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The Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Anthropos Doctoral School of the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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The Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Anthropos Doctoral School of the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences invite you to participate in the recruitment for the position of assistant doctoral student under the ERC Starting Grant “Recycling the German Ghosts. Resettlement Cultures in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia after 1945” (SPECTRAL RECYCLING, no. 101041946, Principal Investigator: Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska, PhD)

Research assistant – PhD student (1 person)

The Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Anthropos Doctoral School of the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences invite you to participate in the recruitment for the position of assistant doctoral student under the ERC Starting Grant “Recycling the German Ghosts. Resettlement Cultures in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia after 1945” (SPECTRAL RECYCLING, no. 101041946, Principal Investigator: Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska, PhD)

Job title: Research assistant – PhD student (1 person)Scope of work

- Participation in meetings and seminars of the research team (on-line, except for the annual meeting in person);- Conducting qualitative field research in selected regions of Poland (Western or Central Pomerania) and the Czech Republic (North Bohemia in Liberec and its vicinity), independently and together with the research team;- Individual archival queries in indicated archives (depending on the research region);- Preparation of a doctoral dissertation within 4 years and implementation of the Anthropos DS educational program;- Joint analysis of collected research data;- Dissemination of research results (participation in scientific conferences, preparation of partial publications – articles, participation in events promoting the research, preparation of research notes).

Requirements

- Master’s degree in the field of humanities or social sciences, history, anthropology, ethnology, cultural studies/culture and religion studies or related;- Experience in conducting field and archival research;- Knowledge of Polish and Czech (allowing field research) and English (allowing free communication and writing texts);- Strong motivation for scientific work and preparation of a doctoral dissertation;- Willingness to engage in team work.

Employment conditions under the grant

Starting date: 1 October 2023;Form of employment: full-time employment contract (research assistant-PhD student position);Duration of employment: 44 months (for the duration of the project; in case of extension of the project, the contract may be extended until the end of the project);The amount of remuneration for 44 months: PLN 9,012.50/month gross. These amounts will be reduced by relevant contributions;During the remaining period of education at the Doctoral School, the PhD student will receive a scholarship in the amount specified in the law.

For more information about the project, see: https://spectralrecycling.ispan.edu.pl/

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Principal Investigator: karolina.cwiek-rogalska@ispan.edu.pl