Mercator Fellowship for a Journalist in Residence (f/m/d)
Published
2024-04-30
Application deadline
2024-05-31
Full-time position
Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg
The DFG-funded RTG “Ambivalent Enmity” (https://ambivalentenmity.org) brings together researchers of different disciplines to discuss the ambivalences of enmity, its processuality and paradoxes and to develop adequate tools to analyze the construction, representation, enactment, and experience of enmity.
The RTG “Ambivalent Enmity” will award to a journalist who is specialized in political / international conflicts and / or wars a
Mercator Fellowship for a Journalist in Residence (f/m/d)
Autumn/Winter 2024, six weeks to three months
Your responsibilities:
Working on your own project (book or essay)
Sharing your experience with the PhD Students in a one-day workshop on “Writing on conflicts and enmity”
Holding an internal colloquium on your topic or on the interface between journalism and research
Participating in all academic events of the RTG
Your profile:
You are a journalist working in local or national media with many years of experience
You regularly cover political / international conflicts and / or wars
You have a strong desire to immerse yourself in your chosen project in dialogue with the researchers at the RTG
We offer:
An inspiring interdisciplinary environment
Office space and access to the physical and virtual research environment of Heidelberg University
A fee contract totaling €5,000 per month
Applicants should hand in a single PDF including a CV, up to five relevant samples of your work, and a 5 pages project proposal for your stay.
Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Qualified female candidates are especially invited to apply. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of personal data is available at www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market.
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