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The Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Department of Religious Diversity in Göttingen is offering&#160;1. Postdoctoral FellowshipsFor two years at the Department of Religious Diversity at the MPI fitting one of the programs outlined on the website:http://www.mmg.mpg.de/departments/religious-diversity/Preference will be given to candidates working on Asia, but other proposals will be considered.Requirements:Ph.D. in Social/Cultural Anthropology, Religious Studies, Sociology or Political Science.Please send your applications including a c.v. and a list of publications and a writing sample before May 1, 2015, to vdvOffice@mmg.mpg.de&#160;Among the research themes:Urban aspirations in Seoul: Religion and megacities in comparative studies (2012-2017)&#160;    ProjectsMegachurches/microchurches: Politics of scale, space, and growth in Seoul. Ju Hui Judy Han (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto)Places of Islam in Seoul – New experimentation in the post-colonial and globalizing Seoul. Doyoung SONG (Professor, Hanyang University, Korea)In pursuit of religious perfection: Women, intimate labour, and genderizing Seoul. Hyun Mee KIM (Professor, Yonsei Unversity, Korea)Religious-ideological competition and development in cold war cities: Seoul, Berlin &#38; Pyongyang. Jin-Heon Jung (Research Fellow &#38; the Seoul Lab Coordinator, MPI MMG)The social semiotics of aspiration in Seoul. Nicholas Harkness (Assistant Professor, Harvard University)&#160;2. One-year Postdoctoral Writing GrantsScholars whose research relates to the substantive concerns of the department’s research program and whose PhDs have been submitted by 1 May 2015 are eligible to apply. The fellowship is intended to provide the basis for developing a new research project or writing the PhD thesis into publications. The fellowship holders are expected to take part in the academic life of the institute.Fellowships will begin on 1 September or 1 October 2015.The deadline for electronic (one file please) or postal applications is 1 May 2015. Applications should include a cover letter, CV, a list of publications, a research/writing plan for the period of the fellowship.Please also send an electronic copy of the PhD-thesis or sample chapters.These will of course be treated confidentially.The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the participation of women wherever they are underrepresented; therefore, applications from women are particularly welcome.Following its commitment to an equal opportunities employment policy, the Max Planck Society also especially encourages persons with a disability to submit their applications.For further information please contact Professor Peter van der Veer, Director of the Department, at vdvOffice@mmg.mpg.de