Postdoc Position: Contemporary Arab Thought

Employment 1.0 FTE

Gross monthly salary 3,546 - 5,538

Required background PhD

Organizational unit Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies

Application deadline 22 March 2026

Are you a researcher focused on the Arab world? Join this twoyear postdoctoral research project to explore how shifting Arab politics and societies shape 21stcentury intellectual life within a dynamic, interdisciplinary international environment.

Arab societies have witnessed tremendous shifts over the past decade-and-a-half. From the high hopes nurtured during the Arab Spring to the violent wars in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Gaza, the Arab public has experienced a period of immense upheaval.

These societal developments are echoed at the intellectual level. As a younger generation of intellectuals from various backgrounds writers, artists, podcasters, journalists and academics is entering the fray, their work will no d...