Academic Positions

Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften - Ostasien und Vorderer Orient Institut für Islamwissenschaft

Postdoc

Scientific Researcher (Postdoc) (f/m/d)

The Institute for Islamic Studies at Freie Universität Berlin researches Islamic and Middle Eastern history, Muslim societies and cultures with a focus on global interconnections and analogies to other temporal or spatial contexts. Disciplinarily, the field is primarily oriented toward historical, social and cultural scientific theories and methods. This orientation is fundamentally reflected in the guiding research priorities. These are at the chair of Islamic Studies with special consideration of the modern era and the present (Prof. Dr. Florian…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften - Institut für Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie

Scientific staff

Lecturer for Special Tasks (f/m/d)

The research area of Old German Literature and Language deals with German-language literature from its origins to the 16th century. It is represented in the Bachelor's degree program German Philology, the Master's degree program German-language Literature (specialization in Older Literature), as well as the Master of Education in German with teaching offerings. Information on studies and teaching can be found here: Independent teaching as well as examination activities in modules of the research area Old German Literature and Language, primarily in the Bachelor's degree program German Philology; consultation and supervision…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften - Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut Arbeitsbereich Geschichte der Spätantike und des frühen Mittelalters – Forschungsprojekt „Diskursivität elitärer Identitäten des Prinzipats"

Scientific staff

Scientific Staff Member (f/m/d)

The research project "Discursivity of Elitary Identities in the Principate: Digital Access to Public Communication in the Eastern Mediterranean" examines the communication strategies of urban elites in the Levant who had to negotiate both their local status and their collaboration with Roman authorities under early Roman hegemony. To this end, it examines rhetorical and epigraphic evidence from three cities in comparative perspective using current digital methods. Scientific collaboration in the aforementioned research project (databases, research and…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften - Institut für Judaistik Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg

Scientific staff

Scientific Employee (w/m/d)

The project "Image_Conversations" initiates, documents, and facilitates dialogical remembrance and knowledge exchange between relatives of NS persecution victims and descendants of the perpetrator society based on photographs of NS deportations. This cooperative project of the Free University of Berlin with the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf is thus positioned at the intersection of academia and memorial culture, historical research and education. Using modern technical methods, media-supported innovative dialogue procedures are to be developed and implemented nationwide. -…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft - Wiss. Einrichtung für Zivilrecht

PhD

Scientific Employee (Predoc) (f/m/d)

The department represents the fields of Civil Law, Procedural and Insolvency Law with a special interest in dogmatic basic research as well as methodology and didactics of legal science. Collaboration in research and teaching in the field of Civil Law, Procedural and Insolvency Law. The position serves your own scientific qualification, in particular there is the opportunity to pursue a doctorate. Completed scientific university degree (First Legal Examination) with distinction and interest in the aforementioned research areas. Interest in the use of new...

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin - Institut für Veterinär-Epidemiologie und Biometrie

Administrative / Other

Employee (f/m/d) in Administration

The Department of Veterinary Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin is one of five veterinary medical educational institutions in Germany and serves as the central university contact for veterinary issues in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. As part of the university excellence network "Berlin University Alliance," the department cooperates with numerous university and non-university research institutions. The Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biometry (IVEB) represents the fields of epidemiology and biostatistics in education and further training, works on...

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Free University of Berlin · Universitätsbibliothek - Drittmittelprojekt, angesiedelt im Universitätsarchiv in Kooperation mit Arbeitsstelle Universitätsgeschichte

Library / Documentation

Archivist (f/m/d) in the University Archive

We create knowledge spaces. At 14 locations, the University Library of the Free University of Berlin provides reliable access to knowledge, media, and services for research, teaching, and studies. We are more than places for books – we create knowledge spaces where ideas flourish, theories mature, and insights can emerge. The advertised position is located at the University Archive on the Lankwitz campus. We are seeking to strengthen our archive team, which currently consists of six colleagues, two assistants, and one trainee. With its approximately 7,500 linear…

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Free University of Berlin · Zentraleinrichtung Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum -

