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 The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (Department for Socio-Cultural Diversity) wishes to appoint highly qualified candidates for a number of research positions. For all the positions, applicants should have a degree in anthropology, sociology, political science, geography, socio-linguistics or another relevantsocial science. Successful applicants’ research interests, experience and publications should be relevant to themes and topics within the Department for Socio-Cultural Diversity (see www.mmg.mpg.de). Currently the Department is especially looking to expand its work on the following:Urban DiversityOrganizations and institutions (including policy frameworks, implementation and interactions between local governance actors surrounding the concept of ‘diversity’);Ethnographies of urban super-diversity (including new contexts, emergent dynamics and methodological challenges);Urban theory and diversity (especially how diversification affects city development);New Diversities in AfricaContemporary rural-urban and international migration, social interactions and urban development in various African cities;‘Old’ meets ‘new’ diversity (the layering of contemporary, migration-driven super-diversity on top of longstanding patterns of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity);Migration and diversification in the growing megacity of Lagos. Further, we are generally interested in enhancing our research agendas on political life and diversity and on social interactions in various social milieus and settings.The Institute welcomes applications from researchers with either/both quantitative and qualitative research skills and experience. Very good spoken and written English is required. [The working language of the Institute is English, and publications in English-language academic journals and books are prioritized.]Applications must be submitted electronically through the following portal:https://s-lotus.gwdg.de/mpg/mpgs/mmg_postdoc_2014_01.nsf/applicationApplications should include a cover letter, CV, a list of publications, publication (or PhD thesis) samples and the names and contact details of potential referees. Applicants may apply for more than one type of position.Deadline for all applications is 22 April 2014. All positions should begin on 1 September 2014, or as soon as possible thereafter.The positions currently on offer are:1. Up to four Staff Research FellowsInitial contracts will be for a period of two years and are renewablefor up to five years. Salary is based on the German collectivebargaining agreement for civil servants (TVöD), level E 13. PhD required.Staff researchers pursue their own projects and play a central role indeveloping and undertaking larger, team-driven projects within theDepartment and Institute, as well as with international collaborators.Interest and experience in team projects is advantageous.2. Three Post-doctoral Research FellowsInitial contracts will be for a period of two years and are renewablefor up to up to three years. Salary will be based on the Germancollective bargaining agreement for civil servants (TVöD), level E 13.PhD required.Post-docs undertake projects largely of their own design, but should bewilling to collaborate and contribute to broader projects and themeswithin the Department and Institute, as well as with internationalcollaborators.3. Two Post-doctoral Write-up FellowsThese positions are for one year and are non-extendable. Based on theguidelines of the Max-Planck Society, we offer a monthly stipend ofapproximately €1,468 (for German nationals) or €2,100 (for foreignnationals). Stipends are not subject to income tax or obligatory socialsecurity contributions. Scholars whose PhDs have been submitted by June1 2014 (and not before June 2011) are eligible to apply.These fellowships are intended solely for writing-up the PhD thesis intopublications (peer-reviewed journal articles and/or a book). Themesshould relate to the substantive concerns of the department’s researchprogramme. The write-up fellows are expected to take part in theacademic life of the Department and Institute.Please note: In addition to other publications, applicants for theseone-year write-up fellowships should also send an electronic copy oftheir PhD-thesis or sample chapters. These will be treated confidentially.4. One Doctoral StudentInitial contracts will be for a period of one to two years and arerenewable for up to 4 years. Following the standard German model,doctoral salaries will be 50% of TVöD, level E 13.PhD projects in any field should be relevant to the Department’sinterests. Ideally, applicants should be in an advanced stage of theirresearch and applicants should have fulfilled most universityrequirements for their doctoral programme.The Max Planck Institute does not itself have a doctoral programme, nordoes it award PhDs; scholarship holders are given a salary, researchsupport and other academic funding (but not university fees). PhDstudents must be independently enrolled in universities and PhDprogrammes (anywhere in the world), and they are responsible forfulfilling all of the course and administrative requirements of theirrespective universities. PhD Student presence at the Max PlanckInstitute in Göttingen is required. In their cover letter, applicantsfor a doctoral position should provide an indication of the PhDprogramme in which they are enrolled, and what degree requirementsremain to be fulfilled.--- --- ---The Max Planck Society is mainly funded by German Federal and StateGovernments (see www.mpg.de).  Max Planck Institutes provide outstandingfacilities, academic resources and intellectual environments for thesupport of independent research. Max Planck Institutes are not tied touniversities. There are no teaching obligations for staff, but teachingand other forms of co-operation with universities is possible.The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the participation of womenacross the sciences.  Applications from women are therefore particularlywelcome. Following its commitment to equal opportunities employmentpolicy, the Max Planck Society especially encourages applications frompersons with disability.For further details about the institute and its research consult thewebsite (www.mmg.mpg.de). If you have specific, individual questions,you may contact Prof. Karen Schönwälder at schoenwaelder@mmg.mpg.de.___________________________________________________________________________________Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity/ Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser undmultiethnischer GesellschaftenHermann-Föge-Weg 11, D-37073 Göttingen, Germanytel. +49/0 551 4956-0, fax +49/0 551 4956-111, www.mmg.mpg.de_______________________________________________Sociology_of_islam mailing listSociology_of_islam@lists.pdx.eduhttps://www.lists.pdx.edu/lists/listinfo/sociology_of_islam