Research assistant (praedoc) (m/f/d)

Job description:

• Doing linguistic fieldwork on Yidgha in Pakistan
• Working with archival materials on Munji
• Contributing to the historical-comparative work of the project team, e.g. by creating lexical databases
• Within the framework of the third-party-funded research project, the opportunity to pursue a doctorate is offered (doctorate on a topic related to the linguistic description of Yidgha)

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or equivalent

Desirable:

• Previous experience with linguistic fieldwork, particularly in the Hindu Kush region
• Previous experience with linguistic research on the Iranian languages of Pakistan
• Willingness to conduct linguistic fieldwork in Pakistan independently under potentially challenging conditions
• already existing fieldwork contacts in Chitral
• Communicative competence in at least one of the regional contact languages (Pashto, Urdu)
• Competence and experience in intercultural communication
• Ability to work in a team

Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents, indicating the reference code, no later than May 19th, 2026 in PDF format (preferably as one document) to Dr. Jakob Halfmann: iranistik@geschkult.fu-berlin.de or postal to

Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften
Ostasien und Vorderer Orient
Institut für Iranistik
Dr. Jakob Halfmann
Fabeckstr. 23-25
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)

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