Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Chair of Environmental Humanities

New Positions at the Chair of Environmental Humanities (Two Postdoctoral Researchers and One Lecturer)

The new Chair of Environmetal Humanities has opened two postdoctoral teaching and research positions and one position of a lecturer and program coordinator. The newly created chair is part of the renowned Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), an international center dedicated to the study of environment and society at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. The working langugage is English. All positions will start on 1 October 2023.

Two Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Positions

In addition to teaching two to three courses (5–7 hrs/week) per semester in the Environment and Society Master of Arts program, the candidates will contribute to shaping the academic events and activities at the Chair of Environmental Humanities and the RCC.

Responsibilities

Depending on experience, the candidates’ responsibilities and tasks will include:

• teaching two or three courses (5–7 hrs/week) per semester in the new Environment and Society Master of Arts program;
• developing and completing a major research/book project;
• developing academic programs and organizing events.

Qualifications

Candidates for this position are required to have:

• a doctorate in a field related to the environmental humanities such as environmental history, landscape history, architectural history, art history (with a focus on environment or space), urbanism, history of science, science and technology studies (STS), human geography, environmental studies, environmental anthropology, literary studies (with a focus on environment or space), or a similar field;
• excellent written and spoken English;
• excellent communication and organization skills and the ability to work well in a team.

Candidates ideally have:

• strong German language skills;
• grant writing experience;
• teaching experience.

The positions suit candidates who would like to gain experience working in the academic context and who are working on their first and/or second book projects.

The attractive compensation packages are based upon the tariff contracts for public service, level E/A13, commensurate with experience. This job is based in the city center of Munich. Working hours are flexible and LMU Munich offers a family-friendly working environment. As the candidates will be state employees, they are required to sign up for German health insurance and make contributions to the German tax and social welfare system. We especially seek applications from qualified individuals with disabilities and welcome applications from women.

You can find more information about the positions on our website linked below.

 Lecturer and Program Coordinator

In addition to a full teaching load, the lecturer will be involved in shaping graduate student activities including graduate student exchange programs.

Responsibilities

• teaching a minimum of 13–18 hrs/week in the new Environment and Society Master of Arts program, depending on other tasks related to the MA program
• coordinating activities related to the MA and Certificate programs
• student advising (including prospective students)
• supervision of master theses

Qualifications

Candidates for this position are required to have:

• a doctorate in a field related to the environmental humanities such as environmental history, literary studies (with a focus on environment or space), human geography, environmental studies, environmental anthropology, or similar;
• a minimum of 2 years of post-doc teaching experience;
• experience in coordinating academic programs;
• strong German language skills;
• excellent written and spoken English;
• excellent communication and organization skills and the ability to work well in a team.

Candidates ideally have:

• experience in managing student affairs.

This position suits a candidate who is deeply invested in teaching and who would like to pursue an academic teaching career that does not require an active research agenda.

The attractive compensation package is based upon the tariff contracts for public service, level E/A13, commensurate with experience. This job is based in the city center of Munich. Working hours are flexible, and the chair offers a family-friendly working environment. We can also assist, if necessary, with work permits and visas. As the candidate will be a state employee, they are required to have German health insurance and make contributions to the German tax and social welfare system. We especially seek applications from qualified individuals with disabilities and welcome applications from women.

You can find more information about the position on our website linked below.