Summary
- Topic Job Offer — Postdoc Position
- When to (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
- Where Halle (Saale) — Germany
- URL https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/526/Description/2
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Description
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale) is one of the leading centres for research in social anthropology. Common to all research projects at the Max Planck Institute is the comparative analysis of social change; it is primarily in this domain that its researchers contribute to anthropological theory, though many programmes also have applied significance and political topicality.
The Department ‘Anthropology of Politics and Governance’ is offering a
Postdoc Position
Background
The Department ‘Anthropology of Politics and Governance’ provides a stimulating environment for cutting-edge anthropological research and the training of research students. It brings together scholars using the tools and techniques of anthropology to explore the political arrangements, governance initiatives, and social movements that organise the contemporary world and animate future possibilities.
The Department's research responds to the sense that we live in critical times of geopolitical re-ordering, climate uncertainty, biodiversity loss, and major technological transformation. Reactions to these and other challenges are diverse, ranging from spectacular action and vocal protest, to attempts to reassert control through new techniques of governance, to transformative engagement at the margins of the mainstream. We examine how social action for a better life emerges within specific lifeworlds, and how people's situated action addresses global concerns and prefigures new political worlds. We focus on the key issues of transforming bodies, transforming technologies, and transforming ecologies.
Your tasks
For this position, we are inviting applications of outstanding scholars who propose an innovative project that is relevant to the Department’s research profile, e.g. in fields such as anthropology of ecology or climate, anthropology of the body or health, anthropology of digital technology or AI.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
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Carry out their own primary research, aiming at impactful publications in the field of anthropology
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Actively participate in departmental activities and discussions
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Contribute to the Department’s outreach activities
Your Profile
Applicants should hold a PhD in social and cultural anthropology or a related discipline. The dissertation must be based on qualitative (or mixed) research methods and address contemporary social issues.
Our Offer
The postdoctoral position will be for a duration of three years, with the possibility of renewal. Employment will be on a full-time contractual basis. Remuneration is in accordance with the Collective Wage Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD, level E13). Researchers have access to funds for research and international conference travel. The workplace is Halle (Saale), a dynamic, historical town in central Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) that is home to the renowned Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and numerous scientific institutions. Our modern campus is in a quiet, picturesque neighbourhood near the centre of town.
The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.
Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
Contact
Please submit your application electronically by 30 June 2026 following the link for vacancies on our homepage (under ‘Career’), or by going directly to the online application form using the link below.
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CV, including list of publications
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summary of doctoral thesis (1-2 pages)
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project proposal (2000 words) that demonstrates relevance to the Department’s research
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publication plan
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copies of university degrees
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names and contact information for two referees
Informal enquiries concerning the position may be directed to office.rao[ at ]eth.mpg.de
If you have any questions about the application, please contact:
Human resources management
Nadine Wagenbrett (wagenbrett[ at ]eth.mpg.de)
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