The Research Training Group (DFG-Graduiertenkolleg) “Empires: Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders” at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany, invites applications for

• 6 Three-Year Positions (65%, from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2023)
• 1 position of a postdoctoral researcher (100%, from 1 November 1 2020 to 30 April 30 2025).
• 1 Wissenschaftliche*r Koordinator*in (w/m/d), Teilzeitstelle (zwischen 50 und 100 %), Eintrittstermin: 01.11.2020

Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), the interdisciplinary Training Group will focus on imperial temporalities and their representation, reflection, resonance, and manipulation in periods of accelerated imperial change and in post-imperial contexts. The RTG will focus on three main lines of research: temporalities involved in a) the transformation of imperial space, b) imperial economies, and c) imperial institutions and normative structures.

PhD positions: Candidates should be postgraduates with a background in the following disciplines: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Modern, Eastern European and East Asian History as well as Sociology, Political Science, Literary/Cultural/Media Studies.

Postdoc position: Candidates should have completed a PhD dissertation and present evidence of prior research in the field of empire studies. At the time of application, they should present a research project focusing on an innovative topic concerning imperial studies, possibly with a comparative component.

Deadline: 4 September 2020