The Department of History at the Faculty of History, Art and Area Studies, Professorship for Early Modern History seeks to fill the following position:

Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d/x)

Job vacancy from 10.06.2026 · Reference number 68/2026

Remuneration

Planned remuneration 13 TV-L

Term

Fixed term of 4 years, in accordance with the duration of the externally funded project

Volume

100 % of a full-time position

Start date

1 October 2026

Part-time employment is not possible for the following operational reasons: the research tasks cannot be divided; synchronisation must take place within the working group and the project results must be delivered within the duration of the externally funded project.

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