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

Job description:
Participation in teaching and research in the field of the professorship. Involvement in the administrative self-governance of the department and in the preparation of grant proposals, particularly on topics related to contemporary Arabic knowledge production and Arabic conceptual history. This position supports the candidate’s own academic development in Islamic Studies.

Requirements:
Completed academic university degree (Master) and completed doctoral degree (PhD) in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (or a closely related field)

Desirable:

• at least 2 years of professional experience at an academic institution, including administrative and teaching tasks
• very good command of Modern Arabic (C1)
• very good proficiency in German (C1) and English (C1), ability to teach at university level in both languages
• research project on the history of modern Islamic or Arab thought or on contemporary Arabic knowledge production (Please include a 4–6-page project proposal.)
• familiarity with theories and methods in the cultural or social sciences, as demonstrated by scholarly publications
• independent, international research and publication activity
• experience in independently conducting academic research projects
• ability to work effectively in a team

For further information, please contact the administrational office (islamwissenschaft@geschkult.fu-berlin.de).

Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents (including a CV, letter of motivation, academic degree certificates, 4 to 6 pages proposal of the doctoral project, and information on your earliest possible starting date), indicating the reference code, in PDF format (preferably as one document) to Prof. Dr. Florian Zemmin: islamwissenschaft@geschkult.fu-berlin.de or postal to

Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften
Ostasien und Vorderer Orient
Institut für Islamwissenschaft
Prof. Dr. Florian Zemmin
Fabeckstr. 23-25
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)

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