Postdoctoral researcher in the ERC project "Racial Socialism\"

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. Thanks to its location in the Rhine-Main science region, the university can unfold to its full potential and showcase its innovative power and dynamism. Its status as a comprehensive university allows for multidisciplinary learning and teaching and has great potential for internationally renowned, interdisciplinary research. Almost all of its institutes are located on a single campus close to the Mainz city center - creating a lively academic culture for researchers, teaching staff, and students from every continent.

Your tasks:

• participation in the scientific research project "Racial Socialism"
• development of a postdoctoral research project under the theoretical framework of "Racial Socialism"
• conducting independent empirical research on the Red Cross of Bulgaria (1945-1990), including archival research, oral histories, coding
• participation in team activities and group analysis
• publishing research results in project publications as well as independently
• participation in project-related conference activities
• other project-related tasks set by the project leader

Your profile:

Required:

• A successfully completed university degree (MA) in ethnology, anthropology, folklore or a related discipline
• A doctorate in Ethnology, Anthropology, Folklore, or a related discipline
• Knowledge of Bulgarian (at least B2)
• Knowledge of English (at least B2)

Desired:

• Knowledge of German
• Familiarity with the anthropology of value, and/or historical anthropology of socialism
• Experience with archival and/or field research in Bulgaria
• Academic publications in high-profile peer-reviewed international journals

In addition to the general requirements according to public services law, applicants must meet the recruitment requirements stipulated in 57 of the Hochschulgesetz of Rhineland-Palatinate.