“Mestizo as a Transimperial Categorization in the Early Modern Greater Caribbean and Mexico City”项目博士研究员（科研助理，薪级 E 13 TV

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The Chair for Latin American History of the Department of History, Faculty 08, at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a

Doctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)

for the project “Mestizo as a Transimperial Categorization in the Early Modern Greater Caribbean and Mexico City”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), commencing on 1 April 2027. We are offering a fixed-term part-time position (65 %) for 3 years.

Your tasks:

• Collaboration in the externally funded DFG project “Mestizo as a Transimperial Categorization in the Early Modern Greater Caribbean and Mexico City”. Please refer to the project webpage for more information: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Geschichte/en/histsem/AE-G/forschen/projekte/mestiz.shtml

• Work on your own PhD project within the framework of the DFG project, focusing on the French colonies in the Greater Caribbean in the early modern period, ideally in the context of missionary activity (16th–18th centuries) (work package 2

• Collaboration in organising at least one academic conference

• Collaboration in writing a joint academic publication (special issue in a journal)

• Collaboration in setting up a database and a digital map

Our expectations:

• A master’s degree in history or area studies with a historical focus is required.

• Solid knowledge of written and spoken French and English is expected.

• Proficiency in other source languages (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch) is advantageous, as well as German language skills or the willingness to learn German.

• Experience or at least a keen interest in early modern and colonial history is part of your profile.

• You are prepared to undertake archival research trips to Europe and the Americas as part of your research.

• Good communication and organisational skills, the ability to work independently, and a willingness to collaborate within an intercultural team are expected.

Advantages for you:

• Appreciation, commitment, openness and respect – values which are important to us.

• Our broad range of diverse work-time models offers great flexibility – also when working from home.

• If you have family members or young children in your care, our Family Service Office offers concrete support to help you balance your private and professional responsibilities.

• As an educational institution, we are deeply committed to offering occupational training and continuing education opportunities tailored to your individual needs.

• From A – Z, Aikido to Zumba, our sport and health programmes ensure a healthy work-life balance.

• As a university employee, you are entitled to numerous benefits afforded to public servants, e.g. an attractive company pension scheme ( VBL ), an annual end-of-year bonus and a position that is shielded from economic fluctuations.

The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity . We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions.

We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr Sarah Albiez-Wieck ( sarah.albiez-wieck@unimuenster.de ).

Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 2026-11-30 at:

Universität Münster

Department of History

Chair for Latin American History

Prof. Dr. Sarah Albiez-Wieck

Domplatz 20-22

48143 Münster

Please send us your application electronically as one single document in PDF format to maren.thoelking@uni-muenster.de . Important: Please send us a cover letter, your CV in tabular form, as well as an exposé of 2-5 pages describing how you would like to embark on your PhD project and referring to the projectdescription available on the project webpage: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Geschichte/en/histsem/AE-G/forschen/projekte/mestiz.shtml

Reference number: 2026_10_14