[Alexis McMaster]

The Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies is a joint programme by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich and the University of Regensburg funded by the German Research Foundation DFG within the Excellence Initiative.
Research at the Graduate School is conducted in three broad interdisciplinary fields:
Origins and Forms of Social and Political Change
Cultural Systems
Infrastructure, Migration and Transfer of Knowledge
Research at the Graduate School focuses particularly on interrelations and interdependencies between East and Southeast Europe and other regions of the world.
In the context of its primary focus on East and Southeast Europe, the Graduate School draws on the following disciplines: History, Literary and Language Studies, Art History, Theatre Studies, Social Sciences, and Law. In the context of cross-regional comparisons and transfer studies the School’s expertise in Area Studies is complemented by insights from Chinese, Japanese and North American Studies.

For further information please see: http://www.gs-oses.de/home.html

1 Postdoctoral Position in Social Sciences and Eastern Europe Studies
The Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Social Sciences and Eastern Europe Studies. This is a full time post, fixed term for 2 years beginning November 1, 2017. The position is remunerated according to TV-L salary scale E13. The postdoctoral position is attached to the chair for Social Sciences and Eastern Europe Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Germany. The Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies is organized jointly by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and the Universität Regensburg.
Duties:
The postdoctoral position is attached to the chair for Social Sciences and Eastern Europe Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. It includes contributing to the Graduate School’s academic program as well as a teaching obligation of two semester hours per week.
Requirements:
university MA/Diploma
excellent relevant PhD in Political Sciences, Sociology or Political Economics
research experience on East and Southeastern Europe
development of an innovative postdoctoral project
willingness to participate in interdisciplinary work
ability to work in a team
We offer a challenging and varied position in an international working environment in Munich as well as the possibility of gaining further qualification (Habilitation).
The Graduate School is committed to equal opportunities and to the compatibility of family and career. We actively encourage applications from women and from candidates with disabilities.
The application deadline is July 9, 2017. Applications should include: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, research proposal of max. 5 pages, list of publications, list of courses taught.
Applications should be sent as a PDF file (maximum file size 5 MB) by email with “Application Graduate School” in the subject line to the following address: Dr. Caroline Fricke (caroline.fricke@lmu.de)
Please address any questions about the position to Prof. Dr. Alexander Libman (Alexander.Libman@soziologie.uni-muenchen.de)
Please, also see: http://www.gs-oses.de/reader-165/items/cfa-postdoc-social-sciences-and-eastern-europe-studies-2017.html

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