The Cluster of Excellence 2020 "Temporal Communities" offers 6 positions (E13 TV-L FU, 50%, 3 years) for research associates who pursue a PhD. Successful applicants will have a dual affiliation as research associates at the Cluster of Excellence "Temporal Communities" and as doctoral candidates at the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS). If suitable, an affiliation with the Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS) is possible as well.

Prospective candidates must apply via the application platform of the Dahlem Research School. If you are considering to apply for a position, please make sure to consult the following information pages of the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School in advance:

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On 7 & 9 October 2020, the graduate schools of Freie Universität Berlin are holding an information event for prospective applicants interested in applying to the current calls for applications for PhD programmes. The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School, the Graduate School of East Asian Studies, the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies and the JFKI's Graduate School of North American Studies will introduce their programmes. A Q&A on the current calls for applications and the application process will take place after the presentation.
If you wish to apply for one of the positions announced here, we highly recommend participating in this event.

We offer 6 positions for research associates / doctoral candidates

Please find the detailed and legally binding calls for applications on the page for job offers at Freie Universität Berlin (September 14, 2020) under the respective reference codes.

• Project "Arts of Memory" (Prof. Dr. Anita Traninger)
  Research Area 1 "Competing Communities"
  Reference code: EXCTC DOC RA1_AoMem2021 (PDF)

• Project "Visual Translations – Material Transformations" (Prof. Dr. Karin Gludovatz)
  Research Area 2 "Travelling Matters"
  Reference code: EXCTC DOC RA2_VisÜber2021 (PDF)

• Project "Imperial Fictions" (Prof. Dr. Andrew James Johnston)
  Research Area 3 "Future Perfect"
  Reference code: EXCTC DOC RA3_ImpFic2021 (PDF)

• Project "Studying Academic Discussions on the Art of Poetry in Late Renaissance Florence" (Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schneider)
  Research Area 4 "Literary Currencies"
  Reference code: EXCTC DOC RA4_AcadDisc2021 (PDF)

• Project "A Dialogue from Time to Time. Translation and Literary Multilingualism" (Prof. Dr. Cornelia Ortlieb)
  Research Area 4 "Literary Currencies"
  Reference code: EXCTC DOC RA4_ÜbLitMspr2021 (PDF)

• Individual project
  Research Area 1-4
  Reference code: EXCTC DOC RA0 2021 (PDF)