| Job ID: | 3107 |
| Furnishings: | Seminar for Arabic/Islamic Studies I |
| Contact person: | Professor Dr. Jens Scheiner |
| jschein@uni-goettingen.de | |
| 0551 3921781 | |
| Cast date: | September 15, 2025 |
| Application deadline: | July 31, 2025 |
The Department of Arabic/Islamic Studies I at the Georg August University of Göttingen is seeking a
research assistant (f/m/d)
at the Chair of Islamic Studies with a focus on the history and cultures of the Middle East (Prof. Dr. Jens Scheiner) to begin on September 15, 2025. The position will be limited to 50% of the regular weekly working hours (currently 19.9 hours/week) for a period of three years. The position may be extended. The salary will be based on salary group 13 TV-L .
Your tasks
• Implementation of a doctoral project in the area of ”Late Antiquity, Early Islam, Classical Islam”
• Participation in the courses according to § 31 NHG and in the performance examinations (to the extent of 2 SWS)
• Collaboration in the research focus Late Antique and Early Islamic Studies (LAESSI) https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/668647.html
• Participation in student support and advice as well as curriculum design
• Support in the area of academic organization
Your profile
• Very good, qualified master’s degree in Islamic Studies or Arabic Studies, preferably in combination with Iranian Studies, History or Christian Orient
• Initial experience in interdisciplinary research in the area of early Islam and late antiquity
• Initial didactic experience or teaching experience
• Initial experience in the area of academic organization
• Relevant very good language skills in German, Arabic and English, also optionally desired: Persian, Middle Persian, Latin, Greek, Syriac Aramaic or Hebrew
Your gain
• Dedicated supervision of the doctoral project
• Promotion on the academic career path
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
The position is intended to serve the qualification of young researchers and offers the opportunity to pursue a doctorate.
The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in fields where women are underrepresented and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. It also sees itself as a family-friendly university and promotes the compatibility of science/work and family. The university has set itself the goal of employing more people with severe disabilities. Applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference if they have the same qualifications.
Applications with the usual documents and an approximately two-page outline of the
doctoral project are requested by July 31, 2025 , in electronic form toGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department of Arabic/Islamic Studies I, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, 37073 Göttingen, Email: sekretariat.scheiner@uni-goettingen.de
The interviews will take place on August 12 and 13 in Göttingen.
If you have any questions, please contact Professor Dr. Jens Scheiner at jschein@uni-goettingen.de .
Note:
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