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Dear friends and colleagues,

This week we have some information about the re-opening of the University Library as well as some cultural institutions in Leipzig and four calls for applications. Enjoy!

If you have any content that you think suits the purpose of the weekly, please feel free to send it to us at multiple-secularitites@uni-leipzig.de. 

CfA: PhD Position Comparative Theology

The Chair for Comparative Study of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue at the University of Fribourg is looking for a research assistant (PhD Position) working on Comparative Theology at the intersection of Theology and the Study of Religions.

Deadline: 12 June

CfA: PostDoc Area Studies

At the Center for International and Transnational Area Studies (CITAS) at the University of Regensburg a position as a postdoctoral researcher (part-time, TV-L E13) is to be filled starting 1 September. The position is limited to 12 months and serves to develop an application for funding for a postdoctoral or habilitation project carried out at the University of Regensburg.

Deadline: 30 June

CfA: Resarch Positions on Catholicism in the Federal Republic of Germany

The newly established DFG funded research group „Catholicism in the Federal Republic of Germany. Semantics, Practices and Emotions in West German Society. 1965-1989/90” is located at different Universities in Germany and is currently looking for researchers for two projects:

Re-opening of the Theatre and Gewandhaus in Leipzig

The theatre Schauspiel is re-opening its doors on 12 June and will show three plays which premier in June and July. This weekend, the Gewandhaus will start its Summer Festival and will present one-hour concerts each weekend until 12 July. 

According to current information, the opera will remain closed until September, but will continue to offer an online programme with performance videos and the fermet podcast.