DFG graduate programme 1599/1 Dynamics of Space and Gender: discovering conquering inventing narrating at the universities

ies of Gttingen and Kassel invites applications for 14PhD positions (research assistantships) at 65% of standard weekly hours for the period of 1.5 years, starting October 1, 2013, with an extension of another 1.5 years possible. Remuneration according to level TV-L 13 and TV-H, respectively. The interdisciplinary graduate programme, a collaboration between the universities of Kassel and Gttingen, aims to investigate the interrelations of space and gender constituents as they are constructed in present-day and historical societies, both in and outside of Europe: doing space while doing gender. In three main interdisciplinary research areas, we explore the dimensions of embodiment, location, and entanglement. Research focuses on both global and local phenomena in the context of gender studies. Participating subjects include history, English/ Canadian, German, and Romance literatures, sociology, catholic theology, ethnology, cultural anthropology/ European ethnology, medical ethics and the history of medicine, and Arabic/ Islamic studies. For further information see: http://www.raum-geschlecht.gwdg.de/ Requirements Successful applicants will have a distinctly above-average degree and a PhD project which fits with the programmes interdisciplinary approach. The working language at the graduate school is German; because of the international research topics and visiting researchers, proficiency in English is mandatory. International applicants further need a very good command of German (level B2/C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or equivalent). Direct supervision will be provided by members of the graduate programmes academic staff. The University of Gttingen and the University of Kassel are equal opportunity employers and place particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favored. Please submit the usual documents (certificates, CV), a five-page outline of the planned PhD project, a sample chapter of your MA thesis (ca. 30 pages), and two letters of recommendation, preferably by email, to: raum-geschlecht@uni-kassel.de Or as a paper copy to: Universitt Kassel, Institut fr Germanistik, Prof. Dr. Nikola Robach, Kurt-Wolters-Str. 5, D34125 Kassel or Universitt Gttingen, Seminar fr Mittlere und Neuere Geschichte, Prof. Dr. Rebekka Habermas, Heinrich-Dker-Weg 14, D-37073 Gttingen. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Prof. Dr. Robach at +49/ 561/8043329 (n.rossbach@uni-kassel.de) or Prof. Dr. Habermas at +49/551/39-23389 (rhaberm@gwdg.de) Deadline for submission is May 27, 2013.