Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) // Research Associate (m/f/d) Urban Cultural and Literary Studies

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We are a university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences as well as economics, human sciences and medicine. We offer excellent study and working conditions to 13,000 students from Germany and abroad as well as approx. 3,000 employees.

The academic position is part of the BMBF-Initiative Transferhafen/transPORT. The BMBF-Funding Programme “T!Raum – TranferRäume für die Zukunft von Regionen” has set the goal of developing new instruments of transfer in order to faster implement innovation in regions and strengthen structural change. In this respect, the initiative transPORT (Transfer-HAFEN Magdeburg) unifies multiple competencies in the field of medical engineering from research, business, and public institutions situated in the new Science Harbour of Magdeburg, Germany. In various workshop-projects, innovative concepts of transfer are created in close collaboration with an interdisciplinary group of partners. The transfer of results is meant to establish a high-tech-ecosystem of medical engineering with an international pull effect in the region of Saxony-Anhalt.

The research associate will be part of the research project transSCAPE. transSCAPE: Cultural Spaces of Knowledge aims at transforming the Science Harbour into an open and multifarious space of knowledge via culture-led transfer. The project transSCAPE is focussed on cultural spatial design, cultural knowledge transfer, and cultural participation. The post is intended for the research-oriented and academic support of the project in the research frame of Urban Cultural and Literary Studies.

Job description:

• Academic services in research in the project transSCAPE in the field of Anglophone Cultural and Literary Studies
• Research and publication activities in culture-led transformation, esp. on the topics of space, knowledge, and participation
• Research-oriented support of the transfer projects during the conceptualisation and pilot phases, such as the active participation at conferences and the organisation of excursions or lecture series
• Work on own academic qualification

Requirements profile:

• Master's degree in English Studies and knowledge of methods
• Research interest in urban cultural and literary studies, post-industrial transformation, heritage studies, cultural industries, knowledge cultures, participatory cultures, co-creation
• Interest in knowledge transfer and scientific communication
• Experience in/or explicit interest in interdisciplinary project work; IT user skills
• Highly reliable, diligent, and structured work, commitment, self-initiative, ability to work in a team as well as scientific curiosity and readiness to learn
• Excellent English language skills (C1 level)

Your benefits:

• You have the opportunity for scientific qualification and are supported and promoted accordingly
• Our Research Funding and Graduate Academy support services help you with your personal development
• You can expect a varied and responsible job with a wide range of contacts
  

For further information about the position, please contact Frau PD Dr. Nora Plesske at: +49-(0)391/67-56668 or nora.plesske(at)ovgu.de.

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Please send your complete application (cover letter, curriculum vitae, graduation certificates, project proposal or other text example) by 15 December 2024 using the online application portal. The interviews are scheduled for CW 2 and 3/ 2025.