Graduate School Human Development in Landscapes offers 18 Phd positions. The initial contracts are for two years with the potential to be extended to a third year. The salary will be at the level of TV-L 13 (50%). All position holders can apply for research funds from the Graduate School. The positions are affiliated to the new Johanna-Mestorf-Academy at Kiel University.
Eligible candidates must hold an outstanding university degree (MA, MSc or equivalent) in a field relevant to the multidisciplinary theme of “Human Development in Landscapes”. The graduate program is jointly offered by academics of Humanities, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and Social and Life Sciences. The Graduate School, therefore, fosters the formation of interdisciplinary PhD teams.
Innovative research ideas are supported by outstanding infrastructure and the university´s graduate centre. Supervision will be provided at an interfaculty level. Candidates are invited to submit proposals for PhD research projects addressing one or more of the following general themes of the Graduate School: “Society and Reflection”, “Social Space and Landscapes”, “Adaptation and Innovation. The applications should fit to the foci of the Clusters:
Cluster 1: “Society and reflection”
- The impact of landscape on the human mind and/or society
- The shaping of landscape by the human mind and/or society
- The cultural mechanisms and transformations of mental and social reflections on landscape and on human development therein
Cluster 2: “Social Space and Landscape”
- Economic and settlement systems: ‘Social space and environment’
- Social space in transformation: ‘Increasing complexity’
- Social communications and environmental conditions: ‘Social links and changing environments’
Cluster 3: “Adaptation and Innovation”
- Subsistence and diet
- Framing social landscapes
- Manipulating the materiality of objects
- Mobility
- Understanding past gene-environment interactions in health and diseases
Kiel University is an equal opportunity employer and aims to increase the number of women in research and teaching. Kiel University has been certified by the Hertie Foundation as a family-friendly institution and is committed to further the compatibility of work and family life. The University supports the employment of disabled persons. Persons with disabilities will, with appropriate qualifications and aptitudes, be employed preferentially.
Applications in English, including an outline of the proposed PhD research project (maximum 8 pages), curriculum vitae, copies of credentials, proof of English proficiency, and two letters of reference
Deadline: 15th October, 2012
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