Administrative / Other

2 Positions

Work where others spend their leisure time. The Berlin Botanical Garden belongs to the Free University of Berlin and is one of the largest and most significant botanical gardens in the world. More than 400,000 people visit our garden, greenhouses, and Botanical Museum each year. So that our guests feel welcome and well cared for, we need a reliable and friendly visitor service. That's what we're looking for you for. What we offer you • a permanent and secure job at the Free University of Berlin, • a varied activity at a…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie - Institut für Pharmazie

Postdoc

Scientific Research Associate (Postdoc) (f/m/d)

The Department of Pharmacology (headed by Prof. Dr. Burkhard Kleuser) at Freie Universität Berlin is seeking a scientific research associate (Postdoc) at the earliest possible time. The Kleuser Laboratory is an experimental pharmacology laboratory that investigates the molecular mechanisms of bioactive lipid molecules in vascular, inflammatory, and oncological diseases. Recently, we have developed an immunocompetent skin model constructed entirely from cell types derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Geowissenschaften - Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften Hydrogeologie

Scientific staff

Scientific Research Associate (w/m/d)

The research associate position is located in the Hydrogeology working group at the Institute for Geological Sciences (Prof. Dr. Nadine Goeppert) at FU Berlin. Our research focuses are groundwater quality and contaminant behavior, transport of dissolved and particulate substances, groundwater ecology and microbial dynamics as well as quantitative hydrogeology. You will conduct research on, among other things, methods for assessing groundwater recharge. The main objective is to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of transport processes. We pursue an experimental approach on the...

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Geowissenschaften - Institut für Geographische Wissenschaften

Scientific staff

Scientific Employee (f/m/d)

The working group "Modeling of Human-Environment Interactions" at the Institute for Geographical Sciences at the Free University of Berlin, directed by Prof. Dr. María Piquer-Rodríguez, is dedicated to researching the complex relationships between human activities and the environment. Using innovative tools and methods as well as a strong commitment to sustainability and justice, we examine how societies shape their surroundings – and how they themselves are shaped by it. At the center of our research are rural and agricultural…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften - Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft - AB Gender und Diversity

Project management

Employee (w/m/d) Science Communication and Project Coordination

The project "Caught in the Crossfire: Political Cyberviolence and Institutional Responses to Safeguard Democracy" (CitC), funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, examines the impacts of politically motivated online violence on democratic institutions and political participation. The project focuses on questions about how, in particular, misogynistically motivated online attacks influence political participation and how state institutions can respond to politically motivated online violence and protect democracy without undermining fundamental rights. From a transdisciplinary...

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften - Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft Arbeitsbereich Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Scientific staff

Scientific Assistant (f/m/d)

PALMWORK examines the relationship between labor and ecology along the palm oil value chain, particularly in the areas of production (plantations and oil mills) and social reproduction. The project is designed as a qualitative comparative analysis of case studies from Northeast India, Ghana, and Colombia. It builds on research from the fields of labor regime analysis, (feminist) labor geography, environmental labor studies, and political ecology regarding the materiality of nature and the metabolism between society and nature. The project is conducted within the framework of...

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Free University of Berlin · Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung - Abt. III: Technische Abteilung - Referat IIIB: Planen und Bauen

Administrative / Other

Multiple Positions

Freie Universität Berlin is an excellence university and one of the 20 largest universities in Germany. It is among the German higher education institutions promoted in the excellence strategy of the federal government and the states as an excellence network (Berlin University Alliance). As an international networking university, it thrives on its diverse national and international contacts with universities and other research institutions. The Technical Department – Dept. III – of Freie Universität Berlin supervises and manages the entire property portfolio of the university with approximately 290 buildings…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Geowissenschaften - Institut für Geographische Wissenschaften Geographien globaler Ungleichheiten

Scientific staff

Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d)

SOUND: Socio-ecologic investigation of orthobunyaviruses as neglected causes of disease in Africa Ausgeschrieben wird eine Stelle im DFG-Projekt, Projektnummer: 521734108 Über 25 % der bekannten menschlichen Infektionskrankheiten werden durch Vektoren übertragen, insbesondere in tropischen und subtropischen Gebieten. Der Mangel an Diagnoseinstrumenten und die große Vielfalt unbekannter Erreger in Subsahara-Afrika (SSA) führen dazu, dass in der Mehrzahl der Fälle ohne weitere Labordiagnostik Dengue-Fieber und Malaria diagnostiziert werden, was eine angemessene Behandlung und die Eindämmung von…

