Einträge von Generalsekretariat

W3 Professorship in Computational Social Science (Universität des Saarlandes)

Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS)
Universität des Saarlandes
Akad. Abschluss: Doktorat
Deadline: 15.10.2026

This professorial appointment is open regarding the candidate’s specific research focus within the field of computational social science. The successful candidate will define their own research agenda, provided that it demonstrates excellence in computational social science, addresses current societal questions, makes use of novel digital data sources and establishes clear links with computer science.

W2 Professor in Political, Social or Communication Science (Universität des Saarlandes)

Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS)
Universität des Saarlandes
Akad. Abschluss: Doktorat
Deadline: 15.10.2026

This professorial position is a fixed-term public sector appointment (‚Beamtenverhältnis auf Zeit‘) für a maximum period of five years. If the tenure evaluation procedure (teaching appraisal and external assessment of research work) is positive, the appointee will be promoted to a permanent professorship (lifetime tenure) at the German academic salary scale W3.

CfP: Special Issue ‚Practicing Place‘ (Journal of Practice Theory)

Journal of Practice Theory
Abstracts: 30.09.2026

This special issue derives from the premise that places are practiced rather than always-already “some-where”. The objective of the special issue is to demonstrate the importance of place for Practice Theory. From a practice-theoretical perspective, situatedness and localization can be understood and made visible as fundamental characteristics of all practical actions and realities of action.