Postdoc Fellowships MPIWG Berlin
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in
Berlin (MPIWG), Department III (Professor Dagmar Schäfer) announces
Two Postdoctoral Fellowships for up to two years.
Starting date: 01 September 2014
The fellowships will be awarded in conjunction with the
agenda of Dept. III and the upcoming research project on:
Histories of Planning
Outstanding junior scholars with an interest of using the
concept of planning to enhance the methodological apparatus of the History of
Science and Technology and suitable experience in history of technology,
economic history, STS, anthropology, archaeology, regional studies or other
relevant fields are invited to apply.
Candidates should have a doctorate in hand at the time
the fellowship begins; the Ph.D. degree should have been awarded in 2012 or
later. It is expected that candidates will be able to present their own work
and discuss that of others fluently in English. Applications may, however, be
submitted in German, English, Chinese or French. Postdoctoral fellows are
expected to participate in the research activities at the Institute. The Max
Planck Institute for the History of Science is an international and
interdisciplinary research institute (http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/index.html).
Fellowships are endowed with a monthly stipend between
2,100 € and 2,500 € (fellows from abroad) or between 1,468 € and 1,621 €, or
E13 public pay scale (fellows from Germany).
Candidates are requested to submit a cover letter,
curriculum vitae including publication list, copies of certificates (PhD),
research prospectus (maximum 750 words), a sample text, and the names of at
least two (2) referees to
Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
Deadline for submission:
28 November 2013
Candidates of all nationalities are welcomed to apply;
applications from women are especially welcomed. The Max Planck Society is
committed to promoting more handicapped individuals and encourages them to
apply.
For questions concerning the research project and
Department III, please contact Prof Dagmar Schäfer (dschaefer@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de);
for administrative questions concerning the position and the Institute, please
contact Claudia Paaß (verwaltungsleitung@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de),
Head of Administration, or Jochen Schneider (jsr@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Research Coordinator.