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Free University of Berlin · Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung - Abt. III: Technische Abteilung - Referat IIIC: Service

Lab / Technical staff

Electrician for Energy and Building Technology for Central Control Room Operations (w/m/d)

Freie Universität Berlin holds a leading international position with approximately 33,500 students, approximately 460 professors, and 4,660 employees in research and teaching, and is among the multiple award-winning excellence universities in Germany. The real estate holdings are as diverse as its scientific disciplines, comprising approximately 290 buildings - divided into 6 operational areas - with a main usable area of approximately 350,000 m² including the Botanical Garden. Department IIIC - Service of the Technical Division operates with approximately 85 employees (engineers, ...

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft

Administrative / Other

Universitätsprofessur für Öffentliches Recht und die Internationalisierung der Rechtsordnung

Vertretung des o. g. Faches in Forschung und Lehre Gem. § 100 BerlHG Stellenausschreibung vom: 18.10.2026

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften

Administrative / Other

Universitätsprofessur für Sprachwissenschaft des Deutschen mit Schwerpunkt Pragmatik

Vertretung des o.g. Fachgebiets in Forschung und Lehre Gem. § 100 BerlHG Stellenausschreibung vom: 18.10.2026

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Free University of Berlin · Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung - Abt. III: Technische Abteilung - Referat IIIC: Service

Engineering

Technischer Leiterin eines Betriebsbereiches (Ingenieur*in für Aufgaben des technischen Betriebes) (m/w/d)

Die Freie Universität Berlin nimmt international mit ca. 33.500 Studierenden, ca. 460 Professor*innen und 4.660 Beschäftigten eine Spitzenstellung in Forschung und Lehre ein und gehört zu den mehrfach ausgezeichneten Exzellenzuniversitäten in Deutschland. Ebenso vielfältig wie ihre wissenschaftlichen Fachrichtungen ist der Liegenschaftsbestand mit ca. 290 Gebäuden - aufgeteilt in 6 Betriebsbereiche - und einer Hauptnutzfläche von ca. 350.000m² inkl. Botanischem Garten. Das Referat IIIC - Service der Technischen Abteilung stellt mit seinen ca. 85 Mitarbeitenden (Ingenieure,…

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Free University of Berlin · Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften - Institut für Theaterwissenschaft

Administrative / Other

Sachbearbeitung (w/m/d) im Institutssekretariat

Mit dieser Ausschreibung sucht der Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften eine Sachbearbeitung für das Institutssekretariat des Instituts für Theaterwissenschaft. Im Rahmen Ihrer Tätigkeit unterstützen Sie die Geschäftsführenden DirektorInnen in allen administrativen Aufgaben. Die Freie Universität ist hervorragend an den öffentlichen Nahverkehr angeschlossen und verfolgt eine nachhaltige Klimapolitik. Ihre Leistungsbereitschaft und Ihr persönliches Engagement werden hochgeschätzt. Weiterbildungen und die Teilnahme an gesundheitserhaltenden und -fördernden Maßnahmen werden…

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Free University of Berlin · Zentraleinrichtung Studienberatung und Psychologische Beratung -

Administrative / Other

Beschäftigte*r (w/m/d) im Hochschulgesundheitsmanagement

Die Freie Universität Berlin gehört mit rund 35.000 Studierenden und 7.000 Beschäftigten zu den führenden Exzellenzuniversitäten in Deutschland und nimmt international eine Spitzenposition in Forschung und Lehre ein. Als zentrale Informations-, Beratungs- und Serviceeinrichtung bietet die Zentraleinrichtung Studienberatung und Psychologische Beratung mit den Angeboten des Info-Service Studium, der Allgemeinen Studienberatung, der Psychologischen Beratung und Unterstützung und des International Student Support den ersten Anlaufpunkt für alle Studierenden rund um das Studium und die persönliche…

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