Assistant Professor Contemporary History of computing & information culture since 1945 (1.0 FTE)

Job description

The Chair group Contemporary History is looking for an Assistant Professor with an excellent track record in the history of computing and information culture since 1945. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who combine contemporary history approaches like oral history, global history, postcolonial approaches, or environmental history with digital methods. Familiarity with sources other than textual material such as audio-visual and/or digitally-born sources is an additional asset.

You will make an active contribution to the education of the Chair group Contemporary History within the BA and MA programs in History, the Research MA programs and other programs in which the Chair group takes part. Furthermore, you will connect the Chair group with other relevant institutions within the faculty such as the Centre for Digital Humanities or the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies as well as beyond the Faculty of Arts to...