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1 Doctoral Position (field of early modern history and gender history for 4 years)
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The Research Training Group 2945: ‚Knowing – Believing – Asserting: Production and Enforcement of Truth in the Premodern Period‘ at Ruhr University Bochum is looking for 1 PhD student (m,f,x) in the field of early modern history and gender history for 4 years (TV-L E13, 65%, employment date: as soon as possible).
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany’s leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is RUB’s declared aim.
The Research Training Group (RTG) 2945 investigates the production and enforcement of truth between the 13th and 17thcenturies. We seek to attract doctoral projects that either investigate how truth is claimed, asserted, enforced, and made acceptable to guide speech, thought, action and decision-making, or that explore how processes of ‘making truth’ are observed and reflected in images, plays, and texts. Europe and its early colonial contact zones as well as China and Korea – which are particularly suitable for a comparative investigation due to their highly developed written cultures and the specific dynamics of the latter – will be analyzed.
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum stands for diversity and equal opportunities. For this reason, we favour a working environment composed of heterogeneous teams, and seek to promote the careers of individuals who are underrepresented in our respective professional areas. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum expressly requests job applications from women. In areas in which they are underrepresented they will be given preference in the case of equivalent qualifications with male candidates. Applications from individuals with disabilities are most welcome.
Please send your application (German or English) with the required documents (letter of motivation, CV, certificates, list of publications and presentations if applicable) and an outline of your dissertation project (maximum of 20,000 characters, including spaces) by 5 June 2025 with the reference number ANR 4510 via the online application platform.
Sabrina Pähler (sabrina.paehler@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) is available to answer any questions concerning the application process.
Your tasks:
– completion of a PhD thesis and of the doctoral examination within 4 years
– active participation in the activities and programme lines of the GRK 2945
We expect:
– an excellent degree (M.A., M.Ed., or equivalent international degrees) in History with a strong focus on the premodern period
– the ability to conduct independent academic work
– a strong interest in interdisciplinary, theoretical work
– a high degree of personal initiative