The Research School is part of the “Imaginamics: Practices and Dynamics of Social Imagining” Cluster of Excellence. The Cluster of Excellence is committed to researching shared ideas, narratives, and images. We call the practices of sharing such ideas, narratives and images “social imagining”. They contribute to the creation of shared worlds of imagination that provide orientation and support in everyday life. The process of imagination itself—its practices, dynamics, and historical developments—is at the center of our research.

Participating Faculties at University of Jena
Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences

Participating institutions and cooperation partner
Participating institutions: Bauhaus-Universit?t Weimar, Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft, Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Martin-Luther-Universit?t Halle-Wittenberg, Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie, Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien, Stiftung Ettersberg, Stiftung Gedenkst?tten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora, Universit?t Erfurt
Cooperation partners: Central European University, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max-Planck-Institut, The Warburg Institute / School of Advanced Study, Thüringer Wasser-Innovationscluster, Universidad Austral de Chile, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Università degli Studi di Milano, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Université de Montréal, Université de Strasbourg, University of California, Universit?t Warschau

Scientific key words
Social imagining, imagination, imaginaries

Preferred language
German, English

Current number of doctoral candidates
13 Doctoral candidates

How can I become a doctoral candidate? What is the method of selection?
PhD positions in the Cluster of Excellence ‘Imaginamics: Practices and Dynamics of Social Imagining’ will be advertised twice by the University of Jena during the period 2025–2032. You can become a doctoral candidate in the Research School by applying and being successfully accepted as part of one of the calls for applications. Selection is made by a committee as part of the appointment process. Academic excellence and suitability are the deciding factors for acceptance.

Are there fixed dates to apply?
Yes. You can apply as soon as the PhD positions are announced. See the details in the announcement.

Gibt es M?glichkeiten der Finanzierung?
Yes. If accepted, funding will be provided through an employment as a researcher (TV-L 13, 65%) at University of Jena.

Interesting for graduates of the following subjects:
Cultural studies, literary studies, linguistics, media and communication studies, theatre studies, musicology, art history/theory, philosophy, political science, history, ethnology, anthropology, sociolinguistics, human geography, biology, psychology, sociology

Degree
Dr. phil.

Contact
Dr. Lena Dallywater?
(lena.dallywater@uni-jena.de)

Exzellenzcluster ?Imaginamics: Practices and Dynamics of Social Imagination“
Research School
Fürstengraben 13
D-07743 Jena
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E-Mail: Researchschool-imaginamics@uni-jena.de