The new research training group “Urban future-making: Professional agency across time and scale” is funded by the German Research Foundation and jointly organized by the HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU) in cooperation with the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and the University of Hamburg (UHH).

Within the framework of this cooperation, we invite applications for two positions at HCU, ideally starting April 1^st, 2022 as

Research associates (m/f/d) – Research training group (Postdoc)
Salary Level 14 TV-L

with 39 standard working hours per week. The contracts are limited to March 31^st, 2025, with the option of extension until September 30^th, 2026.

In the face of urban growth, climate change and natural resource exploitation, and intensified by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, urban areas have become crucial sites where aspired pathways towards desirable futures are imagined, forecasted and variably negotiated. Through the lens of “urban future-making”, the research training group will investigate the activities of built environment professionals in administration, planning and civil society responding to the expected threats and risks to urban societies. The central question is how responsible professional action can be possible under present conditions of intensified uncertainty and multiple crises. The research training group will investigate strategies and interventions related to the urban built environment which address mobility systems, energy provision and material use as interdependent fields of action where claims for transformative changes are currently most articulated. The interdisciplinary team of scholars has backgrounds in sociology, political science, geography, urban studies as well as architecture, urbanand transport planning and civil engineering.

Detailed information on the scientific programme and the team of involved scholars is found here:
https://www.hcu-hamburg.de/en/research/dfg-graduiertenkolleg-1

Tasks:

• An independent scientific contribution within the framework of the interdisciplinary research programme of the research training group that serves academic qualification. This includes the opportunity for habilitation.
• This contribution should address the agency of built environment professionals at the intersection of reflection and solution-oriented approaches and should make a theoretical and methodological contribution to the overall programme.
• The positions are envisioned to cover the spectrum of the social sciences (sociology, political science, geography, urban studies) and built environment disciplines (architecture, planning, engineering).
• Publication and presentation of research results, also as a contribution to the international visibility of the RTG.
• Active participation in the joint activities of the training group, contribution to the publications of the training group, and assumption of duties in the organization of scientific events within the selfadministration and self-organization of the training group.

Requirements:

• A completed PhD in one of the disciplines of the research training group.
• Publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals.
• Excellent knowledge of and experience with research methods.
• The activities of the training group will be conducted in both German and English. Excellent command of English is required.
• High interest and proven experience in interdisciplinary exchange and willingness to cooperate, combined with communication skills on a high level.

Depending on your discipline, the following skills and qualifications are desirable:

• Experience in the fields of interdisciplinary urban and spatial research, including interdisciplinary, third party funded research projects, or
• Professional experience related to the built environment
• Experience in empirical social science research
• Experience in the organization of scientific events

Offer:

• A structured and interdisciplinary qualification programme with colloquia and workshops
• An inspiring institutional setting with international guest researchers
• Financial support for international research stays
• Excellent research infrastructure with project office, joint working spaces and an attractive working environment
• Various support offers as to individual research projects as well as additional qualification measures in national and international contexts
• Participation in cultural and scientific events of the three cooperating universities

HafenCity University Hamburg, Hamburg University of Technology and University of Hamburg are family friendly institutions and support the compatibility of family and career.

As equal opportunity employers, the universities follow an equal opportunities and diversity strategy. They strive to increase the number of women in academia and strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified female candidates.

Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process.

Presence in Hamburg is required for these positions.

For further information regarding the positions please contact Prof. Dr. Monika Grubbauer,
monika.grubbauer@hcu-hamburg.de.

More information on the application procedure and the requirements is found here:
https://www.hcu-hamburg.de/universitaet/stellenausschreibungen

The selection interviews are scheduled for February 9^th, 2022 and will take place in Hamburg.

To apply, please send your documents digitally as one single PDF-file (max. 10 MB, no ZIP-file) by
January 12^th, 2022 to: bewerbung@vw.hcu-hamburg.de

Please use the following reference in the subject line: 2021-141 - WiMi Postdoc GraKo