Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (MPIWG) -Predoctoral Scholarship
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (MPIWG) welcomes applications for
one Predoctoral Scholarship
Applicants are expected to propose a project related to the research project of the Max Planck Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe (Director: Sven Dupré). Projects on optical knowledge in the context of the visual and decorative arts in the fifteenth to seventeenth century are especially encouraged, but all other proposals relevant to Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe will be considered. For more information on the Max Planck Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe, please see http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/MRGdupre.
The proposed research project should result in a doctoral dissertation supervised by Sven Dupré, appointed as professor of history of knowledge at the Free University of Berlin from 1 October 2011. The selected candidate will need to fulfill all necessary conditions for the doctoral promotion at the FU.
Applicants must hold an M.A. or equivalent in history, history of science or (technical) art history with an above-average grade. The scholarship is granted for one year with the possibility of an extension for two additional years pending positive evaluation. It is endowed as a pre-doctoral fellowship with a stipend of € 1365 monthly.
The provided starting date is 1 October 2011; postponement is negotiable.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a dissertation proposal (maximum 1500 words), in which its relevance to the research project of the Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe is made clear, academic certificates, and the name of one referee who has agreed to be contacted to write a letter of recommendation if requested. Applications should be sent
by 15 July 2011 to
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte Verwaltung (Predoc MRG Dupré) Boltzmannstraße 22
14195 Berlin
Germany
For questions concerning the Max Planck Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe, please contact Sven Dupré (dupre@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de); for administrative questions concerning the position and the Institute, please contact Claudia Paaß (paass@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Head of Administration, or Jochen Schneider (jsr@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Research Coordinator.
Scholars 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. Candidates are expected to be able to present and discuss their work in English.
one Predoctoral Scholarship
Applicants are expected to propose a project related to the research project of the Max Planck Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe (Director: Sven Dupré). Projects on optical knowledge in the context of the visual and decorative arts in the fifteenth to seventeenth century are especially encouraged, but all other proposals relevant to Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe will be considered. For more information on the Max Planck Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe, please see http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/MRGdupre.
The proposed research project should result in a doctoral dissertation supervised by Sven Dupré, appointed as professor of history of knowledge at the Free University of Berlin from 1 October 2011. The selected candidate will need to fulfill all necessary conditions for the doctoral promotion at the FU.
Applicants must hold an M.A. or equivalent in history, history of science or (technical) art history with an above-average grade. The scholarship is granted for one year with the possibility of an extension for two additional years pending positive evaluation. It is endowed as a pre-doctoral fellowship with a stipend of € 1365 monthly.
The provided starting date is 1 October 2011; postponement is negotiable.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a dissertation proposal (maximum 1500 words), in which its relevance to the research project of the Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe is made clear, academic certificates, and the name of one referee who has agreed to be contacted to write a letter of recommendation if requested. Applications should be sent
by 15 July 2011 to
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte Verwaltung (Predoc MRG Dupré) Boltzmannstraße 22
14195 Berlin
Germany
For questions concerning the Max Planck Research Group on Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe, please contact Sven Dupré (dupre@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de); for administrative questions concerning the position and the Institute, please contact Claudia Paaß (paass@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Head of Administration, or Jochen Schneider (jsr@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Research Coordinator.
Scholars 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. Candidates are expected to be able to present and discuss their work in English.