Stellenangebot: Researcher (f/m/d) (PostDoc) for the project “Museum and Society: Mapping the Social” at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Responsibilities:

Research and teaching (4 SWS) for the sub-project “Laboratories: experiments and participation” in the context of the BUA research consortium “Museums as spaces of social cohesion”, esp. interviews, field work and historical research on the laboratisation and experimentalisation of museums; publication activities; networking; tasks toward attaining knowledge and skills concerning third-party funding research

Requirements:

Completed PhD in STS, cultural anthropology, cultural studies/sciences, history of science or related disciplines; excellent knowledge and experience with social science and cultural research methods; demonstrable practical experience of design and implementation of field work, interviews and/or surveys; experience of archival work and analysis of historical data; experience of archival work and analysis of historical data; experience working in interdisciplinary consortia; teaching experience; intercultural competences and willingness to engage in anti-racist and diversity-oriented reflection and development of the consortium and the sub-project; very good organisational and communicative skills; conscientious, independent and able to work in a team; experience with designing and implementing diverse formats of science communication and publication; adequate German language skills for reading and analysing source materials from archives and historical collections

More information can be found here. The application deadline is the 23.02.21.