Research Associate / PhD Student - Micro-Sociology and techno-social Interaction

At TU Dresden, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, Institute for Sociology, the Junior Professorship in Micro-Sociology and techno-social Interaction is offering a position as 

Research Associate / PhD Student
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting as soon as possible, until October 31, 2023 (with the option for an extension). The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position entails 50% of fulltime weekly hours and aims at obtaining further academic qualification (e. g. PhD).  

Tasks:

• academic teaching (according to DAVOHS; teaching in English language is possible) 
• administrative and organisational tasks 
• independent doctoral research that is based on qualitative empirical methods and contributes to both micro-sociology and sociology of technology

Requirements:

• a very good university degree (M.A. or equivalent) in sociology, social sciences or cultural studies 
• certified, demonstrable expertise in qualitative social-scientific methods and interest in ethnography 
• strong interest in at least two of the following areas: sociology of technology, theories of practice, valuation studies, feminist studies of technology, science and technology studies, computer-supporter cooperative work, digital sociology or digital ethnography, critical data studies, materiality and embodiment 
• interest in the organisation of a newly-installed chair, capacity for teamwork 
• interest in interdisciplinary research 
• very good knowledge of English, at least basic knowledge of German and the willingness to expand linguistic proficiency.

Please contact professor Susann Wagenknecht, PhD, for further questions.
Dresden is a vibrant city with comparably low cost of living. As a research associate with the Junior Professorship for Micro-Sociology and techno-social Interaction you will be part of a young, open-minded team. You will collaborate with colleagues of the Institute for Sociology, a stimulating research environment at one of Germany's Universities of Excellence. 

Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies to people with disabilities.

Please submit your comprehensive application (including motivation letter, CV, copy of Master's and other degrees, one reference, a 2-page expose outlining the envisioned doctoral research study as well as a writing sample of max. 15 pages) by 22.04.2020 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service applies), preferably via the TU Dresden SecureMail Portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de by sending it as a single PDF document to susann.wagenknecht@tu-dresden.de or by mail to TU Dresden, Philosophische Fakultät, Institut für Soziologie, Juniorprofessur für Mikrosoziologie und techno-soziale Interaktion, Frau Jun.-Prof. Susann Wagenknecht, PhD, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden. Please submit copies only as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.  

Reference to data protection: Your data protection rights, the purpose for which your data will be processed, as well as further information about data protection is available to you on the website: https://tu-dresden.de/karriere/datenschutzhinweis 

Please find the german version under: https://tu-dresden.de/stellenausschreibung/7592.