A Student Assistant Position has been posted for the Global History department. For details, please see the full text posted below or the original job posting here (only available in German): https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/stud/13_fb-geschichts-und-kulturwissenschaften/GK-StudHK-Global-History-2025_D.html. 

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Student Assistant (m/f/d) 41h/month, limited until 31.08.2027, Reference: StudHK Global History 2025

Application Deadline: 04.08.2025

The Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut (FMI) at Freie Universität Berlin is home to a wide range of research projects and academic initiatives in the field of global history (including the M.A. Program in Global History, run jointly with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, as well as the Graduate School “Global Intellectual History”).

Find further information on activities in the field of global history here: https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/bereiche/global_history/People/Faculty/index.html. 

Responsibilities: 

• Assistance with tasks related to Prof. Dr. Michael Goebel’s Einstein Profile Professorship in Global History 

• Assistance with the preparation and planning of lectures 

• Assistance with research (literature, sources, bibliographies) 

• Independent research (literature and sources) 

Desirable: 

• Enrollment in degree course/study of history 

• Familiarity with topics and approaches of global history and economic history 

• Excellent written and spoken English language skills (C1 level) 

• German language skills at A2 level 

• Knowledge of other languages is an advantage 

Further information

Applications should be sent electronically by email with relevant documents, quoting the reference, in PDF format (preferably as a single document) to Prof. Dr. Michael Goebel: arbeitsbereich-goebel@geschkult.fu-berlin.de or by post to: 

Freie Universität Berlin 

Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften 

Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut 

Prof. Dr. Michael Goebel 

Koserstr. 20 

14195 Berlin (Dahlem) 

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