Call for Applications: Researcher/Senior Researcher – Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow
Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence (EXC 2052)
Research Section: Accumulation and Inequality
Position Overview
The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence (https://www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de) is a major collaborative and transcontinental research institution in the field of African Studies. It is comprised of five Africa Multiple Research Centres (AMRCs), based at the University of Bayreuth, Germany; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa; Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; University of Lagos, Nigeria. The AMRCs conduct their work via six Research Sections with members from all locations. To support the Research Sections in the organization of their tasks, the Africa Multiple Cluster seeks to hire Researchers/Senior Researchers – Research Fellows/Senior Research Fellows who coordinate the work of the Research Sections while conducting their own research under the purview of the Research Sections.
Under the current call, we seek to recruit a Researcher/Senior Researcher – Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow to be affiliated with the Research Section Accumulation and Inequality within the Africa Multiple Cluster. The successful candidate will pursue an independent research project aligned with the thematic focus of Accumulation and Inequality while also serving as Research Section Coordinator, supporting the intellectual, organisational, and administrative functioning of the Research Section.
The Research Section Coordinator will report to the Research Section Representative and work
closely with the Steering Committee of the Research Section as well as the Cluster administration.
The application deadline is June 30, 2026. The intended start date is September 1, 2026 or the
earliest possible date thereafter. Please submit your dossier by email to the spokesperson of the RS, Prof. Dr. Stefan Ouma,
In case of questions, please contact
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