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Callfor ApplicationsReferencenumber: KFG 05/2020The Kollegforschungsgruppe (KFG, “Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies”) „Religion and Urbanity. Reciprocal Formations” at the Max-Weber-Kolleg of the University of Erfurt invites applications for Scholarships forDoctoral Researchers starting from January 2021 at the earliest.Scholarships are granted for a period of 12 months to eitherspend a year at theCentre in the framework of a Cotutelle agreement of your non-German universitywith the Max-Weber-Kolleg&#160; (that needs tobe established on successful application) orstart a doctoraldegree at the Max-Weber-Kolleg that should include ayear spend abroad in a Cotutelle agreement with a foreign university (based onexisting contacts of the applicant or supported by the KFG).The scholarships are awarded to doctoral researchersworking in the Humanities, especially in the fields of History or of History ofReligion (or in the fields of Sociology and Urban Studies with a focus onhistorical and religious developments) on a topic related to the KFG. The KFGis financed by the German Research Foundation (FOR 2779) and directed by Prof.Dr. Susanne Rau and Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke.Further information about the Max-Weber-Kolleg and theKFG are available at:https://www.uni-erfurt.de/max-weber-kolleg and www.uni-erfurt.de/go/urbrel ConditionsScholarship holders will be provided with office spaceincluding work facilities. Working languages are English and German (theproficiency in one of them attested on level C1 by the time of application).The earliest possible date for the start of thescholarships is 1st January 2021. The scholarships are endowed with 1,400 EUR(and family allowances if applicable) per month. The Max-Weber-Kolleg offers a structured studyprogramme and is going to provide you with library access, access to licensedelectronic media at the University Library and interlibrary loan. Photocopyingand scanning will be offered free of charge. As a member of the KFG you can askfor financial support for research trips related to your project. In addition,we can also offer you the opportunity to participate in training courses foryoung scientists, which are open to members or associates of the university.EligibilityTobe eligible for a doctoral scholarship, the candidate must propose a researchproject for a PhD thesis to be conducted within the framework of the KFG. Inthe case of (a) you must already be admitted to a doctoral programme at auniversity abroad that is willing to enter a Cotutelle agreement.Doctoral researchers are required to participateactively in the interdisciplinary and intercultural life of the Centre and theMax-Weber-Kolleg and to contribute to the weekly colloquia of the KFG.Application/DeadlinePlease submit your application withan outline of the dissertation project youwould like to pursue addressing the KFG´s research focus (3,000-4,000 words)with a stringent discussion of your a) research questions, b) the state ofresearch on the topic, c) the methodological approach and the leadinghypotheses as well as d) a working schedule with a projected date of completionand publications of results. a statement of how you imagine to profitfrom and contribute to the interdisciplinary environment of the KFG and theMax-Weber-Kollega curriculum vitaecopies of your last university degreesa letter of recommendation by a universitylectureras a combined pdf-file (maximum of 5 MB, publications may be presentedin separate files) until 30 September 2020 to mwk.bewerbungen@uni-erfurt.de.Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Elisa Iori (elisa.iori@uni-erfurt.de).The University of Erfurt is an equal opportunity employer and certifiedas family friendly. It encourages the application of female candidates.Handicapped persons will be prioritized if their suitability, ability, andspecific qualification is equal.The University of Erfurt does not refundany costs incurred in the application process.DataProtection AdvicesThe mail system of the University of Erfurt generally works with transport encryption. Please ensure that you also use transport encryption when sending e-mails. If you would also like to encrypt the content of your e-mail, please use the e-mail address bewerbung@uni-erfurt.de instead of the above-mentioned e-mail address. For this e-mail address you will find the certificate with the public key for sending the encrypted e-mail at www.uni-erfurt.de/personal-und-recht/ausschreibungen/. If you do not make use of the possibility of encryption by certificate, no encryption of the content of your e-mail can be guaranteed.Ifyou send your application documents in electronic form, you are deemed to havegiven your consent to check the e-mail and its attachments for harmful codes,viruses and spam, to temporarily store the necessary data and to conductfurther correspondence (unencrypted) by e-mail. Bysubmitting your application, you also agree to the further processing of yourpersonal data within the framework and for the purpose of the applicationprocedure. This consent can be revoked at any time in writing or electronicallywithout giving reasons to the above-mentioned office(s). Please note that arevocation of consent may mean that the application can no longer be consideredin the current procedure.For further information on data protection in accordance with Art. 13 of the EU Data Protection Regulation (EU-DSGVO), please refer to the information sheet ("Data protection information for applicants") on our website at https://www.uni-erfurt.de/universitaet/arbeiten-an-der-universitaet/stellenausschreibungen.