The
Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) is offering 1 research
position for PhD-candidates for 3 years (65% TV-L EG 13) on the study
World Heritage Site Aachen Cathedral€ ’´ within the research group
€ ’³Knowledge of the World € ’¶ Heritage of Mankind: The History of
UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage€ ’´.
The research group is situated at the Leibniz Institute of European History and funded by the Leibniz Gemeinschaft (Leibniz Association) .
It investigates for the first time the genesis of UNESCO World Heritage after the Second World War on the basis of historical sources. The project combines the global dimensions with the national and local contexts. The project consists of a longitudinal postdoctoral study focusing on the emergence of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage as well as the accession procedure from 1972 to 1994 and four doctoral studies which deal with sites which have had a specific effect on the World Heritage programme since its beginnings in the 1970s and 1980s: the Gal€ ápagos Islands, Aachen Cathedral, Auschwitz Concentration Camp and the Old City and City Walls of Jerusalem. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to these objectives in close collaboration with the other colleagues in the research project.
The PhD project: The entry of Aachen Cathedral on the World Heritage List in 1978 was justified on the basis that the cathedral symbolizes the political and religious renewal of the € ’³West€ ’´ under Charlemagne. The cathedral and its history were thus depicted as the birthplace of Europe and also as a conceptual forbearer of European unification on the basis of Christianity. As the coronation church and the most important pilgrimage site north of the Alps, the cathedral constituted a point of reference for the foundation myth of the Christian occident.
The emergence of this myth, the role of Aachen Cathedral in establishing it, and the implied differentiations between Christian Europe and other world regions and world religions are examined in this subproject. The reception of the Middle Ages in the 19th and 20th centuries is as central in this context as the local and national significance of the site, and the way it is embedded in political and church rituals.
Applicants must hold a Master degree in history or related subjects. Successful applicants will be expected to be in residence at Mainz (Germany) and participate in IEG activities and events. They will hold a part-time position at IEG and have access to travel funds. The salary
is commensurate with TV-L EG 13 (65%).The appointment will start on 1 July 2013, and is awarded for 3 years.
Applications must include a CV, academic transcripts and a short statement of research interests (not more than one page). As an independent research institute the IEG does not confer academic degrees. PhD-theses are supervised at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz or at a university of the candidate€ ’²s choice. The international academic advisory board of the research group will provide assistance.
Complete applications are to be submitted electronically via email (all documents in one PDF) by February 28, 2013, with the code number € ’³2013-UNESCO- Aachen€ ’´ to the following address Leibniz-Institut f€ ür Europ€ äische Geschichte Mainz Verwaltung Alte Universit€ ätsstr. 19 55116 Mainz seibel@ieg-mainz. de
For queries about the vacancy, please contact Dr. Andrea Rehling (rehling@ieg- mainz.de).
IEG is an equal opportunity/ affirmative- action employer. In case of
equality of qualification and suitability of applicants, the
applications made by female researchers will be given preferential
consideration. We also encourage applications from disabled persons
The research group is situated at the Leibniz Institute of European History and funded by the Leibniz Gemeinschaft (Leibniz Association) .
It investigates for the first time the genesis of UNESCO World Heritage after the Second World War on the basis of historical sources. The project combines the global dimensions with the national and local contexts. The project consists of a longitudinal postdoctoral study focusing on the emergence of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage as well as the accession procedure from 1972 to 1994 and four doctoral studies which deal with sites which have had a specific effect on the World Heritage programme since its beginnings in the 1970s and 1980s: the Gal€ ápagos Islands, Aachen Cathedral, Auschwitz Concentration Camp and the Old City and City Walls of Jerusalem. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to these objectives in close collaboration with the other colleagues in the research project.
The PhD project: The entry of Aachen Cathedral on the World Heritage List in 1978 was justified on the basis that the cathedral symbolizes the political and religious renewal of the € ’³West€ ’´ under Charlemagne. The cathedral and its history were thus depicted as the birthplace of Europe and also as a conceptual forbearer of European unification on the basis of Christianity. As the coronation church and the most important pilgrimage site north of the Alps, the cathedral constituted a point of reference for the foundation myth of the Christian occident.
The emergence of this myth, the role of Aachen Cathedral in establishing it, and the implied differentiations between Christian Europe and other world regions and world religions are examined in this subproject. The reception of the Middle Ages in the 19th and 20th centuries is as central in this context as the local and national significance of the site, and the way it is embedded in political and church rituals.
Applicants must hold a Master degree in history or related subjects. Successful applicants will be expected to be in residence at Mainz (Germany) and participate in IEG activities and events. They will hold a part-time position at IEG and have access to travel funds. The salary
is commensurate with TV-L EG 13 (65%).The appointment will start on 1 July 2013, and is awarded for 3 years.
Applications must include a CV, academic transcripts and a short statement of research interests (not more than one page). As an independent research institute the IEG does not confer academic degrees. PhD-theses are supervised at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz or at a university of the candidate€ ’²s choice. The international academic advisory board of the research group will provide assistance.
Complete applications are to be submitted electronically via email (all documents in one PDF) by February 28, 2013, with the code number € ’³2013-UNESCO- Aachen€ ’´ to the following address Leibniz-Institut f€ ür Europ€ äische Geschichte Mainz Verwaltung Alte Universit€ ätsstr. 19 55116 Mainz seibel@ieg-mainz. de
For queries about the vacancy, please contact Dr. Andrea Rehling (rehling@ieg- mainz.de).
IEG is an equal opportunity/ affirmative- action employer. In case of
equality of qualification and suitability of applicants, the
applications made by female researchers will be given preferential
consideration. We also encourage applications from disabled persons
Application Deadline : 28 February 2013
