The Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) in Leipzig
kindly invites applications from highly qualified and motivated individuals for 3 PhD fellowships
to commence as soon as possible. The IfL is a non-university research institute and member of the Leibniz Association with currently around 70 employees. It is institutionally financed by the Free State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany in the context of a common research funding agreement.
The fellowships include
● a monthly stipend of 1400,00 € granted for six months plus financial support for confer-ences and field research,
● access to the academic service infrastructure of the IfL (e.g., the Central Geographical Library; The Archive for Geography; cartographic and IT services, scientific seminars),
● individual support in terms of exchange and discussions within the international research network of ira.urban and
● flexible working arrangements in Leipzig.
The fellowships will be financed within the framework of the international comparative research project “Urban reconfigurations in post-Soviet space” (ira.urban). They aim at analyz-ing and explaining continuities and discontinuities in the reconfiguration of urban spaces in the light of traditional, reproduced Soviet and newly formed post-Soviet conditions as well as of changing global economic and social orders. On basis of transnationally comparative case study research, the project focuses on the question to what extent urban development has become part of a socially negotiated adjustment processes, and a mirror of a comprehensive modernisation process of urban societies in the republics of the former Soviet Union.
The fellowships will be offered to researchers working in one or more of the following three fields:
(1) Large Housing Estates in post-Soviet Cities: Housing strategies and prospects for sustainability – (subject: ira.urban_housing)
(2) Contested and Negotiated Urban Space: modes, impacts and potentials of civil and economic actors in post-Soviet urban development – (subject:
ira.urban_conflicts).
(3) Spatial Organisation of Knowledge-Based Urban Economies: The Role of Permanent and Temporary Clusters in post-Soviet Space – (subject: ira.urban_economy)
The research fellows are expected to empirically and/or conceptually contribute to one of the aforementioned topics. The successful candidates will be in an advanced stage of their PhD projects, have gained skills in social research methods as well as experiences in urban research in post-Soviet space and/or have elaborated
concepts for researching one of the topics in question. Furthermore, we expect geographic flexibility, fluency in English and in at least one language of the post-Soviet space, as well as working knowledge in Office software. The positions require hard working individuals with analytical strengths, communication skills, self-initiative and a strong team spirit.
Please submit your complete application package in English or German as one pdf file by e-mail to: Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Administration Management, Beata Kirchner, personal@ifl-leipzig.de.
The deadline for applications is July 20th 2013.
Please enclose the following documents:
o CV
o letter of motivation/ statement of purpose, including a short display of the links between your PhD project and ira.urban (2 pages max.)
o exposé of your PhD project, including your time table and work progress (5 pages max, excluding sources)
o list of your publications and presentations
o Certificates, references etc.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Isolde Brade (I_Brade@ifl-leipzig.de) or Carola Neugebauer (C_Neugebauer@ifl-leipzig.de). We are looking forward to your application!
kindly invites applications from highly qualified and motivated individuals for 3 PhD fellowships
to commence as soon as possible. The IfL is a non-university research institute and member of the Leibniz Association with currently around 70 employees. It is institutionally financed by the Free State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany in the context of a common research funding agreement.
The fellowships include
● a monthly stipend of 1400,00 € granted for six months plus financial support for confer-ences and field research,
● access to the academic service infrastructure of the IfL (e.g., the Central Geographical Library; The Archive for Geography; cartographic and IT services, scientific seminars),
● individual support in terms of exchange and discussions within the international research network of ira.urban and
● flexible working arrangements in Leipzig.
The fellowships will be financed within the framework of the international comparative research project “Urban reconfigurations in post-Soviet space” (ira.urban). They aim at analyz-ing and explaining continuities and discontinuities in the reconfiguration of urban spaces in the light of traditional, reproduced Soviet and newly formed post-Soviet conditions as well as of changing global economic and social orders. On basis of transnationally comparative case study research, the project focuses on the question to what extent urban development has become part of a socially negotiated adjustment processes, and a mirror of a comprehensive modernisation process of urban societies in the republics of the former Soviet Union.
The fellowships will be offered to researchers working in one or more of the following three fields:
(1) Large Housing Estates in post-Soviet Cities: Housing strategies and prospects for sustainability – (subject: ira.urban_housing)
(2) Contested and Negotiated Urban Space: modes, impacts and potentials of civil and economic actors in post-Soviet urban development – (subject:
ira.urban_conflicts).
(3) Spatial Organisation of Knowledge-Based Urban Economies: The Role of Permanent and Temporary Clusters in post-Soviet Space – (subject: ira.urban_economy)
The research fellows are expected to empirically and/or conceptually contribute to one of the aforementioned topics. The successful candidates will be in an advanced stage of their PhD projects, have gained skills in social research methods as well as experiences in urban research in post-Soviet space and/or have elaborated
concepts for researching one of the topics in question. Furthermore, we expect geographic flexibility, fluency in English and in at least one language of the post-Soviet space, as well as working knowledge in Office software. The positions require hard working individuals with analytical strengths, communication skills, self-initiative and a strong team spirit.
Please submit your complete application package in English or German as one pdf file by e-mail to: Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Administration Management, Beata Kirchner, personal@ifl-leipzig.de.
The deadline for applications is July 20th 2013.
Please enclose the following documents:
o CV
o letter of motivation/ statement of purpose, including a short display of the links between your PhD project and ira.urban (2 pages max.)
o exposé of your PhD project, including your time table and work progress (5 pages max, excluding sources)
o list of your publications and presentations
o Certificates, references etc.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Isolde Brade (I_Brade@ifl-leipzig.de) or Carola Neugebauer (C_Neugebauer@ifl-leipzig.de). We are looking forward to your application!
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