Mercator Fellowships Value and Equivalence: Visiting Research Fellowship, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany (2015)

Value and Equivalence. The genesis and transformation of values from an archaeological and anthropological perspective

Mercator Fellowships Value and Equivalence 2015: Visiting Research Fellowship (1-3 months). The position is fully funded (T-V-GU 13 100%).

The research training group is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and based at the Goethe University Frankfurt and TU Darmstadt. The research programme focuses on concepts of value and equivalence in relation to Material Culture in a broad geographical and chronological framework (participating disciplines: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology and Sinology). Further information about the research areas, projects and the programme is available online: www.value-and-equivalence.de. By offering the position of a Mercator Fellow, the research training group aims to enlarge and broaden its international research network. Successful applicants are expected to establish and maintain a substantial contact with the members of the research training group (visits, papers, etc.).

Fellowship applicants should have obtained their doctoral degree 3-5 years ago and have achieved scholarly distinction in any of the fields relevant to the research training group. They should present projects which refer specifically to one or several of the research areas defined by the group: (A) generation of values and the modes of circulation within a society; (B) transformation of value through trade and transnational mobility; (C) goods and traders. The Visiting Fellows are expected to contribute to the activities of the group and to support the doctoral students in their professional and personal development. Residence in or near Frankfurt for the time of the visit is a requirement of the position. The Goethe University provides accommodation in their guest houses. International applications are particularly welcome.

The research training group and the universities involved have an equal opportunity policy and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply for the position. According to German law, under equal conditions disabled persons will be given preference. The Goethe University was entitled to the audit familiengerechte hochschule in 2005 and strives to create a family friendly working environment.

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