The Georg-Simmel-Centre for Metropolitan Studies is an
interdisciplinary research institute that brings together urban
scientists from different academic fields and backgrounds, such as, in
particular, human geography, sociology and European ethnology/social
anthropology. The Georg-Simmel-Centre is part of Humboldt University and
integrates relevant institutions from the greater scientific community
in Berlin. The centre is likewise intended to contend with current
metropolitan politics and planning issues, and to contribute to these in
multiple ways. With its entrenchment both in academic and political
spheres, the Georg-Simmel-Centre for Metropolitan Studies is an
outstanding institution for conceptual and applied urban research.
The Georg-Simmel-Centre for Metropolitan Studies offers four
short-term grants (€800 p.m.) for six months each to prepare proposals
for PhD scholarships starting January 1. The successful candidates are
expected to write a full proposal in the field of new mobilities and
touristification research for submission to an academic or political
foundation. Berlin is facing a significant growth in tourism each year,
which has lead the city to be one of the three biggest urban tourist
destinations in Europe. Urban tourism has a significant impact on the
city’s economy, but simultaneous tensions exist between the visitors and
citizens who feel increasingly annoyed by the crowds. Urban tourism
has, thus, an ambivalent gesture in Berlin. From a top-down perspective,
Berlin’s tourism is an important sector of the urban economy and also
an important tool for image production. From a bottom-up perspective,
urban tourism in residential quarters produces conflicts between
tourists and the local population about noise, dirt and rising living
costs. Against this background, the practices and consequences of urban
tourism in Berlin should be scrutinized in the envisaged PhDs with an
interdisciplinary perspective along the following key topics:
- New mobilities and gentrification in Berlin´s centre
- Heritage, touristification, and the production of urban space
- Urban tourism and the urban economy
- Night economy and the transition of neighbourhoods
The successful applicants are provided with a work space in the
Georg-Simmel-Centre and supervision of the full research proposal by
specialists of the centre in the particular field. Presence at the
Centre during the term of the grant is expected. Applicants need an
above average master’s degree in one of the following fields: human
geography, sociology, social anthropology, cultural studies, history or
related academic fields. Applicants should send a copy of a short
research proposal (max. 1.600 words) of the project, a cover letter
setting out your motivation for applying for the short-term grant and
highlighting the particular skills and experiences you would bring to
research your particular topic. Furthermore, a copy of a current
curriculum vitae should be submitted, which should include inter alia
your full name with title, education, details of your present post with
date of appointment, degrees (subject/major, institution, date of
award), other academic/professional qualifications (subject/major,
institution, date of award) and publications. Applications should be
submitted electronically to bueroleitung-gsz@hu-berlin.de. Consideration begins October 1st 2014.
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