"Department of History and Cultural Studies - Friedrich Meinecke Institute AB Goebel"

Postdoc (m/f/d) Full-time employment limited until August 31, 2027 Salary group 13 TV-L FU ID: Global_History_WiMi_2025

Application deadline: June 16, 2025

The Friedrich Meinecke Institute at Freie Universität Berlin is home to a wide range of projects and academic initiatives in the field of global history (including the MA in Global History and the Graduate School of Global Intellectual History, both jointly with Humboldt University).

For further activities in the field of global history, see

https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/bereiche/global_history

Task:

The successful applicant will pursue a global history research project (18th-19th centuries) starting October 1, 2025, collaborate on third-party funding applications for the research area, and be involved in the activities of the Friedrich Meinecke Institute.

Requirements:

Completed academic university degree in a suitable subject and doctorate in history or a related discipline

Desired:

very good dissertation in history or a related discipline on a topic that can be considered global history in the broadest sense (completed/defended dissertation at the time of the interview);

very good knowledge of English (C1) and the languages ​​relevant to the research project; sufficient knowledge of German (B2) to participate in the institute's activities, or willingness to acquire it; in-depth knowledge of the relevant academic debates and approaches in global and social history; a well-thought-out global history research project; publications in academic journals; projects that establish far-reaching connections and/or link world regions; knowledge of the modern and contemporary history of the Indian Ocean region.

Further information

Applications with relevant documents, stating the identifier , should be sent electronically by email to Prof. Dr. Michael Goebel: arbeitsbereich-goebel@geschkult.fu-berlin.de or by post to the

Free University of Berlin

Department of History and Cultural Studies

Friedrich Meinecke Institute

AB Goebel

Prof. Dr. Michael Goebel

Koserstr. 20

14195 Berlin (Dahlem)

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