Calls

• Excellent interdisciplinary research within the framework of our Weberian research programme "Comparative Cultural Analysis of World Relations" (see website) from the following or related disciplines: sociology, religious studies, history, economics, law, philosophy and theology.
• Interdisciplinary cooperation with scholars from different regions and cultures as well as generations

• PhD and if possible Habilitation or equivalent
• Excellent research record
• Experience and interest in interdisciplinary research
• Scientific curiosity and willingness to exchange ideas

Fellows will be selected in a multi-level procedure:

1. Eligibility check by directors (until 15.09.2022),
2. Reviews by experts (until 31.10.2022),
3. Interviews with the selection committee (November 2022)
4. Shortlist by selection committee (December 2022)
5. Pre-selection/advice by advisory board (January 2023)
6. Decision by Kollegrat (January 2023)

A welcome package (with login for access to internet, data files, library service (delivery service, permanent book loan, interlibrary loan etc.), copying and printing facilities, data protection measures, general information etc.) is provided to every fellow at the beginning of the stay. Infrastructure including a personal computer, with access to printers
and all office supplies is provided in the offices. The staff helps concerning administrative issues (mobility, proofreading, organizational matters etc.), student assistants help concerning academic issues (bibliography, editing, copying, organization of workshops etc.).
The University of Erfurt is committed to diversity and gender equality. It has been audited as a "family-friendly university" and has received the rating "equality excellent" in the female professor programme. Increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching is one of the university's strategic goals; qualified female academics are therefore expressly encouraged to apply. Severely disabled persons and those with equal status are given preference in the case of equal suitability, professional performance and qualifications.

Please send your application with informative documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, files of either two peer-reviewed journal articles or your own monograph, letter of motivation including the name of a member or alumnus of the Max-Weber-Kolleg who could make a recommendation, exposé of a research project (up to 3000 words) with work plan and overview of the most important project-specific publications) exclusively as pdf files by August 31, 2022 to:

University of Erfurt • Max-Weber-Kolleg • mwk.bewerbungen@uni-erfurt.de
For questions, please contact apl. Prof. Dr. Bettina Hollstein: Bettina.hollstein @uni-erfurt.de.