4 Promotionsstipendien bei Technische Universität Dresden

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most
dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented,
regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It
develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic
programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social
sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating
interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive
working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal
is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full
potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual
appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature
and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would
like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole
institution.

The Vice-Rectorate University Culture and the Institute of History at TUDwithin the framework
of the research project “Technical College of Dresden under National Socialism. Transformations of
Knowledge and Science in the 20th Century” invite applications for

four doctoral scholarships

starting at the next possible date and limited to three and a half years, with a possible extension
of six months to revise the dissertation for publication.

TU Dresden will investigate its history on the occasion of its 200th anniversary in May 2028. An
interdisciplinary research project and a research training group (Graduiertenkolleg) will examine
Technical College of Dresden’s history against the backdrop of political changes in the 20th century.
The project focuses on knowledge practices and their interactions with practices and structures of
power. In particular, it analyzes the application and politicization of knowledge and science with
regard to the transformation of politics and society under National Socialism, including its
preconditions beginning in the early 1920s and its repercussions after 1945. The members of the
research project have developed a concept paper for the research training group and invited an
international advisory board to accompany its work. A project outline that develops a PhD project
within the framework of the concept paper is a prerequisite for a successful application. Please refer
to the project website at https://tud.link/2umt for further information on the concept paper and
possible subject areas for PhD dissertations.

A selection committee appointed by the “Technical College of Dresden under National Socialism”
project's executive committee will review the applications in a competitive process and propose the
selection and ranking of scholarship recipients (m/f/x). The executive committee’s decision will also
include the recommendations of the TUD’s equal opportunities officer.

Tasks: You will conduct independent research within one of the thematic fields of the research
project, pursue further academic qualifications with the aim of obtaining a PhD at TUD, prepare a
PhD dissertation on a subject within the conceptual framework of the research project, and work
toward its publication in the anniversary year of TUD in 2028. You will regularly participate in the
qualification program and events of the research training group in Dresden.

Requirements: You have an excellent master’s degree, preferably in the social and human sciences,
and an in-depth knowledge of German history in the 20th century. You have a strong capacity for
teamwork, a willingness to engage in interdisciplinary cooperation, and certified advanced English
and German language skills. Knowledge of German institutional history or university history, as well
as archival experience, is desirable.

TUD’s Offer: We offer the possibility of pursuing a PhD within the framework of a research training
group with a structured qualification program and joining an interdisciplinary research project in
collaboration with libraries, museums, and municipal partners. We accompany your project with
engaging activities in the field of memory culture and a high-profile public presentation of the
dissertation in the 2028 anniversary year. The PhD scholarship is 1,750.00 euros per month. We
provide a fully equipped office space