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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Place of employment views applications
Invitation to first interview
Optional invitation to second interview in person at FAU
Is there a match?
Employment documents prepared
Consultation with Staff Council
Commencement of employment – welcome to FAU

Notice

For all job postings, the following applies: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität promotes equal professional opportunities for women. Women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply.

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All advertised positions are generally suitable for part-time work unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

Release date: 09.02.2026, Poster View

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**Application deadline:**08.03.2026

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