The Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung (ZZF) in Potsdam, Germany, is pleased to invite applications for a
Young Eastern European Fellowship
for the academic year 2009/2010 to study German and European History in the 20th century. This six‑month fellowship will provide young scholars 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 1996, the ZZF covers a broad scope of Contemporary European History with five research departments:
Communism and Society
Economic and Social Upheaval
Changing Concepts of the Political
Province, Metropolis, and Dictatorship
Contemporary History in the Age of Media and Information.
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 http://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 2,400. The funding is supposed to cover all expenses including housing and insurance. A monthly payment up to EUR 250 can be made for books, travel to symposia and archives and language courses if necessary. Fellows are expected to reside in Berlin or Potsdam for six consecutive months between October 2009 and June 2010. The ZZF will provide office space and other relevant facilities.
The application deadline is May 22, 2009. Decisions will be announced not later than May 31, 2009. 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 your application to:
Mr Albrecht Wiesener
— YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP ‑
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
Germany
Applications or recommendations by e‑mail or fax will not be accepted. The letter of recommendation should be sent under separate cover. For further information regarding the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, please refer to http://www.zzf‑pdm.de.
For further questions about the fellowship program please contact Mr Albrecht Wiesener (fellowship@zzf‑pdm.de).
