The Department of Modern History, with a focus on Jewish History (Professor Yfaat Weiss), at the Faculty of History, Art and Area Studies seeks to fill the above position from 1 January 2025, subject to position availability.
Administrative Coordinator (m/f/d)
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Founded in 1409, Leipzig University is one of Germany’s largest universities and a leader in research and medical training. With around 30,000 students and more than 5000 members of staff across 14 faculties, it is at the heart of the vibrant and outward-looking city of Leipzig. Leipzig University offers an innovative and international working environment as well as an exciting range of career opportunities in research, teaching, knowledge and technology transfer, infrastructure and administration.
The DFG-funded International Research Training Group (IRTG) “Belongings: Jewish Material Culture in Twentieth-Century Europe and Beyond” commenced its work at Leipzig University in mid-2024 in cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow. As part of a structured graduate training programme, innovative research work in the field of Jewish material culture will be carried out in close cooperation between the two locations Leipzig and Jerusalem. Three faculties at Leipzig University are involved in the interdisciplinary programme, whose representatives bring together expertise from the fields of 19th- to 21st-century European and Jewish history, German and Slavic studies, philosophy, cultural studies, and art history. The activities of the IRTG at both locations aim to provide joint German-Israeli doctoral training, the first of its kind in the humanities.
WHAT WE OFFER
- An exciting, interdisciplinary and international working environment
- A modern workplace and attractive working conditions (mobile working)
- Flexible working hours and work-life balance
- Goal-oriented staff development throughout your working life, with opportunities for continuing professional development
- Pension plan
- A discounted local public transport ticket (MDV-JobTicket, Deutschlandticket as a job ticket).
DUTIES
- Administrative project management and reporting in a Research Training Group with international project partners; advising project members on all administrative matters, resource planning and monitoring
- Administration of the project budget including the preparation of periodic reports; project-related correspondence with the funding institution
- Participation in public relations activities, including the creation of information material, maintenance of the website and social media channels; organization of events (including recording minutes at meetings)
- Preparation of personnel-related processes (job advertisements, recruitment documents)
- Service-oriented support for national and international guests
- Planning, organization, and accounting for research trips
- General administrative and organizational tasks (including communication in English)
REQUIREMENTS
- Completed vocational training in administration or finance or at least an equivalent relevant qualification
- Relevant professional experience in finance, accounting and budgeting, in particular in the administration of external funding for research projects
- In-depth knowledge of project management, preferably in research projects
- Knowledge of regulations concerning travel expenses and budget law in the public sector
- Confident use of Microsoft Office programs
- Very good knowledge of written and spoken English
- Friendliness and service orientation, communication skills
- Structured and solution-oriented work style, strong organizational and team skills.
Please send your application with the usual documents, quoting reference number 247/2024, as a single PDF file via email to: belongings@uni-leipzig.de by no later than 31 December 2024. Please note that it is not possible to guarantee confidentiality and rule out unauthorised access by third parties when communicating by unencrypted email. Alternatively, you can send all documents by post to: Universität Leipzig, Internationales Graduiertenkolleg “Belongings” / Dr Oliver Krause – persönlich – Ritterstraße 26, 04109 Leipzig, P.O. Box 131117. Further information on the International Research Training Group can be found at: www.uni-leipzig.de/belongings
We kindly request that you submit copies only, as we are unable to return application documents. Interview expenses will not be reimbursed. Leipzig University aims to increase the proportion of women in positions of responsibility and therefore expressly invites qualified women to apply.
Severely disabled persons – or persons deemed legally equal to them under Book IX of the German Social Code – are encouraged to apply and will be given preference in the case of equal suitability.