Project House Europe (PHE), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, seeks to promote cutting-edge research from around the world on the history of Europe during the 20th and 21st centuries.
In honor of the French jurist, politician, president of the European Parliament and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil, Project House Europe has set up a fellowship program for postdoctoral and senior scholars.
The Simone Veil Research Fellowship program is aimed at outstanding early career researchers working on the history of Europe’s inner (dis-)entanglements and its place in the world since 1918. The goal of this program is to support junior researchers at a crucial stage – their first postdoctoral years – by giving them the opportunity to prepare an application for a postdoctoral research grant at PHE.
Terms
Fellowships can be granted for a period of up to six months.
Fellows will be based in the heart of Munich at the Project House Europe and have no teaching obligation. During this period, the visiting scholars will be integrated into the academic life of PHE, including a presentation of their work. They are expected to spend their fellowship in residence and, with the advice of a supervisor, to prepare an application for a postdoctoral research grant. If successful, the research project will be based at PHE.
Fellowships may begin on 14 October 2024, or the first day of any of the following months; they end on or before 25 July 2025. PHE offers time, guidance, and space for dialogue to conduct excellent research. We provide an office space and access to LMU’s facilities. The fellowship entails a monthly living allowance and also covers economy travel to and from Munich. Health insurance and other social benefits are not part of the fellowship and remain the responsibility of the fellow.
How to apply
Applications must be received by 1 July 2024. The application (in English) should include the following:
- Cover letter (750 words maximum), including preferred dates and duration;
- Curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum);
- Project description (1,000 words maximum);
- Names and contact information of three scholars as references. These should be people who know you and your work well. Please note that we do not initially require letters, and we will not necessarily contact your referees.
Please send all application documents electronically as a single PDF file to Thomas Süsler Rohringer (phe@lmu.de).
Enquiries should also be directed to Thomas Süsler-Rohringer or to PHE’s founding director Professor Kiran Klaus Patel (patel@lmu.de).