The chair for Economic and Social History at the University of Bayreuth invites applications for one Post-doctoral position (f/m/d) (Akademischer Rat auf Zeit, payscale A13)
The Bayreuth group in Economic and Social History combines historical research methods with quantitative economic history in teaching and research. Our research focusses on global trade and the world economy of the 20th century, business history in particular of multinational enterprises and political economy. We offer a stimulating research environment, which strongly promotes ambitious research ideas and internal and external research cooperation. Funding for conference travel, research assistants and seminar invitations is available. Our teaching focus is on the master’s programme “History & Economics”, which offers a unique interdisciplinary education.
 
Your profile
 • Ph.D. in economic history, history or related disciplines based on archival research
 • Research interests in the global economy, business history, financial history, and/or history of economic thought
 • Experiences in academic teaching in English
 • Publishing record, including international visible journals
 • Good English language skills
 
Your responsibility
 • Conducting an independent research project in the field of modern economic and social history
 • Teaching of 5 hours per week during the semester in English or German
 • Participation in the organisation of the MA-programme “History&Economics”
 
The appointment begins on April 1st, 2025. It is initially limited to 3 years with the possibility of renewal for another 3 years. Payment follows the scale of A13 for civil servants (non-permanent).
 
Applications including cover letter, CV, list of academic teaching, draft for a research project should be uploaded until October 15th, 2024 as one PDF file via our Application Portal Uni Bayreuth referring to the keyword "economic history". For further details see: https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/job-vacancy-keyword-economic-history-071053ed334a457e or contact Jan-Otmar Hesse (University of Bayreuth)