Young Eastern European Fellowship

The Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung (ZZF) in Potsdam, Germany, is pleased to invite applications for a

YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP

for the academic year 2010/2011 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 1992, the ZZF covers a broad scope of Contemporary European History with five research departments:

1. Communism and Society

2. Economic and Social Changes in the 20th Century

3. Changing Concepts of the Political

4. Regimes of the Social Sphere. Urban Society, Welfare State and Rationalization in the 20th Century

5. Contemporary History of the Media and Information Society.

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 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 2,500. The funding is supposed to cover all expenses including housing and insurance. Fellows are expected to reside in Berlin or Potsdam for six consecutive months between October 2010 and June 2011. The ZZF will provide office space and other relevant facilities.

The application deadline is June 12, 2010. Decisions will be announced not later than July 16, 2010. 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 applications electronically in PDF or Word format to Dr Achim Saupe (saupezzf-pdm.de) or by mail to:

Dr Achim Saupe
- YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP -
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
Germany

The letter of recommendation should be sent under separate cover. For further questions about the fellowship program please contact Dr Achim Saupe (saupezzf-pdm.de).