[Commlist] Postdoc Potsdam University

Job Announcement Young, modern, and research-oriented... the University 
of Potsdam has firmly established itself within the scientific landscape 
since its founding in 1991. Nationally and internationally renowned 
scientists teach and perform research here at Brandenburg’s largest 
university. The University of Potsdam is successful in acquiring 
third-party funds, delivers outstanding performance in technology and 
knowledge transfer, and has a very service-oriented administration. With 
about 22,000 students studying at three campuses – Am Neuen Palais, 
Griebnitzsee and Golm – the University of Potsdam is a prominent 
economic factor and engine of development for the region. The University 
of Potsdam has a total of over 3,000 faculty and staff members and is 
located in one of Germany’s most scenic areas. The University of 
Potsdam, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Arts and Media invites 
applications for the following position: Academic Staff Member 
Requisition No.: 307/2022 The position is available from May 01, 2022. 
The salary is determined by the collective bargaining agreement for 
public employees in Germany (TV-L 13). The position is for 40 hours per 
week (100% of a full-time contract). This is a temporary position 
limited to a term of 30 months in accordance with Section 2 subsection 1 
of the Fixed-Term Employment Contracts in Science and Research Act 
(WissZeitVG). Project description: Weather Reports – Wind as Model, 
Media, and Experience (WeRep) engages with wind as an aesthetic and 
mediated part of contemporary culture from scientific analysis to 
everyday experience. WeRep builds an interdisciplinary research focus on 
the modern media cultural context of wind as it becomes contextualised 
in relation to contemporary climate, earth and ocean sciences and its 
various aesthetic meanings. A leading question of the project is how is 
wind perceived? This question is specified to bodily perception, 
cultural context, and scientific modelling and knowledge so as to bring 
different perspectives that mediate between embodied experience, data 
practices and aesthetic production. The project is led by Birgit 
Schneider (Potsdam, Germany PI), Ryan Bishop (Southampton, UK, PI), and 
Jussi Parikka (Southampton, UK Co-Investigator). Responsibilities: The 
postdoc will be the researcher and coordinator for the international 
research project “Weather Reports - Wind as Model, Media, and 
Experience” (WeRep), working together with project members in Potsdam 
and Southampton, UK. The position should be used to advance own research 
in the thematic field of the project. Ideally, the applicant has already 
conducted research on questions of ecology, eco data or elementary media 
and brings experience in interdisciplinary work or artistic research. 
The organizational tasks of the position include supervision of 
workshops, meetings and travel, web announcements and project 
communication. In addition, there are research activities and editorial 
tasks like the coordination of publications. There is no teaching 
obligation. The work will be done in close exchange with the project 
team. The project language will be English. Requirements: Doctoral 
Degree (or equivalent) in media or cultural studies, cultural geography, 
history of science, design theory or environmental humanities. Ability 
to work in a team and independently on your own responsibility. Very 
good English language and writing skills. Publishing at international 
level. Since the work takes place in Potsdam, a local residence is 
favorable. We offer you varied and challenging tasks in a dynamic team 
as well as attractive working conditions. Find out more about the wide 
range of offers and benefits for our employees on the internet at 
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/arbeiten-an-der-up/. For further insights 
into the University of Potsdam, please visit our homepage at 
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/. Prof. Birgit Schneider will be happy to 
provide you with further information regarding the job advertisement via 
e-mail (birgit.schneider /at/ uni-potsdam.de). Under the laws of the federal 
state of Brandenburg, employees under this contract are permitted to 
dedicate at least 33% of their contract time to their own academic 
qualification. The University of Potsdam aims to increase the proportion 
of women in research and teaching and therefore invites qualified female 
applicants to apply. The University of Potsdam values the diversity of 
its members and pursues the goals of equal opportunities regardless of 
gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, 
disability, age, sexual orientation or identity. In the case of equal 
suitability, women within the meaning of Section 7 (4) BbgHG 
(Brandenburg Higher Education Act) and people with severe disabilities 
will be given preferential consideration. Applications from abroad and 
from persons with a migration background are expressly welcome. 
Applicants should send their application materials, by February 25, 2022 
at the latest, either via email to (alexandra.stellmacher /at/ uni-potsdam.de) 
with the subject line, “Job Title – requisition number 307/2022.” 
Potsdam, January 25, 2022

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