1 Post-Dok.- und 1 Dok.-Stelle "Education and Religion from Early Imperial Roman Times to the Classical Period of Islam - EDRIS" (Univ. Göttingen)

Am Courant Center „Education and Religion from Early Imperial Roman Times to the Classical Period of Islam – EDRIS“ an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen sind zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei auf 2 Jahre befristete Stellen einer/eines Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin/Mitarbeiters (eine Vollzeitstelle auf Post-Doc-Ebene und eine Teilzeitstelle 50% auf Doktorandeneben) zu besetzen. Eine Verlängerung ist möglich. Die Vergütung erfolgt nach Entgeltgruppe 13 des Tarifvertrages des Landes Niedersachsen.

Voraussetzungen: Sehr gute Promotion bzw. mit sehr gut abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium in einer für die Arbeit am Zentrum relevanten Disziplin (Islamwissenschaft, Judaistik, Semitistik, Wissenschaft vom Christlichen Orient oder der Spätantike). Forschungsvorhaben auf dem Gebiet des Courant Centers ausgewiesen durch ein Exposee mit Zeitplan. Zwei Gutachten von Professoren. Bereitschaft zum interdisziplinären Arbeiten und zum fachübergreifenden wissenschaftlichen Austausch.

Arbeitsaufgaben: Durchführung des eigenen Forschungsvorhabens, Inhaltliche und organisatorische Mitarbeit an Projekten des Zentrums, Mitarbeit in der Forschung und an Forschungsprojekten

The Courant Research Centre “Education and Religion from Early Imperial Roman Times to the Classical Period of Islam - EDRIS ” at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is currently inviteing applications for

one full-time post-doctoral research position

and one half-time PhD research position.

EDRIS is an interdisciplinary centre with the objective to investigate educational concepts and methods with regard to their interaction with religious beliefs from the Early Imperial Roman Empire to the Classical Period of Islam. Work will be carried out by three junior research groups.

The positions will be part of the third junior research group: “Revelation, Reason, and Identity: Education in Early and Classical Islam” (7th-13th centuries CE) analysing the interdependencies between the teaching of Qur`an and its exegesis in addition to the teaching of history and the emergence of early Muslim group identities. The primary focus lies on the function of teaching in these fields and on parallels or dependencies with the pre-Islamic and late Antique world, as well as on the development of educational institutions in the pre-madrasa period and Islamic intellectual theories and their precursors in Late Antiquity. Project proposals (including a project’s schedule) should focus on one of these issues.
Excellent young researchers will mainly pursue their individual research projects within the research group. Applications from scholars of relevant disciplines, such as Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Studies in Late Antiquity, and Christianity in the Near East are welcome. The successful candidates will have a strong research background as demonstrated by an excellent MA or equivalent degree for the PhD positions, and an excellent doctorate degree for the post-doctoral position, respectively. Please provide two letters of recommendation. Interest in interdisciplinary work is essential. Permanent presence in Göttingen is expected, in order to ensure active scholarly interaction among the research groups of the Centre.
The positions will start as soon as possible and initially last for two years with the possibility of extension. Salaries are in accordance with the German state regulated public service salary scale (E 13 TV-L, 50 % E 13 TV-L, respectively). The University of Göttingen actively seeks to foster career opportunities for female scholars and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Candidates with disabilities who are equally qualified for the position will receive special consideration.