Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), the interdisciplinary Training Group "Empires: Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders" will focus on imperial temporalities and their representation, reflection, resonance, and manipulation in periods of accelerated imperial change and in postimperial contexts. The RTG will focus on three main lines of research: temporalities involved
in a) the transformation of imperial space, b) imperial economies, and c) imperial institutions and normative structures. The following disciplines participate in the RTG: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Modern, and Contemporary History of any global area, Sociology, Political Science, Near Eastern Studies, Literary/Cultural/Media Studies.

The postdoctoral researcher should have completed a PhD dissertation and present evidence of prior research in the field of empire studies. At the time of application, they should present a research project focusing on an innovative topic concerning imperial studies, possibly with a comparative component.

The postdoctoral researcher will:

• work independently on an innovative research project, which will be finished in 4.5 years with a monograph. It is possible to obtain a Habilitation at the Freiburg University
• present her/his project on a regular basis within and outside of the RTG
• take part in the activities of the RTG and in the meetings of the executive board
• support and develop the graduate school program and to communicate cooperatively with the professors and the Ph.D. students and to support the organization of conferences