2 Postdoctoral Researchers (100 %, E13 TV-L, 18 months) in History of Mathematical Sciences in Qing China
Your Workplace
The Chair for Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China — Institute for Near Eastern and East Asian Languages and Civilizations — at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) invites applications for a position of a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) with an interest in the global history of the mathematical sciences in China during the Qing dynasty.
Benefits: We Have a Lot To Offer
- Regelmäßiger Stufenanstieg und steigendes Gehalt nach Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst der Länder (TV-L) beziehungsweise Besoldung nach BayBesG sowie zusätzliche Jahressonderzahlung
- Urlaubsanspruch von 30 Tagen pro Kalenderjahr bei fünf Arbeitstagen pro Woche, mit zusätzlichen freien Tagen am 24. und 31. Dezember
- Betriebliche Altersversorgung sowie vermögenswirksame Leistungen
- Intensive Begleitung in der wissenschaftlichen Qualifikationsphase
- Umfassende Einarbeitung durch engagiertes Team
- Gemeinsame Aktivitäten im Team
- Arbeitsplätze in fußläufiger Nähe zum öffentlichen Nahverkehr
- Familienfreundliche Umgebung mit Ferien- und Kinderbetreuungsangeboten
- Vielfältige Weiterbildungs- und Fortbildungsmöglichkeiten
- Aktives Gesundheitsmanagement
Your Tasks
The positions are associated with the interdisciplinary project “The Language of Algorithmic Mathematics” funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Although this project has a digital humanities component, we also welcome research that focuses on small corpora of texts or a specific mathematical domain. Together with the other project members the applicant will conduct research on the history of algorithmic mathematics in China in a global/transregional perspective and contribute to the following activities:
- collaboration in preparing applications for third-party funding
- contribute critical editions to a multilingual database of mathematical texts
Your Profile
The successful candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:
- a PhD in Chinese studies, mathematical sciences or computational linguistics,
- a thorough understanding of mathematical concepts,
- preferably research experience in China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan,
- experience in interdisciplinary and international research contexts,
- excellent knowledge of working languages English and Chinese
The application process
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Release date: 09.02.2026, Poster View
Application deadline: 08.03.2026
| Title | 2 Postdoctoral Researchers (100 %, E13 TV-L, 18 months) in History of Mathematical Sciences in Qing China |
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| Job start date | 01.09.2026 |
| Location | Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie Hartmannstraße 14, D3 91052 Erlangen |
| Payment | TV-L E 13 |
| Working time | Full time |
| Weekly working hours | 40 |
| Limitation | Temporary employment: until 31.01.2028 |
| Contact | Prof. Dr. Dr. Andrea Bréard
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