Research Fellowships for Postdocs
The Institute of European History (IEG) awards 2 fellowships for international Postdocs for a research stay in Mainz from January 2010.
The IEG promotes research on the historical foundations of Europe - comparative or transnational resp. transcultural projects dealing with European communication and transfer processes, as well as projects on concepts and perceptions of »Europe« and »Europeanness« in the period since c. 1450. The intellectual, religious and philosophical dimensions of European history are covered as well.
The proposed projects should require a research stay in Mainz for at least 6 months. Funding is € 1.600/month. A health insurance subsidy as well as a family subsidy (if applied for in advance) are granted as well.
The fellowships are tailored to young researchers who want to embark upon a new research project after the completion of their PhD. At the IEG they can prepare the ground for their future academic career as independant senior researchers. The close and constant dialogue with historians and theologians of the IEG's research units may yield new insights and perspectives on individual projects (see http://www.ieg-mainz.de/forschungsbereiche).
Research fellows work and may live at the Institute in Mainz. They may occasionally consult archives, libraries, and specialists or attend conferences outside Mainz as well. The Institute’s library (220 000 holdings, more than 500 current periodicals) is available to them for their research.
The linguae academicae at the IEG are German and English; fellows must have a passive command of both and an active command of at least one of the two languages so as to participate in the discussions at the Institute.
Candidates take up their postdoctorial fellowship within the three years following the completion of their PhD (work experience outside academia NOT included). The PhD-thesis must be handed in when applying. A joint application for the completion of the PhD and a subsequent postdoctorial fellowship is not possible.
Applications must be posted by August 22nd, 2009.
Please send your application via e-mail to:
Institut für Europäische Geschichte | Die Direktoren | Prof. Dr. Irene Dingel und Prof. Dr. Heinz Duchhardt | Betreff: Stipendienbewerbung | ieg3@ieg-mainz.de
Please attach (as one file) the application form (download: http://www.ieg-mainz.de/stipendienprogramm/) including
- a curriculum vitae
- a list of publications (if available)
- a brief description of the proposed research topic with a detailled working plan and schedule for the intended stay at the Institute (5–6 pages, up to 1.500 words)
- the name and contact details of an external academic expert not affiliated to the applicant's institution, who may be contacted by the IEG
In addition, please direct copies of university transcripts, one copy of the PhD-thesis (CD-R or published version) and two expertises on the proposed research project by two senior academic scholars (in closed envelope or to be sent directly by the referee to the IEG) prior to the appliction deadline via air mail to
Institut für Europaeische Geschichte
Referat Stipendien
Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19
55116 Mainz
Germany
Contact: Ulrike Moritz, Referat Stipendien (ieg3@ieg-mainz.de, 0049-6131-3939365).
Further information: http://www.ieg-mainz.de/stipendienprogramm