[Commlist] Open Position: Post-Doc (full-time, 4 years) at CARMAH (Humboldt University of Berlin) in research project "Challenging Populist Truth-Making in Europe: The Role of Museums in a Digital ‚Post-Truth‘ European Society“

Open Position: Post-Doc (full-time, 4 years) at CARMAH (Humboldt 
University of Berlin) in research project „Challenging Populist 
Truth-Making in Europe: The Role of Museums in a Digital ‚Post-Truth‘ 
European Society“ (CHAPTER)
In the project „Challenging Populist Truth-Making in Europe: The Role of 
Museums in a Digital ‚Post-Truth‘ European Society“ (CHAPTER) (project 
leaders: Prof. Dr. Christoph Bareither and Prof. Dr. Sharon Macdonald, 
funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, http://www.carmah.berlin/chapter/ 
<http://www.carmah.berlin/chapter/>), the position of an academic staff 
member (Post-Doc, 100% TVL E13, 48 months) is to be filled. The position 
is integrated into the Centre for Anthropological Research on Museums 
and Heritage (CARMAH) at the Institute for European Ethnology at 
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and will play a leading role within an 
international team of researchers at the HU Berlin, the University 
College London (UCL) and the Jagiellonian University Krakow (JU). The 
successful applicant will coordinate the work of three PhD students at 
the three locations in conducting a multi-level project: 1) Ethnographic 
research (online and offline) including an interview study with museum 
experts on the impact of populist truth-making on museums in the three 
partner countries. 2) An ethnographic visitor study with young adults in 
selected museums in each country. 3) The co-design of concepts and 
contents for a digital museum app in cooperation with a professional 
software development company; the app aims at a critical engagement with 
processes of truth-making through young visitors – a multimedia best 
practice portfolio will ensure the successful integration of the project 
results in the field of museums and heritage. Beyond the coordinating 
function the successful applicant will develop an individual research 
endeavour within the project, focussing on its political and digital 
dimensions.
 Position Profile:
 Academic work in the above-mentioned research project in a leading 
role as part of an international research team; administrative tasks, 
especially coordinating role in the cooperation with a professional 
software company; opportunity for academic qualification.
 Requirements:
 Requirements are: a PHD in European Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology 
and extensive experience in ethnographic research; alternatively, a PhD 
in Museum Studies, Media Studies or Political Science, provided that 
ethnographic research has been a key element of the doctoral 
dissertation; very good written and spoken German and English skills, as 
well as a pronounced ability to work as part of a research team.
 Advantageous qualifications are: knowledge in the field of Media and 
Digital Anthropology, of Museum and Heritage Studies, the Anthropology 
of Politics or populism more broadly; previous experience with 
qualitative data analysis software; experience in the area of software 
development or content management, as well as curatorial skills (layout, 
image processing, exhibitions); experience in educational work, 
particularly in regard to young people (e.g. through teaching formats, 
social engagement, etc.).
 Applications:
 Please send your application (including cover letter, CV, 
certificates), and quoting the reference number DR/111/20, to 
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, 
Department of European Ethnology, Prof. Dr. Christoph Bareither, Unter 
den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany or preferably in electronic form as 
one PDF-file to (christoph.bareither /at/ hu-berlin.de). The deadline for 
applications is July 15, 2020.
 HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and 
teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to 
apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will 
be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration 
background are specifically encouraged to apply. Since we will not 
return your documents, please submit copies in the application only.
 Please visit our website www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote 
<http://www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote>, which gives you access to the 
legally binding German version.


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