The Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies Potsdam is an interdisciplinary center of European-Jewish studies, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. On this occasion, we invite applications for Guest Fellowships in European-Jewish Studies with stays of up to four months in 2022. The Moses Mendelssohn Center is part of the Selma Stern Center for Jewish Studies Berlin-Brandenburg and through its director, Prof. Dr. Miriam Rürup, it belongs to the board of directors of the ZJS.
Applicants must be at least postdoctoral fellows working on a project in the fields of Israel Studies, modern and contemporary Jewish history, Jewish and German-German history (with a particular focus on GDR history), the history of the German-Jewish Diaspora, Digital Jewish History - whether from a historical, cultural studies, literary studies, or sociological perspective. A good command of both English and German is a precondition.
Visiting scholars are expected to actively participate in the academic exchange at the Moses Mendelssohn Center. A public guest lecture is expected during the stay as well as an internal presentation about the ongoing research in the „internal colloquium“ of the MMZ. The MMZ provides access to one of the largest directly accessible reference libraries on European-Jewish history in Germany.
3,000 euros per month for PostDocs (up to 5 years after completion of the PhD) and 4,000 euros per month for established researchers. An additional allowance for travel and accommodation expenses is also possible.
Interested applicants should submit an informative CV including previous publications (maximum 6 pages), a description of the project to be worked on during the stay at the MMZ (maximum 3 pages) as well as a letter of interest explaining the motivation for a stay at the MMZ.
Please submit your application by email (in a PDF file) to the director of the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies, Prof. Dr. Miriam Rürup: moses@mmz.uni-potsdam.de.
For questions about the program, please contact Prof. Dr. Miriam Rürup, Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies, Am Neuen Markt 8, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Deadline for submissions is July 31st, 2022.