University of Konstanz 
Konstanz, Germany İlan Özeti
The University of Konstanz in Germany offers a full-time Early Postdoc Academic Position within the DFG-funded research training group 'Post-Eurocentric Europe: Narratives of a World Province in Transformation.' Located in the Department of Literature, Art and Media Studies, this interdisciplinary role spans from October 1, 2027, to September 30, 2029. Candidates must hold a doctoral degree with excellent grades in relevant fields such as literary studies, history, political science, or law. Responsibilities include elaborating a post-doctoral research project, attending graduate program events on-site, and contributing to the group's research profile. The position is classified as E 13 TV-L. Applications are due by December 12, 2026, requiring a CV, certificates, publication records, and a detailed research exposé. The university promotes diversity, equal opportunity, and work-life balance.
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Proje Açıklaması
Academic Position (Early Postdoc)
(full time, E 13 TV-L)
Reference no.2026/205. The starting date is October 1st, 2027. The position is available until September 30th, 2029 (24 months). The position is divisible in principle.
The University of Konstanz is a dynamic and internationally successful research university with approximately 10,000 students. The campus university’s architecture promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and a sense of community among researchers, lecturers and students. The University of Konstanz has been continuously funded by the German Excellence Strategy since 2006.
The position is located within the DFG-funded research training group Post-Eurocentric Europe: Narratives of a World Province in Transformation. While the group is affiliated with the Department of Literature, Art and Media studies, it is interdisciplinary in nature, with dissertation projects and faculty in literary and cultural studies, history, social and cultural anthropology, political science or law. Members of the graduate programme are expected to be present on site during the semester and the events of the programme.
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Questions can be directed to Dr Philipp Lammers by e-mail: philipp.lammers@uni-konstanz.de or phone: (+ 49 (0)7531 / 88 – 4010).
We look forward to receiving your application until 12.12.2026 via our Online Application Portal with the following documents:
- CV
- copies of academic certificates
- publication and teaching records
- as well as an exposé of your research project (German or English; 10 pages length) including the following information:
- working title
- discipline of the project
- abstract (approx. half a page)
- key terms outlining the area of study
- introduction
- research question/problem / hypothesis
- research status / own preparatory work
- methods / provisional structure
- relevance for the topic of the graduate programme
- schedule and work plan
- reference list and / or archival or other sources to be used
The University of Konstanz is committed to ensuring an environment that provides equal opportunities and promotes diversity, as well as a good balance between university and family life. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to increase the number of women working in research and teaching. We also support working couples through our dual career programme. Persons with disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified (contact sbv@uni-konstanz.de, + 49 7531 88-4016).
