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Stipendium: Zentrum fuer Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam, 2010/2011 - 22.01.2025
This six-month fellowship will provide youngscholars from East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union with an
opportunity to pursue individual research while participating in the
academic life of one of Germany's major historical research centres.
Founded in 1992, the ZZF covers a broad scope of Contemporary
European History with five research departments:
1. Communism and Society
2. Economic and Social Changes in the 20th Century
3. Changing Concepts of the Political
4. Regimes of the Social Sphere. Urban Society, Welfare State and
Rationalization in the 20th Century
5. Contemporary History of the Media and Information Society.
The ZZF library holds approx. 75,000 items and subscribes to more
than 100 periodicals. Since January 2009 the ZZF is a full member of
the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft (WGL).
Applicants must have at least postdoctoral status with a significant
academic record. They are expected to pursue their own research.
However applicants whose interests relate to projects of the major
research groups at the ZZF will be preferred. Further details on the
research areas at the ZZF can be found at www.zzf-pdm.de. Fellowship
holders will be assigned to a research group and asked to present
their current project in a seminar or colloquium.
The monthly fellowship rate for the YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP
will be EUR 2,500. The funding is supposed to cover all expenses
including housing and insurance. Fellows are expected to reside in
Berlin or Potsdam for six consecutive months between October 2010 and
June 2011. The ZZF will provide office space and other relevant
facilities.
The application deadline is June 12, 2010. Decisions will be
announced not later than July 16, 2010. Applications must include
- a letter of interest;
- a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications);
- a project proposal not exceeding 1500 words;
- a letter of recommendation.
Please send applications electronically in PDF or Word format to Dr
Achim Saupe (saupe@zzf-pdm.de) or by mail to:
Dr Achim Saupe
- YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP -
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
Germany
The letter of recommendation should be sent under separate cover. For
further questions about the fellowship program please contact Dr
Achim Saupe (saupe@zzf-pdm.de).
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