For 1 October 2013 the interdisciplinary Research Training Group (post-graduate program) Locating Media ("Graduiertenkolleg" GRK 1769) of the University of Siegen is accepting applications for one doctoral post in information systems/human-computer interaction (salary category TV-L 13, 100%) for two years with the option to extend the contract for a third year after positive evaluation and five doctoral posts in cultural and social studies (salary category TV-L 13, 65%) for two years with the option to extend the contract for a third year after positive evaluation (accord-ing to DFG standards).
The post-graduate program Locating Media supports media research that investigates locative and situational media processes in social and cultural studies. Eight fields are involved in the post-graduate program: media studies, history, information science, literary studies, linguistics, ethnology, political science, sociological technology studies. Transdisciplinary developments in current and historical research are encouraged.
In addition to doctoral positions, the post-graduate program offers an interdisciplinary network, ex-pert mentoring, and an educational program, as well as travel funding for participatory observation, archival research, and a semester abroad. Locating Media participants are expected to produce distinguished scholarly achievement and to display interest in the content and methods of the pro-grams interdisciplinary concerns, with conscientious support of all program events. Proficiency in German is required.
