Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Berlin, Deadline: 1 December 2016

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Berlin, Deadline: 1 December 2016

Open to: scholars in the field of history

Fellowship: monthly award of EUR 2,200.00

Description

The Berliner Kolleg Kalter Krieg | Berlin Center for Cold War Studies is a joint project of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, the Institute of Contemporary History Munich-Berlin, the Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany and the Humboldt University Berlin. The Center carries out independent projects, promotes German and international scholars through fellowships and offers public lectures, conferences and exhibitions.

For the upcoming academic year (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018) the Berlin Center for Cold War Studies will award postdoctoral research fellowships to emerging and established scholars in the field of history. You may apply either for a six or a twelve months fellowship.

The 2017/2018 scholarships will be awarded to applicants with a special interest in the history of conflict moderation during the Cold War. When and by which means did conflict moderation succeed or fail? Who was involved? What were the intellectual and political guidelines, where did they originate, who sponsored them? Was there a mutual relation or impact between civil society-actors and professional diplomats? Which conflicts were moderated, which ignored? Are these modes of conflict moderation of any relevance for the post-Cold War world? Historians of international relations, of the history of détente and arms control, of cultural affairs and the history of ideas are encouraged to submit their applications.

Eligibility

Fellows will be granted the opportunity to launch or complete a major, independent scholarly project and, if needed, to conduct research in German and Berlin archives;The grant will not be awarded for the completion of dissertation manuscripts.The Center presuppose that all applicants are willing to cooperate with colleagues from the participating institutions (Hamburg Institute for Social Research, the Institute of Contemporary History Munich-Berlin, the Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany and the Humboldt University Berlin);Fellows are also expected during their stay in Berlin to give a public lecture on their topic;If they are staying for twelve months, they are also requested to host a non-public workshop on an issue related to their project.       

Fellowship

Fellowships carry a monthly award of EUR 2,200.00. If required, a monthly allowance of EUR 400.00 is added for family / children, which might partially be allocated for the rent;Fellows must reside in Berlin; An apartment will be provided if they are not from Berlin;Travel costs (air/rail) to arrive in and depart from Berlin will be covered;Also covered are mobility costs for public transportation and visits to archives within Germany totaling max. EUR 450.00 monthly as well as research costs totaling max. EUR 100.00 monthly.

How to apply?

Applications need to be submitted online.

You will be expected to submit an:

– Application letter stating motivation (max. 400 words);

– Curriculum Vitae (max. 400 words);

– List of publications (max. 10 titles);

– Abstract of proposed research project (max. 1 page);

– Project description (max. 8 pages);

– Work schedule (max. 1 page);

Applications may be submitted in either English or German.

For more information please visit the official web page.