Freie Universität Berlin
Zentralinstitut Lateinamerika-Institut - Internationales Graduiertenkolleg "Temporalities of Future"
The International Research Training Group (IRTG) 2445 ‘Temporalities of Future in Latin America: Dynamics of Aspiration and Anticipation’ is part of the Institute of Latin American Studies of Freie Universität Berlin. The Mexican-German interdisciplinary project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and works in close cooperation with the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Universität Potsdam, El Colegio de Mexico, the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, and the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social in Mexico City.
Objectives:
The IRTG aims at developing a new perspective to explore temporalities of the future within the humanities and the social sciences. The emerging field of research is expanded to include the two dimensions of global interconnectedness and cultural heterogeneity that characterize Latin America. The focus on the aspirations and anticipations of various actors whose interactions produce new temporalities of the future offers an innovative research approach and a necessary inclusion of subaltern and non-
Western practices. The cooperation with Mexican institutions allows a multi-pronged investigation of temporalities of the future in colonial, postcolonial and contemporary Latin America and promotes their joint empirical and theoretical exploration within an innovative interdisciplinary framework.
Academic environment:
The Berlin-Potsdam area offers an exceptional and internationally renowned research and training environment in the field of Latin American Studies. The Dahlem Research School (DRS) of Freie Universität Berlin provides further opportunities for interdisciplinary training.
For more information about the research and study program, visit:
https://www.lai.fuberlin.de/en/temporalities-offuture/index.html
Research assistant (postdoc) (m/f/d)
full-time job
limited to 30.04.2028
salary grade (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L FU
reference code: LAI_IGK_Postdoc_2025
Tasks
− independent execution of an innovative Postdoc research project within the framework of the IRTG, with the goal of completing within the contract period;
− publication of the research results in internationally recognized journals or as a monograph;
− support for the Research Training Group in the supervision of doctoral students;
− organization of workshops on methodological issues, the presentation of research results, and questions of scientific writing for the
− research Training Group's fellows;
− regular and active participation in the IRTG's events, including presenting and discussing own research results.
Requirements
Requirements:
Completed PhD in one of the participating disciplines of the IRTG
Desirable: an outstanding completed PhD in one of the participating disciplines, preferably cultural and social anthropology; an innovative Postdoc research project consistent with the research topics and questions of the IRTG; very good Spanish (C1), English(B2), and German (B2)
skills.
Required documents:
- Proof of completion of a doctorate
- Proof of appropriate language skills
- Expose of an innovative postdoc project, time schedule, selected bibliography, abstract
- Curriculum vitae
- Transcripts, certified copies
- Letter of motivation
- 2 letters of recommendation from university teachers
How to apply
Applicants should be prepared to reside in the Berlin-Potsdam area and to take part in a structured study program with research overseas. Travel expenses, materials, and supplemental funding for families and child care will be covered according to DFG guidelines.
We encourage international applications. As the Freie Universität Berlin aims to increase the number of female researchers, it expressly encourages women to apply. Applications from suitable candidates with severe disabilities will receive preferential treatment
For further information, please contact Dr. Lasse Hölck (tempfuture@lai.fu-berlin.de / 030 838-55180).
Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with above mentioned significant documents, indicating the reference code, no later than June 30th, 2025 in PDF format (preferably as one document) to Prof. Dr. Stefan Rinke: bewerbung-igk@lai.fu-berlin or postal to
Freie Universität Berlin
Zentralinstitut Lateinamerika-Institut
Internationales Graduiertenkolleg "Temporalities of Future"
Prof. Dr. Stefan Rinke
Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56
14197 Berlin (Wilmersdorf
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Freie Universität Berlin is an equal opportunity employer.
Facts
| Published | 04.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Category | Graduate position, Researcher, Research assistant |
| Location | Germany, Berlin, Berlin |
| Area of responsibility | Research, Humanities and social sciences, Languages |
| Start date (earliest) | Earliest possible |
| Duration | limited to 30.04.2028 |
| Full/Part-time | full-time |
| Remuneration | salary grade (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L FU |
| Working language and expected level |
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| Homepage | https://www.fu-berlin.de/ |
Requirements
| Qualification | Completed PhD in one of the participating disciplines of the IRTG |
|---|---|
| Field of study | Humanities, Languages |
Contact
| Reference number | LAI_IGK_Postdoc_2025 |
|---|---|
| Contact person | Herr Dr. Lasse Hölck |
| Contact email | tempfuture@lai.fu-berlin.de |
| Contact phone number | 030 838-55180 |
Apply
| Application deadline | 30.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reference number | LAI_IGK_Postdoc_2025 |
| By post | Freie Universität Berlin
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| By email | bewerbung-igk@lai.fu-berlin |