Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

The Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) conductscomparative research into historical and cultural developments and processes in the region between the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Adriatic from late antiquity to the present day. The GWZO employs around 80 staff from Germany and abroad and has been based in Leipzig’s city centre since 2010. From 2025 onwards, it will also have a representative office in the city centre of Prague.

The subproject “Revalorisation and Reconstruction” will be conducted at GWZO from October 2024 as part of the collaborative research project “Cities. Building. Culture – The Residential Heritage of the Soviet Union in Times of Multiple Crises” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This international and interdisciplinary project seeks to develop new approaches to resilient and sustainable urban

development, in cooperation with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and RWTH Aachen.

For the subproject based at the GWZO in Leipzig we are looking for, subject to funding approval by the BMBF at the earliest possible date

a postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d)

in salary group 13 TV-L, 75%. The position will last until September 30, 2027 (in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG).

Reference number: 24_08_A2

Tasks:

• conduct research on the Soviet residential heritage in Ukraine and on reconstruction following wartime destruction from a comparative perspective
• develop concepts for the safeguarding of historical building stock in the framework of resilient and sustainable urban development, in close cooperation with the partners of the collaborative research project „Cities. Building. Culture“
• cooperation with international partners, in particular in Ukraine
• contribute to the organisation of scientific events
• interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers at the GWZO, especially in the junior research group “Contrasting East Central Europe” and the department 2 “Culture and Imagination”

Your profile:

• a doctorate or a dissertation close to submission in architecture (architectural history), art history, history, urban planning, and related subjects
• excellent knowledge of English
• other relevant language skills for researching the topic
• preparedness to contribute to teaching in international cooperation
• preparedness for interdisciplinary collaboration

We offer:

• a creative and motivating working environment, flat hierarchies
• a lively social culture, openness and trusting cooperation
• an opportunity for individual scientific profiling and further qualification
• possibility of mobile working
• workplace in the heart of the city

Applications should be sent to the Director of the GWZO (Prof. Dr Maren Röger, Reichsstr. 4-6, 04109 Leipzig) by 30 September 2024 with the usual documents (CV, certificates, letter of motivation), quoting the reference number, or by email to:

bewerbung(at)leibniz-gwzo.de. Questions regarding the application can be addressed to Prof. Dr Arnold Bartetzky (arnold.bartetzky(at)leibniz-gwzo.de). An application by e-mail is questionable from a data protection point of view. The sender bears full responsibility.

The GWZO was awarded the TOTAL E-QUALITY prize, i.e. equal opportunities in terms of gender and diversity policy are anchored both structurally and strategically in the organisation of the institute and integrated into all GWZO processes. We pursue the goal of professional equality between women and men and therefore strongly encourage women to apply. Applications from women are particularly welcome and will be given preferential treatment if they are equally qualified and suitable, as the position to be filled belongs to a structural unit in which women are underrepresented. Applications from severely disabled persons are expressly encouraged.

Further information on the GWZO can be found on our website www.leibniz-gwzo.de.

Notes on data protection

Your personal data contained in the application documents or, if applicable, obtained during the interview will be processed exclusively for the purpose of the selection procedure for this advertised position. The legal basis for data processing is Section 11 (1) of the Saxon Data Protection Implementation Act in conjunction with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The person responsible for the application procedure is the addressee of the application specified above in this job advertisement. Your personal data will be forwarded within the institute as part of the application process to:

• the members of the selection committee,
• personnel administration,
• the equal opportunities officers,
• the inclusion officer and
• the works council

within the scope of their organisational or legal responsibilities.

Your personal data will be deleted no later than six months after completion of the selection process. According to the GDPR, you have the following rights vis-à-vis the addressee of the application if the relevant legal requirements are met: right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), right to rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR); data erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) and objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR). If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact the GWZO data protection officer. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Saxon Data Protection Commissioner.