For a newly funded European Research Council Consolidator Grant project, “Small Platforms: Contentious Speech Beyond the Big Tech” (2024-2029), the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty for the Study of Culture at LMU Munich invites applications for the following fully funded postdoctoral positions.
Institution: Faculty for the Study of Culture - Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Full-time / Part-time: Part-time (50%)
Start date: 2025-02-01 (for two years, extendable by another two years)
Institution: Faculty for the Study of Culture - Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Institution: Faculty for the Study of Culture - Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Full-time / Part-time: Full-time (100%)
Start date: 2025-02-01 (for two years, extendable by one year and three months)
Institution: Faculty for the Study of Culture - Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Full-time / Part-time: Full-time (100%)
Start date: 2025-02-01 (for two years, extendable by one year and three months)
Institution: Faculty for the Study of Culture - Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Full-time / Part-time: Full-time (100%)
Start date: 2025-02-01 (for two years, extendable by one year and three months)
You will be part of the ERC consolidator grant project, “SMALLPLATFORMS”, and will contribute to respective subprojects as well as co-authored team publications, project events, and project reporting. All positions are based in Munich but ethnographers on the team will carry out fieldwork in their respective fields for eight to nine months.
You will be part of the Center for Digital Dignity, a multidisciplinary research group, with opportunities to partner with the core research team based in Munich and a global network of collaborators.
Successful candidates are expected to join the team by February 2025.
LMU Munich offers a stimulating work atmosphere with opportunities for further education and growth. The university is centrally located in Munich and can be reached very easily by public transport. The university is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Munich is interested in increasing the number of female faculty members and encourages women to apply.
People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.
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Prof. Dr. Sahana Udupa
Professor of Media Anthropology
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Ludwig Maximilian University
Oettingenstr. 67
D-80538 Munich
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