Research Assistant (all genders welcome)

At the University of Göttingen -Public Law Foundation-, Seminar für Iranistik, there is a position as

Research Assistant (all genders welcome)
Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L/50%

to be filled. Starting date is 4/1/2024. The position is limited to March 31, 2027.

Your duties

• You will teach courses as defined in Section 31 of the Higher Education Act of Lower Saxony (NHG) and Administer examinations
• Assistance with student support and counselling
• Assistance with the procurement of books
• Assistance in the maintenance and updating of the homepage
• Assistance in maintaining international contacts, in particular the Erasmus programs
• Support in administration and scientific organization
• Planning and organizing the career information day

• You hold a highly qualified MA in the field of Iranian Studies
• are proficient in English and Persian, and have working knowledge in German. Urdu, Sanskrit and Pahlavi are also appreciated.
• have teaching experience and publishing results
• Initial experience in the field of scientific organization
• Research interest in the field of “Occult sciences” or “Indo-Persian studies”

 This post is designed to serve the qualification of young scientists and give the successful applicant the opportunity to pursue a PhD degree.

Please send your application with the usual documents (also in electronic form) within three weeks after publication of this advertisement to Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Institute of Iranian Studies,
Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, 37073 Göttingen,

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Eva Orthmann,

([email protected]).

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal qualifications, applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. A disability or equality is to be included in the application in order to protect the interests of the applicant.

Please upload your application in one pdf file including the usual documents until 1/21/2024 on the application portal of the university using this link: http://obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/Index/74326 . For more information get in touch with Patricia Schlagenhoff directly via E-Mail: [email protected], Tel. +495513924395 .

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